Mapping from Active Places

Representing information drawn from the Active Places Data Platform

One of the richest sources of information about accessibility provision in the physical-activity sector across England is the Active Places Data Platform.

Active Places records accessibility information in a number of fields, as itemised below.

DisabilityAccess

This value should be left unrepresented (that is to say, can be discarded) in mapping to OpenActive accessibility attributes.

DisabilityParams

DisabilityParams followed by an 'N' (for 'No') should be discarded. Those followed by a 'Y' (for 'Yes') should be mapped as an amenityFeature with:

• a type of "LocationFeatureSpecification"

• a name consisting of the Active Places term, prefixed by the word "Accessible"

• a value of True

For example, an ActivePlaces DisabilityParams value of

Parking,Y,Finding and reaching the entrance,N,Reception area,N,Doorways,N, Changing Facilities,Y,Activity Areas,N,Toilets,Y,Social Areas,N,Spectator Areas,N,Emergency Exits,Y

would be represented in OpenActive data as

"amenityFeature": [
    {"@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
     "name": "Accessible Parking",
     "value": true },
    {"@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
     "name": "Accessible Changing Facilities",
     "value": true },
    {"@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
     "name": "Accessible Toilets",
     "value": true },
    {"@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
     "name": "Accessible Emergency Exits",
     "value": true }
]

DisabilityNotes

Each Active Places DisabilityNote should be mapped to an accessibilitySupport object with a name of "Disability Notes" and a description field holding the content of the field.

DisabilityChangingPlaces

In cases where the value of DisabilityChangingPlaces in Active Places is a 0 ('No') or 2 ('Don't Know'), the information should be discarded and not mapped to OpenActive. In cases where it is 1 ('Yes'), it should be represented as an amenityFeature with the name Disability Changing Places, and a value of true.

"amenityFeature": [
    {"@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
     "name": "Disability Changing Places",
     "value": true}
]