Working with the Geospatial Commission, the Geo6 organisations have produced a simplified common data catalogue providing core information on the geospatial datasets that they hold and manage. This catalogue or index of data is made available under OGL however, the underlying datasets may be available under different licences.

Geographic Coverage

England, Wales, Scotland

Additional Resources

• BGS

• CA

• HMLR

• OS

• UKHO

• VOA

Link to CSV column definitions

• Human Readable

• JSON schema

Frequency of Update

Bi-annual or sooner, if required.

September 2017 OS Code-Point Open for Greater London and London boroughs are downloadable via the links below.

OS Code-Point Open provides a National Grid coodinate for a point within each postcode unit (e.g. SE1 2AA) in Great Britain.There are approximately 1.6 million postcode units in the UK and each contains an average of 15 adjoining addresses. It also contains a number of columns of attributes which provide information about each postcode unit, including local authority area codes down to ward level and National Health Service.

The geographic extent of the Code-Point dataset below has been limited to the Greater London area as well as extracts for the City of London and the 32 London boroughs individually. In addition to conventional CSV file format, the dataset is also available as ESRI shapefile format (.shp) for ease of use with Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for visualisation and further analysis.

Key attributes: postcode unit, easting, northing, NHS health authority code and administrative codes

Coverage: Greater London and 33 individual London borough.

Format: Comma separated values (.csv) & Esri shapefile (.shp)

External link: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/products/code-point-open.html

This dataset is published as Open Data.OS Terrain® 50 is an open height dataset of contours with spot heights, breaklines, coastline, lakes, ridges and formlines for Great Britain.What OS Terrain 50 provides you withModel wind direction and lines of sightMake better decisions about where to locate wind turbines and mobile phone masts. OS Terrain 50 lets you model wind direction and lines of sight at your desk, meaning fewer site visits.Plan landscape defencesGet the bigger picture about flood risk, soil erosion and pollution. By showing steep hillside gradients, OS Terrain 50 helps you plan flood defences and safeguard the landscape.More engaging mapsWith the contours version of OS Terrain 50, you can shade in hills to show their height. This extra sense of depth is ideal for walking maps and apps.Surface model entire landscapesGet an accurate, uncluttered view of the terrain with the grid version of OS Terrain 50. Its 50 metre post spacing gives you a surface model of the entire landscape, including major roads, large lakes and estuaries.Take account of tidesThe contours dataset also includes mean high and low water boundaries.

This is a map of Anglesey in a series of maps of England and Wales, shown at a 1:63,360 or one inch to one statute mile scale. This road map was created by the Great Britain Ordnance Survey.

This is a map of Worcester in a series of maps of England and Wales, shown at a 1:63,360 or one inch to one statute mile scale. This road map was created by the Great Britain Ordnance Survey.

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This dataset is wholly owned by Ordnance Survey (OS) and licenced for use by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) via an open data licence issued by OS. OS open data products (OS OpenData) are a set of free digital maps of Great Britain, available for anyone to use, for any purpose. The maps include data on roads, rivers and boundaries. This dataset includes layers derived from those available from OS.

This collection of polygonal data has been derived from the 1st Edition 25" (1:2500) Ordnance Survey County Series mapping which was surveyed between 1869-1874. The data consists of features such as trackways and earthwork features which were mapped by the OS but could not be included within the digital polygons as this would impact upon the acreage calculations. Instead these features have been mapped independently. The polygons has been generated from Modern Ordnance Survey Topographic Layer and have been altered to reflect the historical mapping source. This data was created as part of the AHRC's Deep Mapping Estate Archives project in January 2022 using ESRI ArcPro 2.9.1. The data has been imported into the ArcGIS online system as a shapefile and is available for public use under the Non-Commercial Open Government Licence.

A monthly-updated list of all financial transactions spending over £500 made by Ordnance Survey, as part of the Government's commitment to transparency in expenditure.

A comprehensive dataset of place names, roads numbers and postcodes for Great Britain.

Accurate locations Let your customer-facing staff find places quickly when talking to callers. OS Open Names provides the accurate locations of streets and postcodes in Great Britain.

Place name data Quickly look up places and roads with two names. OS Open Names contains place name data in English and their Welsh, Scots or Gaelic alternatives.

Simple licensing Save money and benefit from simple licensing terms. OS Open Names is free to view, download and use for commercial, education and personal purposes.

Welcome to OS’s Data Catalogue, which provides Open Geospatial Consortium "Catalogue Service for the Web" (CSW) access to information about Ordnance Survey (OS) datasets, services (including APIs), and series.

