# 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster Overview

The 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster data product mirrors the popular OS Explorer Map series, showing a detailed overview of environmental and leisure features across Great Britain. It can provide the ideal mapping backdrop upon which to overlay business information. The 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster’s backdrop can then be overlaid with other Ordnance Survey vector products or a customer’s own geographic / business data; it can also provide a useful background map in its own right.

Screen images can be plotted to produce a high-quality map. An example of the data is shown below:

<figure><img src="/files/T7pHNFDBMtkgHBz9HrmD" alt="An example extract of 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster which is focussed over St Mary&#x27;s Stadium, Southampton, England."><figcaption><p>An example extract of 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster which is focussed over St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England.</p></figcaption></figure>

## Product applications <a href="#id-1.1-product-applications" id="id-1.1-product-applications"></a>

1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster is aimed at professional / business markets and its graphic specification can aid with the following:

* Environmental applications
* Leisure applications
* Construction
* Engineering
* Planning and licence applications
* Farm / estate / property management
* Real estate

## Index

This overview includes the following sections:

* [Product details](/os-downloads/products/maps-and-imagery-portfolio/1-25-000-scale-colour-raster/1-25-000-scale-colour-raster-overview/product-details.md)
* [Features depicted in the product](/os-downloads/products/maps-and-imagery-portfolio/1-25-000-scale-colour-raster/1-25-000-scale-colour-raster-overview/features-depicted-in-the-product.md)
* [Product supply](/os-downloads/products/maps-and-imagery-portfolio/1-25-000-scale-colour-raster/1-25-000-scale-colour-raster-overview/product-supply.md)
* [Maps and Imagery Portfolio products georeferencing guide](/os-downloads/products/maps-and-imagery-portfolio/maps-and-imagery-fundamentals/maps-and-imagery-products-technical-specification/georeferencing.md)


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