http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/ Visit Ordnance Survey for up-to-the-minute news. en-gb Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:0:22 GMT Copyright: (C) Ordnance Survey, see http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/site/legal/ for terms and conditions of reuse http://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html A government-led competition to find ground-breaking ideas for the sharing of public information is getting a boost from Britain’s national mapping agency. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/nov/showusabetterway.html http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/nov/showusabetterway.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT News London-based architects, Amenity Space, have received international praise for their unique recycled building blocks made entirely out of disused maps. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/nov/mapblock.html http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/nov/mapblock.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT News Ordnance Survey is inviting experts to speak at its annual Partner Conference – Location 09. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/nov/partnerconference.html http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/nov/partnerconference.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT News Santa has a helping hand up his sleeve for this year’s Christmas deliveries. He’s discovered Ordnance Survey’s online service where customers can order individually printed leisure maps centred on anywhere in Britain – even their own home. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/nov/christmasallmappedout.html http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/nov/christmasallmappedout.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT News Great Britain’s national mapping agency has appointed Rob Andrews as new Head of Corporate Communications. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/nov/robandrewsappointment.html http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/nov/robandrewsappointment.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT News A dozen lucky schoolchildren from across the country have spent the day learning bushcraft skills with Ray Mears – courtesy of Ordnance Survey. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/oct/raymears.html http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/oct/raymears.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMT News Businesses are losing out on millions in savings by not using the best quality mapping data in their route management systems, according to independent research by Frost & Sullivan. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/oct/frostandsullivan.html http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/oct/frostandsullivan.html Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMT News Leica Geosystems is to upgrade Ordnance Survey’s nationwide network of satellite receiver stations, it is announced today. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/oct/osnetupgrade.html http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/oct/osnetupgrade.html Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMT News Specialists in geographic data from across Europe are meeting in Cardiff this week to discuss its applied research programme. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/oct/eurosdrmeeting.html http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/oct/eurosdrmeeting.html Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMT News Ordnance Survey is giving away ‘Free-Maps-for-11-year-olds’ to encourage children to get out and discover the world around them, Ordnance Survey Minister Iain Wright announced today. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/sept/freemaps.html http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/sept/freemaps.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMT News Ordnance Survey is launching a campaign to raise awareness among third sector organisations of their ability to gain access to mapping data as contractors to government. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/sept/thirdsector.html http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/media/news/2008/sept/thirdsector.html Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:00:00 GMT News