The Digimap Ordnance Survey collection contains a number of datasets ranging from small scale base maps, such as MiniScale®, to detailed large scale mapping including OS MasterMap®, which is the most detailed large scale vector dataset available from Ordnance Survey. Complete coverage of Great Britain is available for all the products in the collection and all products are updated throughout the year, as and when updates are received from Ordnance Survey.
Details of all the Ordnance Survey products available through Digimap can be found on the Digimap Ordnance Survey Product Page.
Digimap OpenStream
Additionally, following registration (free for UK academic users), the Digimap OpenStream service provides access to a Web Map Service (WMS) offering Ordnance Survey OpenData products:
Once registered, you can use the Digimap OpenStream API to do things like:
All without the overheads of downloading and managing large quantities of data.
Digimap provide summary information on the Ordnance Survey policy for updating their digital map products. The Digimap data update page provides information on when each product was last updated in Digimap.
For information about obtaining ArcGIS software see www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/information-services/computing/desktop-personal/software/main-software-deals/arcgis.
Ordnance Survey Map Data data is available for Teaching, Educational Research or Academic Research only. Users must register to use Ordnance Survey Map Data with EDINA, before which they should read the full EDINA Digimap Terms of Use.
Edinburgh University users may contact the Data Library for access.