Publication data | |
First published | 27 March 2017 |
Last revised reprint pub. | ongoing |
Sheet data | |
Number of sheets | 1 |
Sheet size |
Technical data | |
Geodetic datum | OS GB 1936 |
Ellipsoid | Airy 1830 |
Projection type | Transverse Mercator |
Projection origin | 49°N 2°W |
Unit of measurement | International metre |
Meridional scale factor | 0.9996012717 |
Map grid | OS GB National Grid |
Map scale | 1:550 000 |
2017: Back on route
Figure 1 OS Route 2017 Edition (pub. Mar 2017) |
The 1:625 000 ‘Travel Map - Route’, along with many other OS small-scale maps, was discontinued in 2010 because of falling sales related to the growth of satellite navigation. However following the successful relaunch of the 1:250 000 ‘OS Road’ maps in September 2016 after a seven-year hiatus, it was announced in the OS Publication Report for February 2017 that a new Route Map was to be published at the end of March. The 2017 edition of ‘OS Route’ (Figure 1) is at 1:550 000 scale - slightly larger than its predecessor.
Page last updated: 3 April 2017