Digimap Collections

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Digimap Collections

• Digimaps OS Collection
• Which OS map data products are available and from
  where?
• How to download
• OS tiled data from the Data Download facility
• OS MasterMap data from MasterMap Download
  facility
• OS OpenData
• Digimap OpenStream
• Onward use of data - considerations

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Which map data products?

• http//www.edina.ac.uk/digimap/description/product
  s/

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Annual data update

• http//edinadigimap.blogspot.com/2010/08/2010-annu
  al-data-update-and-new-data.html
• Took place on 31st August 2010 - data updates
  for
• - MasterMap Topography and ITN Layers-
  Meridian2- 150 000 Colour Raster- 125 000
  Colour Raster- 110 000 Raster- Strategi- 150
  000 Scale Gazetteer- Code-Point with Polygons-
  Boundary Line- 1 new dataset added OS
  VectorMap Local

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OS VectorMap Local

• http//www.ordnancesurveyvectormap.com/
• Available through Digimap since August 2010
• Vector format, supplied in 5 x 5 km tiles
• Typically used as backdrop mapping
• Can apply one of 6 different styles Black and
  White, Streetview, 110 000 Scale Raster,
  Standard Style 1, Standard Style 2, Standard
  Style 3
• GML format free convertor to convert to ESRI
  Shape and MapInfo TAB formats available -
  supplied by
• http//www.rolta-europe.com/osvector.html

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OS VectorMap District

• OS VectorMap District (150 000) - available in
  TIFF or SHP format
• Available since April 2010

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OS Street View

• OS Street View (110 000 scale street level map
  data) raster product, TIFF format
• Available through Digimap since April 2010

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Where do I download the map data?

• Accessed from Digimaps OS Collection Home page

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Data Download Services

• 5 facilities
• Data Download
• MasterMap Download
• Boundary Download
• Gazetteer Download
• Gazetteer Plus

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Data Download Digimap Agreement products
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Data Download OS OpenData products
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MasterMap Download products

• OS MasterMap has several layers of data
• Digimap offers two of these layers
• Topography layer
• 9 themes
• Integrated Transport Network (ITN) layer
• 2 themes

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OS MasterMap Topo data sample
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Boundary Download products

• Code-Point postcode listings or postcode
  polygons
• Boundary lines e.g. counties, unitary
  authorities, electoral areas
• National GB boundaries

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Boundary lines sample

• Raster map of Edinburgh
• Scotland constituency boundary lines overlaid

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Gazetteer Download

• Download entire 150 000 Scale Gazetteer
• 1999 2008 available

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Gazetteer Plus

• Download selected records from 150 000 Gazetteer
• Limit place name searches by feature type and/or
  Geographical area, National Grid coordinates
• Download results as CSV, TAB or XML

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Gazetteer Plus - example use

• Gazetteer Plus search results for antiquities
  plotted on a map of Edinburgh (150 000 Scale
  Raster data used)

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Digimap Collections

• Digimaps OS Collection
• Which OS map data products are available and from
  where?
• How to download
• OS tiled data from the Data Download facility
• OS MasterMap data from MasterMap Download
  facility
• OS OpenData
• Digimap OpenStream
• Onward use of data - considerations

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Data Download
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1. Select product format
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2. Search
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3. Select from search results
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4. Choose data
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5. Download data
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Collect the data
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Unzip the data
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Digimap Collections

• Digimaps OS Collection
• Which OS map data products are available and from
  where?
• How to download
• OS tiled data from the Data Download facility
• OS MasterMap data from MasterMap Download
  facility
• OS OpenData
• Digimap OpenStream
• Onward use of data - considerations

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MasterMap download
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MasterMap Download

• MasterMap Download - Steps
• Select the required data type and themes
• Search for your location
• Select location from search results
• Refine area if required
• Review download request summary
• Set download options
• Retrieve data from Your Account

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1. Select data layer and theme(s)

