OS in the air



There are various steps involved in creating Ordnance Survey maps, but one of the main starting points is the taking of aerial photographs.
They are G-TASK and G-FIFA.
The OS uses two planes, and these can be tracked on various FlightRadar type sites to track their routes, and you can see where they are flying.
A few weeks ago, they flew over the Countryfile Live event, where some of my fellow Ordnance Survey GetOutside Champions were helping with talks to the visitors and other

They have no doubt also been spotting lots of hidden archaeological features along the way, as was flagged up in the newspapers over the summer.

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