Latest Data Release From Ordnance Survey Delivers Britain’s Most Detailed Digital Map Ever [UK]
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/news/latest-data-release-delivers-britains-most-detailed-digital-map <-- shared technical article
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https://osdatahub.os.uk/
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https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog/os-basemap-pro-announcement <-- shared details of new OS BaseMap Pro
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H/T Paul Naylor | Senior Geospatial Consultant at Ordnance Survey
“The very first Ordnance Survey map of Kent is a piece of cartographic history which was created to protect Britain’s shores from invasion. Th[is] was a problem which geography [helped] solved.
The latest updates to [OS’s] National Geographic Database (NGD) have allowed [OS staff] to create the most detailed digital map of Great Britain.
Geography’s strength is in its ability to solve problems and the NGD can help do that…”
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“Ordnance Survey (OS) is announcing the latest expansion of the national map of Great Britain (GB), the OS National Geographic Database (OS NGD). Three and a half years since its launch, the database has expanded into an unprecedented collection of datasets to deliver the most detailed and data-rich digital map in history. Described as the biggest change to OS data access in a generation, the database brings together a high volume of authoritative geographic data for GB into one location, providing improved access and richer attribution.
OS has now released 16 data collections and 70 major data enhancements into the OS NGD to make it the richest map of Britain ever created. The latest data release includes full GB coverage of bus and cycle lanes, supporting local authorities and central government in promoting Active Travel and public safety. This follows the partial coverage released in September last year. The update also adds improved postcode unit areas and points data, a new retail areas dataset which provides a geographical view of retail activity across GB, and OS’s structures data has been enhanced with third-party bridge information which help identify the location of emergency incidents. Early next month, the OS Emergency Services Gazetteer (OS ESG) will be enhanced with third-party bridge information, slipways and weirs…
These include:
• emergency services and public safety;
• transport and infrastructure management;
• healthcare access and planning;
• sustainability and environmental initiatives; and
• climate adaptation and resilience…”
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