Download [Digimap]

Digimap’s advanced facilities
Digimap Download allows the downloading of individual
tiles of data for the range of OS datasets described below.
These tiles of data can then be loaded into suitable software
for further processing, analysis and other use.
Digimap Carto is a flexible service that allows the creation
of customised maps at any scale and at any size up to A0.
Users will be able to combine data from different datasets,
and select which dataset features to include.
Digimap Gazetteer allows users to search, select and
download records from the gazetteer dataset within
Digimap.
Digimap Code-Point & Post-Code Query are two facilities
which allow users to search for a postcode and view it onscreen. OS Code-Point data, and associated boundaries,
can also be downloaded for use in suitable software.
The data
Land-Line.Plus® Large-scale comprehensive data depicting
man-made and natural features ranging from houses and
factories, roads and rivers, to marshland and administrative
boundaries. The scales are 1:1,250 (urban areas), 1:2,500
(rural) and 1:10,000 (moorland).
Meridian2™ A medium-scale dataset at a nominal scale of
1:50,000 containing a comprehensive road network, main
passenger railways and open stations, county, district and
unitary authority boundaries, developed land use areas, place
names, woodlands and water features.
1:50,000 Scale Colour Raster A computer image that
mirrors the popular Landranger® map series, Britain's most
popular map series. It can provide the ideal mapping
backdrop upon which to overlay many types of information.
Strategi® A small-scale dataset at 1:250,000 containing
road and rail networks, water features, cities, towns and other
settlements, woods and land use, and geographic names.
Land-Form PANORAMA™ Height dataset available as
either contours (10m vertical interval) or digital terrain
models (DTMs).
1:50,000 Place Names Gazetteer About 250,000 placenames and their national grid references, from major cities
and mountain ranges to individual farms, streams and
hamlets. These are all the names that appear on Ordnance
Survey 1:50,000 scale Landranger® mapping.
Downloading data
If you download data using Digimap Download, you will
want to load that data into a suitable software package for
further use. Advice on such software packages is beyond
the scope of this guide, but information is available on the
Digimap web site, and advice may be available from
specialists within your own institution.
Help and further information
There is extensive help, and lots of further information about
the data and the service, on the Digimap web site. This
information includes context-sensitive help for use of the
service, tutorials, detailed explanations of the contents of
each of the datasets, Frequently Asked Questions (and
answers!), and information about the use of downloaded
data.
EDINA Digimap
Quick Reference Guide
The EDINA Digimap Service is an on-line service that
allows users to view and create maps of any location in Great
Britain using Ordnance Survey map data. Users can also
download Ordnance Survey map data for use in other
software packages, such as Geographical Information
Systems (GIS), drawing software and CAD.
Each subscribing institution has appointed a Digimap site
representative, and may also have identified specialists to
assist with computing and map data issues. Within Digimap
you will have access to web pages explaining your institution’s
arrangements for Digimap, and to your institution’s own
Digimap email support line, if available. Your site
representative (details at <http://edina.ac.uk/digimap>) will
be able to advise.
Terms of use
©Crown Copyright
The data available through Digimap is the property of
Ordnance Survey, and is protected by copyright. Use of the
Digimap service allows you to use the data, and maps made
from it, for teaching and research activities. There are some
restrictions on what you can do with the maps and data:
these are outlined on the registration form, and are explained
in detail on the Digimap web site. It is your responsibility
as a user to ensure that you do not breach these terms of
use. If you do breach the terms of use, appropriate action
may be taken.
January 2003
To register to use EDINA Digimap
To use Digimap you first need to register. Either register online
at <http://digimap.edina.ac.uk/selfregistration.html> or get a
form from your Digimap site representative. In each case, after
you have completed the form, you need to have it signed by
your site representative, whose details are available from
<http://edina.ac.uk/digimap>.
[Digimap]
To connect to EDINA Digimap
To use EDINA Digimap you need a web browser which
supports tables, frames and forms. The user interface is
enhanced if your Web browser supports JavaScript (although
this is not essential). To use Digimap Carto (details below),
however, your Web browser must also support Java and
JavaScript.
• point your browser at http://edina.ac.uk/digimap
• click the login link on the Digimap page
• enter your user name and password
EDINA services are normally available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week. Any planned service breaks will be announced
on the EDINA web site
To use Digimap’s simple mapping
This guide gives a simple outline. More detailed tutorials in
using Digimap can be found within the service Help pages.
The map of Great Britain allows you to select which location
to make a map of, using Digimap’s basic facilities. The
navigation bar gives you access to support information
including tutorials, and also to Digimap’s advanced services:
Digimap Download, Digimap Gazetteer, Digimap Carto,
Digimap Postcode Query and Digimap Code-Point
Download.
To make a map of a place, enter the name of the place or
postcode in the box above the map, click the Find button,
and select the correct place from the resulting list.
Alternatively, you can select the location you wish to map
by clicking on the initial map of Great Britain. You will
then see a District View map of that location.
If you want a more detailed map of that location, select the
Local View, Neighbourhood View or the Detailed View
button above the map, and click on the map at the location
where you want to centre your new map.
You can continue to move between District, Local,
Neighbourhood and Detailed Views by use of the radio
buttons.
In any of the pre-set views
you can choose to include
or exclude any of the
different features included
in that view. To do this, use
the scrollable list of features
at the left-hand side of the
screen. Set or clear the
check box beside each
feature in order to include
or exclude that feature in
your map. Once you have
made your settings, click
any one of the Make new
map buttons in that panel.
To help select exactly the
features you want, you can also use the Select All or Clear
All buttons. (NB: This facility is not available for the
neighbourhood view.)
When you first login to Digimap, you will see a map of
Great Britain, with a navigation bar of choices down the
left hand side.
Below: Neighbourhood view (not to scale)
Having created a map, you can save it for later printing by
placing it in your Map Chest within Digimap. To do this,
create the map, enter a name for it in the text box below the
map, and click the Add current map to map chest button.
Maps can be stored for up to five days.
Pre-set views
Digimap’s basic facilities allow you to produce maps at four
pre-set views. Each pre-set view uses a specified scale, and
specified datasets.
View
Datasets
®
Source
Display
District
Strategi
1:250,000
1:200,000
Local
MeridianTM
Land-Form PANORAMATM
1:50,000
1:50,000
1:40,000
1:40,000
Neighbourhood
1:50,000 Colour Raster
1:50,000
1:20,000
1:10,000
1:2,500
1:1,250
1:8,000
1:1,900
1:1,250
Detailed
®
Land-Line.Plus