OS MasterMap - Imagery Layer - Demo and Case Study

The Imagery Layer, combined with other Ordnance Survey digital data, adds a visual dimension that enhances information quality and makes presentation and interpretation easier to understand.

The Imagery Layer underpins applications in many different sectors, including agriculture, retail, insurance, property development, site planning, inventory management, mobile services and land management.

The Imagery Layer provides a level of detail that can clearly identify features like individual trees, streams and road markings not immediately apparent from traditional mapping data.

Argyll and Bute Council use the Imagery Layer to overcome the challenging geography of their location during their planning enquiry process.  They are able to use the imagery to reduce time spent on costly site visits and to support and justify decisions.  GIS Manager, Graham Whitefield finds a number of benefits from the Imagery Layer, “we have found so many uses, it is here to stay ”.

Read Argyll and Bute Council Case Study

South Ayrshire Council have also been utilising the Imagery layer to create a citizen-centred service.  They have also inproved the efficiency of data for a number of key tasks.  These include roads, property and grounds maintenance.  Stewart McCall summed up South Ayrshire Council’s experience: ‘The Council is already saving costs and gaining business benefit after only having had the data for four months’.

Read South Ayreshire Council case study

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To order, or receive a quote, please contact our Customer Service Centre on 08456 050505

For imagery currency and coverage maps please refer to our Coverage page.  Information about the current status of the Imagery Layer is updated monthly here.