Case studies

How location is joining up valuable information across Scotland to provide better analysis

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) maintains 48,500km of high-voltage overhead power lines supported by wooden poles in Great Britain.

Optimising GPS active network performance to enhance geospatial infrastructure.

Ordnance Survey provided expertise to help Kartverket integrate its land and sea divisions and increase uptake of mapping data.

For Survey and Land Registration Bureau to grow it’s capacity and capability it drew on the strategy of Ordnance Survey.

Ordnance Survey (OS) created the first 3D-enabled national spatial data model for the Kingdom of Bahrain with the Survey and Land Registration Bureau (SLRB) mapping authority.

Ordnance Survey (OS) undertook a Geospatial Maturity Assessment to identify the next steps that Dubai Municipality needed to take to support the government’s pursuit of citizen happiness.

Using Ordnance Survey’s Street View product, NHS in Birmingham has pin pointed fast food joints near schools to cut on obesity rising rates. Yhkhaf

The National Forest Company is creating a new wooded landscape across 200 square miles in central England using GIS application.

By automating their Local Land Charges search process using GIS, Teignbridge district council were able to cut costs by £60,000.

Harrow Council’s Route Optimisation Project aims to use Ordnance survey data to reduce vehicles used, save fuel and optimise driver numbers.

How Sprift, a UK tech start-up and OS Partner has used brought together location intelligence on any property in the country, in one place, online.

Ordnance Survey developed a five year IT strategy for the Republic of Kosovo, including a new enterprise architecture and NSDI data model.

GovTech asked Ordnance Survey for expert advice about creating data specifications and a product flowline to generate data.

The Brazilian Army used improved map generalisation to prepare for the 2016 Olympics.

We created a feasibility study to help Namibia strengthen its land management processes.

Providing a single source of accurate, reliable environmental information for Abu Dhabi’s decision makers.

Using Satellite Earth Observation data to monitor Dubai environments.

Ash Parish Council signed up for the Public Sector Mapping agreement to access geographic data to help oversee all their assets.

A new in-house website provides a source of traffic data to the public whilst delivering cost savings for the Department of Transport.