Overview of base mapping available via Astun Data Services & OS Maps API
The OS Maps API will soon replace the ADS OS Premium base maps.
We revealed more info about this in a webinar earlier this year. If you missed it, you can access the webinar recording.
Here’s a summary of the base mapping changes:
ADS OS Premium styles are replaced by the OS Maps API Road, Outdoor, Light and Leisure styles, provided as WMTS and WMS services.
The Standard OS Maps API WMTS services will be available and accessed directly from the Ordnance Survey.
Enhanced styles, a WMS and custom base maps will be available to you through Astun Map Services (
map.services.astuntechnology.com). In more detail,map.services.astuntechnology.comprovides:A Leisure base map with additional zoom-levels down to large-scales.
Dedicated Leisure 25k and 50k base maps.
WMS for Road, Outdoor, Light and Leisure styles for usage in iShare v5.8 and for printing in iShare v5.8 and above.
Grayscale versions of Road, Outdoor, Light and Leisure styles in WMS and WMTS.
OS Open is updated with OpenData scales of OS Maps API Road style.
Let’s take a look in more detail.
Core Base Map Products
The OS Premium Vector Colour is being replaced by the OS Maps API Road styles provided as a WMTS and WMS. Outdoor and Light styles are provided as alternative choices:
OS Premium Vector Colour style to OS Maps API Road style:
OS Premium Vector Colour style to OS Maps API Outdoor style:
OS Premium Vector Colour style to OS Maps API Light style:
The OS Premium Vector Grayscale is being replaced by the OS Maps API Road Grayscale style provided as a WMTS and WMS and also Grayscale versions of Outdoor or Light styles are available. Please note that these styles are considered enhanced styles and are available to you through Astun Map Services (
map.services.astuntechnology.com) and not directly from the Ordnance Survey.OS Premium Vector Grayscale style to OS Maps API Road Grayscale:
OS Premium Vector Grayscale style to OS Maps API Outdoor Grayscale:
OS Premium Vector Grayscale style to OS Maps API Light Grayscale:
The OS Maps API Leisure style is replacing the OS Premium Raster Colour, with additional zoom levels to cover the small and medium scales as well the large scales (OS MasterMap) that the OS Premium Raster Colour is providing, in WMTS and WMS as well in Grayscale.
The OS Premium Raster Colour in 50k is being replaced with the equivalent OS Maps API Leisure style in 50k:
The OS Premium Raster Colour using Vector Map District is being replaced by the equivalent OS Maps API Leisure style in 25k:
Ordnance Survey doesn’t provide any additional scales above the 25k, however, we enhanced the base map with additional zoom levels by including the OS Maps API Road style for the larger scales. This allows you to use it in your GIS applications as a complete base map.
The OS Leisure 25k and 50k will be provided as standalone base maps too without additional scales:
OS Leisure 25k:
OS Leisure 50k:
The OS Leisure Grayscale is replacing the OS Premium Raster Grayscale.
OS Premium Raster Grayscale style to OS Maps API Leisure Grayscale:
OS Maps API Road, Outdoor or Light styles are replacing the OS Premium OSMM Topo, provided as WMTS and WMS services.
OS Premium XYZ Vector is replaced by the equivalent OS Maps API Road, Outdoor or Lights as XYZ only in Colour. There will be no Grayscale version for this base map.
Custom Base Map Products
There will be no change to our custom base map Products such as Aerial and Historic base maps. These Include:
Milton Keynes Aerial Basemap 2012
Surrey Aerial Basemap 2006
Surrey Aerial Basemap 2014
Surrey Mudge 1819
Surrey Rocque 1767
Essex Aerial Basemap 2014
Essex Aerial Basemap 2015
Ramblers OS Maps API Leisure in Web Mercator
Aerial Photography
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Historic Map Data
ADS hosts two wonderful 'licence-free' historical base maps covering the Surrey area, created from source data courtesy of James Rutter at Surrey Heath Borough Council which is now out of copyright.
Colonel Mudge 1819 survey | John Rocque 1767 survey |
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Other Base Maps
It is possible to configure iShare and desktop GIS to use a range of alternative base maps, for instance PSGA members are free to register and utilise base maps from APGB to display aerial imagery, infrared imagery and height data . You can see how on this page Configure iShare to use Aerial Photography from APGB.
OS Data Delivery
For iShare in the Cloud (ISiC) Customers the following datasets are typically loaded into either the local iShareData database or the Astun Spatial Data Warehouse (SDW). Please click on the links below to see the Metadata information displaying the latest update dates for each dataset - select Display Mode Full View and the Identification tab.
Boundary-Line - loaded by default into the iShareData database
AddressBase Premium - loaded by default into the iShareData database
OS MasterMap Topography - loaded on request into the SDW
Code-Point Open - loaded on request into the SDW
Syndicated OpenData Services
Syndicated OpenData Services include national coverage of the following data:
OpenData feeds are syndicated (cached and pre-processed on Astun servers) and served as an Open Geospatial Consortium Web Feature Services (OGC WFS) |
NHS Choices
NHS Choices provides public access to health service related information via the web. This includes name, address, postcode, location and URL information for individual services (pharmacies, opticians, hospitals, doctors and dentists). Furthermore the URLs returned from NHS Choices link to a host of additional information, for example, contact information and opening times.
The Astun Data Services (ADS) NHS Choices Downloader essentially acts as a central repository for the NHS Choices data for England. This links seamlessly with the iShare platform allowing NHS service information to be displayed on map layers.
Neighbourhood Crime
The Police UK provide public access to information about neighbourhood areas in all 43 English & Welsh police forces. All forces are required to keep this data accurate and up to date. Astun Data Services [ADS] provide a Police Downloader in the form of a WFS connection for you to download this information.
GIAS / EduBase
There a new service from http://GOV.UK called Get information about schools (GIAS), which replaces the EduBase service for educational professionals in England. The service supplies a register of educational establishments in England and Wales, maintained by the Department for Education. It provides information on establishments providing compulsory, higher and further education.
The Astun Data Services (ADS) GIAS / EduBase Downloader essentially acts as a central repository for the Educational establishments data for England & Wales and, as the structure of the data has not changed, neither has this service.. This links seamlessly with the iShare platform allowing educational information to be displayed on map layers.
OS Datasets
National coverage of County, District, Ward and Electoral Division boundaries are automatically configured for iShare in the Cloud customers. On-premise customers may ask their Astun Consultant if they require these datasets. Other OS datasets including MasterMap and AddressBase Premium are also available on request.
OS Open Names
OS Open Names is a comprehensive list of Great Britain’s place names, road names and numbers and postcodes combined into one product, increasing search flexibility. It has been designed for multipurpose use – for easy integration into business data warehouses, containing features that enhance the user’s experience in mobile and web mapping applications. The postcodes can be used by creators of route-planning applications as a start or end point.
Astun Data Services (ADS) host the OS Open Names data and supply a Search Web Service which may be used in QGIS or custom applications.
Backup/Restore and Disaster Recovery
Astun Data Services are hosted within the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) on Amazon Web Services.
A regular backup copy at each data refresh or software update cycle is replicated to a further instance located within a different geographic region for disaster recovery.