OS Open Zoomstack is no longer just a 3-month trial!
We’ve had such a great response to the trial and received a huge amount of feedback from the users, that we’re going to invest in making OS Open Zoomstack a supported product. For both the downloads...
View ArticleTutorial – visualising data in QGIS with the RNLI
In an emergency the importance of location is critical. Knowing the precise whereabouts of an incident can be the difference between life and death. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) are...
View ArticleTutorial – visualising data in Kepler with the RNLI
On 28 February 1823, Sir William Hillary made an impassioned appeal to the nation, calling for a service dedicated to saving lives at sea. That service was to become the Royal National Lifeboat...
View ArticleExcellence in Cartography: OS Open Zoomstack scoops award
We were delighted to have two entries shortlisted for the inaugural Geography in Government Awards this year. We were even more pleased to win one as OS Open Zoomstack scooped the prize for ‘Excellence...
View ArticleOS Moon map celebrates 50th anniversary of the Moon landing
This year marks the 50th year anniversary of the Moon landing, and to celebrate the occasion the OS GeoDataViz team decided to create a map of Apollo 11’s lunar landing site in our unique map style...
View ArticleTry our new OS Open Zoomstack styles for colour blind users
We’re looking for your feedback on our new styles for OS Open Zoomstack. They’re aimed at making our data more accessible to those with colour vision deficiency (CVD). Find out about the work that...
View ArticleThe GeoDataViz team’s favourite maps of 2019
Mappy New Year! 2019 was a great year for cartography, especially geo data visualisation. We loved seeing such amazing maps and visuals being produced by some very talented people, and the standard...
View ArticleThematic mapping techniques
In a world where we have access to an abundance of information, good data visualisation is more important now than ever before. Our GeoDataViz team here at OS know this better than anyone. Here they...
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 ArticleOur GeoDataViz team’s favourite maps of 2020
In terms of news, 2020 has been an interesting year to say the least. We have seen a lot of maps, charts and data visualisations to support these news stories and, as you’d expect, the most common...
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