Ordnance Survey 1:10 000 scale GeoTiff Raster Tiles - GeoTiff Format with a worldfile
Available as GeoTIFF Tiles for GIS Users
OS Premium Licenced Partner • Fully Licenced official OS Data • Raster Geo-referenced Tile Data
Dense residential area - orange buildings, named streets and green A-roads at full 1:10 000 detail Welsh village and farmland - spot heights, field boundaries and recreation ground in OS colour Town edge meeting countryside - Castle Wood, river and housing visible in a single 5 km tile Teddington - pink trunk roads, canal plantation and parkland rendered in VectorMap Local styling Suburban tile - schools, cul-de-sacs and OS National Grid lines ready for GIS overlay Rural hamlet - scattered cottages, farm buildings and field boundaries against green woodland Small town with roundabout junction, school and recreation ground - context for regional planning River valley - woodland blocks, farmsteads and floodplain crossing in a georeferenced GeoTIFF
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OS 10k Raster Tiles
- 5 km x 5 km set tiles
- GeoTIFF with TFW world file
- Colour, B&W or washout
- No bounding information
- Seamless tile joining
- Replaces OS Landplan
- Viewing range 1:3000 to 1:20 000
- Updated quarterly
OS 1:10 000 Raster Tiles - Georeferenced GeoTIFF Backdrop Mapping for GIS and CAD
OS 1:10 000 raster tiles are georeferenced 5 km x 5 km GeoTIFF images derived from OS VectorMap Local - the same trusted Ordnance Survey dataset that underpins our 1:10 000 print extracts, but delivered as raw tile data for loading directly into GIS or CAD software. Each tile ships with a TFW world file and covers a fixed 5 km square on the OS National Grid. Tiles join seamlessly so you can build continuous backdrop coverage across any area of Great Britain.
The raster tiles replace the discontinued OS Landplan product. They are available in three colour styles - full colour, black and white, and colour washout - giving you a flexible backdrop that sits behind your own project layers without overwhelming the display. OS VectorMap Local data is updated quarterly in January, April, July and October.
Select the tiles you need on the interactive map, choose a colour style, pay online and the GeoTIFF tiles are emailed to you in around 30 minutes, seven days a week.
What Are OS 1:10 000 Raster Tiles?
Each tile is a flat, georeferenced raster image covering exactly 5 km x 5 km of the OS National Grid. There are no grid lines, no title block and no bounding frame - just a clean GeoTIFF that your software positions automatically using the embedded British National Grid coordinate reference system (EPSG:27700). The data shows buildings, roads, railways, rivers, woodland, vegetation, contours and place names at a level of detail suited to regional planning, estate management and infrastructure projects.
Three Colour Styles
Choose the backdrop that suits your project. Full colour uses the standard OS VectorMap Local palette. Black and white strips everything back to clean line work. Colour washout fades the palette so your own vector layers stand out against a subtle, readable base.
Seamless Regional Coverage
Tiles follow the OS National Grid and join edge to edge without gaps, overlaps or colour discontinuities. Start with the tiles covering your project area and add adjacent tiles later as your coverage needs grow - every new purchase slots in next to your existing holding.
Derived from the OS Large-Scale Database
VectorMap Local is generated automatically from the OS Large Scale Topographic Database - the same source as OS MasterMap. That automated derivation means improved building geometries, consistent feature generalisation and currency that keeps pace with the parent dataset.
Unlimited GIS Outputs Under Licence
Your OS licence permits unlimited PDF or image outputs from your GIS software at any scale. Print as many map sheets as your project requires from the tile data - there is no per-print charge on top of the licence fee.
Need a Smaller Section Rather Than Full Tiles?
If your project covers a single site and you do not need full 5 km x 5 km tiles, our 1:10k raster data sections let you frame a custom area and receive a single GeoTIFF covering just the extent you need. Sections are ideal for one-off project areas; tiles are better when you are building systematic coverage or plan to extend your data holding over time.
Not a GIS User?
If you do not use GIS or CAD software and just need a printed 1:10 000 map of a specific area, our ready-to-use extracts are the easier option. They arrive as a PDF, TIFF or JPG at the paper size you choose - no specialist software required:
1:10 000 Regional Location Plan - print-ready OS map extract accepted by Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, the Crofting Commission and forestry bodies.
When Do I Need 1:10 000 Raster Tiles?
These tiles are for GIS and CAD professionals who need a licensed OS backdrop at regional scale. The 5 km grid means each tile covers a wide area with enough detail to identify individual buildings, field boundaries and road networks. Common users and uses include:
Estate & Land Management GIS
Land agents, estate managers and rural surveyors load 10k tiles as a base layer beneath ownership boundaries, sporting rights, tenancy parcels and management zones. The wide tile coverage reduces the number of files needed to map an entire estate or group of holdings.
Forestry & Woodland Planning
Foresters and woodland managers use tiles as a GIS backdrop for compartment mapping, felling coupe design, access route planning and long-term forest plans. The black and white style is popular for letting compartment shading stand out clearly against the base.
Environmental & Ecological Analysis
Ecologists, environmental consultants and habitat surveyors use the tiles as a spatial framework for Phase 1 habitat mapping, ecological constraint analysis, river catchment modelling and environmental impact assessment across wide study areas.
Energy & Infrastructure Projects
Windfarm developers, pipeline operators, utility companies and telecoms providers load tiles to plan corridor routes, assess visual impact zones, model cable and pipe alignments and present project extents to stakeholders and planning authorities.
Local Authority & Public Sector GIS
Council GIS teams, highways departments and emergency planners use 10k raster tiles as a licensed base layer for asset registers, route planning, flood modelling, waste collection rounds and community safety mapping across their administrative area.
Web Mapping & Internal Portals
Developers and GIS analysts serve tiles through GeoServer, MapServer or cloud tile services to provide a licensed OS backdrop for internal web maps, field data collection apps and client-facing portals where commercial web mapping APIs are not an option.
Archaeological & Heritage Assessment
Heritage consultants and archaeological units use the tiles as a GIS base for desk-based assessments, scheduled monument mapping, historic landscape characterisation and heritage impact statements that need a consistent OS backdrop across a wide search area.
Agricultural & Rural Development
Agronomists, rural development officers and agricultural consultants load tiles beneath field parcel data, drainage schemes, agri-environment agreements and rural payment claim boundaries for analysis and reporting across farming landscapes.
Further Reading
New to working with GeoTIFF tiles in GIS? These guides cover the essentials:
- How to Open TIF and TFW Files in QGIS - Step by Step
- OS Raster Maps: What They Are and When to Use Them
- OS Vector and Raster Mapping Fully Explained
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