Style your map to highlight what matters to you
OS VectorMap District is great if your map needs a custom look. Or use our free stylesheets if you prefer consistency.
OS VectorMap District
OS VectorMap District is a simple vector dataset with a nominal scale of 1:25000 covering the whole of Great Britain that has been designed for creating graphical mapping. The product can be used as mapping in its own right or can be used to provide a flexible geographic context reference for customers’ overlay information.
This product is updated every six months
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What OS VectorMap District provides you with
Display the map layers you need
Show enough detail to give the lie of the land while avoiding overwhelming detail. OS VectorMap District lets you display just the map layers you need.
Raster also available
OS VectorMap District comes in two raster (flat image) versions: full-colour – good for print-outs; and backdrop – better as a backdrop for your analysis. They’re a quick way to get started with OS VectorMap District.
OS VectorMap District
Technical information
Specifications
- Use cases
The purpose of OS VectorMap District data is to support a wide range of customer applications that utilise geographic information. These may include:
- Backdrop mapping on your website
- Interactive web application development
- Displaying your business location
- Access
- Download
- Data theme
- Contextual
- Data structure
- Vector
- Coverage
- Great Britain
- Scale
- 1:15 000 to 1:30 000
- Format
- ESRI Shapefile
- GeoTIFF
- GML
- Ordering area
- All of Great Britain or customisable area (100km2 tiles)
- Publication months
- May
- November
- OS Data Hub plan
- OS OpenData Plan (FREE)
- Public Sector Plan
- Premium Plan
Documents and Support
Technical documentation
- OS VectorMap District technical documentationVisit docs.os.uk to access all technical documentation for this product, including getting started guide, technical specification, and other supporting documents.
OS VectorMap District
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What you get
- Key features
- Style your map to highlight what matters to you
- Display the map layers you need
- Raster also available
- Category
- Contextual or derived mapping
- Access
- Download
- Data structure
- Vector
- Update frequency
- Every six months
How to access
OS OpenData is free
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Further support
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