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Navigation skills: What do the lines on an OS map actually mean?

Here at Live for the Outdoors, we love maps. But we’ll admit one dark little secret: they can make idiots of anyone. Go on, admit it. Even if you’ve used and loved Ordnance Survey mapping for years or ...
ZDNet

Ordnance Survey mash-up takes on Google Maps

OS mapping data to be released to developers... The Ordnance Survey (OS) is opening up some of its secret code to allow software developers to create Google Maps-style mash-ups. Dubbed OpenSpace, the ...
The Economist

How intrepid Victorian surveyors mapped the length and breadth of Britain

Reflecting worries that the French might invade, the first OS maps cover the mouth of the river Thames. This is the naval route to London and a highly vulnerable part of the country. The sheets that ...
CNET

British mapping agency takes on Google Maps

Ordnance Survey, the United Kingdom's national mapping agency, is opening up some of its secret code to allow software developers to create Google Maps-style mashups. Dubbed OpenSpace, the project ...
Diginomica

Ordnance Survey and the nine-second server

Ordnance Survey has moved to all-flash storage to support its extensive use of virtualization, delivering improved stability and reduced performance issues with its main database. Due to the move, the ...