Getting Started Information

This section includes getting started guides to help you access, use and style OS NGD data. You'll also find FAQs, in-depth information on OS NGD design, and webinars, tutorials and case studies.

📖 OS NGD Fundamentals

OS NGD Fundamentals covers the core elements of OS NGD design, including available data formats and file naming, data schema versioning, access methods, data ordering and currency, attribute information for feature types, unique identifiers and coordinate reference systems.

📥 Downloading with OS Select+Build

Discover how to download OS NGD data using our bespoke download service, OS Select+Build.

📌 Accessing OS NGD APIs

Learn how to access and use OS NGD API – Features and OS NGD API – Tiles.

🎨 Styling OS NGD Data

Resources for styling OS NGD data.

👩‍🏫 OS NGD Webinars, Tutorials and Case Studies

Learn more about the OS NGD through our webinars and tutorials. Case studies demonstrate how customers across numerous sectors are already using and benefiting from OS NGD data.

❓ FAQs

Frequently asked questions on OS NGD data and access methods (OS Select+Build and OS NGD APIs).

What's next?

🗃️ Data Structure

Learn about the OS NGD data structure and the data available for each theme, collection and feature type.

📝 Code Lists

Access all of the code lists for the OS NGD.

🗺️ OS NGD Sample Data

Download OS NGD sample data or visualise it online.

📣 OS NGD News

Learn about new data enhancements and service updates released for the OS NGD, the change log, improvements, planned future data enhancements and recent announcements.

⚙️ Data and Service Status

Find out about OS NGD planned maintenance, any live service disruption, current data issues and resolved data issues.

✨ OS NGD Key Benefits to Customers

Find out what the key benefits of the OS NGD are.