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Ordnance Survey Basemaps (3rd Party Data)

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.

  • Identification
  • Extent
  • Distribution
  • Quality
  • Keywords
  • Spatial Reference System
  • Content
  • Constraints
  • Maintenance
  • Metadata

Identification

Identifier
EXT_DS64566
Alternative Title
  • Ordnance Survey Mapping
  • Grids
  • OS MasterMap
  • OS Products
  • OS Raster maps
  • OS Strategi Vector 200k
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

Ordnance Survey Basemaps available to Natural Resources Wales includes spatial datasets related to:

- Grids; which includes, 100km, 10km, 20km, 2km, 4km and 5km

- OS MasterMap; which includes All Raster and Mastermap in colour and greyscale, and MasterMap Areas, Lines and Text for various years.

- OS Products; OSMM Urban Greenspace and water lines

- OS Raster Maps; which includes various scales and raster maps in both greyscale and colour.

- OS Strategic Vector 200k; which includes admin boundaries, transport locations, country boundaries, land use, urban areas, coastal and marine boundaries. (This data is considered an old product, please consult the Geospatial Team for more information on suitable alternatives)


Further information about individual datasets can be found through the OS DataHub

Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2020-07-16
Owner
  Ordnance Survey (OS) -
Originator
  Ordnance Survey (OS) -
 

Extent

Extent

Bounding Box

 
 

Distribution

Distribution

Format Type and Description
  • Geographic Information System ( )

    Specification

    ESRI Feature Class

Resource Locator
Further Information: Government and Public Sector ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
Resource Locator
Further Information: Data Available through PSGA ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
Resource Locator
Futher Information: OS printing and copyright guide ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
 

Quality

Data quality

Quality Scope
Dataset
Conformity
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Explanation

This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.

Degree
false
Lineage

Ordnance Survey Basemaps available to Natural Resources Wales includes spatial datasets related to:

- Grids; which includes, 100km, 10km, 20km, 2km, 4km and 5km

- OS MasterMap; which includes All Raster and Mastermap in colour and greyscale, and MasterMap Areas, Lines and Text for various years.

- OS Products; OSMM Urban Greenspace and water lines

- OS Raster Maps; which includes various scales and raster maps in both greyscale and colour.

- OS Strategic Vector 200k; which includes admin boundaries, transport locations, country boundaries, land use, urban areas, coastal and marine boundaries. (This data is considered an old product, please consult the Geospatial Team for more information on suitable alternatives)


Further information about individual datasets can be found through the OS DataHub

 

Keywords

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

  • 3rd Party Data
  • Third Party Data
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2026-07-24
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Keywords

NRW SMNR Keywords

  • Regulating Services (SMNR)
  • Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR)
  • Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
  • Management Areas (SMNR)
  • Urban (SMNR)
  • Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
  • Ecosystem Services (SMNR)
  • Hydrological Processes (SMNR)
  • Soil and Land (SMNR)
  • Landscape (SMNR)
  • Ecosystem (SMNR)
  • Water Quality (SMNR)
  • Water Resources (SMNR)
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2024-06-26
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords
 

Spatial Reference System

Code
NONE
 

Content

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

 

Constraints

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type
Other restrictions
 

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations
no limitations
 

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints

This dataset is wholly owned by Ordnance Survey. Enquirers are advised to obtain a copy from the owner/originator directly, rather than NRW. NRW may NOT publish or disseminate it in its entirety.

 

Use Constraints

Use constraints type
Other restrictions
Other constraints

© Ordnance Survey NRW does NOT grant permission to third parties to re-use or disseminate this dataset. Attribution Statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444.

 

Attribution Statement

Other constraints

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444.

 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-3634353636 XML
Metadata Language
English
Resource type
Dataset
Metadata Date
2026-08-14T12:46:32.891Z
Metadata Standard Name
NRW
Metadata Standard Version

1.0

pointOfContact
  -
 
 

Publishing Body

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