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Welcome to EDINA DigimapDigimap is an EDINA service offering online access to a range of spatial data. It is authenticated using Athens and is available to all
higher and further education institutions.
Digimap contains several data collections. Your institution must subscribe to each collection. This usually involves an annual fee.
The licence conditions for each data collection may differ.
This demonstration shows the various facilities available to access the Ordnance Survey Data Collection.
Enter Athens username and password; click Login
NOTE: users must register their Athens username with EDINA before being able to
login. This can be done online
Digimap offers several Data Collections from the
Collections page. Choose the Collection you wish to use
Note: your institution may not subscribe to all Data Collections
Each Collection has a number of facilities which provide access to the data. Digimap Classic is a
simple mapping tool
Digimap Carto is a Java applet, and has to be
launched as a separate application. It needs a fast
internet connection
Find an appropriate map using gazetteer, national
grid coordinates or location map
Set scale, zoom and pan using map tools to change
the map size covered
Click View Map next to the appropriate place name. A map of the chosen place is
displayed in a pop-up window
Gazetteer Plus allows you to search for and download specified sections of the
1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer
Facilities for downloading data are under Data Download Services
There are different facilities for downloading different types of
data. Digimap Download offers digital map data
Then choose the area you need data for. Search by: • map• place name• postcode• data tile name• grid reference• easting/northing
Choose compression options for your data delivery. Warning: some files can be very large and take a
few minutes to retrieve
Facilities for downloading data are under Data Download Services
There are different facilities for downloading different types of data.
Try the Boundary Download
Help Pages contain information about how to use the service, how to use the data in GIS, product details
and software links