OS Insight™

The OS Insight framework

OS Insight encompasses four strands, each underpinned by communication at appropriate stages of the product life cycle from concept to withdrawal.

Product Life cycle

• Strategy Insight: High-level product strategy briefings at a senior level. The exchange of ideas (under non-disclosure) in forward planning over the longer term (two—five years). The aim is to ensure those major initiatives, which require significant investments capable of bringing large-scale benefits to customers, are planned appropriately.
• Product Insight: Information exchange for participating key customers and partners over the medium term (one—three years). The information will relate to product or product groups and provide detail on release plans and road maps, and the priorities for meeting customer requirements.
• Interest groups: Information exchange for communities of key customers and partners with interest in a specific product requirement and specifications.
• Early adopter programme: Members of Interest groups who are licensed to use illustrative, test and prelaunch live data in order to evaluate and develop products and software.

OS Insight - for the whole lifecycle (267Kb)

Participation in each strand of the programme will depend upon a set of factors (Eligibility to qualify); however, the overriding factor is a willingness to contribute.

Eligibility to qualify

Communication through OS Insight will be managed under non-disclosure through a variety of channels, including a secure Extranet, seminars, forums and individual contact.

Membership (573Kb)

The OS Insight programme has been created in order to build on the partnership approach between Ordnance Survey, its customers, and business partners. It has been designed to provide insight into each other’s plans to create stronger product propositions.