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Understanding Maps
Map Basics
Map Scales
1:1,000,000
1:625,500
1:250,000
1:50,000
1:25,000
1:10,000
Grid References
Map Symbols
Boundaries
Historical Information
Land Features
Natural Features
Public Rights of Way
Railways
Roads and Paths
Tourist Information
Vegetation
Glossary of Map Abbreviations
Map Abbreviations (A)
Map Abbreviations (B)
Map Abbreviations (C)
Map Abbreviations (D)
Map Abbreviations (E)
Map Abbreviations (F)
Map Abbreviations (G)
Map Abbreviations (H)
Map Abbreviations (I)
Map Abbreviations (J)
Map Abbreviations (K)
Map Abbreviations (L)
Map Abbreviations (M)
Map Abbreviations (N)
Map Abbreviations (O)
Map Abbreviations (P)
Map Abbreviations (Q)
Map Abbreviations (R)
Map Abbreviations (S)
Map Abbreviations (T)
Map Abbreviations (U)
Map Abbreviations (V)
Map Abbreviations (W)
Map Abbreviations (X)
Map Abbreviations (Y)
Map Abbreviations (Z)
Electronic Mapping
GIS
GPS
Maps and Route Planners
AA Route Planner
Get-a-Map
Google Earth
Google Maps
MapQuest
MSN Maps & Directions
Multimap
RAC Route Planner
ViaMichelin
Mapping Equipment
Atlases
Compass
Maps
Road Maps
Satellite Navigation Systems
Using a SatNav System
SatNav Buying Guide
Fitting a SatNav System
Travel Guides
UK Postcodes
AB - Aberdeen
AL - St Albans
B - Birmingham
BA - Bath
BB - Blackburn
BD - Bradford
BH - Bournemouth
BL - Bolton
BN - Brighton
BR - Bromley
BS - Bristol
BT - Belfast
CA - Carlisle
CB - Cambridge
CF - Cardiff
CH - Chester
CM - Chelmsford
CO - Colchester
CR - Croydon
CT - Canterbury
CV - Coventry
CW - Crewe
DA - Dartford
DD - Dundee
DE - Derby
DG - Dumfries and Galloway
DH - Durham
DL - Darlington
DN - Doncaster
DT - Dorchester
DY - Dudley
E - East London
EC - East Central London
EH - Edinburgh
EN - Enfield
EX - Exeter
FK - Falkirk
FY - Blackpool (Fylde)
G - Glasgow
GL - Gloucester
GU - Guildford
HA - Harrow
HD - Huddersfield
HG - Harrogate
HP - Hemel Hempstead
HR - Hereford
HS - Outer Hebrides
HU - Kingston upon Hull
HX - Halifax
IG - Ilford
IP - Ipswich
IV - Inverness
KA - Kilmarnock
KT - Kingston-upon-Thames
KW - Kirkwall
KY - Kirkcaldy
L - