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OS MasterMap® Topography Layer with Building Heights Attribute and OS Terrain 5 (DTM) - 3D Modeling
Ordnance Survey's most detailed mapping of Great Britain, delivered in layered DWG and DXF format ready for AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D and all major CAD platforms. Every building, boundary, road, path, waterway and structure - fully georeferenced to the British National Grid and structured into clean, named layers for immediate use in your design workflow.
Why Use OS MasterMap in CAD?
OS MasterMap Topography Layer is the definitive base map for site design, planning submissions and property analysis in the UK. Unlike raster images or traced PDF plans, our CAD files give you real vector geometry you can snap to, measure from and build on - exactly as your software expects it.
Clean, Layered Vector Data
Buildings, roads, vegetation, water, rail, landform and structures separated into named layers with accurate closed polylines. No broken lines, no stray geometry - tested and verified for compatibility with official Autodesk® software.
Includes DTM Height Data
OS Terrain 5 in ASCII plus DTM points (5 m grid values) in the same DWG/DXF format. Ideal for earthworks, drainage design and visualising site topography directly in your model. Optional 3D contours also available.
Building Height Attributes
OS Building Height Attribute data giving you ground level, eave height and roof height values for every building footprint. Generate massing models, check sight lines or assess overshadowing — possibly avoiding a separate survey.
Optional Raster Drape Layer
Select OS MasterMap Imagery (Aerial Data) or a MasterMap Raster Layer with or without text - delivered as a georeferenced GeoTIFF alongside your DWG/DXF.
Always current - OS MasterMap is updated on a six-week cycle, so your base plans reflect what's actually on the ground today.
Accepted for planning - OS MasterMap is the approved mapping for UK planning applications and Land Registry submissions. Using it means your site plans, location plans and block plans start from an authoritative, accepted source.
Licence Options
Flexible 1, 2 or 3-year licence terms with unlimited internal outputs at any scale. Cover exactly the area you need - from a single site to an entire local authority district.
Also Available in GIS Formats
Need the same data for QGIS, ArcGIS or web mapping? We supply OS MasterMap in GeoPackage, GML and Shapefile format, plus building footprints with height attributes as a separate layer - ready for spatial analysis, 3D visualisation or integration with your own datasets. The end user will need to style the GPKG, GML and SHP data.
OS GitHub Styling ↗CAD Software Compatibility
- AutoCAD by Autodesk
- Revit
- Civil 3D
- MicroStation
- Draftsight
- SolidWorks
- Inventor
- CATIA
- Creo
- LibreCAD
- Adobe Illustrator
- … all CAD packages that read DWG or DXF
What's in the File?
- Buildings - closed polylines, filled or outline
- Roads, tracks & paths - carriageways, pavements, kerb lines
- Boundaries - land parcels, property boundaries, fences, walls
- Water - rivers, lakes, ponds, drains
- Vegetation - woodland, scrub, gardens, orchards
- Structures - bridges, steps, overhead lines, pylons
- Rail - track, platforms, signals
- Contours (optional layer)
- Building heights - ground, eave & roof levels
- Digital Terrain Model - OS Terrain 5 is included
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Alternative Products:
Standalone OS Mastermap for CAD Extracts: PDF | JPG | TIFF - 1:1250 Extracts: PDF | JPG | TIFF - 1:2500PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
| Product: | Ordnance Survey Large Scale for CAD and GIS - OS MASTERMAP® Topography Layer with Building Heights, OS T5 and OS Imagery (Aerial) | optional contours available |
|---|---|
| Base Mapping | OS MasterMap Topography Layer® with BHA (Building Heights), OS T5 and Aerial Drape |
| Scale | Any within CAD or GIS |
| Coverage | Full Great Britain coverage, located by postcode or selected area (excludes Northern Ireland - see OSNI) |
| Format | CAD: DXF or DWG or GIS: GeoPackage | GML | SHP |
| Software Required | CAD Autocad (or equivalent) or GIS |
| Product Price | From: £34.87 + VAT |
| Delivery Method | Digitally via email |
| Turnaround Time | Delivery within 30 minutes (7 days a week, 7 am to 11 pm). Larger files may take longer to generate. |
| Currency | Current - Latest available direct from Ordnance Survey |
| Samples |
Click here to download a sample | DWG Click here to download a sample | DXF Click here to download a sample | GeoPackage Click here to download a sample | GML Click here to download a sample | Esri-shp |
| Key Features | DXF | DWG: North arrow, Scale bar, Licence number, National grid coordinates |
| Uses | OS MasterMap in full-colour DWG or DXF with 3D building heights, terrain contours and aerial imagery. Over 50 OS-spec CAD layers ready for AutoCAD, Civil 3D and BricsCAD — delivered to your inbox in minutes. |
| Number of Printouts | Unlimited outputs from CAD during your licence term (1, 2 or 3 years) |
| Options Info | Contours are generated from OS Terrain® 5 using a third-party application. These are intended as 2D visual guidelines and are not subject to OS accuracy standards. For 3D modelling, DTM data with Z-values should be used. |
| Licence Term | Please see the Licence tab below for full terms. |
| OS Terrain (Height)Accuracy | OS Statement: OS Terrain 5 has been measured against GPS data across sample areas to determine the root mean square error (RMSE) of height points in different zones: urban areas, major communication routes, rural locations and mountain or moorland. Urban and major communication routes = 1.5 metres RMSE* Rural = 2.5 metres RMSE Mountain and moorland = 2.5 metres RMSE * Root mean square error. This is the average of the mean heights collected in a sample area. The contours are generated from the OS Terrain® 5 using a third party application. They are not subject to Ordnance Surveys accuracy / specifications and are designed to provide a 2 dimensional guideline only. |
| OS Terrain (Height Option): Further Reading | OS Terrain 5 User Guide | OS Doc |
Ordnance Survey Licensing
Supplied under our Framework agreement with Ordnance Survey (Distribution Contract)
You do not need your own licence to use/buy this product - a licence number will be made available when you purchase.
