Although still popular with many people (enough to sell 2 million units a year) paper maps make up just 5% of Ordnance Survey’s business these days, whereas their app has over 5 million users.

The reassuringly timeless Ordnance Survey (OS) maps are getting a modern makeover with the mapmaker asking the public to recommend new, useful symbols.

Ordnance Survey reveals top map symbol requests. 22 August 2023. Share Save. Share Save. OS. Where you can launch your paddleboard from or find a farm shop could be added to OS leisure maps.

Ordnance Survey (OS) is the UK’s national mapping agency. It provides the most accurate and up-to-date geographic data. For more than 200 years, its maps featured symbols for the most commonly ...

The Ordnance Survey’s revenues from its OS Maps app rose by 13pc to £9.5m in the year to April, according to the service’s annual report. By contrast, sales of its paper maps fell by 5pc to ...

Mapmaker suggests symbols could be added for bike repair shops, dog waste bins or river access points For more than 200 years, Ordnance Survey maps have featured symbols denoting everything from ...

For many of us, Ordnance Survey maps are essential for everything from days out, to hikes and exploring the UK more generally – and they are now looking to consult members of the public on a host of ...

Ordnance Survey (OS) has revealed the top four new symbols people would like to see added to its leisure maps following a survey. The Southampton-based mapping agency said, of more than 2,400 ...

Ordnance Survey (OS) is the UK’s national mapping agency. It provides the most accurate and up-to-date geographic data. From the Government to businesses across the nation, including Google and ...

Ordnance Survey (OS) is the UK’s national mapping agency. It provides the most accurate and up-to-date geographic data. From the Government to businesses across the nation, including Google and ...

The national mapping agency asked people to suggest useful new symbols, like farm shops and stiles.

Ordnance Survey (OS) is the UK’s national mapping agency. It provides the most accurate and up-to-date geographic data. From the Government to businesses across the nation, including Google and ...