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March 2026

This release note provides information about the latest release of OS MasterMap (OSMM) Topography Layer, released to customers on 30 March 2026.

OSMM Topography Layer product count

Increase in Change-Only Updates

Some customers may see an increase in Change-Only Updates (COU). This is as a result of improvements being made to the accuracy of position attributes rather than the addition of new physical features. These updates have been rolled out for Scotland, with similar updates for England and Wales to follow in future releases.

For more information on this recent update see the Product Announcements page.

The following table contains product counts for this release of OSMM Topography Layer data. The dates shown are extraction dates, not release dates.

OS MM Topography Layer
Count on 29/01/2026 (Last Release)
Count on 12/03/2026 (This Release)

Total Feature Count

517 279 866

517 764 300

Count of Topo Area

129 436 199

129 557 449

Count of Topo Line

356 666 805

357 013 181

Count of Topo Point

4 469 251

4 471 108

Count of Topo Bline

520 431

520 000

Count of Topo CartoSym

3 859 805

3 860 384

Count of Topo CartoTxt

22 327 375

22 342 178

Total Count of Deletes

678 764

603 688

Count of Topo Area deletions

134 834

121 842

Count of Topo Line deletions

492 827

451 542

Count of Topo Point deletions

3 157

2 088

Count of Topo Bline deletions

527

710

Count of Topo CartoSym deletions

2 983

2 128

Count of Topo CartoTxt deletions

44 436

25 378

Total Count of Inserts

1 227 441

1 621 570

Count of Topo Area inserts

271 858

776 481

Count of Topo Line inserts

885 796

797 918

Count of Topo Point inserts

6 024

3 945

Count of Topo Bline inserts

356

279

Count of Topo CartoSym inserts

3 413

2 766

Count of Topo CartoTxt inserts

59 994

40 181

Total Count of Modifications

1 158 022

3 488 611

Count of Topo Area Modifications

590 892

533 389

Count of Topo Line Modifications

549 034

2 937 973

Count of Topo Point Modifications

402

650

Count of Topo Bline Modifications

611

677

Count of Topo CartoSym Modifications

32

59

Count of Topo CartoTxt Modifications

17 051

15 863

COU Size (bytes)

514 400 256

538 158 030

Changed TOIDs

Numerous TOIDs (Topographic Identifiers) have changed since the last refresh, resulting in a visual difference in the data. The list below shows a sample of changed TOIDs and their locations that you can use as 'lookup samples' to validate that your latest supply has updated correctly:

TOID
Location (i.e. XY Coordinates)

osgb5000005332319812

304055.7, 713415.97

osgb1000002102502990

334462.68, 407435.3

osgb5000005210518090

552998.95, 186435.15

osgb1000000384343140

141793.136, 851689.296

osgb5000005305465954

411421.086, 427814.947

osgb5000005192059097

559706.5, 98008.19

Discrepancies

In this release 32 errors were detected, of which, 10 have existed since the previous refresh. These are all considered to be minor errors and there are no major errors present.

We aim to have all errors resolved prior to the next release as part of ongoing quality improvements.

Next release

The next release of OS MasterMap Topography Layer is scheduled for 11 May 2026.

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