National Infrastructure Database

The trusted foundation for infrastructure planning and investment

Supported by a cross-industry group including governments, national bodies and a selection of leisure and sport planning consultants, this platform is designed for stakeholders who have an interest within community sport and recreational infrastructure.

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National Infrastructure Database

The shared foundation for place intelligence

A cross-industry database of community sport and recreation sites, freely available to governments, national bodies, planners and operators. It’s the shared foundation that every other ActiveXchange intelligence layer builds upon.

Comprehensive site coverage

Hundreds of thousands of public and private sites, with usage validated by activity data from hundreds of integrated delivery entities. The most complete national picture available.

One shared source of truth

A common, open repository that governments, national bodies, planners and operators all contribute to and draw from, ending duplication and disconnected local records.

Community context built in

Every site sits alongside local demographic, equity and wellbeing data through an interactive mapping tool, so infrastructure decisions are grounded in who the community actually is.

Make the National Infrastructure Database work for you in 5 easy steps

It can be difficult to get excited about infrastructure data, but knowing where it could take your team or network, and the story it could underpin, is fundamental to better collaboration between delivery, planning and funding bodies. Read our step by step guide to getting ahead of the game.

NID+

A living, AI-powered view of every activity opportunity in the country

Rather than relying on organisations to manually maintain records, NID+ uses multiple specialist AI agents that work together to discover, validate, classify and connect information from thousands of trusted sources automatically.

The result is the most comprehensive, continuously evolving view of physical activity opportunities available anywhere, from national scale down to the local street.

Everything connected, in one place

NID+ brings together the full picture of physical activity opportunity, connected across:

Venues and facilities

Sports clubs and community organisations

Programs, classes and sessions

Coaches and instructors

Participation pathways

Governing body affiliations

Geographic and demographic context

Booking and enquiry links

This intelligence layer can power strategic planning, identify gaps in provision, strengthen participation pathways and drive highly personalised activity discovery through embedded services such as the ActiveXchange Activity Finder (for public resident-facing websites).

Who NID+ is for

A complete 360 degree view of your sport

Bring together venues, facilities, clubs, coaches, programmes and participation pathways into a single connected network. Move beyond fragmented local knowledge to a living intelligence platform that supports strategic planning, network development, capacity identification and long-term participation growth.

Enables you to:

  • Understand where and how your sport is being delivered
  • Identify gaps in provision and participation pathways
  • Strengthen club and coach networks
  • Support place-based investment and development
  • Better target growth initiatives and funding
  • Monitor the evolution of your sport through a continuously updated national picture

Precision planning for active communities

Access a comprehensive understanding of physical activity provision across your communities, enabling more precise planning, investment and service delivery, and evidence to underpin funding cases.

Supports you to:

  • Identify underserved communities and demand gaps
  • Understand the breadth and diversity of local provision
  • Inform facility and program investment decisions
  • Support health, wellbeing and active travel strategies
  • Measure changes in local opportunity over time

PLUS embed the ActiveXchange Activity Finder directly into your own websites.

Visibility where it matters, connections that count

Operators and community providers benefit from increased visibility of their activities. Healthcare and social prescribing partners can confidently connect individuals with relevant opportunities based on location, interests and personal needs, creating a connected ecosystem where intelligence informs planning, and discovery drives participation.

Enables you to:

  • Increase discoverability of your venues, clubs and programs
  • Keep activity information continuously up-to-date without manual overhead
  • Support social prescribing and health referral pathways
  • Connect residents to the right opportunity, based on real context

Ready to see NID+ in action?

Book a walkthrough with our team and see how NID+ can map your sport, your region or your community.