But as GPS and cell phones take over, is map-reading becoming a lost skill? In January, The Guardian reported that three-quarters of UK adults have trouble reading a map; and in 2019, even one of ...

Have you got what it takes to complete the OS Map Reading challenge? Experts have put together the test, which features questions on map symbols, scale, and how to read contours, to allow people t ...

It comes as research found that just over half of Brits reckon they could find their way using a paper map if they got lost Have you got what it takes to complete the OS Map Reading challenge?

Researchers have found that children start to develop the basic skills that underlie map reading from the age of just four! The study involved 175 two to five-year-olds. It reveals that four-year ...

But as GPS and cell phones take over, is map-reading becoming a lost skill? In January, The Guardian reported that three-quarters of UK adults have trouble reading a map; and in 2019, even one of the ...

Three students use their map reading skills to navigate in a coastal location in Yorkshire. Joe: Today we're in North Yorkshire, on the Heritage Coast. I'm with Abi, Irum, and Sarah. They've been ...

OS GetOutside Ambassador Julia Bradbury said: 'On the face of it, these results seem to show the British public have a lack of confidence regarding their map reading skills. 'It's a shame ...

One tool that Dora used for exploration was the character Map. The show uses anthropomorphism to depict Map as an interactive ...

I was the only woman in our group of six, all aged between 30 and 60 – it would appear map reading has never been so in vogue. According to Peak Navigation Courses’ Jane Livingstone, who runs ...