November 2024

This release note provides information about the November 2024 release of OS MasterMap Highways Network.

Source data currency

The following information relates to the currency of the source data used in the creation of this release of OS MasterMap Highways Network:

Data source	Date
GeoPlace Streets Data	04 October 2024
Improvement Service Streets Data	04 October 2024
OS Road, Path, and Routing Content	03 October 2024

OS MasterMap Highways Network feature counts

Roads’ feature	Count
AccessRestriction	35 291
FerryLink	101
FerryNode	131
FerryTerminal	131
Hazard	41 735
HighwayDedication	3 590 160
Maintenance	1 316 423
Reinstatement	1 529 978
RestrictionForVehicles	12 054
Road	852 013
RoadLink	8 482 692
RoadNode	7 515 837
RoadJunction	6 824
SpecialDesignation	783 563
Street	1 486 504
Structure	1 375 194
TurnRestriction	1 045 569

Paths’ feature	Count
ConnectingLink	1 993 547
ConnectingNode	1 851 111
FerryLink	91
FerryNode	170
FerryTerminal	170
HighwayDedication	402 092
Maintenance	204 191
Path	25 317
PathLink	3 297 131
PathNode	3 898 474
Reinstatement	209 491
SpecialDesignation	12 800
Street	255 339

Data issues

In the November 2024 release of OS MasterMap Highways Network:

• There are 4 instances of overlapping road links.

• There are 133 instances of overlapping path links.

• There are 25 instances where a road link and a path link overlap, representing the same real-world feature (example below).

Example of an overlapping path link and road link.

• There are 204 road links disconnected from main network or not properly connected at a node; these are not on major parts of the network.

• There are 3 road links which are less than 1m in length.

• There are 290 connecting links which are less than 1m in length.

• There is 1 path link which is less than 1m in length.

• There are 17 features in the Street table which have a street type of either Designated Street Name or Officially Described Street and have no associated maintenance record.

Next release

The next release of OS MasterMap Highways Network is scheduled for December 2024.