CAD, GIS & OS Agriculture Maps

No — current Ordnance Survey mapping no longer includes field parcel numbers. Historically, OS Landline and County Series mapping displayed field numbers, but these have been replaced by Defra’s Rural Land Register (RLR) and associated datasets for agricultural referencing.

Our OS base maps provide boundaries, contours (optional on certain scales), watercourses and features — the essential framework to which you can overlay your own data such as field IDs, crop areas or Defra parcel references.

Field numbers are managed by Defra and associated regional agencies such as RPA (England) and RPID (Scotland) through the Rural Land Register (RLR) and Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS). These identifiers are not part of Ordnance Survey mapping and must be obtained directly from Defra or via your rural payments account.

Our datasets include the OS MasterMap Topography Layer®, OS Terrain 5 elevation model and VectorMap Local (1:10,000) for clear, accurate base mapping. You can add your own layers for field names, soil data, drainage lines, or crop zones within CAD or GIS software.

Yes — Defra and RPA data can be imported into your GIS software (e.g., QGIS, ArcGIS) and overlaid directly on our OS datasets. All mapping is supplied georeferenced to the British National Grid (OSGB36) for precise alignment.

Absolutely — they’re used for land capability analysis, drainage planning, soil studies, and environmental reports. These are base maps — you overlay your own data to show land parcels, yield plots or conservation areas.

Yes — our OS MasterMap and OS Terrain 5 datasets are widely accepted for supporting documentation in agricultural, environmental and planning submissions. Each map includes a north arrow, scale bar, coordinate grid and OS licence number for compliance.

Yes — all products are site-centred. Provide a postcode, farm name or upload your GIS boundary and we’ll generate a precise extract for your area of interest (AOI).

All data is sourced directly from Ordnance Survey and aligned to the British National Grid, offering positional accuracy within 1 metre. OS MasterMap data is updated on a continuous six-week cycle to maintain current coverage.

Yes — pairing OS Aerial Imagery with OS MasterMap and OS Terrain 5 gives a complete picture of your land’s topography and surface conditions.

Farmers, agronomists, surveyors, consultants and estate managers use OS mapping to plan infrastructure, manage compliance, and assess land capability for sustainable farming.