Month: November 2016

Digimap dataset updates November 2016

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As well as releasing the new OS MasterMap Water Network Layer earlier this month, we have also updated a number of datasets available in the Ordnance Survey collection. Most notably this month we have updated OS Open Map – Local, the most detailed OpenData product available from Ordnance Survey. OS Open Map – Local was initially released as a beta product in March 2015. The October 2016 release of Open Map – Local marks the end of the beta period and provides the first main version of the dataset.

The first main release of Open Map – Local has a few changes over the prevous beta version, including:

  • improved road information
  • addition of Car Charging Points sourced from the National Charge Registry
  • enhancements to the features included in the Important Buildings feature class
  • creation of a raster version optimised for display at 1:10,000 scale, this will be the replacement for OS Street View which is no longer updated and will be withdrawn by OS in March 2017
OS Open Map - Local (Raster) Birmingham city centre
OS Open Map – Local (Raster) Birmingham city centre

OS Open Map - Local (Vector) Birmingham city centre
OS Open Map – Local (Vector) Birmingham city centre

 

The tables below list all the datasets that were updated this month.

OS Data Download:

Product Name OS Publication Date
OS MasterMap Water Network Layer October 2016
OS MasterMap Sites Layer October 2016
OS VectorMap Local October 2016
OS VectorMap Local Raster October 2016
OS Terrain 5 DTM October 2016
OS Terrain 5 Contours October 2016
OS Open Map – Local (Raster) October 2016
OS Open Map – Local (Vector) October 2016
Code-Point November 2016
Code-Point Open November 2016

 

OS Roam:

Product Name OS Publication Date
OS VectorMap Local October 2016
OS VectorMap Local Raster October 2016

 

The OS data update page is kept up to date with all dataset updates in the collections.

If you have any questions about the dataset updates or Digimap please contact us:

  • Phone: 0131 650 3302
  • Email: edina@ed.ac.uk

New datasets in the Ordnance Survey Collection: Highways Network and Water Network

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We are pleased to announce the addition of two new datasets to the Digimap Ordnance Survey Collection, which are available to download through the Data Download application. Both these datasets are detailed network datasets and form part of the OS MasterMap family of products. The datasets should prove useful for individuals carrying out detailed network analysis using the road and river network of Great Britain.

OS MasterMap Highways Network

OS MasterMap Highways Network is a new dataset from Ordnance Survey which provides the most detailed road network dataset available for Great Britain. The new Highways Network product is a replacement for OS MasterMap Integrated Transport Network (ITN), which will be retired at some point in the future. Highways Network was built using ITN as the base network and then further improved adding information from other authoritative sources including the National Street Gazetteer (NSG) and local authorities in England and Wales.

OS MasterMap Highways Network with OS MasterMap Topography Layer
OS MasterMap Highways Network with OS MasterMap Topography Layer (raster version)

Highways Network is provided in GML format as a single, national dataset covering the whole of Great Britain. This is a large dataset and is available through Digimap as a single download of 1.1GB in size.

Ordnance Survey have produced a number of supporting documents that are available for download directly from their website. We recommend that you consult these before using the data.

Current version: June 2016

OS MasterMap Water Network Layer

OS MasterMap Water Network Layer is a new network dataset from Ordnance Survey that represenets the centrelines of watercourses including flow direction and suplementary information.

OS MasterMap Water Network Layer on top of Aerial Imagery
OS MasterMap Water Network Layer on top of aerial imagery for an area of the Scottish Highlands

OS MasterMap Water Network Layer is provided in GML format in 5 x 5km tiles. Water network features that cross tile boundaries are included in all tiles that they cross, so the data is called ‘hairy data’ due to the presence of these ‘hairs’ around the edge of each tile. This means that some processing is required to de-duplicate the features that cross tile boundaries if your order contains data from more than one 5 x 5km tile.

OS MasterMap Water Network Layer is projected in the ESPG 7405, which is a British National Grid projection that also includes the Z value using Ordnance Datum Newlyn.

Ordnance Survey have produced a Getting Started Guide which describes the process of importing the Water Network Layer in to common GIS packages.

Current version: October 2016

Digimap dataset updates October 2016

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A number of datasets were updated last month in both the Ordnance Survey and Geology collections. In the Ordnance Survey Collection we also added the new OS MasterMap Highways Network to the service. The screen grab below shows the detail included in the Highways Network; there will be a separate blog post about this dataset shortly.

OS MasterMap Highways Network with OS MasterMap Topography Layer
OS MasterMap Highways Network with OS MasterMap Topography Layer (raster version)

The tables below list the datasets that were updated.

 

OS Data Download:

Product Name OS Publication Date
Points of Interest September 2016
OS VectorMap District Raster September 2016
OS VectorMap District September 2016
Boundary-Line October 2016
OS MasterMap Topography Layer – Raster (1:1,000 and 1:2,000) June 2016
OS Open Rivers October 2016
OS Integrated Transport Network Layer Urban Paths Theme July 2016
OS Open Names October 2016
Code-Point with Polygons October 2016
OS MasterMap Highways Network June 2016

 

OS Roam:

Product Name OS Publication Date
OS VectorMap District Raster September 2016

 

Geology Download:

Product Name BGS Publication Date
Onshore Borehole Index October 2016

 

The OS data update and Geology data update pages are kept up to date with all dataset updates in the collections.

If you have any questions about the dataset updates or Digimap please contact us:

  • Phone: 0131 650 3302
  • Email: edina@ed.ac.uk