OS NGD API – Features
What is OS NGD API – Features?
OS NGD API – Features gives you access to detailed OS National Geographic Database (OS NGD) data, including buildings, transport and land data; you can filter by attribute, location and / or time to create your own customised data selections.
Based on the latest OGC API – Features standard, this API can help accelerate your time-to-value by making it easier to build awesome things with our trusted geospatial data. You can use it to reduce your data management overheads, automate your workflows, and innovate at pace.
Detailed geospatial data
Provides online access to detailed OS National Geographic Database (OS NGD) data, including buildings, transport and land data.
New, easier ways to access data
OS NGD API – Features gives you direct, online access to the OS NGD and schemas using the latest OGC API – Features standard.
Rich attribution information
Access detailed geometries and rich attribution through OS NGD API – Features for only the data you need using spatial, attribute and / or time queries
Product Archive
Request a snapshot of OS NGD data for a given date and time.
On-demand access
Eliminates the need to download, store and maintain large datasets.
Up-to-date mapping
Benefit from current, detailed and accurate data to help you generate new location-based insight converting OS NGD data into meaningful and actionable information.
Efficient data processing
Reduce workload by offering direct access to the required data.
Enhanced decision making
Provides detailed feature attribution for better and more informed analysis.
Format: GeoJSON
Data Source: See the What data is available? page for further information
Coverage: Great Britain
Update: See Currency of OS NGD data on the OS NGD documentation site for further information
OS Data Hub plan: Premium Plan, Public Sector Plan
Things to remember for OS NGD API – Features
You can:
Request specific features using location, attribute, and / or time queries.
Interrogate highly detailed feature information.
Freely discover what OS NGD data collections are available.
Explore the OS NGD data schemas and queryables.
Request data in GeoJSON format.
Visualise OS data and apply your own styling.
You can't:
Create a scalable map of Great Britain across zoom levels.
Request more than 100 features in a single transaction.
Request data from prior to the launch of OS NGD (2022).
Access data from the:
OS Boundaries Collection
OS Functional Areas Collection
OS GB Address Collection
OS Islands Address Collection
OS NI Postcodes Collection
Tidal Boundary Continuous High, Tidal Boundary Continuous Low, River Basin District Catchment and Waterbody Catchment Feature Types (of the OS Water Features Collection in the OS NGD Water Theme)
Addressing information
If you are interested in addressing information, OS Places API provides a detailed view of an address and its lifecycle, giving you direct access to rich address data for geocoding, postcode searching, form-filling and much more.
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