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We distribute free sample data under the terms of our Discover Data Licence to give an indication of what the data will be like.
You may be interested in this licence if you are a private individual, new customer, social entrepreneur, or represent a social group or start up company.
Discover Data Licence
Our products covered by the Discover Data Licence terms and conditions can be used for your internal evaluation and testing purposes only. You cannot develop or demonstrate the data. It is free of charge and can be used as long as you adhere to the terms in the link below.
By downloading any of the following datasets you agree to be bound by the ‘Discover’ Data Licence terms and conditions [PDF].
If you would like more information, to ask us for a quote or to find the order forms, please go to our products homepage or click on the product names below.
Please click on the links below to access data for your chosen format. All sample data is of the same area in Exeter for ease of comparison.
If you have any comments or queries on the sample data please email innovation@ordnancesurvey.co.uk
OS MasterMap
OS MasterMap® is a continually updated database containing a variety of information in four different product layers. This type of data must be used with additional software that can read, translate and present GML files.
By downloading any of the following datasets you agree to be bound by the ‘Discover’ Data Licence terms and conditions [PDF].
Snowflake Software - OS MasterMap viewer
Snowflake is an Ordnance Survey partner, providing free software for viewing OS MasterMap Layers.
Lutra Consulting – OS MasterMap Topography Layer loader
Lutra Consulting is an Ordnance Survey Developer Partner, providing free and open source software for working with OS MasterMap Topography Layer.
AddressBase™
AddressBase products
AddressBase - CSV format | GML format
AddressBase Plus - CSV format | GML format
AddressBase Premium - CSV format | GML format
Vector data
This type of data must be used with additional software that can read and present all the information connected to the map data such as address, date of change, boundary type, height and many other features and attributes.
By downloading any of the following datasets you agree to be bound by the ‘Discover’ Data Licence terms and conditions [PDF].
OS VectorMap® Local
Free software and evaluation services are available from our partners to get you started.
OS VectorMap Local and our Partners
RoltaRolta provides solutions for OS VectorMap Local, including free software for loading and styling OS VectorMap Local GML data to Esri Shape and MapInfo TAB formats
Dotted Eyes provides tiled and custom services for translating OS VectorMap Local GML data to MapInfo Professional or Esri ArcGIS.
Sigma Seven provides map based mobile work management solutions that enable your field workers to access and update your enterprise data at the point of action. With their free GeoField Evaluation Edition software, you can view, manipulate and explore working with OS VectorMap Local.
Europa TechnologiesEuropa Technologies provides web map tile rendering services for OS VectorMap Local. The service converts GML data into a pre-rendered set of map tiles, ready for deployment on the web or desktop GIS.
Snowflake provides a generic tool for loading and styling OS VectorMap Local GML data to Oracle (Spatial or Locator) database, SQL Server 2008 or PostGIS.
Raster data
Raster data is a static image giving a clear geographical representation of an area. These can be used in desktop publishing packages.
By downloading any of the following datasets, you agree to be bound by the ‘Discover’ Data Licence terms and conditions [PDF].
