Thursday, March 20th, 2014
Ordnance Survey’s latest iOS app is ideal for pinpointing the location for anyone exploring the great outdoors. OS Locate is free to download and is a fast and highly accurate means of pinpointing a user’s exact location on the map, anywhere in Great Britain.
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
OS OnDemand, Ordnance Survey’s online map service, has been a valuable asset to the Environment Agency during this winter’s flooding, providing millions of households and businesses with access to detailed flood mapping.
Monday, February 10th, 2014
Ordnance Survey’s graduate recruitment scheme has launched, offering seven graduates the opportunity to lead the way on developing innovative and inspirational solutions for digital data.
Wednesday, February 5th, 2014
A new trial, regarded as a UK first, has been agreed between Glasgow and Ordnance Survey which could lead the way to other data initiatives with local authorities. Future City / Glasgow has been working in partnership with the national mapping authority to release information which has been produced using Ordnance Survey data and mapping.Councils
Tuesday, January 28th, 2014
Ordnance Survey is challenging developers and entrepreneurs to submit their business ideas, which use location information, to be in with a chance of winning a complete new business start-up package, including desk space at one of the country’s innovative TechHub centres and a full mentorship programme for twelve months.
Thursday, January 9th, 2014
Ordnance Survey is celebrating the success of its OS MapFinder app, one year after it launched. The app, which originally launched on iOS, became available to Android users later in 2013 and with downloads totalling over 175,000, it’s proving very popular with outdoor enthusiasts and people looking to explore more of Great Britain.
Friday, November 8th, 2013
Ordnance Survey is seeking innovators and entrepreneurs to contribute ideas that could encourage more active lifestyles in Britain, with a £100,000 prize fund available to help develop four of the best entries. The GeoVation Challenge, run by the national mapping authority, is now on its seventh challenge and is calling for great geography, technology and
Friday, November 1st, 2013
Ordnance Survey International has announced the signing of a five-year Specialist Advisory Framework Agreement with the Survey and Land Registration Bureau (SLRB) of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The agreement provides an opportunity for both organisations to work together collaboratively on a number of projects, the first of which will be the development of a new
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
Following the success of the OS OpenSpace SDK for iOS, Ordnance Survey has announced the launch of its Android version.The new free mapping software development kit (SDK) enables developers to quickly and easily add detailed Ordnance Survey maps to mobile applications, with its launch further cementing the prominence of location-based mobile applications in the smartphone
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
A team of GeoVation winners from Staffordshire and West Midlands (SWM) Probation Trust have launched a new app to help the public choose what Community Payback work criminals do. The new app called ‘Get Community Payback’ was one of four winners in the 2012 GeoVation Challenge, under the theme of transforming Britain’s neighbourhoods. The successful
