Britain's Ordnance Survey is planning to roll out a new colour palette for its maps which enables those with colour blindness to use them. Colour blindness, or colour vision deficiency (CVD ...

Nick Giles, managing director of Ordnance Survey Leisure said: "The work that we have been doing is trying to understand the symbols that will help people - particularly in our leisure mapping ...

However, unlike the Ordnance Survey maps’ symbology, what people for on a map has continuously evolved. To close this gap, the agency is planning to consult members of the public later this year.

A free service from Ordnance Survey opens up its maps to developers wanting to design their own applications or work on mashups Written by Adrian Bridgwater, Contributor Feb. 1, 2008, 7:33 a.m. PT ...