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Using location data to measure travel times and access to amenities
The Office for National Statistics worked in collaboration with Ordnance Survey to conduct distance and travel time analysis.
Showcasing the value of digital twins
Ordnance Survey (OS) and the Welsh Government have collaborated to examine how digital twins might support Wales’ digital strategy and underpin policy areas.
Meet OS Placemaker - Manish
Ordnance Survey’s (OS) Chief Technology Officer, Manish, unloads his toolbox - both for his local community, OS, and the nation.
Meet OS Placemaker - Egbe
Ordnance Survey (OS) Product Manager, Egbe, highlights the link between OS data, and the brave work of the emergency services.
Navigating new waters – transitioning from military to civilian life
From living and working under the sea to specialising in Earth Observation at Ordnance Survey
How the use of geospatial data is transforming climate action
New UN report highlights how the use of geospatial data is transforming global climate action and can help with climate resilience, adaption and mitigation
How OS data can support better planning and future modelling for new housing developments
Using location data to support the government's pledge to build 1.5 million more homes
Using OS's new buildings data attribute: number of floors
OS has included data on the number of floors in buildings, the 'numberoffloors' attribute, in the latest release of the OS National Geographic Database (NGD).
How mapping supported risk analysis for Plymouth evacuation
When an unexploded bomb was found in a garden in Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall Police (DCP) reached out to Ordnance Survey for assistance.