Maps and plans are artistic works for copyright purposes.
Private study and research - This includes copying maps for incorporation into a thesis or for individual project work but does not cover use in course work generally; it applies to digital as well as printed maps. Copying includes photocopying, photography, scanning, and down-loading. In the case of a digital copy (scanned from hard copy or down-loaded) the file must not be networked or otherwise be accessible to other people; do not retain the file longer than is necessary for private study or research purposes. Don't forget to cite the source of any map that you use.
Courseware - Other than manual copying and reprographic copying for examination purposes, reproducing maps mechanically or digitally for educational use can only be done under licence or with the specific consent of the copyright owner(s).
UEA has two licences covering the copying of maps for educational use, from the ORDNANCE SURVEY (OS) and the BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY(BGS).
Ordnance Survey Licence
As a member of staff or a student of UEA, you can
- copy maps (entirely or in part)
- use digital mapping
- show up to ten 200 cm² bitmap images on the university or a departmental website
- copy mapping as a location map in a prospectus or brochure.
All copies must bear an acknowledgement to OS as follows: where the reproduction is more than A4 in size, Reproduced from the [year of publication] Ordnance Survey® [name and scale of map] with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office, © Crown copyright [your name, address, and the licence number];© Crown copyright [licence number]Reproduced from [year of publication] Ordnance Survey® map where the reproduction is less than A4, . OS expects its out-of-copyright material (i.e. mapping more than 50 years old) also to be acknowledged, as follows .
The licence does not include using OS maps in publications, and only applies to OS products. To copy mapping or other OS matter used in commercial publications or digital products that are based on OS products you must get prior publication from the publisher or supplier. If they refer you to the OS, proceed as for OS publications themselves. If you have used such a 'secondary' OS map the acknowledgement should be amended to state ''Based on...' 'Reproduced from...' instead of .
British Geological Survey licence
This licence only applies to BGS products of which UEA has purchased originals (so items borrowed through Inter-Library Loan and personal copies are excluded) and it is expressly confined to copying for teaching purposes in the School of Environmental Sciences (ENV).
As a member of staff or a student of ENV, you can
- make non-digital reprographic copies of of maps or parts of maps equivalent to a facsimile of an A4 size section of a 1:10,000 or smaller scale map
- make copies of photographs and line drawings
- copy, scan or transcribe text extracts of up to 1000 words
- re-draw and amend maps and line diagrams of any scale without limit as to the amount of the original that is re-drawn.
All copies must bear an acknowledgement to BGS as follows: Reproduced by permission of the Director, British Geological Survey. © NERC. All rights reserved.
The licence does not include using BGS maps in publications, and only applies to BGS products. To copy mapping or other BGS matter used in commercial publications or digital products that are based on BGS products you must get prior publication from the publisher or supplier. If they refer you to the BGS, proceed as for BGS publications themselves, amending the acknowledgement in the style specified for 'secondary' Ordnance Survey material.
For further information or help, contact the Map Curator in ENV, Alan Ovenden.
