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05 June 2009
The world tour that won’t cost the earth
With holiday makers tightening their belts this summer many have set their sights on staying in Britain instead of exotic locations overseas. But, for the more ingenious traveller, a world tour is still possible without ever leaving these shores according to map makers, Ordnance Survey.
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23 June 2009
Reading Garden developed at Tanners Brook Infant School
Youngsters at Tanners Brook Infant School can share their playtimes with storybook characters in a revamped play area and new reading garden thanks to staff from Ordnance Survey, Bond Pearce and John Lewis.
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04 June 2009
Ordnance Survey recognises partner innovation at conference
Six companies celebrated success at Ordnance Survey’s Partner Conference awards – thanks to their innovative use of geographic information.
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26 June 2009
Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, visits Ordnance Survey
The Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, visited Ordnance Survey’s head office in Southampton on Thursday 18 June to find out, first hand, about the new Ordnance Survey business strategy and the vital role geographic information plays in today’s world.
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03 June 2009
Quality improvements for transport mapping
Ordnance Survey has completed a two-year programme of quality control on its flagship transport dataset: OS MasterMap Integrated Transport Network (ITN) Layer.
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26 June 2009
Open evening success for OS OpenSpace
Over 30 developers were able to get hands on experience with OS OpenSpace, and the opportunity to experiment with some of the world’s best mapping data, at an open evening held by Ordnance Survey at the Rejuvenation Centre in London.
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