Product support
View Ordnance Survey (OS) starter guides, product guides and release notes for our mapping products, as well as technical information and specifications.
Mapping services
Planning applications
Find out where to get large-scale maps you may need for a planning application.
Property boundaries
Our role in mapping property boundaries and who to contact for detailed property information.
HM Land registry
Take a look at the different services and licences offered by HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland using OS data.
Report a mapping error
If you think there is an error in our mapping, contact us to let us know.
Election maps
Use our election maps for Great Britain and Northern Ireland to explore the electoral geography of the UK.
Field parcel numbers
Find out everything you need to know about field parcel numbers and how they are shown on our maps.
Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN)
We allow the royalty-free use and sub-licensing of Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) under certain circumstances.
Licensing guidance
Learn more about OS licensing for different uses. Whether you're a PSGA member, an OS partner or a business, we want to help you obtain the right licence and get the most from your OS products.
Licensing for business use
Learn more about OS business licensing so you can use OS data in your company’s day-to-day internal business activity.
Licensing for partners
Thinking of licensing our data and becoming one of our commercial Partners? Here’s a quick overview.
Licensing for the public sector
Learn how to share OS data with the general public, other public sector organisations and your contractors.
Licensing in education
We support and encourage students and researchers at all levels to use OS mapping data as part of their learning.
Geographic Information Systems
Explore everything you need to know about Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and how data is used in GIS.
What is GIS?
Discover the software that blends the direction of a map with the power of a database.
Using GIS software
Learn how to optimise your data and get the most out of GIS.
OS Net support
OS Net is our highly accurate and resilient network of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base stations across Great Britain. Learn how OS Net can help deliver efficiencies and support you.
Overview of OS Net
Our OS Net network delivers accurate national coordinates for Great Britain.
Positioning technology tools
Our extremely accurate and resilient network of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) base stations.
Help with your account
Learn how to make payments to OS or our group of companies, and find out how to order OS data products for your organisation.
How to pay us
How to pay us online – by debit card, credit card, BACS payment, or cheque.
Online payment
Our online payment page.
Log in to OS Orders
OS Orders service is a fast and accurate way of ordering OS geographic data products for your organisation.
Sign in to OS Data Hub
OS Data Hub provides access to OS data via manual and automated downloads or data APIs.
Do you have any questions?
Get in touch with us for further support.