Ordnance Survey User Guides Download Page

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OS MasterMap®

Manual Publication Date Download Link
Topography Layer
OS MasterMap Topography Layer v1.12 March 2014 User Guide (6.7 Mb)
OS MasterMap Topography Layer v1.9 December 2010 User Guide (2.4 Mb)
OS MasterMap Topography Layer v1.8 December 2009 User Guide (3.5 Mb)
OS MasterMap Topography Layer v1.3 July 2007 User Guide (0.8 Mb)
ITN
OS MasterMap Integrated Transport Network Layer v2.0 December 2010 User Guide (2.4 Mb)
OS MasterMap Integrated Transport Network Layer v1.0 November User Guide (6.0 Mb)
OS MasterMap Integrated Transport Network Layer April 2007 User Guide (0.8 Mb)


Terrain™ 5

Manual Publication Date Download Link
Terrain™ 5 User Guide v1.1 July 2013 User Guide (3.6 Mb)


Terrain™ 50

Manual Publication Date Download Link
Terrain™ 50 User Guide v1.0 April 2013 User Guide (13.5 Mb)


Land-Form PROFILE®

Manual Publication Date Download Link
Land-Form PROFILE User Guide v5.4 August 2012 User Guide (1.6 Mb)
Land-Form PROFILE User Guide v4.0 May 2001 User Guide (0.8 Mb)


Land-Form PANORAMA®

Manual Publication Date Download Link
Land-Form PANORAMA User Guide v5.2 February 2013 User Guide (2.3 Mb)
Land-Form PANORAMA User Guide v4.1 October 2004 User Guide (1.8 Mb)
Land-Form PANORAMA User Guide v3.0 January 2001 User Guide (2.2 Mb)
Land-Form PANORAMA User Guide v2.0 June 1997 User Guide (0.9 Mb)


Meridian™ 2

Manual Publication Date Download Link
Meridian 2 User Guide v6.0 November 2013 User Guide (4.7 Mb)
Meridian 2 User Guide v5.3 December 2008 User Guide (2.0 Mb)
Meridian 2 User Guide v5.2 February 2007 User Guide (1.5 Mb)
Meridian 2 User Guide v4.3 June 2005 User Guide (2.7 Mb)
Meridian 2 User Guide v4.1 January 2004 User Guide (1.95 Mb)
Meridian 2 User Guide v4.0 March 2003 User Guide (1.95 Mb)
Meridian 2 User Guide v3.1 March 2002 User Guide (1.38 Mb)
Meridian 2 User Guide v3.0 December 2000 User Guide (1.53 Mb)
Meridian User Guide v2.0 January 1997 User Guide (1.53 Mb)


Strategi®

Manual Publication Date Download Link
Strategi User Guide v9.0 November 2013 User Guide (5.0 Mb)
Strategi User Guide v6.3 March 2006 User Guide (1.2 Mb)
Strategi User Guide v6.1 January 2004 User Guide (1.7 Mb)
Strategi User Guide v6.0 March 2003 User Guide (2.8 Mb)
Strategi User Guide v5.2 February 2002 User Guide (1.9 Mb)
Strategi User Guide v5.0 January 2001 User Guide (1.8 Mb)
Strategi User Guide v4.1 November 1999 User Guide (0.8 Mb)


1:10 000 Scale Raster

Manual Publication Date Download Link
1:10 000 Scale Raster User Guide v2.3 November 2010 User Guide (1.2 Mb)
1:10 000 Scale Raster User Guide v2.2 April 2009 User Guide (1.2 Mb)
1:10 000 Scale Raster User Guide v2.1 October 2007 User Guide (1.1 Mb)
1:10 000 Scale Raster Legend File October 2007 Legend File (0.1 Mb)
1:10 000 Scale Raster User Guide v2.0 January 2007 User Guide (2.1 Mb)
1:10 000 Scale Raster User Guide March 2004 User Guide (1 Mb)
1:10 000 Scale Raster Legend File 2004 Legend File (0.1 Mb)


1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster

Manual Publication Date Download Link
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster User Guide v2.4 November 2010 User Guide (1.3 Mb)
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster Legend File v4 July 2012 Legend File (0.8 Mb)
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster User Guide v2.2 June 2009 User Guide (2.5 Mb)
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster Legend File v3 June 2009 Legend File (0.9 Mb)
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster User Guide v2 December 2007 User Guide (2.5 Mb)
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster Legend File v2 March 2008 Legend File (1.7 Mb)
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster User Guide v1.1 April 2003 User Guide (0.5 Mb)
1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster Legend File 2003 Legend File (0.2 Mb)


1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster

Manual Publication Date Download Link
1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster User Guide v2.4 December 2010 User Guide (1.7 Mb)
1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster Legend File v3 August 2012 Legend File (0.8 Mb)
1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster User Guide v2.2 December 2008 User Guide (1.2 Mb)
1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster Legend File v2 March 2008 Legend File (0.3 Mb)
1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster User Guide v2.0.1 January 2008 User Guide (2.9 Mb)
1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster User Guide March 2004 User Guide (0.9 Mb)
1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster Legend File 2002 Legend File (3.3 Mb)


1:50 000 Scale Gazetteer

The 1:50 000 Scale Gazetteer shares a User Guide with the 1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster.

