OS VectorMap District

OS VectorMap District | Data Products | OSOrdnance Survey

OS VectorMap District is a simple vector dataset with a nominal scale of 1:25 000 covering the whole of Great Britain that has been designed for creating graphical mapping. The product can be used as mapping in its own right or can be used to provide a flexible geographic context reference for customers’ overlay information.

This product is updated every six months in May and November.

OS VectorMap District map showing the area surrounding Hackney

Features

Style your map to highlight what matters to you

OS VectorMap District is great if your map needs a custom look. Or use our free stylesheets if you prefer consistency.

Display the map layers you need

Show enough detail to give the lie of the land while avoiding overwhelming detail. OS VectorMap District lets you display just the map layers you need.

Raster also available

OS VectorMap District comes in two raster (flat image) versions: full-colour – good for print-outs; and backdrop – better as a backdrop for your analysis. They’re a quick way to get started with OS VectorMap District.

Use Cases

The purpose of OS VectorMap District data is to support a wide range of customer applications that utilise geographic information. These may include:

• Backdrop mapping on your website.

• Interactive web application development.

• Displaying your business location.

Summary

• Access: Download

• Data theme: Contextual

• Data structure: Vector (Points, Lines, Polygons, Text)

• Coverage: Great Britain

• Scale: 1:15 000 to 1:30 000

• Format: ESRI Shapefile, GML 3.2 Simple Features, GeoTIFF with LZW compression

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

• Publication months: May, November

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

Additional Information

Tile locator

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When you order OS VectorMap District and OS Street View, you will be asked to order by 100km area.

When you receive the data, you will notice that it is broken down into 10 km tiles for OS VectorMap District and 5km tiles for OS Street View*. It can therefore be difficult to establish exactly what tile(s) you need to access to look at your area of interest.

To help you know which tiles you will need to access, we have created a PDF document for each 100km tile of data in the National Grid showing the 10 km tile grids on top. This will help you to quickly establish the tile(s) of data relevant to you. Simply click on a tile reference above to open the PDF.

How to get this product

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