🆕OS Enhanced Land Cover Beta Documentation

Here you will find information about the OS Enhanced Land Cover Beta product.

OS Enhanced Land Cover Beta is available to OS Partners

Partners can access additional details about this product via the Partner Portal within OS Data hub.

The OS Enhanced Land Cover Beta provides a comprehensive view of the natural habitat within England, by aggregating authoritative OS data with a wide range of third-party land cover and ecological datasets. This product enables you to assess and monitor the land cover of a site more effectively, using a comprehensive geospatial dataset designed to assist sustainable development practices.

OS Enhanced Land Cover Beta

Key features

• High resolution mapping of natural habitats using OS's 25cm aerial imagery provides a comprehensive indication of vegetation cover, land use, and habitat type.

• Includes the UKHab Habitat Classification system, as referenced in Biodiversity Net Gain legislation, helping to make informed site selection decisions earlier in workflows.

• Integrates multiple authoritative OS and third-party datasets to save time, effort and money early in the baselining workflow.

• Enables developers, landowners, and ecologists to better understand the composition of their land cover at scale.

• Assists in the planning of nature-based restoration projects, such as re-wilding, flood risk management and green corridors, with a detailed understanding of land cover.

Try this product

The OS Enhanced Land Cover Beta is available for OS Partners to trial for a limited time. Existing partners can find more details via the Partner Portal by logging into the OS Data hub. Alternatively, you can enquire about becoming an OS Channel Partner through the partner signup page on the Ordnance Survey Website.