Ordnance Survey

British

noun

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

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Rescues jumped by 24% between 2019 and 2024 in Wales and England, according to data analysed by Ordnance Survey and reported by The Guardian.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2025

It comes after a spike in the number of young people needing to be saved, according to research by Ordnance Survey.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2025

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

The company has recently signed a £5.5m partnership with the UK - funded by the UK Space Agency - to provide satellite data on methane emissions to UK organisations such as Ordnance Survey.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 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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