Digimap OpenStream to deliver OS OpenData

EDINA is working on the release of Digimap OpenStream – a web service delivering OS OpenData to the UK academic sector using open standard WMS technology.

Digimap OpenStream will be an EDINA Digimap value-added service freely available to the academic community. Access will not be restricted to registered Digimap users, although a one-off online registration will be required. The OS OpenData offered will be accessible 24/7 and users will be able to embed it into their own application software without the overheads of downloading and managing large quantities of data.

Digimap OpenStream will provide access to the following OS OpenData products:

MiniScale®
1:250,000 Scale Colour Raster
OS Vector Map™ District (Raster)
OS Street View®

Details of the Application Programming Interface (API) will be provided along with simple guides illustrating how to use the service within popular GIS software.

Full details of the Terms and Conditions of Use can be found now at openstream.edina.ac.uk/terms

Digimap OpenStream will be publicly available from mid-October 2010.