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Emergency services

Ordnance Survey data is key to the work of the emergency services and health professionals. From highly detailed street-level mapping to an accurate overview of a region, our digital geographic data provides vital location intelligence for:

command and control
incident response
identification of risk
contingency planning

Ambulance

When an emergency call is made to an ambulance command and control centre, time is of the essence as life is at stake. Ambulance crews need to know exactly where they need to go and the quickest route there. They also need to know the quickest and least congested route to the nearest hospital with appropriate facilities.

Fire

When responding to an emergency callout, fire teams need to know the exact location of the incident. Sending attending officers to the wrong site wastes precious time, prolonging a fire and even risking lives.

Police

When responding to an emergency callout, police teams need to know the exact location of the incident. Sending attending officers to the wrong site wastes precious time, prolonging a crime and even risking lives.

Emergency responders

It’s not just the police, fire and rescue, and ambulance services who are called upon in an emergency. Other organisations – often sustained through charitable funding – are frequently asked to assist the blue light services in civil emergencies.

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