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Ordnance Survey

British  

noun

  1. the official map-making body of the British or Irish government

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Her bicycle was found by Ordnance Survey workers lying in a field on the Metton to Roughton road an hour after she left home.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2024

Computer systems company CGI is running the artificial intelligence project with mapping experts Ordnance Survey.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023

There were 8% fewer banks on High Streets across England, Scotland and Wales in March 2022 from a year earlier, according to data from Ordnance Survey.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2023

Overall, there were 9,300 fewer retail outlets on British High Streets in March 2022 than in March 2020, as shoppers switched to online stores, a recent BBC study of Ordnance Survey data found.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2023

Last summer on sunny days I cycled as far as Ordnance Survey Map 150'd let me.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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