High resolution imagery
OS’s 25cm aerial imagery creates much higher resolution mapping of natural habitats, providing a comprehensive indication of vegetation cover, land use, and habitat type.
OS Enhanced Land Cover
What OS Enhanced Land Cover provides you with
Access integrated data
Integration of multiple authoritative OS and third-party datasets saves time, effort and money early in the baselining workflow.
Habitat classifications
OS Enhanced Land Cover includes the UKHab Habitat Classification system, as referenced in Biodiversity Net Gain legislation, helping to make informed site selection decisions earlier in workflows.
Use cases
- Conduct biodiversity net gain (BNG) assessments – both for early workflow desktop analysis and for use by ecologists in the field.
- Developers, landowners, and ecologists can better understand the composition of their land cover at scale.
- Assist in the planning of nature-based restoration projects, such as re-wilding, flood risk management and green corridors, with a detailed understanding of land cover.