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27 July 2007
Conference call for global action
Senior representatives and leaders from worldwide mapping organisations have resolved to encourage the importance of maps and geographic information in Africa, following the successful 2007 Cambridge Conference of national mapping organisations.
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26 July 2007
Flood recovery gains emergency support from Ordnance Survey
Geographic information from Ordnance Survey is supporting the emergency response to the severe flooding affecting large parts of central and southern England.
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25 July 2007
Ordnance Survey helps Scouts to be prepared at 21st World Scout Jamboree 2007
The national mapping agency of Great Britain, Ordnance Survey, will be at this year’s 21st World Scout Jamboree, running a host of exciting hands on events for everyone from Beavers to Scout leaders.
25 July 2007
Ordnance Survey helps capture the perfect picture
Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping agency, has teamed up with The National Trust and Panasonic to encourage more people to start enjoying the nation’s magnificent built and natural heritage with the Perfect Picture prize draw.
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17 July 2007
Durham drives ahead thanks to Ordnance Survey’s detailed transport data
Ordnance Survey, the national mapping agency for Great Britain, has provided its detailed transport data to Durham County Council to boost the efficiency of a range of transport services.
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09 July 2007
Ordnance Survey’s Annual Report is published
Ordnance Survey presents its Annual Report to Parliament.
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09 July 2007
Ordnance Survey helps local authority avoid dead ends in environmental services
Ordnance Survey’s most accurate and detailed transport dataset, OS MasterMap Integrated Transport Network (ITN) Layer, is being used by Daventry District Council to help it plan environmental services, as the area is set to become home to 20,000 new residents by 2010.
06 July 2007
Ordnance Survey puts nation’s world heritage on the map
Ordnance Survey, the nation’s official mapping agency, is proud to begin highlighting Great Britain’s World Heritage sites in celebration of the country’s magnificent built and natural landscape.
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