This overview introduces 1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster and gives context for all users – highlighting key features, giving potential uses, and listing details such as coverage, currency, etc.
1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster is a data product similar to the popular OS Landranger Map series, showing a detailed overview of the landscape. It is a mid-scale product that's ideal for navigation. 1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster can be used to contextualise your data or as a map in its own right. It is aimed at recreational as well as businesses users, providing them with an excellent overview of the main features and communication routes across Great Britain.
The 1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster product provides a grid of easy to consume TIFF images. This grid is aligned to the National Grid (EPSG: 27700). The 254 dots per inch resolution has been chosen as it maintains the necessary clarity for text shown on the map.
Screen images can be plotted to produce a high-quality map. An example of the data is shown in the image below:
An extract of 1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster over part of Southampton, England.
