For much of its 233-year history, the Ordnance Survey has been synonymous with detailed maps of the British countryside, beloved by ramblers and orienteers. But the UK’s national mapping agency ...

Although still popular with many people (enough to sell 2 million units a year) paper maps make up just 5% of Ordnance Survey’s business these days, whereas their app has over 5 million users.

Nick Pannell is switching from campaigning on local politics to lobbying Ordnance Survey to change the route of a classic ...

The paper maps, first published in 1801, are updated every three to five years, but the ‘master copy’ map of the UK is a huge digital file which is updated with 20,000 new pieces of ...

Ordnance Survey (OS) is the UK’s national mapping agency. It provides the most accurate and up-to-date geographic data. For more than 200 years, its maps featured symbols for the most commonly ...

Ordnance Survey, which is known for paper maps but has undergone a digital transformation in recent years, made the biggest update to its National Geographic Database this week since 2020.

A senior figure at Ordnance Survey has outlined the company's growth plans for 2023 and spoken to Insider about the "huge transformation" it saw last year, as well as the importance of accurate ...

Manish Jethwa, chief technology officer (CTO) at Ordnance Survey (OS), has a career-long passion for turning geographical data into useful insight. At the UK’s national mapping service, he’s ...

Ordnance Survey (OS) is the UK’s national mapping agency. It provides the most accurate and up-to-date geographic data. From the Government to businesses across the nation, including Google and ...