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CityVerve launches in Manchester

Guest blog by Simon Navin, Ordnance Survey Project Lead, Smart Practice. July saw the official launch of CityVerve, the UK’s demonstrator project in Manchester for large scale deployment of Internet of...

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Geovation Hub – one year on

The Geovation Hub has been open now for one year. In that time it has: 550 members’ regular attending the hub and using its space and resources. 40 SMEs basing themselves at the Hub. 4 start-ups on the...

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Talking augmented reality at the GeoTech meetup

At our recent GeoTech Meetup at the Geovation Hub the hot topic of conversation was augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), and how mashing these with geospatial data unlocks the potential for...

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Through the looking glass

By Layla Gordon Back in February OS took a trip off of this planet to produce a paper map of Mars. This inspired the Tech Labs team, who had been already involved in Augmented Reality (AR) work, to...

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What can I do to build a smarter future?

Have you ever had an idea so perfect that you know it could improve the lives of many people, only to be left feeling frustrated by not knowing the right person to tell? If this is you, then you may be...

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The OS Map Fan Club

After a sold-out run at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe The OS Map Fan Club is coming to our Southampton head office to help launch National Map Reading Week and raise money for Solent Mind. The...

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The Dark End of the Street

Are these some of Britain’s most scariest streets and gruesome roads, ask the batty guys and ghouls of Ordnance Survey this Halloween? The picturesque Lancashire village of Appley Bridge sits in the...

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Is this the most unusual way of showing support for a team ever?

Following on from the recent ‘Sue x’ field carving mystery, we spotted letters almost as long as the Anfield pitch spelling ‘LFC’ spotted on Shropshire hillside – but who has done it?  Our Flying Unit...

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OS reports recommend the creation of a Digital Twin for a successful rollout...

While the world enjoyed the action at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, we were just as interested in what was happening away from the ice and snow. Namely the first large-scale 5G pilot service. For...

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100 years of getting people outside – celebrating Ellis Martin

If you’re a fan of old maps, you might have seen some of Ellis Martin’s work. The map cover artwork in the 1920s and ‘30s was often created by Ellis Martin, who joined OS in 1919. Those maps with...

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