Welcome to c-maps, our user-friendly interactive mapping service for members of the public.  c-maps enables you to access Ordnance Survey and mapped data layers provided by a number of Colchester Borough Council services as well as other useful data from external sources.  Find your street, your house, your place of work, council facilities and just browse around Colchester.

Click here to start using c-maps.

What will you see?  What can you do?

Need some help?

Let us know what you think!

You should know…

Please be aware that screen prints from this service cannot be used as location or site plans when making a planning application.  Colchester Borough Council operates an Ordnance Survey Mapping and Data Centre to provide appropriate plans, available at Customer Services.  Alternatively plans can be purchased online.

What will you see?  What can you do?

The system starts off with a view of the whole borough and shows various Ordnance Survey maps that change in detail as you zoom in or out.

c-maps offers the following features:

• Address search – this allows you to search for an address anywhere in the borough and once chosen, the map will automatically zoom to it.
• Overview Map – this allows you to see where you are located within the borough and easily move to a newly defined area.
• Toolbar – the buttons here allow you to manually customise the map you are viewing.
• Find My Nearest - this allows you to click a location on the map and carry out a search of various council services and other local facilities within a specified radius.
• Points of interest – a list of points, once clicked you are automatically taken to the relevant area on the map.

The data showing the location of the council’s various facilities and services has been organised into several ‘Themes’. 

Need some help?

c-maps is easy to use, but if you do encounter problems then please start here in an attempt to resolve them.

Technical Information

•  c-maps is a web-based Geographical Information System (GIS), which we have built around a product called PlanAccess from Pitney Bowes MapInfo.
• The minimum specification for c-maps is:
  • Internet Explorer 4 or Netscape Navigator 4
  • 56kbps dial up internet connection.
• If the c-maps window does not appear:  Check whether you have any ‘anti pop-up’ software installed on your computer.  A new window will pop-up when you first click to use c-maps as well as when you are using the tools within the system.  Please ensure that you allow pop-up’s when using this site otherwise c-maps will not show details as required.
• If the c-maps window appears but no map is displayed: You may need to download free Java Runtime Environment software in order to view the maps.  Downloading instructions and free software can be found at: http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp

Help

Detailed help files are available within c-maps by clicking on the help button and following the link.  These files provide details of each feature within c-maps.

If you are still having trouble and are unable to resolve your issue, please email the c-maps administration team.

Let us know what you think

To help us improve this new service we would like to know what you think.  Please email the c-maps administration team at c-maps@colchester.gov.uk with any comments or suggestions.

Alternatively, you can use our online form to let us know what you think -

Please tell us your thoughts on c-maps and how it can be improved.

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You should know…

Terms and conditions that you agree to when using c-maps are:

Disclaimer: By entering the c-maps site you are agreeing to the conditions outlined below:

Colchester Borough Council provides this service for information purposes only.  The Council seeks to meet the highest standards of quality information and every attempt has been made to present up to date and accurate information.  However, the Council cannot be held responsible for the misuse or misinterpretation of any information and offers no warranty to its accuracy or completeness.  The Council accepts no liability for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused as a result of reliance on this information.  Please note that the land parcels and property boundaries shown on the maps in no way relate to land ownership.  Issues of land ownership should be taken up with HM Land Registry (http://www.landreg.gov.uk/).  Issues relating to planning, building control, conservation and trees should always be checked with the relevant Council officers before any decisions are made or works are carried out.

Statement of purpose:

The Ordnance Survey maps included within this website are provided by Colchester Borough Council under licence from the Ordnance Survey to fulfil its public function to make information available, as part of the council’s e-government strategy.  If you want to use Ordnance Survey map data for your own use, you must contact the Ordnance Survey for their advice.  The Ordnance Survey website is at http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/

Statement of copyright:

Ordnance Survey Data: The maps on this website are reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright.  Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. 100023706 (2008).

All Other Data: © Colchester Borough Council, based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.

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Thank you for taking the time to read the details provided.  Click here to start using c-maps.  By entering c-maps you are accepting the terms and conditions of the system detailed above. 

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