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OS VectorMap Local
OS VectorMap® Local enables you to create your own detailed backdrop maps. You can highlight and display specific features on the map as well as overlaying your own information, displaying exactly what you want – ideal if you need a map tailored to your project or for web applications.
We have also created three raster versions of this product, should you require a pre-styled map:
- Colour Raster
- Black and White Raster
- Backdrop Colour Raster
Features and benefits
- Features include roads, railways, vegetation, boundaries, urban extent and buildings.
- Helps you make decisions by displaying only the information you need, how you need it.
- Customisable to support your specific needs, such as colour deficiencies.
Suggested uses
- Display information online
- Asset management
- Land planning and use
- Public consultation documents
Technical details
Formats: Vector GML 2.1.2.
Raster: TIFF with LZW Compression (Colour, Backdrop colour and Black & White).
Tile size: 5km x 5km
Data structure: Vector or Raster
Attributes: Roads, railways, vegetation, boundaries, urban Extent, buildings.
Scale: 1:3 000 to 1:20 000.
Update frequency: Quarterly – tile-based change-only updates.
Supply: CD, DVD, tiles supplied with .gz compression.
Coverage: Great Britain.
Useful links
User guide and technical specification (vector)
User guides and technical specification (raster)
NEW Styled Layer Descriptor files
Free software and evaluation services
If you wish to migrate from the Raster version of OS VectorMap Local to the Vector version please contact your account manager or our Customer Service Centre.
