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Digimap is an online map and data delivery service, available by subscription to UK Higher and Further Education establishments. Operated by EDINA at the University of Edinburgh, Digimap offers a number of data collections, including Ordnance Survey, historical, geological, aerial photography, LiDAR, marine maps, land cover mapping, global mapping and census data. For more information about Digimap go to our website: https://digimap.edina.ac.uk Background image Contains OS data (c) Crown Copyright and database right 2022
Digimap will be making use of an extended “at risk” period on Tuesday 16th May 2017 and will be UNAVAILABLE between 08.30 and 12.00 hours.
We will endeavour to restore full service as quickly as possible. However, during this period it will not be possible to log in to Digimap or to retrieve requested data. Any data orders submitted which have not completed prior to the outage will be continue to process once the service has been restored.
In March 2017 Ordnance Survey withdrew the Meridian 2 dataset from their portfolio. It remains available within Digimap, but has moved within the Data Download application from Vector Data to the Withdrawn Datasets category.
Both national and tiled coverages are still available here. Documentation about this dataset can also be found in the help pages: Meridian 2 Data
The Digimap team are hosting a free webinar, on Wednesday 26 April 2017, from 1-1:30pm.
The session will give an overview of how to create 3D models in common GIS and CAD packages (ArcGIS Pro, QGIS and AutoCAD) using data downloaded from Digimap.
The session will look at the datasets available from Digimap that are of use for 3D modelling.
You will also have the opportunity to ask questions on any aspect of Digimap.
Registration is required – please note that spaces are limited, so it’s advisable to register early.
Aerial Digimap was only launched at the end of last year but the response from the Digimap Community has been amazing. The service already has thousands of active users who have created hundreds of thousands of screen maps. Users have downloaded tens of thousands of square kilometres of this data, for use directly in reports or GIS and CAD software.
Data updates
Whilst we’re excited to see such a high level of usage of the new service, behind the scenes our Data Team are currently processing the 2015 data which will be available in the service early next month. This is the first update we have received from the data supplier, Getmapping, and contains updates to around 80,000 tiles. This is a significant update as it covers roughly 30% of the country providing more up to date imagery for a large proportion of Great Britain. The map below shows the likely distribution of the updated 2015 data.
Webinar resources
We recently ran a webinar highlighting the data and showcasing a number of potential uses for the imagery. The webinar was recorded in full and is available on our YouTube channel. The slides used during the webinar and a transcript of all questions and answers are available on our help page.
Data information
The aerial imagery data in the service is 25cm resolution vertical aerial imagery supplied by Getmapping PLC, and is the most detailed aerial imagery available for the whole of Great Britain. As well as being a really interesting dataset the imagery also has a number of practical uses across a wide range of disciplines from urban planning and 3D modelling to land use and archaeological studies.
Subscribing
To see if your institution already subscribes to Aerial Digimap, please see our subscribing institutions help page. Information on how to subscribe to the new service is available on the Aerial Digimap Subscription page.
If you have any questions about the service please consult the dedicated Aerial Digimap help pages or contact the Digimap support team using the details below.
We have updated a number of key datasets in Jan/Feb 2017 in the Ordnance Survey collection of Digimap. These updates bring the datasets available from Digimap inline with the latest versions published by Ordnance Survey. Of particular note are the updates to the two most detailed mapping products available from Ordnance Survey: OS MasterMap Topography Layer and OS VectorMap Local.
OS Data Download:
Product Name
OS Publication Date
Integrated Transport Network (ITN) Layer
December 2016
OS MasterMap Topography Layer
December 2016
OS MasterMap Water Network Layer
January 2017
OS VectorMap Local
January 2017
OS VectorMap Local Raster
January 2017
MiniScale
January 2017
OS Terrain 5 Contours
January 2017
OS Terrain 5 DTM
January 2017
OS Open Names
January 2017
Code-Point with polygons
January 2017
Code-Point Open
February 2017
OS Roam:
Product Name
OS Publication Date
OS MasterMap Topography Layer
December 2016
OS VectorMap Local
Jan 2017
OS VectorMap Local Raster
Jan 2017
MiniScale
January 2017
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:
This free webinar will briefly cover recent changes to Digimap Collections and offer a summary of copyright issues.
An ideal way for Digimap site reps, or any staff who support Digimap users, to get information on key aspects of Digimap activity.
You will also have the opportunity to ask questions on any aspect of Digimap. Emma and Ian, from EDINA’s Geosupport team, will host the session. Hope you can make it!
EDINA will be running a free webinar about Aerial Digimap on Wednesday 25th January at 13:00 – 13:30pm.
Please join us to learn more about Aerial Digimap and the benefits the data can bring to research, teaching and education. The webinar is free, but you will need to register (see link below). Places on the webinar are limited with only 100 available, so book now to secure your place.
In the webinar you will hear about the new Digimap Aerial Collection launched in October 2016. We will give you a guided tour of the new Aerial Roam application explaining the data and functionality available.
You can read more about the Aerial Digimap service in this previous blog post:
The tables below list the datasets that were updated in December 2016 and at the very start of January 2017. The most significant change is the addition of OS Open Map – Local to Roam, which was covered in an earlier blog post. The other updates bring the data available up to date with the most recent versions published by Ordnance Survey.
OS Data Download:
Product Name
OS Publication Date
1:25,000 Colour Raster
December 2016
1:50,000 Colour Raster
December 2016
Points of Interest
December 2016
OS Roam:
Product Name
OS Publication Date
OS Open Map – Local
December 2016
1:25,000 Colour Raster
December 2016
1:50,000 Colour Raster
December 2016
OS VectorMap District
September 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:
OS Open Map – Local (OML) was recently added to the Digimap Roam application, giving users the ability to create maps online with a detailed, vector open dataset. OML is the most detailed vector mapping product available from Ordnance Survey as Open Data. We have added this dataset to the following map views in Digimap Roam:
Map View
Default Print Scale
Neighbourhood View
1:10,000
Street View
1:5,000
Detailed View
1:2,500
The dataset is rich in features and includes detailed building outlines and Car Charging Points, which are sourced from the National Charge Registry.
Ordnance Survey first released OML as a beta product in March 2015 and Digimap users have been able to download this dataset via the Data Download application since April 2015. The October 2016 release of OML marks the end of the beta period and provides the first main version of the dataset.
OML is intended to be used as a detailed basemap on which to visualise your own data and is designed to be an alternative to OS Street View, which will be withdrawn in March 2017 by Ordnance Survey.
The cartography team at Digimap have worked hard to implement a consistent style with that of the smaller scale VectorMap District product, ensuring a familiar look and feel between the two Open Data products. Contours from the OS Terrain 50 product are included when viewing the data in Roam, to give greater context especially in rural and hilly areas.
Further information on the new dataset can be found on the Digimap help page or the Ordnance Survey website. We hope you like the new data, if you have any questions about the dataset or Digimap please contact us: