Ordnance Survey (OS) licensing follows our fair trading principles. These were originally established under The National Archives’ Information Fair Trader Scheme.
Maximisation
We will grant permissions for the commercial re-use of OS data under a suitable licence unless there are strong reasons not to allow re-use.
Simplicity
We will ensure our processes enable simple access to OS data, supported by simple policies and licences.
Innovation
We encourage innovation and will continue to remove obstacles to re-use and facilitate the development of new and innovative forms of re-use.
Transparency
We will ensure users can easily obtain:
- The terms for re-use, including licence terms.
- The applicable charges.
- The details of what is available for re-use.
Fairness
We will treat all re-users in a non-discriminatory way for the same type of re-use. In addition, we will not compete unfairly just because we have produced the data.
Challenge
We will operate a robust complaints process to review licensing decisions where required, and with appropriate references to the role of the Information Commissioner’s Office in the process.
Please note: ‘OS data’ refers to OS published datasets in which there are Crown copyright and or database rights.
