1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster
The digital alternative to our popular OS Explorer paper map series, this is a high-quality map of Great Britain, available in 10km square tiles.
This product is updated quarterly
What 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster provides you with
Must-have map for hikers and cyclists
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster is the must-have map in any navigation app or device for hikers and cyclists. It depicts the landscape with detail and clarity that’s unsurpassed at this scale.
Easy software annotation
When you need map extracts for a consultation document, or a magazine for walkers, 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster TIFF files can be opened and annotated in software like Photoshop and InDesign.
Retina resolution
We give you 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster at a resolution of 254 dpi – and Partners at a staggering 660 dpi – so it looks stunning on today’s high-resolution displays, whether on desktop, tablet or mobile.
Plenty of places to visit
Tourist and heritage attractions of many types are shown on this mapping, so leisure app users can use it to find their way to a place of interest, whether it breaks up a day’s walking or keeps the kids amused on a rainy day.
Try this product with free sample data
Give it a try
Download a small area of 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster.
Or try out the real thing by applying for a Data Exploration Licence
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster
Technical information
Specifications
- Use cases
Helping ramblers and landowners
Along with a wide range of rights of way – footpaths, bridleways, National Trails and more – 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster shows 'access land' that’s open to all. Thanks to this level of detail, visitors can enjoy the countryside and keep out of trouble.
For emergency responders, this map can help you quickly and safely to incidents in remote areas. Field boundaries are included, along with contours, vegetation, scree and shoreline detail.
- Access
- Download
- Data theme
- Contextual
- Data structure
- Raster
- Coverage
- Great Britain
- Scale
- 1:25 000
- Format
- GeoTIFF
- TIFF 8-bit LZW compressed
- TIFF PackBits compressed
- Ordering area
- Customisable Area (10km2 tiles)
- Publication months
- March
- June
- September
- December
- OS Data Hub plan
- Public Sector Plan
- Premium Plan
- Energy & Infrastructure Plan
Documents and Support
Getting started guides
- 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster - OverviewThe overview introduces the product and gives context for all users. It highlights key features, provides examples of potential uses for the product and lists details like file sizes, supply formats, etc.
Technical specification
- 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster - Technical specificationThe technical specification provides detailed technical information about the product. It is targeted at technical users and software developers.
Supporting documents
- 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster - Map symbols legendThe legend for 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster.
- 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster - Welsh map symbols legendThe Welsh language legend for 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster.
- Product refresh datesFind out the update frequencies of our premium products and the calendar months that they are updated.
- Full tile listThe full tile list for 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster.
- Change only update tile listThe change-only update tile list for 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster.
Additional information
Resolution
660 dpi or 254 dpi
Colour options
Palette of 256 colours
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster
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What you get
- Key features
- Must-have map for hikers and cyclists
- Easy software annotation
- Retina resolution
- Plenty of places to visit
- Category
- Contextual or derived mapping
- Access
- Download
- Data structure
- Raster
- Update frequency
- Quarterly
Try this product with free sample data
Give it a try
Download a small area of 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster.
Or try out the real thing by applying for a Data Exploration Licence
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