British Ordnance Survey
Whether it’s managing climate change risk, helping more people to enjoy healthier lives, or connecting people to public services, our customers are using location intelligence to get a greater understanding of the future and shape the places we live in. We create, maintain, and distribute detailed location information for Great Britain. We record and manage 600 million geospatial features in the National Geographic Database (NGD).
Basic Information
- Category: state-owned enterprise
- Website: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/
Documented Facts
- Inception (Wikidata): 1791 (Source 2: Wikidata Q548721, revision 2556586173)
- Country (Wikidata; date unspecified): United Kingdom (Source 2: Wikidata Q548721, revision 2556586173; Source 3: Wikidata label: Q145, revision 2554939741)
Evidence and Sources
- British Ordnance Survey — Official Site (official)
- Wikidata Q548721, revision 2556586173 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q145, revision 2554939741 (knowledge-base)
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- Data status: Enriched
- Profile completeness: Source-backed profile (88/100)
- Indexing directive: index, follow, max-image-preview:large
- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-21
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AI summary
Whether it’s managing climate change risk, helping more people to enjoy healthier lives, or connecting people to public services, our customers are using location intelligence to get a greater understanding of the future and shape the places we live in. We create, maintain, and distribute detailed location information for Great Britain. We record and manage 600 million geospatial features in the National Geographic Database (NGD).
Available profile information
- Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
- 1 official source linked for verification.
- 2 supporting sources linked.
- 2 structured facts available for extraction.
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