MapsDirect is a suite of professional internet-mapping services that are hosted by ESRI (UK) and offer the following solutions:

Providing an intuitive map-based gateway to local authority information.		Providing central government departments with an Ordnance Survey SLA access to Ordnance Survey datasets via standard internet web browsers.		Providing local authority and independent schools with access to large-scale Ordnance Survey datasets.

MapsDirect has been established in response to an increased demand from various map using communities to provide easy access to large scale mapping and hosted map delivery services without the complexity and cost of locally installed GIS software and infrastructures.