You are entitled to submit this product as part of a submission to a Local Authority (including the Planning Portal), Land Registry, Electricity Board or other body.
| Item | Permitted | Alternative Product / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Digital submission to any online planning portal | Create as many outputs/scales as required - e.g. 1:500, 1:1250, 1:200 from the one purchased file | |
| Add basic content to this Product -i.e. outline a property in red for purposes of planning permission. | Within a GIS setup or CAD package | |
| GIS Use | Data already Georeferenced | |
| Ready for CAD | Data already Georeferenced | |
| Printing Extra Copies | Unlimited outputs/scales from your software within the licence term | |
| Permit your Contractors to use the purchased Licensed Data | Contractor Form Below - Best Practice: Make sure you select the relevant number of users/terminals if using a contractor before purchase |
Every 3D MasterMap extract includes the full OS MasterMap Topography layer rendered to Ordnance Survey specification, plus 3D terrain data from OS Terrain 5. You receive your chosen output format (DWG, DXF or data cut for GIS users) along with DTM elevation points at 5m grid spacing, an OS Terrain 5 ASC height grid clipped to your site, and an OS MasterMap Imagery aerial photograph as a companion GeoTIFF (or select a raster version of the vector data). Contour overlays at intervals from 0.5m to 5m can also be added. All coordinates are British National Grid (EPSG:27700).
We offer a wide range of formats to suit different workflows. For CAD users: DWG or DXF in full colour with solid fills. For GIS: raw data cuts in GeoPackage, Shapefile, or GML.
3D contours are polylines with real Z elevation values embedded in each vertex, generated from OS Terrain 5 data. In DWG and DXF formats these come through as true 3D polylines you can use directly in your CAD model. On PDF and raster outputs they render as labelled contour lines drawn over the map. You can choose intervals of 0.5m, 1m, 2m, or 5m depending on the level of detail you need. DTM elevation points at 5m spacing are also included as a separate layer.
There is no fixed maximum, but we recommend keeping extracts under 4km x 4km for CAD formats to ensure manageable file sizes and processing times. Larger extents work well as GeoTIFF or data cuts but can take time to process for the end user. For very large sites we can produce tiled outputs or discuss the best approach. Rotated and irregular site boundaries (cookie cuts) are also supported, so you only receive the data you need. Contact us direct for larger than 4km x 4km and we will supply in tiles or cookie cuts.
Most extracts are processed and delivered automatically within minutes of your order being placed. Larger or more complex orders involving multiple terrain overlays and companion outputs may take a little longer. You will receive a notification when your files are ready to download. Average 20 minute turnaround | 7 days a week | 365 days a year | 7am to 11pm.
All outputs are supplied in British National Grid (OSGB36, EPSG:27700) with coordinates in metres. GeoTIFF files include embedded CRS metadata plus a companion .tfw world file and .prj projection file for maximum compatibility with older GIS software such as ArcView, MapInfo, and Global Mapper. The only exception is GeoJSON data cuts, which are reprojected to WGS84 (EPSG:4326) as required by the GeoJSON specification.
Yes. DWG and DXF files are compatible with AutoCAD, BricsCAD, and any CAD package that reads DXF. All DWG and DXF outputs are processed through AutoCAD for maximum compatibility. GeoTIFF files load directly into QGIS, ArcGIS, Global Mapper, and MapInfo. GeoPackage data cuts open natively in QGIS and ArcGIS Pro.