December

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue demands (and gets) the best from Ordnance Survey - South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue (SYFR) has become the first public sector customer of a ground-breaking new ‘on-demand’ service from Ordnance Survey. The OS OnDemand Web Map Tile Service (WMTS-like) will enable SYFR to utilise a single web based view of their geographic location data across a range of systems and platforms from fire incident data to the location of fire hydrants to improve the accessibility of its operational information.

November

Digimap for Schools celebrates its first birthday with mystery maps - a new Cabinet Office guide encourages the ‘responder’ community to adopt the use of digital mapping and GIS mapping systems as an effective tool in contingency planning.

Supporting contingency planning with Ordnance Survey mapping - a new Cabinet Office guide encourages the ‘responder’ community to adopt the use of digital mapping and GIS mapping systems as an effective tool in contingency planning.

2011 National Gazetteers Exemplar Awards winners announced - on 3 November 2011 GeoPlace LLP announced the winners of the 2011 National Gazetteers Exemplar Awards. The awards recognise the outstanding achievements of local authorities, local partnerships, police forces and fire and rescue services, in the creation, maintenance and utilisation of the National Gazetteers.

October

Tweeting the changing face of Britain – from today, Ordnance Survey staff across the country will be using the social networking site Twitter to provide live updates as they map the ever changing Great British landscape.

Duke of Edinburgh opens new Ordnance Survey head office – yesterday, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh officially opened Ordnance Survey's new head office in Southampton.

 September

New addressing products now available from Ordnance Survey – the AddressBase range of products, the definitive source of spatial address and property information for England and Wales, are available from today (Friday 30 September).

Duke of Edinburgh to officially open new Ordnance Survey head office – the Duke of Edinburgh is to officially open Ordnance Survey’s new head office in Southampton during an official visit on 4 October.

New addressing products debut at GeoCommunity Conference – three new addressing products were unveiled yesterday at the Association of Geographic Information (AGI) GeoCommunity Conference. 

Ordnance Survey to showcase new addressing products at industry conference – the launch of the eagerly-anticipated new addressing products will be one of the highlights at this year’s Association of Geographic Information GeoCommunity conference.

 August

Ordnance Survey announces the 100th One Scotland Mapping Agreement member – this month saw Ordnance Survey reach a milestone as the 100^th member joined the One Scotland Mapping Agreement (OSMA). NHS Shetland joined the agreement and also became the seventeenth Scottish health organisation to become a member.

 July

Ordnance Survey becomes part of Department for Business Innovation and Skills – the Prime Minister announced today that Ministerial responsibility for Ordnance Survey, alongside Land Registry and the Met Office, will pass to the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS).

Ordnance Survey marks end of successful international conference – senior representatives and leaders from mapping organisations from across the world descended upon Southampton last week for a conference hosted by Ordnance Survey.

June

Britain from the Air opens in Oxford Castle – following its successful launch in Bath last year the popular exhibition, Britain from the Air, has taken its first step on a UK-wide tour, in Oxford.

Ordnance Survey celebrates 220 years of mapping the nation – Tuesday 21 June marks 220 years since the establishment of Ordnance Survey, Britain's national mapping agency.

Dr Vanessa Lawrence opens new university research hub – a traditional ribbon cutting ceremony marked the official opening of a new Graduate Geography and Environment Research Hub at the University of Southampton.

May 

Ordnance Survey releases new version of its on demand mapping service – Ordnance Survey has released an enhanced and updated version of OS OnDemand, its web mapping service designed for professional users.

Ordnance Survey takes part in new exhibition at the Tower of London – the Power House exhibition showcases the roles of major organisations which provided the bedrock of England’s power throughout the centuries, who worked within the Tower walls; this included Ordnance Survey.

Ordnance Survey reaches INSPIRE milestone – this week, metadata about Ordnance Survey’s products has been made available through data.gov.uk, alongside INSPIRE-compliant view services through the OS OnDemand web map service.

Innovators scoop top prizes at transport awards – following a day of drama and excitement at Ordnance Survey’s Southampton head office, the winners of the GeoVation Challenge, ‘How can we improve transport in Britain’ have been decided.

Ordnance Survey awards new contracts for supply and maintenance of geospatial data – Ordnance Survey has awarded a new 4-year Framework Agreement for the Supply and Maintenance of Geospatial Data, which replaces previous data collection contracts.

April

Digimap for Schools scoops gold at education awards – Digimap for Schools, the online mapping portal that brings digital Ordnance Survey mapping into the classroom, received a top honour at the Geographical Association’s awards on Thursday (14 April) evening.

Staff present cheque to Marie Curie – six months of fundraising by Ordnance Survey staff has generated £10,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

GeoPlace announces plans for the national address gazetteer database – following approval from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), the legal process to form GeoPlace has now been finalised, and production of the ‘national address gazetteer database’ to provide one definitive source of accurate spatial address data for England and Wales is now on track for delivery in the Autumn 2011.

OS OpenData is one year old – today (1 April 2011) marks one year since the launch of OS OpenData, the service that made a range of Ordnance Survey mapping data available for free for the first time.

Public Sector Mapping Agreement launches today – public sector organisations in England and Wales have access to Ordnance Survey mapping data under a single agreement for the first time from 1 April 2011.

March

Finalists decided for transport innovation awards – a mobile app that lets you report transport problems; an Underground style map of London’s cycle routes; and a parcel delivery service that promises minute-by-minute tracking. These are among the 10 ideas now in line to win a share of £150,000 as part of Ordnance Survey’s GeoVation Challenge aiming to improve transport in Britain.

Britain from the Air now available online thanks to OS OpenSpace – 100 stunning aerial images which form part of an extraordinary outdoor exhibition can now be viewed on a new interactive map created using Ordnance Survey data.

Ordnance Survey launches second phase of new pricing and licensing model – this week, Ordnance Survey held an event at its new head office to reveal the second phase of its new pricing and licensing model to current Licensed Partners.

February

Competition officials have cleared government plans to create definitive national address database for England and Wales – the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has given the green light to plans unveiled by Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in December 2010.

Ordnance Survey donates giant ‘MaxiMap’ to INTECH Science Centre – Ordnance Survey has donated a prize-winning, giant floor map of Great Britain to INTECH Science Centre in Winchester.

Ordnance Survey exhibition opens at Southampton’s Maritime Museum – Ordnance Survey has joined forces with Southampton City Council to celebrate over 160 years of history between the map makers and the city with an exhibition at the Maritime Museum.

January

Opportunity to explore Explorers Day Nursery – a brand-new, purpose-built day nursery has opened for business at Adanac Drive in Southampton. Built by Ordnance Survey to provide childcare for staff, the nursery is being run by local childcare expert Clive Tongue and is extending a welcome to local children.

Ordnance Survey data highlights the changing face of the high street – the latest figures from Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping agency, reveal the effect of the recession on the high street, with the presence of estate agents, building societies and auction houses being most significantly reduced.

RSA signs deal for national coverage of OS VectorMap Local – leading global insurer, RSA, today announced an enhancement to its underwriting systems, after signing a deal with Ordnance Survey for its OS VectorMap Local digital mapping product.