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A vision of Britain through time: historical maps

A vision of Britain between 1801 and 2001. Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.

GeoHive by Ordnance Survey Ireland

GeoHive is an initiative by Ordnance Survey Ireland to provide easy access to publically available spatial data

Geospatial data

Archive of the Landmap service which ran between 2001 and 2014, Landmap collected, modified and hosted a large amount of earth observation data for the majority of the UK.

Landsat satellites have taken specialised digital photographs of Earth’s continents and surrounding coastal regions for over three decades, enabling people to study many aspects of our planet and to evaluate the dynamic changes caused by both natural processes and human practices.

Provides access to UK biodiversity data contributed by a wide range of partipating data providers ranging from the Biological Records Centre to the RSPB.

Digimap