OS NGD Documentation Platform
Learn how you can get started using OS National Geographic Database (NGD) data via OS Select+Build and the OS NGD APIs.
Welcome to the OS Download Products' documentation platform!
This is a self-serve portal containing documentation and guides relating to OS Premium and OpenData Download products available to download through the OS Data Hub. It is one of several key platforms that support OS data and services, including:
Ordnance Survey provides two types of Download data product – OS Premium and OS OpenData.
When we refer to Premium products we mean paid-for datasets – whether they’re paid for by businesses, purchased through an OS Partner, or accessed free at the point of use under the Public Sector Mapping Agreement (PSGA).
The OS Premium Download data products are available to download in a range of formats, with a variety of ordering options, through the OS Data Hub on our Premium, Public Sector and Energy and Infrastructure plans.
Our Premium Download data products work in a range of software, including ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS, Mapbox, Cadcorp SIS, MapInfo, Tableau, Kepler.gl and many more.
OS OpenData Download products are free to use by anyone for any purpose – including for services from which you make a profit.
The OS OpenData Download products are available to download in a variety of formats, with a variety of ordering options, through the OS Data Hub.
The terms and conditions on which the OS Premium Download data products are made available can be found via the applicable links on the legal information pages of the OS Data Hub.
The terms and conditions on which the OS OpenData Download products are made available are contained within the Open Government Licence and can be found via the applicable links on the legal information pages of the OS Data Hub.
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