Question 1

What is Ordnance Survey known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Ordnance Survey stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,352 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,766 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

Question 2

How does Ordnance Survey rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Ordnance Survey ranks #13,378 of 34,923 institutions worldwide on research quality over all time, and #667 of 1,844 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Ordnance Survey?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, David A. Holland, Glen Hart and Isabel M. J. Sargent lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ordnance Survey.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Ordnance Survey?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Ordnance Survey is "Non‐linear Transformations of Divergent and Slowly Convergent Sequences" (Daniel N. Shanks, 1955), with 1,098 citations. Next come "Web Mapping 2.0: The Neogeography of the GeoWeb" (569) and "Joint Deep Learning for land cover and land use classification" (489).

Question 5

Which research topics does Ordnance Survey publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Urban Transport and Accessibility, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage and Food Supply Chain Traceability.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Ordnance Survey?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Deep Learning, Terrestrial Laser Scanning, Climate Change, Cultural Heritage, Traceability, Big Data and Neural Networks.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Ordnance Survey work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Ordnance Survey is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Environmental Science (17%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Ordnance Survey's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% higher than in 2018-2021.