Online Services
Hosted Geospatial Services and Data Delivery Platforms
Emapsite provides secure online services for accessing, managing and sharing licensed geospatial data across organisations.
Our online platforms enable public sector bodies, utilities, housing associations and infrastructure organisations to access authoritative mapping and spatial datasets without managing complex geospatial infrastructure internally.
These services are designed to:
- • Simplify access to licensed Ordnance Survey and third-party datasets
- • Reduce internal IT overhead
- • Improve data consistency across teams and contractors
- • Maintain compliance with licensing requirements
- • Ensure datasets remain current through managed update schedules
By hosting and managing geospatial data on your behalf, Emapsite enables faster decision-making, reduced risk and consistent spatial intelligence across projects.
OCG Web Services
Emapsite introduced the first commercial OGC-compliant Web Map
Service (WMS) in 2006.
Since then, organisations across the UK have relied on our hosted geospatial services
to deliver authoritative mapping directly into their GIS environments.
Our OGC Web Services include standards-based services such as:
- • Web Map Service (WMS)
- • Web Feature Service (WFS)
- • Other OGC-compliant data delivery services
These services allow licensed geospatial datasets to be streamed securely
into GIS platforms, web applications and enterprise systems without
requiring local storage or manual updates.
Ideal for organisations that:
- • Require centrally hosted mapping
- • Need controlled access to licensed datasets
- • Prefer not to manage complex geospatial infrastructure internally
- • Require reliable uptime and professional data management
All datasets are hosted, maintained and updated by Emapsite geospatial specialists, ensuring compliance, performance and data integrity.
Emapsite Contractor Link
Controlled Data Access for Contractors and External Partners
Emapsite Contractor Link enables secure, licensed access to mapping data for contractors working on your projects.
Designed for:
- • Public sector organisations
- • Utilities providers
- • Housing associations
- • Large asset portfolio managers
- • Infrastructure operators
This service removes the administrative and licensing burden of distributing
mapping data manually to multiple contractors.
Key benefits:
- • Secure access control
- • Licensing compliance management
- • Reduced duplication of data distribution
- • Centralised oversight of who accesses what data
- • Improved project coordination
Contractors access the data they need, when they need it, without compromising licensing or data governance standards.
Access Emapsite Contractor Link
Emapsite Express
Flexible Access to Your Licensed Geospatial Data
Emapsite Express allows organisations to access and use their licensed geographic datasets in formats that suit their operational needs.
Whether data is required in:
- • GIS-compatible formats
- • CAD-ready formats
- • Downloadable extracts
- • Project-specific bespoke areas
Emapsite Express ensures your organisation can retrieve mapping data quickly and efficiently, without complex manual processing.
Designed for organisations that require:
- • Rapid data extraction
- • Custom area selection
- • Flexible format delivery
- • Organisation-wide data access
This service simplifies internal workflows and supports faster project mobilisation.
Data Sharing
Secure, Controlled Geospatial Data Distribution
Effective data sharing ensures the right people have access to the right information at the right time.
Emapsite’s data sharing services allow organisations to:
- • Authorise internal teams
- • Grant controlled access to external partners
- • Maintain a single authoritative dataset
- • Ensure consistent mapping across projects
By managing updates centrally, Emapsite ensures your organisation operates from a “single source of truth”.
Benefits include:
- • Consistent, up-to-date licensed datasets
- • Reduced duplication and version control issues
- • Improved cross-team collaboration
- • Stronger data governance and compliance
Our managed update schedules ensure that datasets remain accurate, aligned and compliant with licensing obligations.