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Ordnance Survey

British

noun

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

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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

"We can start training the model using data to get it understanding that when there was a pollution event - whether it was associated with a particular area?" said Donna Lyndsay from Ordnance Survey.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 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

For further detail on the Ordnance Survey data used in the postcode search above, please see full methodology at the bottom of the page.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2022

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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