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Make the most of your adventures in the great outdoors with OS Locate. Used alongside your Ordnance Survey map, OS Locate is a fast and highly accurate means of pinpointing your exact location on the map, anywhere in Great Britain. If you have lost your bearings or simply would like a little reassurance, OS Locate is the ideal companion for all enthusiasts of the great outdoors.

The app converts GPS location readings from your mobile phone to Ordnance Survey National Grid references, enabling you to determine precisely where you are on an Ordnance Survey map. No mobile signal? No problem; OS Locate does not require a mobile signal to function – the inbuilt GPS system can be relied upon, even in the most remote areas.

Simply download the app and switch on your device’s location services (Settings – Privacy – Location services).

OS Locate is packed with additional features. The ‘Share’ button allows you to connect with friends and family via messaging and social media – let them know where you are, how your adventure is progressing and what time you will be home. Use the handy digital compass to take your bearings – always ensuring you are on the right track. For those who are keen to learn more about maps and navigation, the ‘About’ button hosts a wealth of information including hints and tips and a guide to map reading. In addition, you will find simple yet comprehensive guides on how to use eastings and northings.

OS Locate – know where you are.

OS Locate is a complementary tool for Ordnance Survey paper maps. You should always have an Ordnance Survey paper map and baseplate compass when exploring the great outdoors.

Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Please ensure your Location Services are turned on.

OS Locate has been updated to provide even greater peace of mind by providing accurate altitude information. As this is taken from the GPS signal, it will always be available.

Also new for version 1.1, OS Locate will automatically detect whether you are outside Great Britain, and convert Ordnance Survey’s Northing and Easting location information into internationally recognised Latitude and Longitude readings, which can be used anywhere in the world.

Finally, Ordnance Survey has partnered with Silva Compasses to update the virtual compass feature to use Silva’s trademarked design for greater usability.
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4.73 out of 5

13,334 ratings in United Kingdom

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11,224
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1,375
3 star
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2 star
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Love the app: But getting replaced

SportMan99 on

I love OS Locate: the compass, GPS grid references and the guides are brilliant, but unfortunately getting replaced by Locate Me in the OS Maps app. Doesn't have as many features, so I'm keeping the one. Thank you OS for making this app as amazing as it is!

Good Ole OS Paper Map User.🙃

£&@/ on

It’s ok I’m glad that l added it to my Navigation apps folder. It would be better if it could have W3W words on the app screen as well as the NGR.🤔☺️🙃

Compass

GiantYeti546 on

Love the compass ❤️❤️❤️

Rubbish

Digitalmapnowork on

Bought some OS maps, and tried to do the digital download, but it’s rubbish, didn’t work. I think that it only works now if you take out a subscription. Doesn’t even let you create a nickname.

OSMaps app

Walking Karin on

This new app is awful , the previous version worked perfectly well. Why on earth did you change it? I am not alone in saying that it is terrible, my fellow walkers agree that it is not easy to work with. Please can we have the last app back or I will be asking for a refund of my subscription. Karin Mann

Lovely

Bob Brunthorse on

Lovely but it should have came with fries.

Showing north in the wrong place in comparison to compass

LEJOG LADY on

In my house it was about 90 degrees out so I took it outside and it was about 10 degrees out. I removed the case that has a magnetic catch so I can’t think of anything else that might be effecting the reading

Compass

GPS rob on

Fine for mapping

Mr Reader

Fk nows on

What an excellent piece of kit

Brilliant App !

Useless Sod on

As per title. 😁

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United Kingdom Navigation
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Malaysia Navigation
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Denmark Navigation
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New Zealand Navigation
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Belgium Navigation
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Keywords

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App Info

Category
Navigation
Publisher
Ordnance Survey
Languages
English
Recent version
1.6.2 (1 year ago )
Released on
Feb 12, 2014 (10 years ago )
Also available in
United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Ireland, Canada, Taiwan, Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Czechia, South Korea, Malaysia, Sweden, India, Poland, Turkey, Hong Kong, China, Finland, Austria, Colombia, Thailand, Pakistan, Philippines, Norway, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Chile, Singapore, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, Greece, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Romania, Vietnam, Portugal, Peru, Nigeria, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Lebanon, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Israel, Indonesia, Hungary, Russia
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