ORDNANCE Survey printed a whopping 1.9 million paper maps in 2011 – and the Snowdonia outdoor leisure map was the biggest seller.

Nick Giles, Managing Director of Ordnance Survey Leisure, said: 'OS Maps was launched in 2015, its users have added more than 2.4 million running and cycling routes.

The team spent a night on the summit of Snowdon using high-tech GPS and mapping equipment. But the Ordnance Survey which is responsible for creating the UK's maps says the height of 1085m is correct.

The Ordnance Survey’s revenues from its OS Maps app rose by 13pc to £9.5m in the year to April, according to the service’s annual report. By contrast, sales of its paper maps fell by 5pc to ...

Following a closed alpha launch on 14 December, Ordnance Survey has completed testing of its OS OpenSpace API. It is now available for developers to mash up their own applications using the UK ...