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), affects ...

With the national mapping agency revamping the symbols on walking maps, put your rambling knowledge to the test with our interactive quiz Chris Moss is a writer, editor and hotel expert on the UK, ...

Ordnance Survey, the 232-year-old national mapping agency, has released its first ever official mapping app on Apple iOS devices, taking the iconic paper maps into the digital age. There are plenty of ...

We all know something of the story of the Ordnance Survey in Ireland in the nineteenth century: perhaps we’ve remarked on a particularly unfortunate translation of a placename, or used a 6-inch map to ...

Project aims to help outdoor enthusiasts plan walks, cycles and hikes on and off beaten path Ordnance Survey, the UK’s national mapping agency, is eyeing an international expansion as it launches its ...

Mapmaker suggests symbols could be added for bike repair shops, dog waste bins or river access points For more than 200 years, Ordnance Survey maps have featured symbols denoting everything from ...

Following a closed alpha launch on 14 December, Ordnance Survey has completed testing of its OS OpenSpace API. It is now available for developers to mash up their own applications using the UK ...

They’re the chaps who put Britain on the map — literally. But in an age of sat-navs and couch potatoes, will there still be a place for the unsung heroes of the Ordnance Survey? Nothing sneaks past ...

Mapping organisation Ordnance Survey plans to launch a solar-powered drone to capture higher quality images of the Earth. Its Astigan craft will fly higher than commercial airliners at 67,000 ft ...

Simply sign up to the Technology sector myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The 224-year-old national agency that draws and sells the maps stuffed into the backpacks of ramblers ...

Mapping organisation Ordnance Survey plans to launch a solar-powered drone to capture higher quality images of the Earth. Its Astigan craft will fly higher than commercial airliners at 67,000 ft ...