OS OpenMap Local

OS Open Map – Local contains an accessible and detailed street-level map of Great Britain. It is one of the most detailed generalised open mapping products available and provides detailed coverage and contextual mapping of urban and rural areas.

This product is updated every six months

View documentationFree to use for everyone
Data access
  • Download
Data structure
  • Raster, Vector
Scale/resolution
1:10 000
Format
  • ESRI Shapefile
  • GeoPackage
  • GeoTIFF
  • GML

What OS OpenMap - Local provides you with

Identify hotspots in data

Quickly identify hotspots in data like crime location or property prices. The muted colours of this detailed backdrop map let your information really stand out.

Insights for local planning

Get greater insights into land use for local planning. OS OpenMap - Local doesn't just pinpoint schools, hospital and other major facilities, it maps the grounds they occupy.

Raster version

OS OpenMap – Local includes a raster image option, carefully styled in the light of customer feedback. This is easy to load in a GIS and lets you start analysing quicker.

Private roads and tracks

To help you navigate around Britain, we’re adding more names, such as those of isolated homes and farms, and roads, both public and private. This detail comes into its own in rural and suburban areas.

Use cases

  • Widely used by Local Authorities for refuse collection, route planning and active travel.
  • Use as a backdrop for heatmaps and thematic overlays.
  • Embed maps into websites and dashboards.  

OS Open Map – Local contains an accessible and detailed street-level map of Great Britain. It is one of the most detailed generalised open mapping products available and provides detailed coverage and contextual mapping of urban and rural areas.

This product is updated every six months

View documentationFree to use for everyone
Data access
  • Download
Data structure
  • Raster, Vector
Scale/resolution
1:10 000
Format
  • ESRI Shapefile
  • GeoPackage
  • GeoTIFF
  • GML

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