Ordnance Survey Matters – February 2009

Longest Serving ALO Competition
We received a number of entries for this competition, who all had interesting stories.

OS MasterMap ITN Layer freight attributes data refresh
The freight attributes dataset covers Great Britain and consists of bridge weights and widths information (where signed), which complements the bridge heights already shown in the Road Routing Information (RRI) of the ITN Layer.

Imagery update
The OS MasterMap Imagery Layer will benefit from an injection of more than 30 000 km² of update in 2008 despite the impact of the worst flying season for many years.

Pictometry Innovation Award
In the light of the success of our recent Innovation Awards, together with our partner Blom Aerofilms, we invite you to submit entries for the Pictometry Innovation Award.

Launch of OSGB Web map tools v1.0
Ordnance Survey has launched OSGB Web map tools, a set of software code and installation instructions that will help our customers to use our data on the Internet.

Benefits of licensed data (BoLD) campaign update
Following the success of the planning guide for businesses produced in conjunction with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), two further guides are planned for the BoLD campaign.

Third Sector campaign update
This campaign was officially launched at a joint meeting of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations and of Agency Chief Executives on 25 September by our Director General, Vanessa Lawrence.

Supply of Ordnance Survey digital mapping data to local authority schools
Thank you to all of the local authorities who responded to our questionnaire concerning the supply of Ordnance Survey digital map data to local authority schools.

10% off data under the Public Sector Agreement
Discount now available on a range of our products when licensed directly from us.

Recent conference successes
October was a busy time for those working to support local government and the emergency services at Ordnance Survey.

2008 Scottish Local Government and Emergency Services Seminar
The Stirling Management Centre was the venue for Ordnance Survey’s 2008 Scottish Local Government and Emergency Services seminar.

Emergency Services User Group Meetings: dates for your diaries
Dates for your diary in early March. 

November County Group Meetings in the south-west, West Midlands and Wales
Every six months Roger Christie, Account Manager for Local Government and Emergency Services in the South West, West Midlands and Wales, holds a series of County Group Meetings for his customers.

Bye Bye Clayton, Hello Andrew!
As some of you may already know, Clayton Hudson has recently left us to return to Afghanistan, this time working for NATO.

Partner submissions

Evo Distribution storms local government
Evo Distribution’s recent foray into the local government arena has been an instant success. 

Matchmaking in Calderdale with the CDR Group
Calderdale Metropolitan Council wanted to migrate their Local Land Charges (LLC) records into the planning system used within their planning service.

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