GB Overview Maps

GB Overview Maps is a simple, free to use overview map of Great Britain.

  • Contextual or derived mapping
  • Download
  • OS OpenData Plan (FREE)
  • Premium Plan
  • Public Sector Plan
  • Energy & Infrastructure Plan

This product is updated annually

Representation of data provided
Representation of data provided

What GB Overview Maps provides you with

Our simplest maps of the British Isles

The GB Overview Map is free to view, download and use for commercial, educational and personal purposes.

Clutter-free map

Your message will stand out as there is no clutter on this map. It's also great for hand-outs, desktop publishing and classroom use.

Zoom in from here

This is ideal as an initial map for your GIS. It highlights Britain while showing neighbouring countries of Europe.

GB Overview Maps

Technical information

Specifications

Access
  • Download
Data theme
  • Contextual
Data structure
Raster
Coverage
Great Britain
Scale
1:5,000,000
Format
  • GeoTIFF LZW compressed 254 dpi
Ordering area
  • All of Great Britain
Publication months
  • December
OS Data Hub plan
  • OS OpenData Plan (FREE)
  • Premium Plan
  • Public Sector Plan
  • Energy & Infrastructure Plan

Documents and Support

Supporting documents

Additional information

Colour options

Palette of 256 colours

Customisation options

While you can’t change the look of the map itself, you can open it in image editing or desktop publishing software and make annotations.

GB Overview Maps

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What you get

Key features
  • Our simplest maps of the British Isles
  • Clutter-free map
  • Zoom in from here
Category
Contextual or derived mapping
Access
  • Download
Data structure
Raster
Update frequency
Annually

How to access

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