Ordnance Survey

Great Britain

Great Britain

Member information

National name
Ordnance Survey
Member status
Full
Founded
1791
Legal status
Autonomous government-owned company
Responsible ministry/organisation
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
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