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01 October 2010
Ordnance Survey launches new pricing and licensing model
Today, at an event for Licensed Partners, Ordnance Survey will reveal its new pricing and licensing model, which aims to enable greater access to its products and geographic datasets under a simplified structure.
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04 October 2010
Schools urged to order free maps now!
Ordnance Survey is urging schools to place their orders for free maps before this year’s offer closes on 15 October 2010.
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13 October 2010
Location Lingo project seeks to create an ‘alternative gazetteer’ of Great Britain
Look at a map and you’ll find the official names for places throughout the country. But that’s not necessarily what those places are called in everyday life.
14 October 2010
Deal signed for OS MasterMap Imagery Layer at Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) will be using OS MasterMap Imagery Layer in their command support vehicles to support major county incidents.
19 October 2010
Innovation awards receive £150,000 funding boost
GeoVation, Ordnance Survey’s innovation awards programme, is to receive an additional £150,000 in funding for its current challenge, “How can we improve transport in Britain?” to help winning entrants develop their ideas.
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19 October 2010
Ordnance Survey takes part in first national ‘Visit our Schools and Colleges’ campaign
Vanessa Lawrence CB, Director General and Chief Executive of Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping agency, visited St Marks CE Primary School, Southampton on Tuesday 19 October to see how the organisation can help young people develop their real-world skills and aspirations.