And sometimes it feels naughty to admit there are basic things about a map that you’re not quite sure about. “I can’t admit I ...

You’d be forgiven if not. After all, OS was first founded back in 1791, and since then has undergone huge transformation from ...

Mapping may not be as crucial on your desktop computer as it is on a smartphone, but Apple is betting you’ll still appreciate the fact that it has ported its Maps app to OS X in Mavericks. Keep ...

Famous for their comprehensive coverage and the extraordinary level of detail they deliver, Ordnance Survey maps have been used by hikers, bikers, boaters, anglers, amblers and outdoor explorers ...

OS maps show physical and human features as symbols. This makes the maps easier to read. Each OS map has a key to show what the symbols mean. Large-scale maps - 1:1,250, 1:2,500 and 1:10,000 ...

In 1919 he hired Ellis Martin as the Ordnance Survey’s first full-time cover artist and tasked him with selling the “one-inch” (to the mile) maps to the Great British public, so launching ...

The Ordnance Survey map is a thing of beauty, of history, of genius: three dimensions compressed precisely into two; every contour, every dry stone wall and phone box in Britain carefully marked ...

Ramblers and mapping experts claim that Ordnance Survey, the Government's cartographic agency, is being privatised by stealth.

Google is widely rolling out offline maps support in Maps for Wear OS, allowing users to view maps without an active network connection.

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 ...

The British mapping agency Ordnance Survey has created a map of the Martian surface using precision NASA data — and it's beautiful. PHOTOS: Tour 'The Martian' Movie Set… On Mars As an avid ...