Great Britain

Ordnance Survey

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
 1400
Annual budget, €millions
 200
% state funding
60

Case studies

2025: Mapping out buried infrastructure with an authoritative digital platform

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2024: Enhancing geospatial data quality to meet evolving user needs in Great Britain

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2021: Ordnance Survey enables effective urbanisation with geospatial information

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2020: Using trusted data as the foundation of underground asset registers

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Contact details

Head of organisation
Nick Bolton
Permanent correspondent
Robert Girvan
Postal address
Adanac Drive Southampton United Kingdom SO16 0AS
Website http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/

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 https://osdatahub.os.uk/
Positioning Service No
NSDI Portal No
Coordinate transformation tool https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/gps/transformation/

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