# May 2026

## OSMM Topography Layer product count

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

<table><thead><tr><th valign="bottom">OSMM Topography Layer</th><th valign="middle">Count on 12/03/2026 (Last Release)</th><th valign="middle">Count on 23/04/2026 (This Release)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="bottom"><strong>Total Feature Count</strong> </td><td valign="middle"><strong>517 764 300</strong> </td><td valign="middle"><strong>518 173 961</strong> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo Area              </td><td valign="middle">129 557 449 </td><td valign="middle">129 661 244 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo Line              </td><td valign="middle">357 013 181 </td><td valign="middle">357 302 510 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo Point             </td><td valign="middle">4 471 108 </td><td valign="middle">4 471 682 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo Bline             </td><td valign="middle">520 000 </td><td valign="middle">518 292 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo CartoSym          </td><td valign="middle">3 860 384 </td><td valign="middle">3 859 509 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo CartoTxt          </td><td valign="middle">22 342 178 </td><td valign="middle">22 360 724 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom"><strong>Total Count of Deletes</strong>       </td><td valign="middle"><strong>603 688</strong> </td><td valign="middle"><strong>347 562</strong> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo Area deletions       </td><td valign="middle">121 842 </td><td valign="middle">64 297 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo Line deletions       </td><td valign="middle">451 542 </td><td valign="middle">235 690 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo Point deletions      </td><td valign="middle">2 088 </td><td valign="middle">1 197 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo Bline deletions      </td><td valign="middle">710 </td><td valign="middle">1 968 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo CartoSymcc deletions </td><td valign="middle">2 128 </td><td valign="middle">2 541 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo CartoTxtcc deletions </td><td valign="middle">25 378 </td><td valign="middle">41 869 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom"><strong>Total Count of Inserts</strong>       </td><td valign="middle"><strong>1 621 570</strong> </td><td valign="middle"><strong>757 223</strong> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo Area inserts         </td><td valign="middle">776 481 </td><td valign="middle">168 092 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo Line inserts         </td><td valign="middle">797 918 </td><td valign="middle">525 019 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo Point inserts        </td><td valign="middle">3 945 </td><td valign="middle">1 771 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo Bline inserts        </td><td valign="middle">279 </td><td valign="middle">260 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo CartoSym inserts   </td><td valign="middle">2 766 </td><td valign="middle">1 666 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo CartoTxt inserts   </td><td valign="middle">40 181 </td><td valign="middle">60 415 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom"><strong>Total Count of Modifications</strong>  </td><td valign="middle"><strong>3 488 611</strong> </td><td valign="middle"><strong>566 286</strong> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo Area Modifications       </td><td valign="middle">533 389 </td><td valign="middle">264 713 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo Line Modifications       </td><td valign="middle">2 937 973 </td><td valign="middle">264 101 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo Point Modifications      </td><td valign="middle">650 </td><td valign="middle">471 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo Bline Modifications      </td><td valign="middle">677 </td><td valign="middle">1 046 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo CartoSym Modifications </td><td valign="middle">59 </td><td valign="middle">30 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">Count of Topo CartoTxt Modifications </td><td valign="middle">15 863 </td><td valign="middle">35 925 </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom"><strong>COU Size (bytes)</strong> </td><td valign="middle"><strong>538 158 030</strong> </td><td valign="middle"><strong>326 483 968</strong> </td></tr></tbody></table>

## 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) |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| osgb5000005329555752 | 183338, 893733.5               |
| osgb1000002092258122 | 245944.735, 235202.037         |
| osgb5000005333384452 | 365332.651, 189494.244         |
| osgb5000005249618703 | 257893.98,905598.41            |
| osgb5000005114905723 | 299582.534,250216.783          |
| osgb5000005336550317 | 458931.349, 522938.326         |

## Discrepancies <a href="#hlk115182660" id="hlk115182660"></a>

In this release 9 errors were detected, of which, 1 has 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 **22 June 2026**.


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