Importing RPA Land Parcels (England)

SPECIAL FEATURE
In conjunction with Defra, users in England with an SBI (Single Business Identifier) can download land parcel boundaries directly into myForest and convert them into Mapping Components, saving time and ensuring mapping accuracy.

RPA Land Parcels ("Land Parcels") are digitised field boundaries for all land that is registered with the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in England.

Land parcels are essential to access government funding for woodland creation and management. They also make a great starting point for mapping in myForest, ensuring consistency and accuracy.

The process of adding Land Parcels into myForest is quick and easy. All that is needed is the Single Business Identifier (SBI) for the property.

There are two levels of Land Parcel functionality in myForest:

Users with Free Plans can import Land Parcels as a data layer, but cannot interact further with them.

Paid Plan users can convert Land Parcels into Mapping Components, allowing full flexibility and inclusion in output maps.

Importing Land Parcels (Free and Paid Plans)

1. In the myForest app, open the Tools drop-down menu and select Import Land Parcels.
2. In the Import pop-up, enter your SBI, then click on Import Land Parcels. The land parcels will appear as polygons in the map view, and the SBI will appear in the menu bar.
3. Click on the three dots to the right of the SBI for more options.

Converting to Mapping Components (Paid Plans only)

1. Click on the three dots to the right of the RPA Land Parcels menu bar, then select Convert Parcels.
2. In the Convert pop-up, select one of the three options: Compartments, Sub-compartments or Features. The choice will depend on the use they will be put to. For initial mapping, select Sub-compartments.
3. Choose which Land Parcels to convert.
4. Click on Convert.