Ordnance Survey (OS) is the UK’s national mapping agency. It provides the most accurate and up-to-date geographic data. For more than 200 years, its maps featured symbols for the most commonly sought ...

The four main points on a compass are: north, east, south and west. A compass is used to work out direction. A four-point compass can give a rough direction whereas a sixteen-point compass is much ...

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 of ...

You may have used them to help navigate on a long car journey or during an adventurous walk in the countryside. But now the reassuringly timeless Ordnance Survey (OS) maps are getting a modern ...

Just like a key to a door, the key helps you to unlock the information stored in the colours and symbols on a map. You must understand how the key relates to the map before you can unlock the ...

Ordnance Survey maps are a thing of beauty – it would be nice if they could stay that way With the national mapping agency revamping the symbols on walking maps, put your rambling knowledge to the ...