Case studies

From fundraising for more greenspace, to creating a public art trail, Histon and Impington Parish Council show how councils can make the most of OS mapping.

OS Partner, MapServe, created a tool called Highlight to enable their customers to add natural and built features to their mapping, using OS Features API.

Natural England announced that all new planning proposals covering Hampshire’s Solent waterways and wetlands, must be “nitrate neutral”.

Tim Hopkin is revolutionising the way complex land use decisions are made through the creation of The Land App.

How location data saves both time and money for the National Library of Scotland.

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

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

How location helps mitigate flood risk

Optimising GPS active network performance to enhance geospatial infrastructure.

Using Satellite Earth Observation data to monitor Dubai environments.

Using OS data, the Moors for the Future Partnership created a land cover map which gave vital information to safeguard moorland life.

For the first time Historic England has made the results of years of aerial photograph mapping projects freely available online.

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

Northumberland County Council has increased levels of recycling and reduced vehicle costs – simply by optimising its garden waste collection routes.

Wiltshire have combined local knowledge with Ordnance Survey mapping to analyse local flood impacts and risks in Dauntsey Parish.

Helping Scotland meet ambitious renewable energy targets with OS MasterMap data.

Using Ordnance Survey (OS) mapping, Landmark Solutions created an online portal to help the 2,000 people who visit Natural England's MAGIC website each day.

How heating homes could be a walk in the park