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Read location data and geography related stories and commentary
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Introducing our location APIs
We’ve created a range of location APIs that you can access via our OS Data Hub.
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Which geospatial API do I need?
Available from the OS Data Hub, we want to help you choose the right API for your use case.
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Comparing the past to the present with the new OS Maps API layers
Guest blogger Chris Fleet, Map Curator at the National Library of Scotland, discusses how he is using the new OS Maps API layers.
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How OS Places API is helping citizens find local services
Find out how OS Places API powers over 100 Government Digital Services (GDS) on GOV.UK.
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Improvements to OS Address APIs – our complete UK address data
The OS Places API is due an improvement update in December 2021. Read more on the changes and enhancements you can expect to see.
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How the British Army use OS NGD API - Features for battlefield training
High fidelity mapping from the OS National Geospatial Database creates immersive battlefield simulations, which are key to army training.
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QuietPlacesUK: modelling GB’s noise pollution using OS addressing and mapping APIs
QuietPlacesUK is a start-up that provides automated, easy to understand environmental noise maps for property searching and planning.
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Bringing the OS Data Hub to desktop GIS
Martin Daly from Cadcorp has written this #OSDeveloper blog to share his experience of the OS Data Hub and desktop GIS.
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3D maps for your apps
We've been publishing building heights for a while now, but they just got even easier to access and even easier to build into your web applications.
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