Roam is an online mapping facility available to all Digimap users. Roam provides 12 fixed scale map views of Ordnance Survey digital map data.
To use Digimap you first need to register. Full details of the registration process can be found here:
For further information about the registration process talk to your local site representative. Site representative details are available from:
EDINA services are normally available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Any planned service breaks will be announced via the EDINA web site.
Roam has the following minimum system requirements.
Web Browser:
Javascript must be enabled. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF maps generated for printing.
To start, click the Roam icon on the OS Collection homepage. You can view a map either by searching for a specific location or using the navigation tools to zoom and/or reposition the map.
There are three search options available in Roam: full postcode (e.g. EH9 1PR), place name and grid reference. Enter your search term in the appropriate box and click Find.
Navigating around maps in Roam is quick and easy. In addition to zooming and panning using the tools on your map, you can zoom in by double-clicking on the map or zoom in/out by scrolling the mouse wheel. Clicking the map with the left-mouse button and dragging means you can move the map to your area of interest.
You can control the content of several map views. Click on Map Content Control in the left hand panel. This enables you to display only the map features you require, e.g. just the roads and railways.
The Map Information tab gives details of the extent and printing scale of the map currently displayed on screen.
My Maps enables you to save your favourite maps for future reference, similar to bookmarking your favourite websites.
Generate high resolution printable maps in landscape or portrait orientation. Maps include a scale bar and the option to add a title. Maps are delivered as PDF with A3 and A4 options available. You can either print maps immediately or save them locally for later use.
Roam comprises 12 fixed scale map views ranging from a small scale Great Britain outline and regional maps to the most detailed Ordnance Survey mapping product (OS MasterMap® Topography Layer).
The datasets and print scales for each map view level are:
| View Level | OS map data product(s) | Print Scale |
|---|---|---|
| GB | Strategi® data and Digital Chart of the World country outlines | 1:8,000,000 |
| National | Miniscale® | 1:1,600,000 |
| Regional | Miniscale® | 1:800,000 | County | Miniscale® | 1:400,000 | Metropolitan | Strategi® | 1:200,000 | City | Strategi® | 1:100,000 | District | Meridian™ and Land-Form PANORAMA contours | 1:50,000 | Local | 1:50 000 Scale Colour Raster | 1:20,000 | Neighbourhood | 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster | 1:10,000 | Street | 1:25 000 Scale Colour Raster | 1:10,000 | Detailed | OS MasterMap® Topograpy Layer | 1:2,500 | Plan | OS MasterMap® Topograpy Layer | 1:1,250 |
Comprehensive help and support about the service and the data is available from the help pages and the EDINA helpdesk (edina@ed.ac.uk) Hints & Tips can be found in the right-hand panel of Roam.
Each subscribing institution has a Digimap site representative, and may also have specialists to assist with computing and map data issues. Within Digimap you will have access to web pages explaining your institutions arrangements for Digimap, and to your institutions Digimap email support, if available. Your site representative (see http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/list.shtml) will be able to advise.
The maps and data available through Digimap are the property of Ordnance Survey and are protected by copyright. The licence allows you to use maps and data from Digimap in academic research and teaching. Restrictions on what you can do with the maps and data are detailed on the Digimap website. It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not breach these terms; appropriate action may be taken if you do.
Last updated: April 2010