OS maps Explorer

OS Explorer maps

Map of maps

OS paper maps come with a free app to load the map on to your phone/tablet. For the whole UK, the OS Maps app is ~ £3/month or £24/year.

Zoom in for OS Explorer 1:25K mapping (with footpaths shown in green).

Now would be a good time for a cup of tea.

Bing	Switch to: OS Explorer 1:25K, OS Landranger 1:50K
OpenStreetMap	Switch to: OpenStreetMap - global, free, volunteer created maps. We use the OpenTopo map tile server.
Google	Switch to: road map, streetmap, satellite.
OS Data Hub	Switch to: OS Explorer 1:25K, Landranger 1:50K, "road atlas" 1:200K.
	Change map size: full screen, normal
	Print. Select (landscape) or (portrait). Disabled for Bing as printing is against OS T&C's. It is allowed in OS. Hints: Use 'Print Preview'. You may need to reduce scaling ('shrink to fit'), and remove headers / footers / borders.
	Move the map to my location
	When zoomed in, click a place to get postcode
	Tweets and Instagrams near here
	Show waypoints with distances.
coordinates	Click the map (not on a line or marker) to update the OS and GPS coordinates
OS	Ordnance Survey (OS) mapping covers England, Wales and Scotland - not Northern Ireland or the Channel Islands. Isle of Man is 1:50K only. Legend : OS 1:25K pdf, OS 1:50K pdf. There are paper 1:25K maps for both Isle of Man and the Channel Islands
OSI, OSNI	OSI and OSNI produce paper 1:50K and some 1:25K maps. OSI isn't online. OSNI (then Basemap Gallery / 4 squares icon, then 25K or 50K)
OpenStreetMap	OpenStreetMap is an opensource global crowd sourced map. It is better at showing footpaths than the OS in some places.
Screen Capture	(On Windows) To copy a map to the clipboard : use `CRTL` `PRINT-SCREEN` (thats press and hold the CTRL key, then press PRINT SCREEN). You can then paste it into MS Word. (On Android) Varies by device. Try press and hold `Power` then `Volume -`, or try press and hold `Power` (On iPhone) Press and hold `Top` and `Home`