RangerMap (Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Scale Colour Raster)
RangerMap is a backdrop raster map product derived from the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Scale Colour Raster (as used in the OS Landranger Map series), covering GB (including the Isle of Man). It consists of raster images, ideally suited for scales on screen in the range 1:35,000 to 1:6,000. There is also a vector layer of place names suitable for use with the Find command in a GIS.
RangerMap suggested applications
- Development and land use planning;
- Environmental impact analysis;
- Vehicle routing;
- Asset management;
- Marketing analysis.
RangerMap features & use
- Town-level map, with cartographically positioned text;
- Main feature colours consistent with OutlineMap, TourerMap and PlannerMap;
- Assess terrain height with spot heights and contours at 10m;
- Subtle pastel colours are used, so any overlay layers can be seen more readily;
- Gazetteer of over 57,000 settlements: towns, cities, suburbs and villages;
- Supplied as 20km square images, available in any combination;
- Fits with TravelMap and TopoMap;
- Ready to use with a seamless table for MapInfo software or image catalogue for ESRI software.
RangerMap technical information
A workspace or project file is supplied.
A georeferencing file positions each image and a seamless table opens all the files required for the current map view.
The nominal scale of these images is 1:50,000 (about 1¼ inch to 1 mile) and the resolution is 10 dots/mm (254 dpi). Each pixel represents 5m square.
The British National Grid co-ordinate system is used.
The storage space required is approximately 2Mb per 20km x 20km tile on average. LZW compression is used for TIFF.
Main formats available: TIFF, JPEG and others, along with georeferencing files for use in GIS.
RangerMap coverage available
- Great Britain; or
- Selected area (priced per tile); and
- Northern Ireland (companion product – RangerMap OSNI - derived from Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland 1:50,000 Scale Raster dataset).