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A significant heritage project is underway in Scarborough, aiming to produce a detailed and authoritative historic map in partnership with the Historic Towns Trust.

John Davidson takes a pitstop on his route south and discovers a historic and nature-filled walk around a community-owned ...

16:22, Thu, Nov 13, 2025 Updated: 13:45, Fri, Nov 14, 2025 Brits are bracing for shivering weather conditions set to hit in days as, weather maps have suggested. A 505-mile snow bomb appears set to ...

One of England’s most famous long-distance walking routes is set to gain National Trail status, seeing the route recorded on Ordnance Survey maps in its entirety for the first time.

Britain’s national mapping service Ordnance Survey is inviting applications to become its next charity partner for two years, from 2026 to 2028. The national mapping service is looking for a charity ...

Ordnance Survey (OS) was a 50-year-old company when a fire swept through its first headquarters at the Tower of London in 1841 — the crown jewels saved ahead of stored paper maps. The national mapping ...

Nick Bolton is CEO of Ordnance Survey (OS), the national mapping agency for Great Britain. Founded in 1791, OS today updates 600 million location features 30,000 times every day. The data underpins ...

Unexploded ordnance (UXO), which causes many civilian casualties every year, has become a serious environmental problem. To deal with the problem, we have developed a new drone-based transient ...

Nigel Brown has built up a collection of nearly 2,000 Ordnance Survey maps over 60 years - but he admits he will probably still buy some more. As a 10-year-old, he and a group of friends got hold of ...

Ordnance Survey (OS) is calling on the public to continue exploring the outdoors through autumn and winter, with walking activity dropping by almost a quarter during colder months. According to recent ...