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OS VectorMap Local contains points, lines and polygons representing real-world objects including buildings, roads, railways, vegetation, rivers/land areas and urban extents plus administrative boundaries, cartographic text/symbols and contours (5m and 25m).

OS VML supports real world analysis for site identification and acquisition, detailed building assessment for investment and environmental purposes (e.g. proximity of natural and man-made risks), basic road routing and backdrop web-mapping. In Insurance settings, OS VectorMap Local helps underwriters assess risk by processing flood and other peril models to provide rating factors for use in pricing models.

OS VectorMap Local (Vector) can be styled to customer preference and has a recommended viewing range between 1:3,000-1:20,000 (nominally 1:10,000) and uses British National Grid (BNG).