A backdrop-style legend for OS VectorMap District is available as a PDF download.
A full-style colour legend for OS VectorMap District is available as a PDF download.
Our land tiles complete land areas at each zoom level, as required. They define the spatial extents of each product, so you can apply a background colour of your choice to areas of the map that are not covered by Tidal Water.
Our free 5km x 5km sea tiles and supporting TIFF World Files are free to download and let you complete sea areas at each zoom level as required. OS VectorMap District sea tiles are geo-tagged, so they don't require additional world files.
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.
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:
The XML File Repository License, covering the terms and conditions for the use of all Ordnance Survey XML schemas, is made available through the in the Resources section.