Public Sector Mapping Agreement
What PSMA means to you
From 1st April the new Public Sector Mapping Agreement (PSMA) for England & Wales offers town, parish and community councils the opportunity to access a range of 'FREE' Ordnance Survey products. This includes access to maps not freely available before this date such as OS Mastermap and 1:25,000 scale mapping.
Once you have signed up you will be licensed to use the maps as part of your administrative business and you can share the data between the public, private and voluntary sectors in your area.
Bringing your local area to life
Whether you are planning your royal party events or highlighting local road closures Promap can help you unlock the value from the free data.
Using Promap means Clerks, Councillors and support staff can access maps of their local area. Through Promap you will have access to the full range of Ordnance Survey 'FREE' mapping where you can view, save, print, annotate, email or publish to your website from any PC with an internet connection.
Promap can help you build the picture and tell your Parishioners or Constituents everything from locating the amenities available in your area to planning applications and highlighting accident or crime black spots to influence action. Some additional uses of Promap would be to help you plot local walks, indicate rubbish collection routes, planned road closures or possible areas for community gardens in fact anything your Local Council or Parish may wish to put on a map.
Example 1 - Adding text and symbols to inform when road closures will happen and highlight alternative routes. Promap offers a full range of road symbols to make annotating easy! |
Example 2 - Highlighting a boundary to show a property with planning application (Available as site location plan 1:1,250 or 1:2,500 or site block plans 1:200 or 1:500) |
Example 3 - Using an arrow to indicate the venue or meeting point for a local event |
Key benefits
Promap will give you access to the full range of Ordnance Survey 'FREE' mapping where you can view, save, print, annotate, email or publish to your website from any PC with an internet connection.
Access through Promap will be classified to only access free data sets under your personal PSMA log-in you won't incur any additional data charges
Proven reliability as uses the core functionality of Promap which is used by 26,000 customers across the UK
Personalise your local maps by drawing around boundaries, measuring areas, highlighting pieces of land or buildings and adding text, helping you communicate local news and issues clearly and visually
No requirement for GIS knowledge or software
Through Promap you can also gain access to a unique collection of cost effective historical mapping data
Free 30 Day Trial
We want to give you the opportunity to bring your Parish to Life with mapping and as a result have set up a free trial for the first 30 days. This means you can try our Promap service with no obligations or pressure, just simply use it and see if you like it!
What is the right option for me?
FOR PARISH COUNCILS
For an annual fee from as little as £50 this covers the costs of storing all your maps in the unique Promap saved maps archive and gives you the ability to use the UK's Number 1 mapping tool to customise and annotate your local information. As a Parish Councillor or Clerk you can pay for this as an individual giving you the flexibility to access and use the mapping quickly without the need to go via your local council.
FOR ALL OTHER PUBLIC SECTOR BODIES
We have a range of options and functionality that will best meet the needs of your organisation please contact our Public Sector Account Manager directly at Rick.Crowhurst@Promap.co.uk and he can discuss your requirements further.
Endorsed by the Ordnance Survey
James Brayshaw, Director at Ordnance Survey said "Our Premier Partner, Landmark Promap, provides a fast and efficient service, enabling customers to benefit from our up to date and reliable mapping data."
Sign Me Up
PSMA members can use Promap creating a simple, affordable and stress free way to not just access the free data but make use of it!
We have now reached capacity for the Free trial of our PSMA service, however we would still like to record your interest and will contact you once our trial is complete.
