Re: AIA Position on Ada

[Alan Brain <aebrain@dynamite.com.au>]

"Larry J. Elmore" <ljelmore@montana.campus.mci.net> wrote:

>I don't know the background of the British Ordnance Survey maps, but it
>sounds as though they are made for (and possibly by) the British military.
>I take it these maps are easily available to the general public? Are other
>commercial maps (of presumably lower detail and quality) available to the
>British public, and if so, how many more are sold than Ordnance Survey
>maps?

The Ordnance Survey was commissioned as a set of Military Maps when it was 
discovered that had Napoleon invaded, there were no good maps for the British 
forces.

It's about as military as Ada, ie started out that way, but now the standard for the 
UK whenever you want any decent topographic map.