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  • How mapping supported risk analysis for Plymouth evacuation

    When an unexploded bomb was found in a garden in Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall Police (DCP) reached out to Ordnance Survey for assistance.

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    How OS surveying is taking off

    OS now has 24 UAS operators or drone pilots, complimenting over 200 surveyors across Great Britain who can mobilise quickly to capture landscape changes.

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    Showcasing the power of maps

    British fashion designer Anya Hindmarch partners with OS to showcase the power of maps.

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    Ordnance Survey’s favourite maps of 2023

    Experts pick nine incredible data visualisations from the past 12 months you have to see

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    Greener, happier, healthier

    Nottingham City Council has been working with guidance from Natural England to create and carry out their greenspace strategy.

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    House prices: the Office for National Statistics’ hedonic model

    The Office for National Statistics (ONS) holds statistics regarding house prices, impacted by certain factors - location, building characteristics, the surrounding environment - where OS can advise.

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    The 30 Day Map Challenge 2023

    The 30 Day Map Challenge, 2023 - map and data visualisation enthusiasts creating a map each day based around a daily theme.

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    National Highways making road journeys safer

    With a clear and accurate picture of its total land footprint, National Highways can manage and maintain the network more easily – freeing up time, money, and resource for other projects, keeping goods and services flowing around the country, and, most importantly, making the network safer.

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    Reflections on COP28

    Reflections on COP28 by Paul French, Chief Commercial Officer.

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