Abstract: Taking central area of Shanghai as a typical investigation field, this paper discusses the present pattern of urban public sports spatial structure mainly through methods of analysis of ArcGIS.The result shows that the overall service level of central area's public sports space is low.Residential area is seriously shortage of public sports space, which not only affects the overall service level, but also restrict residents to participate in physical exercise.The shortage of residential quarter level public sports space affects the completion of the goal of 500m body-building circles.Public sports space of all levels shows a core-edge structure characteristics without exception, and shows the prevalence of domestic excellence, overseas troubles situation.The construction center of public sports space in the future should shift from inner ring to middle and outer ring.