OS NGD API – Tiles (UK Open Government Data)
UK public-sector open dataset and API ("OS NGD API – Tiles") registered on data.gov.uk: OS NGD API – Tiles offers you a vector tile service powered by the OS National Geographic Database (OS NGD). It provides a detailed and customisable basemap based on the latest OGC API – Tiles standard to help you create stunning and interactive web maps. It can be used with most web mapping libraries, including OpenLa
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UK and comparative public-sector, geospatial and open-data integrations (OS NGD API – Tiles).
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Registered on data.gov.uk under the UK Open Government Licence (OGL); public endpoint without central API key requirement.
Free
Free open government data under the UK Open Government Licence (OGL v3.0).
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Limitations & terms
Geographic coverage applies to the United Kingdom (or England/Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland depending on the publishing body).
Commercial use: Allowed per source
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Provenance & attributes
Kind: api · HTTPS: unknown · CORS: unknown
Sources: profiles
Categories: Government ·
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