GeoNodeFeatureCatalogue Generic Feature Catalogue Generic Feature Catalogue 1.0 2016-01-11 DataMapWales pointOfContact geonode:sw_agp <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Artificial Grass Pitches (AGPs)</strong> are a synthetic alternative to grass, providing an all-weather surface for pitch sports, in particular, hockey, rugby and football. AGPs are also known as 2G pitches, 3G pitches, Artificial Turf Pitches (ATPs) or Synthetic Turf Pitches (STPs).&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2G pitches</strong> are synthetic surfaces filled or dressed with sand and the grass pile element is usually short (typically between 12mm &ndash; 25mm).&nbsp; They are predominantly used for Hockey and recreational Football.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>3G pitches</strong> are made with synthetic turf and rubber infill and are normally long pile (typically between 55mm &ndash; 65mm).&nbsp; Sports like Football, Rugby Union, Rugby League play on these type of surfaces and for Rugby Union and Rugby League, they are usually installed with a shock pad.&nbsp; Technologies beyond 3G, such as 4G and 5G, are being tested but have not yet been recognised by sports governing bodies.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">These data provide information about all known indoor and outdoor artificial grass sport pitches in Wales. It includes the location, size and surface-type of the pitches.&nbsp; The dataset has been drawn from a 2021 facility audit commissioned by Sport Wales and has been shared with local authorities for validation, prior to publication.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The dataset is not definitive and is under constant review.&nbsp; Owners and managers of artificial grass pitches are encouraged to inform us if any information about their facilities is inaccurate or has changed, and/or if their facility is not present in the dataset.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Please <a href="mailto:info@sport.wales">contact us</a> if you have any queries about this dataset or if you want to report any inaccuracies or updates</p> false Artificial Grass Pitches Wales sw_id 1 1 xsd:string location 1 1 xsd:string postcode 1 1 xsd:string la_en 1 1 xsd:string la_cy 1 1 xsd:string sector_en 1 1 xsd:string sector_cy 1 1 xsd:string fifa_worldrugby 1 1 xsd:string fifa_worldrugby_cy 1 1 xsd:string owner_operator 1 1 xsd:string sport_en 1 1 xsd:string sport_cy 1 1 xsd:string install_date 1 1 xsd:string dimensions_en 1 1 xsd:string dimensions_cy 1 1 xsd:string threeg_en 1 1 xsd:string threeg_cy 1 1 xsd:string flood_lights_en 1 1 xsd:string floodlights_cy 1 1 xsd:string funding_source_en 1 1 xsd:string funding_source_cy 1 1 xsd:string community_en 1 1 xsd:string community_cy 1 1 xsd:string surface_type_en 1 1 xsd:string surface_type_cy 1 1 xsd:string status_en 1 1 xsd:string status_cy 1 1 xsd:string easting 1 1 xsd:double northing 1 1 xsd:double geom 1 1 gml:PointPropertyType