Ordnance Survey
Great Britain
Member information
National name
Ordnance Survey
Member status
Full
Founded
1791
Legal status
Autonomous government-owned company
Responsible ministry/organisation
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Number of staff
1200
Annual budget, €millions
200
% state funding
60
Case studies
2020: Using trusted data as the foundation of underground asset registers
2021: Ordnance Survey enables effective urbanisation with geospatial information
Contact details
Head of organisation
Permanent correspondent
Postal address
Adanac Drive
Southampton
United Kingdom
SO16 0AS
Website
Responsibilities
Geodetic survey
Yes
Topographic mapping
Yes
Cadastre
No
Land registration
No
Military mapping
No
Thematic mapping
Yes
Hydrographic mapping
Yes
Aerial photography
Yes
Satellite imagery
No
Marine mapping
No
Metrology
No
e-Government
No
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
No
National Services
Cadastral Portal
No
Geoportal
Positioning Service
No
NSDI Portal
No
Coordinate transformation tool
Products and services
Addresses
No
Cadastre
No
Land Registration
No
Land Information
No
Topographic Maps
Yes
Historical Maps
Yes
Nautical Charts and Services
Yes
Orthophotos
Yes
Satellite Imagery
Yes
Other
International Consultancy.
Distribution
Directly to customers
Yes
VAR network
Yes
Distributor network
No
Map publishers
No
Customers
Central Government
Yes
Local Government
Yes
Utilities
Yes
Commercial
Yes
Military
Yes