Public Records Office

The Public Records Office holds some 5 million Royal Air Force aerial reconnaissance photos of Western Europe during World War II, on permanent loan to Keele University since 1962, is now available online. The photos can be explored via an interactive viewer, with zoom functions and narrative.

British Library

The British Library Map Collections form the national collection of cartographic materials. The focal point of the Map Collections is the Map Library which provides access to maps, atlases and globes of all parts of the world dating back to the 15th century. It also acts as a Library-wide advisory service for cartographic materials dating back to the early medieval period.

Noise Mapping England

The Noise Mapping England project is the first stage in the development of a National Ambient Noise Strategy for England. The project aims to establish the environmental noise climate across England. DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) has now launched the London Road Traffic Noise Map, which is fundamental to the Noise Mapping England project.

For more information about the DEFRA project and to see the maps generated for London, visit the Noise Mapping of England project pages.

British Geological Survey Geoscience Data Index (GDI)

The site allows users to search for information about British Geological Survey's data collections covering the UK and other areas world wide. Data in the GDI includes borehole records, opencast coal prospecting sites, water wells, site investigation reports, drillcore, geochemistry, superficial deposits 1:625000 and bedrock 1:625000. Access is free, the interface is easy to use, and it has been developed to enable users to check coverage of different types of data and find out some background information about the data. More detailed information can be obtained by further enquiry to specified contacts, and ordering can be carried out via the web site.

Charting the Nation - Scotland

The Charting the Nation image collection includes a wide variety of single maps and maps in atlases and other bound books, together with important manuscript and printed texts relating to the geography and mapping of Scotland from 1550 to 1740 and beyond. Over 3,500 high resolution images are currently available.

A Vision of Britain through Time

Contains information about your home area from the 2001 Census, and from every earlier British census back to 1801.

What's In Your Back Yard?

What's in Your Backyard gives you on-line access to the Environment Agency's environmental data for England and Wales. Enter a postcode or place name to find your area of interest displayed on an interactive map. Criteria include water quality, flood warnings, pollution data, river quality, urban waster treatment and many more...

London Green Map

The London Green Map provides local residents the opportunity to rediscover their London neighbourhoods, find where they can donate goods for re-use, grow their own food, join a park user group, buy from a farmer's market, bring their kitchen waste to compost, support a local campaign and get their children to learn to cycle or get their hands in the soil.

SEPA: Indicative River and Coastal Flood Map for Scotland

Finding out if your area could be affected by flooding from either a river or the sea (and understanding what the probability is of a flood occurring) is the first step you can take to minimise the impact a flood could have on you.

The flood map can show you if the area where you live could be prone to flooding, and if it is, you can follow the links on this website to find out about how you can prepare and protect yourself, your family and your home.