os terrain 5 contours

OS Terrain™ 5 Contours

Data Download Version:

April 2020

Download allowance:

400 tiles

Formats Available:

SHP, GML3, DWG

Version in Roam:

January 2020

View in Roam:

Various (as Overlay)

OS Digimap Licence

Scale:

1:10,000

Tile Size:

5 x 5km

Example Uses:

Detailed overviews of landforms
Topographic analysis
Flood risk assessment

Official Information Sources:

Official User Guide: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/documents/os-terrain-5-user-guide.pdf
Ordnance Survey Product Information: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/products/terrain-5
Ordnance Survey Support Information: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/terrain-5-support

Overview

OS Terrain 5 provides an ideal base to enable the third dimension for other data within an appropriate geographical information system (GIS). It can be used for analytical, modelling, planning and visual purposes. OS Terrain 5 contours are not used in Digimap Roam.

OS Terrain 5 contours is a contour dataset of 5 metre interval standard contour polylines which includes mean high and low water boundaries and spot heights.

For more information about the product see the official Ordnance Survey User Guide:

https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/documents/os-terrain-5-user-guide.pdf

Additional Information

Styling Files:

	Data Format
	ShapeFile	GML
ArcGIS	OS Layer files
QGIS	OS QML files	QML files

Printable Legend:

N/A

Sample Data:

N/A