Accessibility

Ordnance Survey is committed to ensuring that this site is accessible to all, regardless of platform or browser being used. However, should you experience difficulty in accessing any of the information on this site, please contact us.

Browser support

This site should display correctly in all current major browsers. Designed and constructed using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for visual layout, this ensures that the contents of each page can still be accessed, even if a user’s browser does not support CSS.

Screen resolution

This site has been designed to make maximum use of screen resolutions measuring 1024 pixels by 768 pixels or greater. Resolutions below this, while remaining functional, may not display as expected.

Access keys

Access keys are single-character keyboard shortcuts that provide an alternative method of navigating to important or frequently accessed pages and features

The level of access key support is entirely dependent on the browser, version and platform being used. To ascertain if your browser supports the access key feature, please refer to you browser’s help page.

In general, access keys are activated in the following way:

  • Windows®
    1. Press and hold the ‘Alt’ key
    2. Press the required access key
    3. Press the enter key (Internet Explorer®)
  • Macintosh®
    1. Press and hold the ‘Ctrl’ key
    2. Press the required access key

The UK Government access key standard has been implemented where applicable; access keys used on this site are as follows:

 

  • 0 – Access key options (this page)
  • C – Jump to content
  • P – Jump to primary navigation
  • P – Jump to secondary navigation
  • F – Jump to supplementary navigation
  • T – Jump to top of page

 

  • 1 – Home
  • 2 – Licences explained
  • 3 – Benefits of licensed data
  • 4 – Best practice guide
  • 5 – Find your nearest supplier
  • 6 – Sign up for best practice
  • 7 – Contact us
  • 8 – Legal and privacy

Text sizing

This site is constructed using relative font sizes, which means that text can be scaled within the browser. Please refer to your browser’s help page for information on how to achieve this.

Images

All images used in this site include descriptive ‘alt’ attributes Where images are used for layout purposes, an empty ‘alt’ attribute is used.

Forms

All forms and their fields are labelled and arranged into logical groups where possible.

Links

Unless notified, all links open within the same browser window. Should you wish to open a link in a new browser window, then hold down the shift key while activating the link required. Ordnance Survey is not responsible for the content of any websites owned and operated by third parties to which links might be created from its own sites.

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