• Select Layer Topography or ITN
• Choose Themes

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Search for, and select, location

• Search for your location
• Select your location from search results

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4. Refine area

• Pan N, S, E or W
• Zoom in or out
• Re-centre the map
• When map covers your area of interest, select the
  area on the map

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5. Review download summary

• Enter an order name and click Save if you wish to
  save the request and return to it later
• Alternatively, click Continue

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6. Set download options pt 1

• Check email address
• Chunking size
• Format
• Data will be in GZip GML format

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6. Set download options pt 2

• Select archive type Zip archive is default
  option and recommended for Windows users
• Name your order optional
• Click Extract Data

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7. Retrieve your data

• Check email
• Receive email with collection link code when
  data is ready
• Click on the link or copy and paste the code to
  Your Account in order to collect the data
• To download the data file, Right click and select
  your browsers SaveAs option

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MasterMap Download

• Your account page functions
• Check order progress
• Change your email address takes 24 hours to
  take effect
• Retrieve your data order using the code provided
  in confirmation email
• Order saved requests
• View your order history
• Re-send or cancel orders
• Order Change-Only updates, where available

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Your Account
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Your Account has a full order history Can
re-order current data, original data or a
change-only update
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Unzip MasterMap data files

• 2. Unzip data.zip
• Contents.txt
• Conditions.txt
• TOID list.txt
• How to use the data .html
• GZip data file

1. Data.zip
3. Unzip GZip data file GML data file
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Digimap Collections

• Digimaps OS Collection
• Which OS map data products are available and from
  where?
• How to download
• OS tiled data from the Data Download facility
• OS MasterMap data from MasterMap Download
  facility
• OS OpenData
• Digimap OpenStream
• Onward use of data - considerations

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OS OpenData

• OS public consultation on OS OpenData completed
  in early 2010 http//www.communities.gov.uk/publi
  cations/corporate/ordnancesurveyconsultation
• From March 2010, OS made some datasets freely
  available to the public
• http//www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/opendata
  /
• EDINA Digimap blog posting on the release of
  Ordnance Survey datasets for free use and re-use
• http//edinadigimap.blogspot.com/2010/04/os-openda
  ta.html

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OS OpenData
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OS OpenData download page
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OS OpenData download page
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Digimap Collections

• Digimaps OS Collection
• Which OS map data products are available and from
  where?
• How to download
• OS tiled data from the Data Download facility
• OS MasterMap data from MasterMap Download
  facility
• OS OpenData
• Digimap OpenStream
• Onward use of data - considerations

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Digimap OpenStream
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Digimap OpenStream

• Free service to academic community NOT just for
  Digimap registered users
• Launched October 2010
• Allows users to stream certain OS datasets
  directly to their software without downloading
  and storing large quantities of data
• Digimap OpenStream provides access to the
  following OS OpenData products
• MiniScale
• 1250,000 Scale Colour Raster
• OS Vector Map District (Raster)
• OS Street View
• http//openstream.edina.ac.uk/terms

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Digimap Collections

• Digimaps OS Collection
• Which OS map data products are available and from
  where?
• How to download
• OS tiled data from the Data Download facility
• OS MasterMap data from MasterMap Download
  facility
• OS OpenData
• Digimap OpenStream
• Onward use of data - considerations

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Onward use of data

• Considerations
• Unzip data files
• Data formats
• Data conversion requirements
• Data conversion tools
• EDINA Webinars
• 10 Nov 2010, 3pm Using data in ArcGIS
• 24 Nov 2010, 1030am Using data in CAD

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Resources

• Digimap OS Collection Help pages Using data
  with GIS
• EDINA Training guides
• http//edina.ac.uk/digimap/support/training/
• Ordnance Survey website
• General product information
• http//www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/products
  /
• Guidance on software for use with OS MasterMap
• http//www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/products
  
• /osmastermap/information/technical/software.html