This is the logo of the Ordnance Survey. I have hundreds of their maps, and also a subscription for my department to Digimap for Schools as well as an OS Maps subscription linked to my recent work as an Ordnance Survey GetOutside Champion. The quality of their mapping is extremely high, and an army of surveyors keep the MasterMap up to date with thousands of edits made every day.
I have been involved with the Ordnance Survey for many years. I wrote several articles for the 'Mapping News' journal which used to be sent out to schools in physical format, and then went digital before disappearing.
I've since created resources for use by subscribers (and non-subscribers), to this service, and also to Digimap for Colleges and OS Mapstream (which uses QGIS for the mapping, through the WMS format). I have missed meeting up with OS colleagues at events such as BETT, the GA Conference, the SAGT conference etc.
For many people, looking at. and hopefully using OS maps is a quotidian event. Maps have also been turned into other products, and you may have maps on your mugs, mouse mats, picnic blankets or tea towels. Perhaps there's a map on your wall, near your desk if you have one, or tucked in the glove box of your car.
Hunt out the OS map of your local area and use it to plot a lockdown walk which keeps you close to home, but hopefully takes in some open space where you can socially distance. Enjoy the cold weather before the mild and wet weather returns during the week, and make the most of the weekend.
For over 200 years, Ordnance Survey has mapped every square mile of the British Isles, capturing not just the contours and geography of our nation, but of our lives. Originally intended for military use, OS maps were used during wartime to help locate enemy positions. In peacetime, they helped people discover and explore the countryside. Today, the large fold-out paper maps, used by generations of ramblers, scouts and weekend adventurers, represent just a small part of the OS output. As Ordnance Survey adjusts to the digital age, Timeshift looks back to tell the story of a quintessentially British institution.
I have been involved with the Ordnance Survey for many years. I wrote several articles for the 'Mapping News' journal which used to be sent out to schools in physical format, and then went digital before disappearing.
I've since created resources for use by subscribers (and non-subscribers), to this service, and also to Digimap for Colleges and OS Mapstream (which uses QGIS for the mapping, through the WMS format). I have missed meeting up with OS colleagues at events such as BETT, the GA Conference, the SAGT conference etc.
For many people, looking at. and hopefully using OS maps is a quotidian event. Maps have also been turned into other products, and you may have maps on your mugs, mouse mats, picnic blankets or tea towels. Perhaps there's a map on your wall, near your desk if you have one, or tucked in the glove box of your car.
Hunt out the OS map of your local area and use it to plot a lockdown walk which keeps you close to home, but hopefully takes in some open space where you can socially distance. Enjoy the cold weather before the mild and wet weather returns during the week, and make the most of the weekend.
Here's a BBC Four programme on the history of the Ordnance Survey which is well worth watching once you've returned from your walk.
Here's Bill Bryson on Ordnance Survey maps
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