Coast to coast walk may soon be on official map

Alfred Wainwright's famed coast to coast walk may soon be added to official Ordnance Survey (OS) paper maps for the first ...
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Why walkers are ditching paper Ordnance Survey maps

For much of its 233-year history, the Ordnance Survey has been synonymous with detailed maps of the British countryside, beloved by ramblers and orienteers. But the UK’s national mapping agency, which ...
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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 ...
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'UK's biggest maps enthusiast' has collection of 2,000 - he may buy more

Nigel Brown has built up a collection of nearly 2,000 Ordnance Survey maps over 60 years - but he admits he will probably still buy some more. As a 10-year-old, he and a group of friends got hold of ...
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'Every UK adult touches our Ordnance Survey data over 40 times every day'

Ordnance Survey (OS) was a 50-year-old company when a fire swept through its first headquarters at the Tower of London in 1841 — the crown jewels saved ahead of stored paper maps. The national mapping ...
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Ordnance Survey opens up maps to developers

Following a closed alpha launch on 14 December, Ordnance Survey has completed testing of its OS OpenSpace API. It is now available for developers to mash up their own applications using the UK ...