The Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain. The agency's name indicates its original military purpose (see ordnance and surveying), which was to map Scotland in the wake of the Jacobite rising of 1745. There was also a more general and nationwide need in light of the potential threat of invasion during the Napoleonic Wars. Since 1 April 2015, the Ordnance Survey has operated as Ordnance Survey Ltd, a government-owned company, 100% in public ownership. The Ordnance Survey Board remains accountable to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology. It was also a member of the Public Data Group.
Der Ordnance Survey ist eine ausführende Behörde der Regierung des Vereinigten Königreiches. Ihre Aufgabe ist die nationale Landesvermessung Großbritanniens. Sie gehört zu den weltgrößten Kartenherstellern.
L’Ordnance Survey (ou « Service cartographique de l'État ») est une agence exécutive et un département non-ministériel du gouvernement du Royaume-Uni chargé de la cartographie du pays. Il produit des cartes uniquement pour la Grande-Bretagne, ainsi que pour l'île de Man (l'Irlande du Nord est couverte par une autre agence, L'Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland). C'est l’équivalent de l’IGN français.
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