{"id":91624,"date":"2021-02-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fnarena.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/12\/os-maps-launches-in-australia-to-help-people-to-get-outside\/"},"modified":"2021-02-12T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T19:00:00","slug":"os-maps-launches-in-australia-to-help-people-to-get-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.fnarena.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/12\/os-maps-launches-in-australia-to-help-people-to-get-outside\/","title":{"rendered":"OS Maps launches in Australia to help people to get outside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SOUTHAMPTON, England<\/span>, Feb. 12, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; A first of its kind, Ordnance Survey (<span class=\"xn-location\">Great Britain&#8217;s<\/span> mapping agency) has launched its popular walking and cycling app, <b>OS Maps<\/b>, in <span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span> is the first nation outside <span class=\"xn-location\">Britain<\/span> to have access to OS Maps. The new app&#8217;s accurate mapping and routes will help people to explore more and create their own adventures on and off the beaten track.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside detailed mapping, the app&#8217;s 3D features help outdoor lovers plan and navigate routes that are convenient, accessible and safe, whether hiking, walking, cycling or running.<\/p>\n<p><b>Developed by Ordnance Survey, OS Maps utilises cutting-edge technology and 230 years of mapping expertise. For five years, the multi award-winning app has been helping millions of Britons to get outside, helping them keep physically and mentally active.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Free to download, its premium subscription service provides unlimited access to detailed mapping, routes and features.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>With OS Maps, users can:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Explore a variety of map layers including detailed Australian topographic maps, aerial imagery and detailed street level mapping. <\/li>\n<li>View thousands of features including footpaths and trails and feature names such as hills&#160;and points of interest. <\/li>\n<li>Discover thousands of ready-made routes and create new routes. <\/li>\n<li>Download maps and routes to phones to use later outdoors even without mobile signal. <\/li>\n<li>Visualise routes in 3D and fly-through a route to understand the terrain and difficulty level before leaving home. <\/li>\n<li>Operate across all devices &#8211; seamless sync between desktop, tablet and mobile. <\/li>\n<li>Share routes and experiences with friends and family to discover the outdoors together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Nick Giles<\/span>, Managing Director of Ordnance Survey Leisure, said:<\/p>\n<p>&#034;We are delighted to be launching OS Maps in <span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span>. We know how passionate Australians are about the outdoors and that the country is packed with amazing features for people to explore.<\/p>\n<p>&#034;OS Maps has detailed mapping, routes, tools and features to help people discover new adventures. It&#8217;s perfect for walkers, runners and cyclists of all abilities and great for ensuing people stay safe, have the best possible experience and can find their way back again!&#034;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span> has become the first nation outside of <span class=\"xn-location\">Britain<\/span> to have full access to OS Maps. During 2021 OS Maps will continue a rollout to other nations including <span class=\"xn-location\">New Zealand<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p><b>Helping <span class=\"xn-location\">Great Britain<\/span> to get outside<\/b><\/p>\n<p>OS Maps is <span class=\"xn-location\">Britain&#8217;s<\/span> most popular navigation app with over 3.5 million users, providing access to 4 million routes covering 30 million miles. During the UK lockdowns for the Covid-19 pandemic, OS Maps become a vital tool in helping people to discover walks and greenspaces in their neighbourhoods. During 2020 the app saw a 78% increase in subscribers with local searches of greenspace and urban cycle networks increasing by over 1,000%. <\/p>\n<p>The new app is available on both android and iOS to download through <span class=\"xn-person\">App Stores<\/span>. To support the launch of OS Maps in <span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span>, users can take advantage of a free 1-month trial of the premium subscription service. For more info, visit&#160;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">OSMaps.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Related Links :<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/osmaps.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOUTHAMPTON, England, Feb. 12, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; A first of its kind, Ordnance Survey (Great Britain&#8217;s mapping agency) has launched&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.fnarena.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91624"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.fnarena.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.fnarena.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fnarena.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fnarena.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fnarena.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91624\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.fnarena.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fnarena.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fnarena.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}