A new generation of location and property data start-ups are to receive funding, business support and the strategic backing of Ordnance Survey (OS) and HM Land Registry (HMLR).
Ordnance Survey releases open dataset and free map of Britain’s Greenspaces
A Government initiative to make it easier for people to locate and access greenspaces has launched today with the release of a new database and interactive digital map identifying accessible recreational and leisure greenspace in Great Britain.
Ordnance Survey and Mountain Rescue England & Wales partner
Ordnance Survey and Mountain Rescue England & Wales partner to reduce outdoor incidents by encouraging greater care when outside
CompeGPS and Ordnance Survey team up to produce the ‘OS Range of GPS Units’
Ordnance Survey (OS) and CompeGPS are pleased to announce a new partnership to release a range of outdoor activity GPS units.
OS returns to map making origins to celebrate 225 years of adding value through data
Today Ordnance Survey (OS) is mining data used daily at all levels of national and local government, by the emergency services and large and small businesses. That data is also set to provide the foundation on which Great Britain will build its Smart future. Yet to celebrate its 225th anniversary, OS has returned to its […]
Kieran Murphy is new Non-Executive Chair of Ordnance Survey
Kieran Murphy has been appointed as the new Non-Executive Chair of Ordnance Survey (OS) by the Business Secretary Sajid Javid.
UK Power Networks and Northumbrian Water sign up to receive OS mapping, data and insights
Ordnance Survey is to supply mapping, geographic data and insights to UK Power Networks and Northumbrian Water in a contract worth £4 million.
According to the Ordnance Survey, Great Britain is officially taller
The latest calculations from Great Britain’s mapping agency, Ordnance Survey, reveal that Ben Nevis is taller than originally thought. Britain’s highest point will now officially appear on all new OS digital and paper maps as 1,345m and not 1,344m.
4,000 organisations signed up to the PSMA
Accessing digital maps has never been easier thanks to the Public Sector Mapping Agreement (PSMA) – a centrally funded licensing agreement between Government and Ordnance Survey.
Digimap for Schools tops 1,000 secondary school subscribers
The Digimap for Schools service has reached a new milestone with 1,000 secondary schools now signed up.