Ordnance Survey

A major step forward for the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR)!🎉 Openreach has added more than 550,000 km of ducts, conduits, poles, spans, cabinets and chambers to NUAR. As the UK’s largest broadband network provider, their data significantly strengthens NUAR’s ability to give the industry a single, accurate view of what lies below ground. With this update, NUAR now holds detailed information for over 3.2 million km of underground assets, covering around 80% of known buried infrastructure. That scale has real impact: fewer surprises on site, more efficient planning and greater confidence for the organisations that keep the UK’s infrastructure moving. This milestone moves the programme closer to full national coverage. If you own underground assets or are contracted to work on them, read how NUAR can assist you to install, maintain, operate, and repair buried infrastructure: https://ow.ly/EmKG50XB8k1 If you would like to learn more about NUAR, please contact [email protected].

Earlier this year, we released the first national street lights dataset into the OS National Geographic Database (NGD) - and the impact is clear. With over 6.5 million street lights mapped from OS aerial imagery, councils are using this data to: 🏥 Plan safer walking and cycling routes to hospitals, schools, and stations 🚸 Identify where new lighting supports Active Travel and school admissions 🔌 Repurpose infrastructure for EV charge points and 5G connectivity 🚓 Inform crime prevention strategies in underlit areas This isn’t just data - it’s a foundation for smarter infrastructure, healthier travel, and safer communities. Explore how OS NGD is powering change: https://ow.ly/8nax50Xki5x

Gain clarity on the state of every building with the latest updates to the OS NGD. Helping you understand the physical condition of buildings - supporting smarter planning, risk assessment and service delivery through: 🏢 Physical condition attribution 🏢 Insight into under construction, built or derelict buildings 🏢 Improved data for emergency planning, compliance and development Explore the new OS NGD data: https://ow.ly/2Bk550XkS5f

Hear from OS experts, explore OS NGD updates, and connect with your public sector peers. 📍 Cardiff, 20 November PSGA members register free: https://ow.ly/1KKs50WRmne

The Royal Mail Address enhancement within OS NGD delivers an innovative solution to accessing UK Addressing data from one single, trusted source. It includes: 📨 Full copy of Royal Mail PAF with Geometry 📨 Unique UPRN to UDPRN relationship intelligence 📨 New and enhanced attribution Access the new data: https://ow.ly/BUzg50X7I4Y