Product structure

OS MasterMap Topography Layer – Building Height Attribute consists of three absolute height values and two relative height values for each building polygon. The included structures – tanks, chimneys (industrial) and glasshouses – are not distinguished from the buildings in this dataset. As such, they are subject to the same attribution and parameters. The unit of measurement used for absolute and relative building heights is metres.

Absolute heights

The absolute building heights describe the height of the buildings and selected structures at three distinct points. They are measured against Ordnance Datum Newlyn (ODN) and require the use of other height products (for example, OS Terrain 5) to give meaningful heights to the building features. If we have been unable to calculate a valid value or have insufficient confidence in a value for any of these attributes, the fields will be populated as NULL.

Relative heights

Relative building heights have been generated from the absolute height values. These provide height values that can be utilised without the use of other height products. If we have been unable to calculate a valid value or have insufficient confidence in a value for any of these attributes, the field will be populated as NULL.

Model overview for CSV

High-level overview data model showing the relationship between the Topographic Area feature type in OS MasterMap Topography Layer and the Building Height Attribute feature type.

UML model of Building Height Attribute data in CSV format

The Unified Modeling Language (UML) model of OS MasterMap Topography Layer – Building Height Attribute in CSV format can be seen in the figure below:

UML model showing the OS MasterMap Topography Layer – Building Height Attribute feature type and code list for the CSV supply.