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Using our data to meet your needs

Ordnance Survey maps and location based products are widely used across public sector organisations and private sectors businesses, helping them to increase efficiency, so they can deliver better services to their customers.

Here are some example applications for using geographic information (or G.I.) to illustrate how location based information can help with common business challenges, such as managing transportation, conducting environmental analysis or the management of buildings and physical assets.

Whether you are involved in the delivery of public services or corporate/business activites, Ordnance Survey digital mapping products can help make these tasks more efficient, helping you to do more for your customers.

Providing services

Geographic data can help you to achieve efficient delivery of everyday services to communities

Risk management

Geographic data can be used to help you understand and manage risk

Environmental Analysis

Geographic data can help you locate high risk areas for flooding and provide information for the public and landowners

Land, buildings and infrastructure

Geographic data can help you to effectively track and manage assets

Sales and marketing

Geographic data can assist you to better target customers and provide better customer service.

Contingency planning

Location data can assist you with modelling the interconnection and dependencies of risk to the national infrastructure

Transportation and navigation services

Geographic data can help you manage the movement of people, goods and information

Protection and security

Analysis of location data and sharing of information will enable you to better manage disasters and help with civil contingency planning

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