WHAT IS DIGIMAP?
Digimap is an online service run byEDINAoffering to UK Tertiary Education free access to maps and geospatial data from a number of national data providers, including Ordnance Survey and the British Geological Survey.A wide range of datais available for England, Wales and Scotland with a smaller range available for the Isle of Man. In addition, geological data is available for Northern Ireland.
Data is available either for download to use with appropriate application software, or as maps generated by Digimap online.A general description of the service can be found at
The four map collections within Digimap to which Cambridge University has a subscription are:
Ordnance Survey® Collectioni.e. Current map data. Offers a range of contemporary Ordnance Survey mapping data products. A range of online tools are available to facilitate viewing, interrogation and download of these products. Registration required. For 'How to get started' information see
Historic Digimap.Offers a range of historical Ordnance Survey mapping data products from 1843 to 1996. A range of online tools are available to facilitate viewing, interrogation and download of these products. Registration required. For further information see
Geology Digimap(New to Cambridge from 1 August 2015!). Offers a range of onshore and offshore British Geological Survey mapping data products. A range of online tools are available to facilitate viewing, interrogation and download of these products. Registration required. For further information see
Environment Digimap.Offers a range of Land Cover Map data products. A range of online tools are available to facilitate the viewing of these products. Registration required. For further information see
New from 1 February 2017
Aerial DigimapAerial imagery data at scales ranging from 1:150,000 to 1:500 available for making maps online or for download. Complete coverage of Great Britain is available. For further information see
(The University does not currently have a subscription to Marine Digimap)
GETTING ACCESS TO DIGIMAP
In order to access Digimap you must be a fully registered student or member of staff at the University of Cambridge. The data is available for Teaching, Educational Research, Academic Research or Limited Internal Business Use only.
You need a Ravenaccount and password. Raven passwords are available only to current staff and students of the University. All new undergraduate and postgraduate students should be given an account when they first register.
1. Logging in:
From either use the Login Button in the top right-hand corner orselect the service required. When asked to ‘Sign In’ type 'Cambridge' in the box, select 'University of Cambridge' and enter your Raven user-id and password when requested. Further information can be found at
2. Registration:
Before you can use Digimap services you will need to register your details with Digimap and accept the licence agreements associated with each Collection. This is an automated two-step process which is described at
3. Class Use:
Each member of a class must register for Digimap individually.
TERMS OF USE
Remember that the data is available for Teaching, Educational Research, Academic Research or Limited Internal Business Use only.
The Terms of Use are explained in the Digimap Licence Agreements at
The Frequently Asked Questions at to clarify the uses to which the current data can be put.
FURTHER INFORMATION
See the expanded version of this information sheet online at
DIGIMAP SITE REPRESENTATIVES
If you require further information, please contact the Cambridge University Digimap Site Representatives:
Anne TaylorMap Department, Cambridge University Library, West Road. 01223
and
Philip Stickler Department of Geography, Downing Site. 01223
LARGE FORMAT PRINTING
If your Department does not have large format printing facilities the following may be able to help:
Photography and Illustration Service (PandIS), 4th floor Cockcroft Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QG
Anatomy Visual Media Group (AVMG), Department of PDN, Anatomy Building, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, CB2 3DY
Engineering Department Print Room, Room IE1-42, Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ
OTHER RESOURCES
OS OpenDataprovides free access to a selection of OS mapping datasets for Great Britain. See
Digimap OpenStream.A web service delivering OS OpenData to the UK academic sector using open standard WMS technology. See
Cambridge University Library Map Resources. If Digimap does not provide the maps you want remember that theMap Department of Cambridge University Library has thousands of printed maps of Great Britain – including those published by Ordnance Survey and British geological Survey – and other parts of the World. See
OS mapping from 1998 onwards.The most recent detailed scales of OS mapping are not available on Digimap but can be viewed and printed from a dedicated PC in the Map Room of Cambridge University Library. Also available for viewing is large scale data of Northern Ireland from 2004 onwards. Unfortunately, none of this modern data is available to download.See
ShareGeo. A spatial data repository - a place where researchers, students and lecturers at UK HEFE institutions can deposit data for anyone to download and use. See
Agcensus. The University has a Subscription toagcensus– another EDINA product – which provides grid square agricultural census data for England, Scotland and Wales. Map and download data is derived from Agricultural and Horticultural Censuses of Great Britain. Provides realistic estimates of what is produced, how much is produced and where it was produced. See
This Information Sheet isavailable online as a Word documentat
Anextended version can be found online at
© Cambridge University Library Map Department,
3 February 2017
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