Simple and direct access to the OS National Geographic Database (OS NGD)
Get started quickly and download the data you need, as and when you need it, powering your applications with rich, consistent and current geographic information
Perform powerful geospatial analysis
OS NGD API – Features enables you to perform powerful geospatial analysis. Filter the data to receive exactly what you need, as and when you need it.
Get started for free
Easy to access and use from the OS Data Hub. Benefit from up to £1,000 of free premium data every calendar month, as well as free development mode.
Reduce overheads
No need to download, store and manage large and complex datasets, we take care of that so you can focus on adding value.
Up-to-date and analysis ready
Benefit from current, detailed and accurate data to help you generate new location-based insight converting NGD data into meaningful and actionable information.
Rich data and attribution
Access detailed geometries and rich attribution through OS NGD API – Features for only the data you need using spatial, attribute and/or time queries.
Based on the OGC API – Features standard so interoperable with lots of GIS software and web mapping libraries.
Online support to help you get started and find inspiration; from detailed documentation to copy and paste code examples.
How to use OS NGD API - Features
Find out how to use the API on our data download platform the OS Data Hub
How to get this product
Technical specification
| Key Features | What this product offers |
|---|---|
| Format | OGC API - Features |
| Data Structure | GeoJSON |
| Scale | Best used at large scales (zoomed in) |
| Update Frequency | Up to daily |
| Projection | British National Grid (EPSG: 27700), Web Mercator (EPSG: 4326), Web Mercator (EPSG: 3857) and WGS84 longitude/latitude (CRS84) |
| Availability | 99.9% uptime |
| Supply | Access via the OS Data Hub |
| Coverage | Great Britain |