Ordnance Survey

E126979

cartographic organization government agency national mapping agency

Ordnance Survey is the national mapping agency of Great Britain, renowned for its detailed and authoritative topographic maps.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Ordnance Survey canonical	76
Ordnance Survey maps	6
OS MasterMap	1
Ordnance Survey (Great Britain)	1
Ordnance Survey (historical mapping)	1
Ordnance Survey Great Britain 1936	1
Ordnance Survey cartographic symbols	1
Ordnance Survey databases	1
Ordnance Survey digital mapping products	1
Ordnance Survey mapping	1
Ordnance Survey mapping in Great Britain	1
Ordnance Survey mapping of Great Britain	1
Ordnance Survey website	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1110490 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ordnance Survey
Context triple: [Board of Ordnance, oversaw, Ordnance Survey]

A. Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society is a leading British learned society and professional body dedicated to the advancement of geographical science and exploration.
B. British Post Office
The British Post Office was the United Kingdom’s former state-run postal and telecommunications service, responsible for mail delivery, post offices, and early telegraph and telephone systems.
C. British Geological Survey
The British Geological Survey is the United Kingdom’s principal public-sector geoscience research and mapping organization, providing authoritative data and expertise on the nation’s geology and related natural resources and hazards.
D. Scotland Office
The Scotland Office is a UK government department responsible for representing Scottish interests within the UK Government and overseeing the devolution settlement for Scotland.
E. Trinity House
Trinity House is a historic British maritime organization responsible for lighthouses, buoys, and the safety of navigation around the coasts of England, Wales, the Channel Islands, and Gibraltar.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ordnance Survey
Target entity description: Ordnance Survey is the national mapping agency of Great Britain, renowned for its detailed and authoritative topographic maps.

A. Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society is a leading British learned society and professional body dedicated to the advancement of geographical science and exploration.
B. British Post Office
The British Post Office was the United Kingdom’s former state-run postal and telecommunications service, responsible for mail delivery, post offices, and early telegraph and telephone systems.
C. British Geological Survey
The British Geological Survey is the United Kingdom’s principal public-sector geoscience research and mapping organization, providing authoritative data and expertise on the nation’s geology and related natural resources and hazards.
D. Scotland Office
The Scotland Office is a UK government department responsible for representing Scottish interests within the UK Government and overseeing the devolution settlement for Scotland.
E. Trinity House
Trinity House is a historic British maritime organization responsible for lighthouses, buoys, and the safety of navigation around the coasts of England, Wales, the Channel Islands, and Gibraltar.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cartographic organization ⓘ government agency ⓘ national mapping agency ⓘ
areaServed	England ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
developed	British National Grid ⓘ
employs	GIS specialists ⓘ cartographers ⓘ surveyors ⓘ
foundedBy	British government ⓘ linked to: UK government
hasCustomer	UK central government ⓘ linked to: UK government businesses ⓘ emergency services ⓘ general public ⓘ local authorities in Great Britain ⓘ
headquartersCountry	United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Southampton ⓘ
inception	1791 ⓘ
industry	cartography ⓘ geospatial information ⓘ mapping ⓘ
jurisdiction	Great Britain ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalForm	government-owned company ⓘ
legalStatus	government-owned company ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ
notableFor	authoritative national maps of Great Britain ⓘ detailed topographic mapping ⓘ
originalPurpose	defence surveying ⓘ military mapping ⓘ
owner	UK Government ⓘ linked to: UK government
parentOrganization	UK Government ⓘ linked to: UK government
product	OS MasterMap ⓘ linked to: Ordnance Survey OS OpenData ⓘ Ordnance Survey Explorer maps ⓘ Ordnance Survey Landranger maps ⓘ digital mapping data ⓘ geospatial datasets ⓘ topographic maps ⓘ
publishes	digital maps ⓘ paper maps ⓘ
service	geospatial data services ⓘ location data services ⓘ mapping services ⓘ
usesCoordinateSystem	British National Grid ⓘ
website	https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (93)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Board of Ordnance → oversaw → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

OS Landranger 41 → publisher → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

OS Explorer 392 → publisher → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Boundary Commission for England → collaboratesWith → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

British National Grid → usedBy → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

British National Grid → maintainedBy → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

British National Grid → introducedBy → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Urra Moor → mapReferenceSystem → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

OS Explorer OL6 → publisher → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

OS Landranger 89 → publisher → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

OS Landranger 89 → producedBy → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Ordnance Survey → product → OS MasterMap ⓘ

linked to: Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey National Grid → operator → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

subject linked to: Ordnance Survey National Grid (approximate)

Ordnance Survey National Grid → managedBy → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

subject linked to: Ordnance Survey National Grid (approximate)

Ordnance Survey National Grid → implementedIn → Ordnance Survey digital mapping products ⓘ

subject linked to: Ordnance Survey National Grid (approximate)

linked to: Ordnance Survey

Surveyor-General of the Ordnance → relatedTo → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Lochmaddy → gridReferenceSystem → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

OS Landranger → producer → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

OS Landranger → publisher → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

OS Landranger → mapSeriesOf → Ordnance Survey maps ⓘ

linked to: Ordnance Survey

OS Explorer → publisher → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Great Britain B roads → mappedBy → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Ordnance Survey National Grid → operator → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Ordnance Survey National Grid → standardFor → Ordnance Survey maps ⓘ

linked to: Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey National Grid → authority → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Great Britain A and B road numbering scheme → usedBy → Ordnance Survey maps ⓘ

linked to: Ordnance Survey

Panbride → gridReferenceSystem → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland → collaboratesWith → Ordnance Survey (Great Britain) ⓘ

linked to: Ordnance Survey

St Catherine’s Chapel, Abbotsbury → gridReferenceSystem → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Ordnance Survey maps of London → producer → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Ordnance Survey maps of London → partOf → Ordnance Survey mapping of Great Britain ⓘ

linked to: Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey maps of London → publisher → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

OS National Grid → maintainedBy → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Airy 1830 ellipsoid → basisOf → Ordnance Survey mapping in Great Britain ⓘ

linked to: Ordnance Survey

Airy 1830 ellipsoid → adoptedBy → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Ordnance Survey Explorer maps → publisher → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Ordnance Survey Explorer maps → availableVia → Ordnance Survey website ⓘ

linked to: Ordnance Survey

OS Landranger 47 → publisher → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Ordnance Survey trig pillar → usedBy → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Ordnance Survey trig pillar → documentedIn → Ordnance Survey databases ⓘ

linked to: Ordnance Survey

Cumbria Way → hasOfficialMaps → Ordnance Survey maps ⓘ

linked to: Ordnance Survey

OS Explorer OL12 → publisher → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

OS Landranger 160 → publisher → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

OS Explorer OL39 → publisher → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

OS Landranger 69 → publisher → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

OS Explorer 361 → publisher → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Chapel Stile → gridReferenceSystem → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

OS Explorer OL4 → publisher → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Ordnance Survey Landranger maps → producer → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

Ordnance Survey Landranger maps → introducedBy → Ordnance Survey ⓘ

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