Meet OS Placemaker - Manish

The Placemaker series takes a closer look at the OS employees making a positive impact

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Ordnance Survey (OS) Chief Technology Officer, Manish, takes us through the benefits of tools and tech. Manish leads OS technology, including the delivery of the OS National Geographic Database (OS NGD) - with half a million geographical features of Great Britain, updated 20,000 times a day. Manish explains how we can never have enough tools.

"It’s humbling to be ultimately responsible for the technology that underpins the foundational map of the nation."

OS Chief Technology Officer, Manish

What is the OS National Geographic Database?

The OS National Geographic Database (NGD) is a single store of Ordnance Survey’s authoritative data for Great Britain. It’s built for analytical uses and is designed to be the bedrock of more intelligent solutions. It reduces the complexity towards insight and getting the answers you need.

Data from the OS NGD can be accessed via the OS Data Hub using our OS Select+Build configuration and download service or via APIs.

Access via the OS Data Hub
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By Ordnance Survey

Our highly accurate geospatial data and printed maps help individuals, governments and companies to understand the world, both in Britain and overseas.

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