Ordnance Survey National Grid

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The Ordnance Survey National Grid is the standard geographic coordinate system used in Great Britain for mapping and referencing locations with high precision.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic coordinate system
map grid
adoptedBy UK government mapping agencies
alsoKnownAs British National Grid
OS National Grid
authority Ordnance Survey
coordinateDimension 2D
coordinateFormat alphanumeric grid reference
eastings and northings
country Great Britain
covers Great Britain
surface form: Great Britain mainland

offshore islands of Great Britain
datum OSGB36
ellipsoid Airy 1830 ellipsoid
surface form: Airy 1830
gridSquareSize 1 km
1 m
10 km
10 m
100 km
100 m
hasComponent eastings
grid squares
grid zones
northings
hasTransformationTo WGS84
notUsedIn Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
operator Ordnance Survey
precision high precision
projection Transverse Mercator
purpose land surveying
location referencing
topographic mapping
referenceMeridian Prime Meridian
surface form: Greenwich meridian
region British Isles
relatedTo WGS84
scaleOptimizedFor large-scale mapping
standardFor Ordnance Survey
surface form: Ordnance Survey maps
usedFor emergency services location referencing
environmental monitoring
hiking and outdoor recreation
infrastructure planning
navigation on OS maps
usedIn England
Scotland
Wales
usesEastingsNorthings true
usesGridLetters true

Referenced by (32)

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Heathfield hasCoordinateSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Bawdsey Research Station coordinateSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
British National Grid basedOnDatum Ordnance Survey National Grid
this entity surface form: OSGB36
Menstrie gridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Strawberry Hill railway station gridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Craignure gridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Chepstow railway station hasMapReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Port Askaig gridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Paisley St James railway station gridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Hill Street hasCoordinateSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Orange Tower coordinateSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Harling Road railway station gridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Bromley South gridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Hungerford railway station gridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Petts Wood railway station gridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
St Peter’s Church, Upwell gridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Jewellery Quarter railway station gridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Newcraighall railway station mapReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
St Andrew's Church, Sedbergh gridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Morden gridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Earlestown OSGridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Paxton coordinateSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Ryde St John’s Road railway station hasMapReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Bremetennacum coordinateSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
United Kingdom postcode system linkedTo Ordnance Survey National Grid
this entity surface form: Ordnance Survey grid references
New Abbey gridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Stranraer railway station hasMapReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
Stranraer Harbour coordinateSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
this entity surface form: Ordnance Survey National Grid (UK)
Hanborough OSGridReferenceType Ordnance Survey National Grid
West Midlands Ambulance Service coordinateSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid
this entity surface form: Ordnance Survey National Grid (for operations)
Flowery Field railway station gridReferenceSystem Ordnance Survey National Grid