May 2023

This release note provides information relating to the May 2023 release of OS VectorMap District.

Feature counts

Product issues and enhancements

GeoPackage format changes

We've updated some of our products available in GeoPackage format to align with Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards and we've also fixed various formatting inconsistencies. Full details of these changes for OS VectorMap District can be found in the following sub-sections.

Attribute names

The following attribute names have changed from camel case to snake case:

Layer names

The following layer names have changed from title case to snake case:

• AdministrativeBoundary to administrative_boundary

• Building to building

• ElectricityTransmissionLine to electricity_transmission_line

• Foreshore to foreshore

• FunctionalSite to functional_site

• Glasshouse to glasshouse

• MotorwayJunction to motorway_junction

• NamedPlace to named_place

• RailwayStation to railway_station

• RailwayTrack to railway_track

• RailwayTunnel to railway_tunnel

• Road to road

• RoadTunnel to road_tunnel

• Roundabout to roundabout

• SpotHeight to spot_height

• SurfaceWater_Area to surface_water_area

• SurfaceWater_Line to surface_water_line

• TidalBoundary to tidal_boundary

• TidalWater to tidal_water

• Woodland to woodland

Column name

The geom column name has been changed to geometry.

Attribute order

The attributes in the following feature type layers have changed order:

Functional Site

Motorway Junction

Named Place

Railway Station

Road

Spot Height

Next release

The next release of OS VectorMap District is scheduled for November 2023.