Looks like a useful and potentially life saving app

[Tringa]

Just seen this on the UKHillwalking site (which IMO is a very useful site itself)

https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop/os-locate

To me this looks like an excellent combination of the old, and wonderful, technology of OS maps and new tech.

Dave

 

[nog]

Looks good, I`ve got OS maps on my phone, just over £20 for a year but probably should have a paper map or print out if you are going anywhere serious.

Another handy app is the Red Cross app http://www.redcross.org.uk/what-we-do/first-aid/mobile-app

 

[Jannyfox]

And does it actually give a location? Mine seems not to want to even standing outside.

 

[martin.]

@Jannyfox might be worthdouble checking you have location services on....on your iphone go to settings-privacy-location services and then scroll down to find os locate app and then select option "while using app".

 

[Tringa]

The Red Cross one looks good, Keith.

I use OS paper maps a lot but if I'm in a relatively small area I don't know I'll printout an OS map from Bing. Its very handy and I can get more detail than on a 1:50000 map.

Dave

 

[Jannyfox]

@Jannyfox might be worthdouble checking you have location services on....on your iphone go to settings-privacy-location services and then scroll down to find os locate app and then select option "while using app".

It's Android. Everything was on but I've just rebooted it and it seems happier now. I thought something was a bit odd when the Skymap app was telling me the Sun was above the horizon when it was dark outside.......... Bloody computers!