At present, this is mainly used to feed data.gov.uk for other information about OS please go to our website (os.uk) and data hub (osdatahub.os.uk).

The dataset comprises scanned images of maps and aerial photographs of the Falkland Islands. The original maps are printers films and final paper printed originals of Falkland Islands OS maps, compiled for the Falkland Islands Government and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office by the Overseas Directorate of the Ordnance Survey. The Falkland Islands Government retains copyright interest in the maps. There are no access or usage constraints for BGS staff for BGS purposes. The field slips of geological maps were compiled by BGS under contract to the Falkland Islands Government. Copyright remains with the Falkland Islands Government , but there are no access or usage constraints for BGS staff for BGS purposes. Access to both datasets are restricted to BGS staff.

The most detailed street-level open data vector mapping product available, OS Open Map – Local is a great backdrop over which to display and analyse your data.

A comprehensive dataset of place names, roads numbers and postcodes for Great Britain

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Source:

https://osdatahub.os.uk/downloads/open/OpenNames

Licence:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) holds copies of Ordnance Survey (OS) basemaps for the whole of Wales, in paper and digital format. NRW obtain much of it's OS data, initially, as part of the Public Sector Mapping Agreement (PSMA) and from 2020 as part of the Public Sector Geospatial Agreement (PSGA), which is a collective agreement between OS and the government.

This dataset is published as Open Data.OS Terrain® 50 is an open height dataset of contours with spot heights, breaklines, coastline, lakes, ridges and formlines for Great Britain.What OS Terrain 50 provides you withModel wind direction and lines of sightMake better decisions about where to locate wind turbines and mobile phone masts. OS Terrain 50 lets you model wind direction and lines of sight at your desk, meaning fewer site visits.Plan landscape defencesGet the bigger picture about flood risk, soil erosion and pollution. By showing steep hillside gradients, OS Terrain 50 helps you plan flood defences and safeguard the landscape.More engaging mapsWith the contours version of OS Terrain 50, you can shade in hills to show their height. This extra sense of depth is ideal for walking maps and apps.Surface model entire landscapesGet an accurate, uncluttered view of the terrain with the grid version of OS Terrain 50. Its 50 metre post spacing gives you a surface model of the entire landscape, including major roads, large lakes and estuaries.Take account of tidesThe contours dataset also includes mean high and low water boundaries.

This is a city map of London, England, shown at a 1:63,360 scale. This city map was created by the Director General of the Ordnance Survey.

How many miles of roads are there in the country? What and where’s within 10 miles of this location? OS Open Roads lets you answer questions like these.

This dataset is published as Open DataAn open dataset of all Unique Street Reference Numbers (USRNs) within OS MasterMap Highways Network, with an associated simplified line geometry representing the geographic extent of each USRN.What OS Open USRN provides you with:Essential identifiers for streetsOur Open USRN product contains USRNs across GB. They are the authoritative identifier assigned to and uniquely identifying streets and are essential for managing Great Britain's Highways. Once its allocated to a street record, a USRN will never change or be reused.Authoritative sourceThe USRNs in OS Open USRN are allocated by Highway or Road Authorities and Highway Bodies, under their statutory responsibility to maintain this information. This means you can have confidence you’re accessing an authoritative source of these identifiers.Complete USRN dataAll USRNs present in OS MasterMap Highways Network, are also included in this product – so you can be sure you’re not missing out.Share and link dataOS Open USRN will enable you to start sharing and linking together information about USRNs which you can visualise with a location.

Covering a range of greenspaces in urban and rural areas including playing fields, sports’ facilities, play areas and allotments.What OS Open Greenspace provides you withComprehensive Open dataset of greenspaceFinding greenspaces has never been easier. Britain’s most comprehensive Open dataset of greenspace provides the foundation for you to help create greener and healthier communities.Understand locations and access pointsUnderstand the location of public parks, playing fields, sports facilities, play areas and allotments, along with access points for entering and exiting urban and rural greenspaces.Green communitiesBritain’s most comprehensive Open dataset of greenspaces underpins a range of apps, products and innovations - providing the foundation to help create greener and healthier communities.Planning for healthIncorporated as a layer into SHAPE, the dataset has been used alongside asset location data (GPs, pharmacies, schools) and indicator data (population and deprivation), to help inform and support the strategic planning of services and physical assets across the health economy.Vital in emergenciesA vital tool in helping our emergency services, OS Open Greenspace includes site use and access points, making it quicker to get to emergency situations.