OS OpenMap – Local

OS OpenMap Local | Data Products | OSOrdnance Survey

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 OpenMap Local data

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.

Features

Identify hotspots in data

Quickly identify hotspots in data like crime location or property prices. The muted colours of this detailed backdrop map let your information really stand out.

Insights for local planning

Get greater insights into land use for local planning. OS OpenMap - Local doesn't just pinpoint schools, hospital and other major facilities, it maps the grounds they occupy.

Raster version

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.

Private roads and tracks

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.

Summary

• Access: Download

• Data theme: Contextual

• Data structure: Raster, Vector

• Coverage: Great Britain

• Scale: 1:10 000

• Format: ESRI Shapefile, GML 3.2.1, GeoPackage, GeoTIFF

• Ordering area: All of Great Britain or customisable area (100km² tiles)

• Publication months: April, October

• OS Data Hub plan: Energy & Infrastructure Plan, OS OpenData Plan (FREE), Premium Plan, Public Sector Plan

Additional Information

Car Charging Points source

The Car Charging Points for the OS OpenMap – Local are sourced from the National Charge Registry (NCR), published by Office for Low Emissions Vehicles under the Open Government Licence.

National set

OS OpenMap – Local provides national coverage of Britain at 1:10 000 scale. Download the vector and raster versions of this data as single zip files. For smaller areas, we’ll continue to offer the data as a single tile.

Stylesheets

To to enhance the look and feel of the vector version, stylesheets can be found on GitHub; they're available in formats compatible with Esri and QGIS and other popular GIS software.

How to get this product

Access to this OS OpenData product is free through the OS Data Hub.

Visualise OS OpenMap – Local data online

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:

OS MasterMap Product Viewer

Interactive demonstrator of OS MasterMap Generation data