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11 May 2012
Ordnance Survey extends its range of weatherproof maps
The national mapping agency of Great Britain is extending its range of all-weather, plastic coated maps following high demand from consumers and trade.
19 April 2012
Ordnance Survey staff raise enough for a new Marie Curie nurse
Ordnance Survey staff have been selling doughnuts, planting bulbs and even swapping clothes in a £20,000 fundraising effort for Marie Curie Cancer Care in Southampton.
11 April 2012
Everything happens somewhere - Location 2012 conference opens for registrations
IT and business-people looking to grow their businesses have been challenged to bring their imagination to an event focusing on providing services and making a profit from location data and mapping.
10 April 2012
3D collaboration to support Newcastle’s solar city project
Ordnance Survey has teamed up with Newcastle City Council to demonstrate how 3D mapping can help make Newcastle one of the most sustainable cities in Europe.
19 March 2012
Ordnance Survey launches new accreditation programme
Geographic information (GI) experts across the globe are being given an exciting opportunity to gain recognition from Ordnance Survey under a new accreditation scheme.
16 March 2012
Avoid a ‘life on the edge’ with new custom-made maps from Ordnance Survey
Map owners no longer face a ‘life on the edge’ thanks to a new range of customisable paper maps from Ordnance Survey. A new service from the national mapping agency allows home-owners to centre a map on their individual home, making it a great talking point or ideal gift.
15 March 2012
GeoVation tackles a coastal challenge
Ordnance Survey is to launch the second GeoVation Challenge of the year focusing on the Wales Coast Path.
As the first ever ‘total’ coastal path nears completion and gets ready for the official opening in May, the GeoVation Challenge has crossed the Seven Bridge to encourage the public, businesses, charities, groups, schools and universities to submit innovative ideas of how Wales can make the most of it.
13 March 2012
HRH The Princess Royal visit to the newly-restored Osmington White Horse
Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal visited the newly-restored Osmington White Horse near Weymouth to celebrate the monument 204 years after its creation to honour King George III – her great, great, great, great grandfather yesterday.
7 March 2012
Ordnance Survey holds free open data masterclasses
People across Great Britain are being given the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of open data, and the tools and techniques to use open datasets, through a series of free masterclasses hosted by Ordnance Survey.
28 February 2012
Ordnance Survey maps the skies from East Midlands Airport
Great Britain’s national mapping agency, Ordnance Survey, is pleased to announce that its Flying Unit will be based at East Midlands Airport with two aircraft which will fly the length and breadth of Great Britain to capture aerial photography.
15 February 2012
Ordnance Survey launches neighbourhood innovation challenge
Budding innovators and entrepreneurs are being asked to contribute ideas that could improve neighbourhoods and communities across Britain, with a £115 000 prize fund available to help develop the best entries.
14 February 2012
Avoid a ‘life on the edge’ with new custom-made maps
Map owners no longer face a ‘life on the edge’ thanks to a new range of customisable paper maps from Ordnance Survey.
9 February 2012
2000th public sector organisation signs up for geographic data sharing
Ordnance Survey today celebrates an important milestone as the 2000th member joins the Public Sector Mapping Agreement (PSMA) just nine months after it was launched.
23 January 2012
GeoPlace wins Best Project Delivery at UK Public Sector Digital Awards
GeoPlace is honoured to be one of two winners of the Best Project Delivery category at the 2011 UK Public Sector Digital Awards for the development and delivery of the National Address Gazetteer Database. GeoPlace was presented the award alongside Surrey County Council for their separate e-safeguarding project.