Digimap is an online mapping and data delivery facility funded by JISC, the Joint Information Systems Committee, and provided by the EDINA national data centre based at the University of Edinburgh.
Digimap enables users to download Ordnance Survey information - free at the point of use - into suitable application software on their own desktops. It has supported a vast range of studies, from archaeology to zoology ,since its launch seven years ago.
The addition of OS MasterMap will potentially benefit nearly 32,000 registered Digimap users at 143 institutions, including more than 100 universities.
"Direct access to OS MasterMap opens enormous opportunities for learning and teaching in all disciplines," says Vanessa Lawrence, Ordnance Survey's Director General and Chief Executive. "OS MasterMap is a continually updated comprehensive geographic framework relied on for all kinds of government and business decision making. Now we can extend its benefits into higher and further education for research, analysis, reports and presentations."
