| Addresses and Names | Emergency Services Gazetteer v1.3New features will be Weirs, Slipways and Third Party Bridge InformationShipped OS GB Address and Islands Address - Country attribute added to Royal Mail Address Feature enhancementEnhancement - A full address attribute will be added to all Royal Mail Address features (PAF and NYB)In development OS GB Address and Islands Address - PrimaryUPRNmatch attribute added to Royal Mail Address Feature enhancementEnhancement - A full address attribute will be added to all Royal Mail Address features (PAF and NYB)In developmentOS GB Address and Islands Address - Full address attribute added to Royal Mail Address Feature enhancementEnhancement - A full address attribute will be added to all Royal Mail Address features (PAF and NYB) according to the logic set out in the Royal Mail Programmers GuideIn developmentOS GB Address and OS Islands Address - Royal Mail 'Multiple Residence' product enhancementAddition of the Royal Mail ‘Multiple Residence’ product content into the OS GB Address and OS Islands Address collections allowing for a richer view of addresses that sit behind a single delivery point or door.In developmentOS GB Address and OS Islands Address - Royal Mail 'Not Yet Built' product enhancement Enhancement - Addition of the Royal Mail ‘Not Yet Built’ product content into the OS GB Address and OS Islands Address collections via the Royal Mail Address Feature Type. To be supplied within the existing Royal Mail Feature type, distinguishable through existing attributionIn developmentOS GB Address and OS Islands Address - Royal Mail Alias enhancement Addition of the Royal Mail ‘Alias’ product content into the OS GB Address and OS Islands Address collections via the Royal Mail Address Feature Type. To be supplied as a related component table, provided alongside the Royal Mail Feature type.In design | AddressBase Core, AddressBase Premium, OS GB Address and OS Islands Address - Classification Review of Communal EstablishmentsReview of existing classification system to assess whether it is effectively meeting current and future use cases.In designOS Address API DiscoveryReview the current positioning and functionality of OS Places API and conduct a program of discovery to inform future developments of the existing APIUnder consideration | |
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| Areas and Zones | Functional Areas - Retail Areas (PSGA)A new Functional Areas collection in the Administrative and Statistical Units theme. The first 3 feature types will be Retail Areas Major, Retail Areas Minor and Retail Areas Aggregated.ShippedNGD PostcodesNew GB and NI Postcode collection will be added to the Administrative and Statistical Units theme. GB Postcode Unit Area geometries will align to OS topographic data, so they reflect user expectations. Also delivering GB Postcode Unit Point and NI Postcode Unit Point.ShippedBoundary-Line / Election Maps GB / OS Boundaries - combined authorities enhancementIn October 2026, new features representing Combined Authorities as a single, authoritative geography to the Regional Authority feature type to enable analysis of devolved governance and election planning. This will be a v2 to allow for multi-part polygons.In development | Code-Point Open - replacementDeliver a replacement open postcode dataset that ensures continued access to open postcode location data for public, commercial and civic use. The feature supports light‑weight geocoding, navigation and statistical analysis, aligned with open data and government transparency principles.In designOS Functional Areas - commercial termsWe are exploring making OS Functional Areas available to all customers as a regularly updated, dataset to enable customers to integrate this insight into analytics to support use cases such as local economic development, policy impact assessment, strategic site selection and infrastructure planning.In design | Boundary-Line / Election Maps GB / OS Boundaries - Polling Districts improvementEnhanced Polling District boundaries to provide accurate data for use during UK elections, reflecting current local authority definitions rather than outdated information. It supports election planning, analysis and public understanding of electoral geography, helping underpin transparent and well informed democratic processes.Under considerationBoundary-Line / Election Maps GB / OS Boundaries - Pre-operative boundaries enhancementEnhancements to all boundaries products to provide pre operative electoral boundaries datasets, enabling access to confirmed boundaries ahead of elections. It supports election planning use cases for local authorities, campaigners and media outlets by providing boundaries which are legally approved but before they formally come into use.In design |
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| Buildings and Infrastructure | OS Building features – Thatched roof identification improvementEnhanced identification of thatched‑roof buildings will improve the reliability of roof material data in OS Building features, supporting insurance risk assessment, heritage protection and retrofit planning.In development | Building features – Number of floors data accuracy improvementImproved accuracy of Number of Floors data for the 5-8 stories range to support compliance, safety and insurance use cases.In developmentOS Building features – Building Height algorithm improvementImprovements to the roof extraction algorithm for OS Building features will reduce the impact of vegetation obscuring roofs and improve the reliability of roof height information. This change increases confidence in roof‑derived building data and supports analytical use cases such as energy modelling, retrofitting and urban analysis. Clearer confidence indicators will help customers interpret roof height data where visibility is limited.In designOS Building features – Completeness of roof attributes improvementImprovements to capture metadata handling will increase the accuracy and reliability of attributes derived using automated methods across buildings data. This ensures valid attributes are populated where suitable imagery exists and that confidence indicators reflect how data was actually derived. The change improves trust and completeness for buildings and other machine‑learning outputs.In designOS Building features – Roof material accuracy improvementImprovements to roof material detection in OS Building features will increase the accuracy of identifying solar panels and other specialist roof types. This supports Net Zero policy tracking, energy planning and risk assessment by providing more reliable, nationally consistent data. The enhancement strengthens confidence in roof material attribution used across public and commercial sectors.In design | OS Building Features - Confidence values for Construction Material, Building Age & Basement Presence attributes enhancementConfidence indicators will be added to construction material, basement presence and building age in OS Building features, helping users understand the reliability of the data. This improves transparency and supports more informed decision‑making.In designOS Building features – Number of floors confidence indicator enhancementA confidence indicator will be added to the Number of Floors attribute in OS Building features, helping users understand the reliability of derived values. This increases transparency and supports more informed use of building structure data across analytical and operational applications.Under considerationOS Building Part features – Building part overhang presence enhancementAn enhancement to OS Building Part features to identify building parts with overhanging structures.Under consideration |
