Ordnance Survey Maps Vector Map District Available

Ordnance Survey Maps Vector Map District Available


Finally a very useful dataset from ordnance survey for users wanting to create cartographic maps at mid-scale. Licence favourable for the use (with source attrbution) for the like of open street maps and others.

Techie spec.

Specification	OS VectorMap District
Coverage	Great Britain ( England, Scotland and Wales )
Data source	Majority of content derived from the mid-scales database. Buildings, cartographic text and functional sites derived from large-scale database.
Data structure	ESRI® Shape
Scale	Nominal scale is 1:25 000. Recommended scale range is 1:15 000 to 1:35 000.
Storage (unzipped)	Tiles range between 6 - 20 Mb
Vector styling	Shape format is supplied without styling, enabling users to customise the data to suit their needs.
Product content	Each vector feature has its own feature code, and falls within one of 15 layers: A full list of feature codes and layers can be found here.
Number of tiles	2860 tiles cover Great Britain
Tile size	10km x 10km
Coordinate reference system	OSGB36. (@mapperz will have a WGS84 version by May2010)

Data Available to Download Here:
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html