If you're heading for Britain's hills and mountains, there's simply no better companion than OS Maps – an app that puts all ...

Sales of paper Ordnance Survey (OS) maps are enjoying a renaissance in the UK as “digital detoxes” become increasingly popular as a way to escape life behind a screen. The national mapping agency ...

Following a closed alpha launch on 14 December, Ordnance Survey has completed testing of its OS OpenSpace API. It is now available for developers to mash up their own applications using the UK ...

OS has suggested the paper versions of its maps are in decline as users replace them with its smartphone application - Sam Benard For much of its 233-year history, the Ordnance Survey has been ...

Most hikers are used to coming across hazards on the trails. From fallen trees to loose rocks, there are plenty of dangers that can impede your walk, and paths can potentially become blocked or ...

OS mapping data to be released to developers... The Ordnance Survey (OS) is opening up some of its secret code to allow software developers to create Google Maps-style mash-ups. Dubbed OpenSpace, the ...

OS maps show physical and human features as symbols. This makes the maps easier to read. Each OS map has a key to show what the symbols mean. Large-scale maps - 1:1,250, 1:2,500 and 1:10,000. Features ...

In 1918, at the conclusion of the First World War, Charles Close was knighted. The honour bestowed on the colonel was recognition for the work the Ordnance Survey, of which he had been director ...

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