Annex A
ORDNANCE SURVEY'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
As set out in the Framework Document (2004)
Ordnance Survey's aim will be pursued through
the following strategic objectives:
— collect, portray and distribute the
definitive record of the natural, built and planned environment
of Great Britain that meets customer needs and the national interest
in the most effective manner;
— improve and maintain the definitive
databases in a form that facilitates the association and integration
of additional geographic data;
— provide, through the data, the underpinning
framework for the government and the private sector to join up
its spatial information;
— provide national coverage of medium-
and small-scale maps;
— develop a business that focuses clearly
on the needs of customers and continuously improves customer satisfaction;
— create, develop and maintain strategic
and commercial partnerships that will add further value to Ordnance
Survey data and products;
— grow the geographic information market
and champion the extended use and sharing of geographic information
in the government, business and leisure communities;
— generate profitable revenue that
will fund continuous improvement in database content, data structure,
data delivery, up-to-dateness, fitness for purpose and accuracy;
— provide a working environment that
fosters leadership, personal development, innovation and team
working; and
— advise the UK Government on all aspects
of survey, mapping and geographic information.
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