Welcome to EDINA DigimapDigimap is an EDINA service offering online access to a range of spatial data. It is authenticated using Athens and is available to all
higher and further education institutions.
Digimap contains several data collections. Your institution must subscribe to each collection. This usually involves an annual fee.
The licence conditions for each data collection may differ.
This demonstration shows the various facilities available to access the Ordnance Survey Data Collection.
Go to http://edina.ac.uk/digimap and click Login
Enter Athens username and password; click Login
NOTE: users must register their Athens username with EDINA before being able to
login. This can be done online
Digimap offers several Data Collections from the
Collections page. Choose the Collection you wish to use
Note: your institution may not subscribe to all Data Collections
You must agree to the terms of use before gaining
access to the Collection
Each Collection has a number of facilities which provide access to the data. Digimap Classic is a
simple mapping tool
Select a location by place name,
postcode or using the map
The map is a fixed scale and area
Customise map using check boxes on legend panel
Click on View type to change map scale
Click on Zoom in or Zoom out skip
through map views
Type map title and save map to Map Chest
Click on map to generate GIF image, or on
appropriate link for EPS and PDF versions
Now try Digimap Carto, the advanced mapping tool
Digimap Carto is a Java applet, and has to be
launched as a separate application. It needs a fast
internet connection
Find an appropriate map using gazetteer, national
grid coordinates or location map
Set scale, zoom and pan using map tools to change
the map size covered
Customise map using check boxes on legend panel
Now try Gazetteer Query: look up place
names and display their locations on a map
Enter the place name you wish to find. Use the matching
criteria if necessary
Click View Map next to the appropriate place name. A map of the chosen place is
displayed in a pop-up window
Gazetteer Plus allows you to search for and download specified sections of the
1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer
Specify place search term, feature type, geographical
area and attributes to return
Results displayed on screen; Can also download as a file
Data is delivered online: right click and “Save As”
to download it
Now try Postcode Query: look up your postcode on a map
Enter your postcode and click Go.A map and the attributes of your
postcode are displayed
Facilities for downloading data are under Data Download
Services
Facilities for downloading data are under Data Download Services
There are different facilities for downloading different types of
data. Digimap Download offers digital map data
First, choose the data product and the format
you require.
Then choose the area you need data for. Search by: • map• place name• postcode• data tile name• grid reference• easting/northing
Refine your search if necessary
Click on the map or the tile list to highlight data
tiles you need
Choose compression options for your data delivery. Warning: some files can be very large and take a
few minutes to retrieve
Data is delivered online: right click on the link
and choose Save As to download it
Facilities for downloading data are under Data Download Services
There are different facilities for downloading different types of data.
Try the Boundary Download
Choose either postcode data or boundary data, by product and format
Choose postcode area
Choose postcode districts
Choose compression options for your data delivery
If downloading Boundary Line, select data theme
Choose compression options for your data delivery
Help Pages are available from every page of the
service interface
Help Pages contain information about how to use the service, how to use the data in GIS, product details
and software links
Staff and Site Representatives have access to additional
information
Site Representatives have access to detailed
usage statistics for their site
All tools available to the user can be accessed from the