OS OpenMap – Local
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OS Open Map – Local (OML) is an open dataset of detailed, street-level mapping of Great Britain. OML provides one of the most detailed generalised open mapping products available and is designed to provide contextual mapping for your applications or web pages. It offers users a clear contextual view of the world whilst also enabling the undertaking of analytical activities.
This product is updated every six months in April and October.
OS OML can support a wide range of customer applications that utilise geographic information. The product is ideal for providing backdrop mapping on websites and displaying business locations on small-scale 'street level' maps.
The product provides contextual backdrop mapping for your applications or web pages. It contains important buildings, functional sites and greenspace.
Vector data map styling is highly customisable to suit your needs; premade stylesheets are also available for Ordnance Survey’s traditional styles.
OS OpenMap – Local includes a raster image option, carefully styled according to customer feedback. This is easy to load in a GIS and lets you start analysing data quicker.
To help you navigate around Britain, we’re adding more names, such as those of isolated homes and farms, and roads, both public and private. This detail comes into its own in rural and suburban areas.
Access to this OS OpenData product is free through the OS Data Hub.
To access additional documentation and resources relating to this product, please refer to the following:
New users should start with the Overview to gain high-level insight into the product. The Getting Started Guide will help you to begin using product data in different software systems. The Technical Specification contains detailed technical insights.
This product is available to try out online using one of our three sets of sample data (Exeter, Newport and Inverness) through the OS MasterMap Product Viewer:
The overview introduces OS OpenMap – Local and gives context for all users – highlighting key features, providing examples of potential uses, and listing details such as supply formats, currency, etc.
The getting started guide provides instructions for using OS OpenMap – Local in different software applications. Users with limited technical knowledge will be able to follow this guide.
The technical specification provides detailed technical information about OS OpenMap – Local. It is targeted at technical users and software developers.
The downloads page provides links and resources to support the application of OS OpenMap – Local within your environment.