100 years of getting people outside – celebrating Ellis Martin
If you’re a fan of old maps, you might have seen some of Ellis Martin’s work. The map cover artwork in the 1920s and ‘30s was often created by Ellis Martin, who joined OS in 1919. Those maps with...
View ArticleLondon’s most popular walks this year revealed by OS Map users
Thousands of subscribers to OS Maps have been out in force wandering the streets of London over the summer months – providing some revealing insights for us here at OS. So many of you have poured out...
View ArticlePlaces of Poetry: National Poetry Day
Back in May, we supported the launch of Places of Poetry with a blog about the project with details on how our mapping is involved. Led by poet and Radio 4 regular Paul Farley and academic Professor...
View ArticleHow OS Maps rescued stuck charity walker from knee-deep mud
Having OS Maps downloaded to a mobile phone came in very handy for a walker who found himself completely stuck in mud on a cliff bank near Barton-on-Sea in Hampshire. Aged 20, Barney Lee was seven...
View ArticleSlow Ways hack day
What if there was a network of off-road walking routes connecting all of Great Britain’s towns and cities? OS GetOutside Champion Dan Raven-Ellison tells us more about the Slow Ways hack in this guest...
View ArticleThe Slow Ways project continues
In case you haven’t heard of the Slow Ways project, the aim of it is to create a national network of walking routes that connect Great Britain’s towns and cities. As the founder, OS GetOutside Champion...
View ArticleUsing data to explore Great Britain’s AONBs and NSAs
Do you know what an AONB is? Or an NSA? Most of us have heard of Britain’s National Parks (see all 15 here), but did you know that England and Wales also have 38 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
View ArticleOS urge people to stay safe this summer
OS is reminding people taking staycations this summer to be mindful and prepared of the dangers when adventuring outdoors. It comes after Keswick Mountain Rescue reported there had been a surge of...
View ArticleWhen real world mapping meets Tolkien
As a full-time cartographer with previous experience as an ecologist, our guest blogger Dan Bell is a huge advocate of the outdoors. In his spare time, he enjoys fell/long distance running and is...
View ArticleNational Parks 70 anniversary photo competition
In 2019, we created a poster to commemorate 70 years since the 1949 Act of Parliament that began the family of National Parks in Great Britain. This year, we are holding a competition to celebrate the...
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