Culmore Road passes roads bearing uncommon surnames. Who were Colby, Larcom, Drummond, Petrie, O’Donovan, Portlock, Papworth ...

This paper traces the history of the Ordnance Survey, describes its present operations and discusses its probable programme for the future. Major-General William Roy is the acknowledged founder of the ...

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 ...

Geospatial data is hot property, and with more than 200 years of experience, Ordnance Survey (OS) is a world leader in its collection, organisation and dissemination. In combination with other data, ...

A secret wartime bunker in Kent which was used to relay Enigma messages to Bletchley Park during the second world war is being surveyed for the first time by Ordnance Survey. The complex of ...

Hotfoot Design has been appointed by Britain’s national mapping service to deliver a major design project focusing on ...