GB Overview Maps

  • Contextual or derived mapping

GB Overview Maps is a simple, free to use overview map of Great Britain.


This product is updated annually

Free to use for everyone
Data access
  • Download
Data theme
  • Contextual
Data structure
  • Raster
Coverage
Great Britain
Scale/resolution
1:5,000,000
Format
  • GeoTIFF LZW compressed 254 dpi
Ordering area
  • All of Great Britain
Publication months
  • January
OS Data Hub plan
  • OS OpenData Plan (FREE)
  • Premium Plan
  • Public Sector Plan

What GB Overview Maps provides you with

Our simplest maps of the British Isles

The GB Overview Map is free to view, download and use for commercial, educational and personal purposes.

Clutter-free map

Your message will stand out as there is no clutter on this map. It's also great for hand-outs, desktop publishing and classroom use.

Zoom in from here

This is ideal as an initial map for your GIS. It highlights Britain while showing neighbouring countries of Europe.

Additional information

Colour options

Palette of 256 colours

Customisation options

While you can’t change the look of the map itself, you can open it in image editing or desktop publishing software and make annotations.

GB Overview Maps is a simple, free to use overview map of Great Britain.


This product is updated annually

Free to use for everyone
Data access
  • Download
Data theme
  • Contextual
Data structure
  • Raster
Coverage
Great Britain
Scale/resolution
1:5,000,000
Format
  • GeoTIFF LZW compressed 254 dpi
Ordering area
  • All of Great Britain
Publication months
  • January
OS Data Hub plan
  • OS OpenData Plan (FREE)
  • Premium Plan
  • Public Sector Plan