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Feature types

Overview of the feature types included in the three OS MasterMap Highways Network products.

OS MasterMap Highways Network products' features are classified into feature types. Each feature type has associated attribution, and further detail of this can be found in each product's technical specification.

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Core features included in the Roads product

  • Road Link

  • Road Node

  • Road

  • Street

  • Road Junction

  • Ferry Link

  • Ferry Node

  • Ferry Terminal

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Core features included in the RAMI product

  • Road Link

  • Road Node

  • Road

  • Street

  • Road Junction

  • Ferry Link

  • Ferry Node

  • Ferry Terminal

  • Access Restrictions

  • Turn Restrictions

  • Restrictions For Vehicles

  • Hazards

  • Structures

  • Maintenance

  • Reinstatement

  • Highways Dedication

  • Special Designations

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Core features included in the Paths product

  • Path Link

  • Path Node

  • Connecting Link

  • Connecting Node

  • Path

  • Street

  • Ferry Link

  • Ferry Node

  • Ferry Terminal

  • Maintenance

  • Reinstatement

  • Highways Dedication

  • Special Designations

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Comparison of the feature types included across the three products

The following comparison table details the feature types present within the OS MasterMap Highways Network products. The letter Y indicates that a feature type is present in a product, whereas the letter N indicates that a feature type is not present in a product.

Feature type
Roads
RAMI
Paths

Road Link

Y

Y

N

Road Node

Y

Y

N

Path Link

N

N

Y

Path Node

N

N

Y

Connecting Link

N

N

Y

Connecting Node

N

N

Y

Road

Y

Y

N

Path

N

N

Y

Street

Y

Y

Y

Road Junction

Y

Y

N

Ferry Link

Y

Y

Y

Ferry Node

Y

Y

Y

Ferry Terminal

Y

Y

Y

Access Restrictions

N

Y

N

Turn Restrictions

N

Y

N

Restrictions For Vehicles

N

Y

N

Hazards

N

Y

N

Structures

N

Y

N

Maintenance

N

Y

Y

Reinstatement

N

Y

Y

Highways Dedication

N

Y

Y

Special Designations

N

Y

Y

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  • All orders of OS MasterMap Highways Network products are supplied with a feature validation data set (FVDS).

  • The OS Open Roads Lookup Table is supplied as a comma-separated values (CSV) file with all orders of the Roads and RAMI products, but it is not supplied with orders of the Paths product.

The following pages give a description for each feature type.

PreviousCoordinate reference systemNextRoad Link (present in Roads & RAMI products)

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