PNK
11-05-2009, 13:21
I don't know if anyone has used this site http://www.promap.co.uk/promap/index.jsp but it has the most amazing collection of OS maps from Victorian era to modern ones. The site requires registration and they contact you with a user ID and password. It is geared towards professionals, solicitors, estate agents etc but it does seem to allow researchers.
The maps cover most airfields at scales of 1:10560(now 1:10000), 1:2500 and 1:1250. The dates vary quite considerably though. Typically airfields closed just postwar start to appear from 1956 on and in almost wartime state. Active ones are invisible up to around 1970. Searching is done through the 1:50000 to 1:10000 scales maps (watermarked). Purchase can be quite expensive for a full airfield as each 1km square is around £10-£15 but if you are selective then it can be quite useful. Payment is by invioce, usually on a monthly basis and can be paid online. All maps feature a very low res preview so you can see if the feature you are after is shown.
The site also has the Getmapping Aerial Photos (with a watermark) but as these are available at the same quality on Flash Earth it is not a problem. Others features are more geared to property questions such as the environmental checks.
Obviously copyright is a given but I think it is possible to get a licence to use maps in publications etc.
The maps cover most airfields at scales of 1:10560(now 1:10000), 1:2500 and 1:1250. The dates vary quite considerably though. Typically airfields closed just postwar start to appear from 1956 on and in almost wartime state. Active ones are invisible up to around 1970. Searching is done through the 1:50000 to 1:10000 scales maps (watermarked). Purchase can be quite expensive for a full airfield as each 1km square is around £10-£15 but if you are selective then it can be quite useful. Payment is by invioce, usually on a monthly basis and can be paid online. All maps feature a very low res preview so you can see if the feature you are after is shown.
The site also has the Getmapping Aerial Photos (with a watermark) but as these are available at the same quality on Flash Earth it is not a problem. Others features are more geared to property questions such as the environmental checks.
Obviously copyright is a given but I think it is possible to get a licence to use maps in publications etc.