Maps and Imagery Downloads
This page provides georeferencing files, downloadable documentation, and links to schema files for all products within the Maps and Imagery Portfolio. Detailed information on the contents of these files is available in the Maps and Imagery Products Technical Specification.
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster
Available files
Supporting files for the 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster product are available to download from the Ordnance Survey file share and include:
Georeferencing files (TAB)
Georeferencing files (TFW)
Sea tiles georeferencing files (TAB)
Sea tiles georeferencing files (TFW )
Blank sea tile (TIFF)
Supporting documents
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster map legends and downloadable full and COU tile lists
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster – Map symbols legend
The map symbols legend for 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster is available to download as a PDF below:
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster – Welsh map symbols legend
The Welsh language legend for 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster is available as a PDF below:
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster full tile list
The full tile list for 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster is available as an excel sheet:
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster COU tile list
The COU (Change-Only Update) tile list for 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster is available as an excel sheet:
1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster
Available files
Supporting files for the 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster product are available to download from the Ordnance Survey file share and include:
Georeferencing files (TAB)
Georeferencing files (TFW)
Sea tiles georeferencing files (TAB)
Sea tiles georeferencing files (TFW )
Blank sea tile (TIFF)
Supporting documents
1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster map legends and downloadable tile lists
1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster – Map symbols legend
The map symbols legend for the 1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster product is available as a PDF below:
1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster – Welsh map symbols legend
The Welsh language legend for the 1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster product is available as a PDF below:
Full tile list
The full tile list for 1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster is available as an excel sheet:
Change-only update (COU) tile list
The COU tile list for 1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster is available as an excel sheet:
1:250 000 Scale Colour Raster
Available files
Supporting files for the 1:250 000 Scale Colour Raster product are available to download from the Ordnance Survey file share and include:
Georeferencing files (TAB)
Georeferencing files (TFW)
Supporting documents
1:250 000 Scale Colour Raster map legends
1:250 000 Scale Colour Raster – Map symbols legend
The legend for 1:250 000 Scale Colour Raster is available as a PDF download:
The legend for 1:250 000 Scale Colour Raster is also available as TIFF and JPEG files. To download these files, right-click on the TIFF or JPEG images below, then click Save image as:
1:250 000 Scale Colour Raster – Welsh map symbols legend
The Welsh language legend for 1:250 000 Scale Colour Raster is available as a PDF download:
GB Overview Maps
Available files
Two outline maps of Great Britain are available as free GeoTIFF downloads from the OS Data Hub. The file size for the zipped file containing both GeoTIFFs is 5.2MB.
The zipped file available through the OS Data Hub contains the following two files:
GB Overview: a high level map showing country boundaries, European country boundaries, major cities and national parks for England, Wales and Scotland.
GB Overview Plus: a more detailed map including additional cities and towns in England, Wales and Scotland as well as the major road networks connecting them.
MiniScale
Available files
The OS OpenData download from the OS Data Hub for the MiniScale product includes georeferencing files.
Supporting documents
MiniScale map legend
Minicale clearly shows towns and cities, motorways, major roads, railways and airports. A guide to the symbols depicted on this product is available as a PDF download below:
OS OpenMap – Local
Available files
Supporting files for the OS OpenMap – Local product are available to download from the Ordnance Survey file share and include:
Sea tiles georeferencing files (TAB)
Sea tiles full colour files (GeoTIFF)
Sea tiles backdrop files (GeoTIFF)
Georeferencing files (TFW) and sea tiles georeferencing files (TFW) are not offered for this product as it is provided in GeoTIFF format.
Supporting documents
OS OpenMap – Local map legend, stylesheets, XML code lists and XML schema
Map legend
The legend for OS OpenMap – Local provides a full list of features and their styling in the raster format.
Stylesheets
Predefined stylesheets for OS OpenMap – Local are available for download from the OS OpenMap – Local Stylesheets GitHub repository. To download a ZIP containing all stylesheets, navigate to Code > Download ZIP.
XML code lists
XML versions of the OS OpenMap – Local code lists are available below:
Code lists provide a controlled list and formal definition for values used in certain attributes of the product.
XML schema
The XML schemas for all OS Open products are available from the XML file resources page on the XML file resources page on the Ordnance Survey website. The schema file for this product is included below:
OS VectorMap District
Available files
Supporting files for the OS VectorMap District product are available to download from the Ordnance Survey file share and include:
Georeferencing files (TAB)
Sea tiles georeferencing files (TAB)
Sea tiles full colour files (GeoTIFF)
Sea tiles backdrop files (GeoTIFF)
Georeferencing files (TFW) and sea tiles georeferencing Files (TFW) are not offered for this product as it is provided in GeoTIFF format
Supporting documents
OS VectorMap District map legends, XML code lists, and XML schema
Backdrop legend
A backdrop-style legend for OS VectorMap District is available as a PDF download.
Full colour legend
A full-style colour legend for OS VectorMap District is available as a PDF download.
XML code lists
XML versions of the OS VectorMap District code lists are available below:
Code lists provide a controlled list and formal definition for values used in certain attributes of the product.
XML schema
The XML schema for OS VectorMap District is available from the XML resources page on the Ordnance Survey website. Previous versions of this schema are available to download from the website, the most recent version is included below:
OS VectorMap District – version 2.1
OS VectorMap Local
Available files
Supporting files for the OS VectorMap Local product are available to download from the Ordnance Survey file share and include:
Georeferencing files (TAB)
Sea tiles georeferencing files (TAB)
Sea tiles full colour files (GeoTIFF)
Sea tiles backdrop files (GeoTIFF)
Georeferencing files (TFW) and sea tiles georeferencing Files (TFW) are not offered for this product as it is provided in GeoTIFF format
Supporting documents
OS VectorMap Local map legend, stylesheets, XML code lists and XML schema
Legend
The legends for OS VectorMap Local in each of its available formats are available below.
OS VectorMap Local COU tile list
The COU (Change-Only Update) tile list for OS VectorMap Local is available as an Excel sheet:
Stylesheets
Predefined stylesheets for OS VectorMap Local are available for download from the OS VectorMap Local Stylesheets GitHub repository. To download a ZIP containing all stylesheets, navigate to Code > Download ZIP.
XML code lists
XML versions of the OS VectorMap Local code lists are available below:
Code lists provide a controlled list and formal definition for values used in certain attributes of the product.
XML schema
The XML schema for OS VectorMap Local is available from the application schemas page on the Ordnance Survey website. Previous versions of this schema are available to download from the website, the most recent version is included below:
OS VectorMap Local – version 2
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