OS Open Map Local
OS Open Map Local is the most detailed street-level open data product currently available from Ordnance Survey. The data includes roads, buildings, railways, hydrology, woodland and accompanying cartographic text, making it a great option for map backgrounds, basic reference data and spatial analysis.
OS Open Map Local can be combined with other OS datasets, such as OS Vector Map District and OS Mastermap to provide map reference data at various resolutions.
GIS4BUSINESS is an OS Partner and can supply OS Open Map Local data in most major formats and for the coverage you require, from a small area to full UK coverage.
| Type | Vector – Points, Lines & Polygons |
| Layers | Buildings, Glasshouses, Functional Sites, Important Buildings, Roads, Roundabouts, Motorway Junctions, Car Charging Points, Surface Water, Tidal Boundaries, Tidal Water, Foreshore, Railways, Railway Stations, Electricity Transmission Lines, Woodland, Names Places |
| Scale | Nominal viewing scale of 1:10,000 with a recommended viewing scale range of 1:3,000 to 1:20,000 |
| Coverage | Full UK or your area of interest |
| Update Frequency | 6 monthly |
| Formats Available | Esri Shapefile, Esri File Geodatabase, MapInfo TAB, PostGIS, Others |
| Pricing | Processing fee (dependent on coverage and format) |
| Licensing | Open (License Information) |
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