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| Land and Terrain | | OS Land - Tree classification enhancementEnhancements to coniferous and non-coniferous tree classification, to support government focus on tree planting and presence.In designOS Land - Residential garden polygons enhancementNew data to represent the artificial and natural surface area in residential gardens (as a percentage of total area) added as a lookup table, as well as new data to indicate the presence of parking spaces in the residential garden (as a count).In design | OS Sites features – Increased completeness of Sites captureImprovements to Sites data will address areas where capture is currently incomplete or inconsistent due to legacy specifications.Under considerationOS Sites features – Site naming completeness improvementImprovements to Sites data will increase the availability of meaningful Site names where they provide the greatest value. This work focuses on prioritising Site types where naming improves usability and interpretation, rather than applying inconsistent naming across all sites. The outcome is clearer, more consistent identification of key sites for customers.Under consideration |
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| Maps and Imagery | OS BaseMap Pro Prototype (Release 2) - New productThe second Prototype of OS BaseMap Pro released on 17 April 2026 to a closed customer group with the primary aim of deciding which of two proposed data models should be used to build the OS BaseMap Pro Alpha. Additionally, this includes further testing for product specification, cartographic text, and stylesheets.Shipped | OS BaseMap Pro Alpha release - New productThe Alpha release of OS BaseMap Pro published via OS Data Hub in Autumn 2026 restricted to a closed group of customers. It contains the final proposed data model, near-final specification, and a further evolution of cartographic styling, text and symbols. Designed as the replacement product for OS MasterMap Topography Layer, it is the final opportunity to provide feedback for the OS BaseMap Pro specification.In designOS Zoomstack Beta - New ProductOS Open Zoomstack - This product will replace the existing OS Open Zoomstack product, offering a generalised, multiscale stack of backdrop maps, perfect for providing context to support customer data with visual and functional improvements. This Beta release will be available to all customers via the OS Data Hub.In development1:25k Raster Primary Route - enhancement1:25k Raster - Enhancement delivering a primary route colour fill, to align with the other raster products by depicting 'Primary Routes' in green and supporting government policy and road user navigation.In developmentOS BaseMap Pro Beta release - New productThe Beta release of OS BaseMap Pro published via OS Data Hub in Spring 2027 available to all customers complete with area of interest ordering and commercial terms for licensing. Designed as the replacement product for OS MasterMap Topography Layer, it is the final OS BaseMap Pro product specification containing highly detailed and accurate cartography with attribution-rich analytical data.Under consideration | OS Zoomstack download release - New productOS Open Zoomstack is being replaced by a new refreshed product offer. The OS Zoomstack V1 release will be available to all customers as a download product via the OS DataHub and will support visualisation use cases across multiple zoom scales.In designOS BaseMap Pro v1 release - New productThe full release of OS BaseMap Pro published in 2027. It is the most detailed, trusted, and accurate representation of Great Britain’s built and natural landscape delivering a clear and consistent basemap for organisations that need to visualise, locate and digitise large-scale features with high-quality cartography alongside attribution-rich analytical data. The product is available both as a premium download and as an OS API, and is designed to replace OS MasterMap Topography Layer.Under considerationOS BaseMap Pro v1 to an OS API - New productOS BaseMap Pro v1 will be made available via an OS API as a distribution method to continue supporting customers use cases.Under considerationOS Zoomstack in APIs enhancementOS Open Zoomstack is being replaced by a new refreshed product offer. This release will incorporate this new product offer into the APIs in the OS DataHub and will support visualisation use cases across multiple zoom scales.In design |
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| Transport Networks | OS Transport Network - Bus Lane coverage improvementIncreased data coverage of bus lanes to full Great Britain coverage.ShippedOS Transport Network - Cycle Lane coverage improvement Increased data coverage of cycle lanes to full Great Britain coverage.Shipped | OS Open Roads replacement prototype - New ProductDelivery of a prototype to replace OS Open Roads and support the withdrawal of OS Open Roads product.In designOS Transport Features - Street light matching improvementImprovements to the matching between Street Light features and the road network.In designOS Transport Network - Bus and Cycle Lane algorithm improvementImprovements to the matching between Bus Lanes and Cycle Lanes and the Road and Path network.In designPedestrian Routing Network Prototype – New ProductFurther development of a pedestrian routing network prototype to support Active Travel use casesIn design | |
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| Water | | OS Open Rivers Replacement prototype - New ProductDelivery of a prototype to replace OS Open Rivers and support withdrawal of OS Open Rivers product.In design | |
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| Data Hub | Unused OrdersImprove management of data packages by identifying orders that are potentially no longer of use to customers and stopping unecessary updatesShippedOS Places API - Onboarding improvement Streamlining the process to sign up for OS Places API as a trial or full user, and simplifying the payment mechanisms.In developmentTeam Space Data PackageAdd Data Package and Select + Build recipes to new and existing Team SpacesIn development | Partner NGD Price Quote toolProvide a NGD Pricing tool to allow Partners to determine the royalty they can be expected to return to OS off a potential sale of OS NGD data to their own customersIn design | |
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