Get Mapping

Get Mapping provides aerial imagery, mapping data and geospatial services.

Quick overview

Its range includes vertical and infrared imagery, historical content, planning maps and height datasets.

Height data includes terrain models, surface models, contours and canopy height models.
MapShop offers customisable planning maps and aerial imagery for selected areas.
Mobile mapping involves scanning streets and sites from a moving vehicle.
Soarvo offers data visualisation, annotation, measurement and collaboration tools.
Access options include direct downloads, WMS streaming and API integration.

Introduction

Get Mapping provides aerial imagery, mapping data and geospatial services. Its content includes vertical aerial photography, height data and historical imagery.

The range also includes planning maps, mapping datasets, mobile mapping and data visualisation. Content can be accessed through online tools, downloads and streaming services.

What Get Mapping offers

Get Mapping offers aerial imagery alongside terrain models, contours, address data and other mapping content. Its services include street scanning, consultancy and web-based access to geospatial data.

The merchant also offers subscriptions and bespoke data solutions. Data is licensed, with options based on how it will be used.

Product and service categories

Vertical aerial imagery

Vertical imagery is captured from a straight-down perspective using a camera mounted underneath an aircraft. The imagery is orthorectified using height and GPS data. Get Mapping lists resolutions from 5cm to 25cm. Its historical archive also includes vertical imagery.

Infrared aerial imagery

Get Mapping provides near-infrared aerial imagery as well as vertical imagery. Its infrared content captures reflected wavelengths and is recorded at the same time as vertical aerial imagery. The page names land classification and agricultural analysis among its applications.

Historic imagery

The historic imagery archive contains aerial mapping content from different years. It is available as a time series through hosting and streaming services. The site describes uses including historical comparisons and reviewing past conditions.

Height data and terrain models

Height datasets are derived from aerial photography. Digital terrain models represent bare earth with buildings and vegetation removed, while digital surface models include visible features such as buildings and trees. The range also includes contours, spot heights and canopy height models.

Mapping and address data

Get Mapping offers mapping datasets from Ordnance Survey, including imagery, roads, water networks and open-space layers. Address data uses coordinates to identify addresses. Other mapping content includes electoral and administrative boundaries, postcode polygons and vector data.

Planning maps

MapShop offers customisable planning maps alongside aerial photography. The maps are described for planning applications and site assessments. Shoppers can choose the area they need and download the data.

Mobile mapping and street scanning

The merchant offers Survey as a Service through mobile mapping. This involves scanning streets and sites from a moving vehicle and capturing 3D data. Mobile mapping outputs are also available through the Soarvo workspace.

Data visualisation

Get Mapping offers access to aerial imagery and mobile mapping data through the cloud-based Soarvo workspace. Users can upload and manage their own survey files, visualise data in 3D, annotate and measure. The platform also has collaboration and sharing tools, plus a mobile app that can sync data with a project workspace.

Browse the full range on the Get Mapping website.

More Info

Brands named on the site

The site names Ordnance Survey mapping data and the Soarvo data visualisation platform.

Using the website

MapShop lets shoppers select an area and download aerial imagery or planning maps. The site also has a help desk for MapShop questions and a chatbot for queries about MapShop or planning maps.

There are case studies and articles about geospatial data, along with a calendar for scheduling a call. The site also offers a newsletter.

Notable features

Geospatial content can be streamed through WMS feeds or accessed by direct download. API integration is also offered for aerial imagery and mobile mapping data.

Supported formats listed on the site include ECW, JPEG2000 and GeoTIFF. LAS/LAZ is listed for point clouds, and DXF/DWG for contours. The merchant also offers onboarding support and bespoke data solutions.

Frequently asked questions

What does imagery resolution mean?

Resolution refers to Ground Sample Distance, or the size of one pixel on the ground. At 5cm Ground Sample Distance, each pixel represents 5cm.

What types of aerial imagery are available?

Get Mapping lists vertical and infrared aerial imagery. It also offers height data and historical aerial imagery.

How can I access the data?

The merchant offers streaming through WMS feeds and direct downloads. Subscriptions are also available.

Is a licence needed to use the data?

Yes. Get Mapping says its data is licensed, with licensing options based on the intended use.

What is the difference between a terrain model and a surface model?

A digital terrain model represents bare earth with buildings and vegetation removed. A digital surface model includes visible features such as buildings and trees.

What can I do in the Soarvo workspace?

Users can stream imagery and mobile mapping data, and upload their own survey files. The workspace also offers 3D visualisation, annotation, measurement and collaboration tools.

Key takeaways

Get Mapping provides aerial imagery and geospatial data.
Content includes vertical, infrared and historic imagery.
Height datasets include terrain models, surface models, contours and canopy height models.
MapShop offers planning maps and aerial imagery for selected areas.
Data access options include streaming, downloads and API integration.

Summary

Get Mapping brings together aerial imagery, height data, planning maps and mapping datasets with mobile mapping and visualisation services. Shoppers can explore individual areas through MapShop or consider streaming and other data access options for their projects.