GB Overview Maps

GB Overview Maps is a simple, free to use overview map of Great Britain.

This product is updated annually

The GB Overview Map is free to view, download and use for commercial, educational and personal purposes.

Your message will stand out as there is no clutter on this map. It's also great for hand-outs, desktop publishing and classroom use.

This is ideal as an initial map for your GIS. It highlights Britain while showing neighbouring countries of Europe.

GB Overview Maps

Technical information

Access: Download
Data theme: Contextual
Data structure: Raster
Coverage: Great Britain
Scale: 1:5,000,000
Format: GeoTIFF LZW compressed 254 dpi
Ordering area: All of Great Britain
Publication months: December
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Palette of 256 colours

While you can’t change the look of the map itself, you can open it in image editing or desktop publishing software and make annotations.

GB Overview Maps

Key features: Our simplest maps of the British Isles
Clutter-free map
Zoom in from here
Category: Contextual or derived mapping
Access: Download
Data structure: Raster
Update frequency: Annually

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