Have you got what it takes to complete the OS Map Reading challenge? Experts have put together the test, which features questions on map symbols, scale, and how to read contours, to allow people to ...

Map-reading skills are under threat because of a growing reliance on smartphones and sat-navs, experts say. The Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) said increasing dependence on technology means ...

Hiking is set to overtake yoga, according to trend forecaster WGSN. This shouldn’t come as any great surprise. The benefits of spending time in nature are well documented and can include a decrease in ...

A survey has found that over two thirds of Generation Z adults can confidently read a map – smashing the stereotype that they can’t follow directions without the use of technology. The study of 2,000 ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 113, No. 50 (December 13, 2016), pp. 14289-14293 (5 pages) We administered map-reading tasks in which participants ...

The Ordnance Survey (OS) is the mapping agency for Great Britain. It creates up-to-date paper and digital maps for individuals and businesses to use.

Men were found to favour shortcuts which made their choices more efficient, while women were found to keep to familiar routes. In the experiment, participants had to navigate a three-dimensional ...

Joe: Today we're in Yorkshire, exploring the North York Moors. I'm with Danyaal, Haseeb, and Fezzy. They've been blindfolded near the end of their journey, so they haven't a clue where they are. It's ...