Digimap OS Collection Data Download Services

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EDINA Digimap OS Collection: Data Download Services Tom Armitage Vivienne Carr

Objectives : 

Digimap Training Workshops Objectives Digimap’s OS Collection: Which OS products are available to download? How to download OS tiled data from the Data Download facility Onward use of data - considerations

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Digimap Training Workshops Digimap’s OS Collection – available products

Which products? : 

Digimap Training Workshops Which products? http://www.edina.ac.uk/digimap/description/products/

Data Download Services : 

Digimap Training Workshops Data Download Services Accessed from Digimap’s OS Collection Home page

Data Download Services : 

Digimap Training Workshops Data Download Services 5 facilities: Data Download MasterMap Download Boundary Download Gazetteer Download Gazetteer Plus

Data Download products : 

Digimap Training Workshops Data Download products OS 1:10000 Raster OS 1:25000 Raster OS 1:50000 Raster OS Meridian 2 OS Strategi OS Land-Form PROFILE (and DTM version) OS Land-Form PANORAMA (and DTM version)

MasterMap Download products : 

Digimap Training Workshops MasterMap Download products OS MasterMap has several layers of data Digimap has 2 of these layers: Topography layer 9 themes Integrated Transport Network (ITN) layer 2 themes

Boundary Download products : 

Digimap Training Workshops Boundary Download products Code-Point – postcode listings or postcode polygons Boundary lines – e.g. counties, unitary authorities, electoral areas National GB boundaries

Boundary lines – example use : 

Digimap Training Workshops Boundary lines – example use Raster map of Edinburgh Scotland constituency boundary lines overlaid

Gazetteer download : 

Digimap Training Workshops Gazetteer download Download entire 1:50000 Scale Gazetteer 1999 – 2008 available

Gazetteer Plus download : 

Digimap Training Workshops Gazetteer Plus download Download selected records from 1:50000 Gazetteer Limit place name searches by feature type and/or Geographical area, National Grid coordinates Download results as CSV, TAB or XML

Gazetteer Plus download - example use : 

Digimap Training Workshops Gazetteer Plus download - example use Gazetteer Plus search results for antiquities plotted on a raster map of Edinburgh

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Digimap Training Workshops Data Download facility: 5 steps to download data

1. Select product & format : 

Digimap Training Workshops 1. Select product & format

2. Search : 

Digimap Training Workshops 2. Search

3. Select from search results : 

Digimap Training Workshops 3. Select from search results

4. Choose data : 

Digimap Training Workshops 4. Choose data

5. Download data : 

Digimap Training Workshops 5. Download data

Collect the data : 

Digimap Training Workshops Collect the data

Unzip the data : 

Digimap Training Workshops Unzip the data

Onward use of data : 

Digimap Training Workshops Onward use of data Considerations: Unzip data files Data formats Data conversion requirements Data conversion tools

Resources : 

Digimap Training Workshops 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