Data Access for Users Outside UK

Geographically referenced datasets are expensive to create and maintain and have considerable commercial value. The key datasets in the UK are created by several different organizations and the exact mechanisms for access vary according to the sector in which you are working. In general, access is simplest for the academic sector, available at reduced cost or through central licensing for public sector users and most expensive for the commercial sector. Overseas users will in most cases find that they are treated in the same way as commercial users.

The following tables summarises the principal access routes for non-UK users to key georeferencing datasets and also gives some advice as to the geographical coverage. We do not make any endorsement of the products and services identified here, nor have we attempted to list the many commercial organizations who provide services ranging from data supply to comprehensive spatial analysis. Whatever your organization, overseas users are advised to contact the data supplier individually for all datasets that cannot be freely downloaded from the web. You may also need to make local enquiries - often from the computing or information system services department - to ascertain your exact entitlements.

Access Routes

The following tables summarises the principal access routes for non-UK users to key georeferencing datasets and also gives some advice as to the geographical coverage. We do not make any endorsement of the products and services identified here, nor have we attempted to list the many commercial organizations who provide services ranging from data supply to comprehensive spatial analysis. Whatever your organization, overseas users are advised to contact the data supplier individually for all datasets that cannot be freely downloaded from the web. You may also need to make local enquiries - often from the computing or information system services department - to ascertain your exact entitlements.