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PRODUCT FEATURES

  • Highly accurate – OS Sitemap is derived directly from the Ordnance Survey’s National Topographic Database and provides land and property professionals with highly accurate details of buildings and geographic features in the UK.
  • Up to date – The data is continually updated and is the most up to date large scale mapping information available.
  • Instant Access to Ordnance Survey servers – All Mapping and Data Centres and Desktop Mappers have instant and direct access to Ordnance Survey servers.
  • Direct to your PC or Mac – Desktop mapping customers benefit from direct downloads using either a PC or a Mac.
  • Licensed to meet your needs – The new Plan, Design and Build licence provides land and property professionals with a choice of licence durations and permits them to share data across project teams as well as archiving the data at the end of a project.
  • Site centred – All OS Sitemap products can be site centred by postcode, place name, National Grid sheet or 12 figure coordinate reference.
  • Cut to size – Whatever the shape of your site the new “cookie cutter” tool allows the user to select exactly the right amount of data so that costs are kept to a minimum.
  • Compatible with CAD and GIS systems – OS Sitemap data is available in DXF format meaning it is compatible with both CAD and GIS systems.
  • Easily manipulated – The new and improved data structure is based on closed polygons and allows CAD users to select and highlight areas of interest.
  • On screen area measurement – The change in data structure offers desktop mapping customers the chance to benefit from on screen area measurements at no extra cost.
  • Improved search functions – The new and improved search function helps desktop mapping customers find their data quickly and centre it on their chosen site.
  • A choice of outputs – The choice of data or paper outputs and addition of coloured themes for pdfs provides land and property professionals with a range of presentational possibilities.