There are limits on what you can copy from maps under copyright law:
- Ordnance Survey maps are in copyright for 50 years after the year of publication
- Goad plans – shopping centre maps – are in copyright for 70 years after the year of publication
During this period you may make up to four copies of a single A4 sized extract, if these are required for non-commercial research or private study.
Ordnance Survey and Experian Goad are often willing to grant special permission to students for additional copying. Please obtain this in writing from the appropriate organisation and show it to library staff when you want to make photocopies. Contact them at:
Ordnance Survey Customer Contact Centre
Adanac Drive
Southampton SO16 0AS
Phone: 0845 456 0420 on Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm
Online form: Ordnance Survey – contact us
Goad Direct Sales
Experian
14 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh EH2 4DJ
Phone: 0845 601 6011
Online form: Experian – contact Goad
There are also copyright restrictions on Ordnance survey maps on our website.
East Sussex County Council