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Gallery
Have a look at some applications that have been developed and websites that use the OS OpenSpace API or submit your own for anyone to try.
Submit your project
We are interested to see what applications developers are creating with the OS OpenSpace API and Ordnance Survey data and we are sure others will be too. So, we think it would be a great idea to feature some of your applications. If you are happy for us to showcase your application for a period of time please click on 'submit your project to the gallery' in order to give us more details about you and your application. If we do choose to feature your work then we will notify you in advance.
Have an idea for a project?
If you have an idea for an application using the OS OpenSpace API, register for an API key or contact us.
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Projects that have been submitted by developers are shown here.
- Essex Walks
- Rural walks in Essex, complete with illustrated pop-up information on waypoints and Points of Interest along the route.
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- GPX File Generator
- Generate GPX files for GPS units using the Ordnance Survey OpenSpace mapping api which is based on OpenLayers. Also upload GPX files and display them on the map.
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- Lake District Tour
- A Map Mashup designed to help you explore the fells, lakes, valleys and villages of the English Lake District.
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- Manchester cycling club
- This is a route guide for a South Manchester cycling club. It describes 227 routes, collected over the last 20 years. For the first time, each route is now highlighted on an OS Landranger map - the map that cyclists carry in their back pockets.
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- Bike Hike
- This website is intended for anyone wanting to create or view routes on either Google maps or the Ordnance Survey maps.
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- Hill-Bagging
- This is a website for hill walkers and summit-baggers who are attempting to provide accurate Ordnance Survey grid references for the 3000ft mountain tops, and prominent lower hills, of Scotland.
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- Kent Trails
- Kent contains an amazing patchwork of landscapes. You can ride along the White Cliffs of Dover with blue sea view across the channel, deep in the woods and through traditional English farmland. Kent is also is home of the North Downs Way, 155 miles of trails along chalk hills, woodlands and valleys.
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- Satellite dish alignment
- This is part of a group of web pages assisting those who erect satellite television dishes. This web application draws maps showing dish azimuth.
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- Wheresthepath
- This application shows Ordnance Survey mapping and Google imagery side by side so that you can see exactly where paths begin and end. Plan and share routes for hiking, cycling, horse riding and more.
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- Geograph Photos on an OpenSpace Map
- This application loads 25 Geograph photos onto the map at one time. Centre the map on your area of interest, (by dragging and/or using the map controls top left, you can also use the placename search to quickly zoom to a location). Once centred, click the 'Load' button to get Geograph images marked on the map. Click a pin to see a thumbnail, and then click that to see the full Geograph page.
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- Sky Cam
- With this application you can click on a map marker to view the latest skycam image. The map is created using the Ordnance Survey OpenSpace API including the loadurl AJAX method. Zoom in on the map and you'll see it's a real Ordnance Survey map!
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