Manual Publication Date Download Link
1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster User Guide v2.4 December 2010 User Guide (1.7 Mb)
1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster User Guide v2.2 December 2008 User Guide (1.2 Mb)
1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster User Guide v2.0.1 January 2008 User Guide (2.9 Mb)
1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster User Guide March 2004 User Guide (0.9 Mb)
1:50 000 Scale Gazetteer Information Sheet 2004 Info Sheet (1.8 Mb)
1:50 000 Scale Gazetteer Information Sheet 2003 Info Sheet (2.8 Mb)


1:250 000 Scale Colour Raster

Manual Publication Date Download Link
1:250 000 Scale Colour Raster User Guide v2.5 June 2012 User Guide (2.0 Mb)
1:250 000 Scale Colour Raster Legend File v2 April 2012 Legend File (2.4 Mb)
1:250 000 Scale Colour Raster User Guide v2.2 December 2008 User Guide (3.6 Mb)
1:250 000 Scale Colour Raster Legend File March 2009 Legend File (0.2 Mb)


MiniScale®

Manual Publication Date Download Link
MiniScale User Guide v1.8 May 2013 User Guide (1.1 Mb)
MiniScale User Guide v1.5 January 2009 User Guide (3.6 Mb)


Code-Point®

Manual Publication Date Download Link
Code-Point User Guide v2.12 November 2012 User Guide (1.2 Mb)
Code-Point User Guide v2.5 August 2008 User Guide (1.7 Mb)
Code-Point User Guide v2.3 March 2008 User Guide (1.3 Mb)
Code-Point User Guide v2.1 May 2006 User Guide (0.3 Mb)
Code-Point User Guide v2.0 May 2002 User Guide (0.8 Mb)
  


Code-Point® Open

Manual Publication Date Download Link
Code-Point Open User Guide v1.7 November 2012 User Guide (0.7 Mb)
  


Code-Point® with polygons

Manual Publication Date Download Link
Code-Point with Polygons User Guide v2.14 December 2012 User Guide (1.2 Mb)
Code-Point with Polygons User Guide v2.8 May 2009 User Guide (2.3 Mb)
Code-Point with Polygons User Guide v2.5 November 2007 User Guide (2.3 Mb)
Code-Point with Polygons User Guide v2.3 July 2006 User Guide (2.4 Mb)
Code-Point with Polygons User Guide v2.2 June 2005 User Guide (2.7 Mb)
Code-Point with Polygons User Guide v2.0 March 2003 User Guide (0.7 Mb)
Code-Point with Polygons User Guide v1.0 June 2001 User Guide (0.6 Mb)


Boundary-Line™

Manual Publication Date Download Link
Boundary-Line User Guide v1.18 September 2013 User Guide (4.6 Mb)
Boundary-Line User Guide v1.5 May 2009 User Guide (1.2 Mb)
Boundary-Line User Guide v1.2 May 2008 User Guide (0.9 Mb)
Boundary-Line User Guide v5.1 April 2007 User Guide (0.9 Mb)
Boundary-Line User Guide v4.1 November 2005 User Guide (1.2 Mb)
Boundary-Line User Guide v4.0 May 2005 User Guide (1.6 Mb)

OS Street View®

Manual Publication Date Download Link
OS Street View User Guide v 1.9 October 2011 User Guide (1.8 Mb)
OS Street View User Guide v 1.6 May 2009 User Guide
OS Street View Legend File May 2009 Legend File

OS VectorMap™ District

Manual Publication Date Download Link
OS VectorMap District User Guide v1.3 March 2013 User Guide
OS VectorMap District User Guide v1.0 March 2011 User Guide
OS VectorMap District Legend March 2011 Legend File
OS VectorMap District Release Notes March 2011 Release Notes

OS VectorMap™ Local

Manual Publication Date Download Link
OS VectorMap Local v1.4 February 2014 User Guide (7.6 Mb)
OS VectorMap Local Raster v1.1 February 2014 User Guide (4.3 Mb)
OS VectorMap Local v1.2 February 2011 User Guide (4.9 Mb)
OS VectorMap Local v1.1 September 2009 User Guide (5.0 Mb)

OS Locator™

Manual Publication Date Download Link
OS Locator User Guide v1.5 August 2013 User Guide (1.4 Mb)
OS Locator User Guide v1.3 April 2011 User Guide (4.0 Mb)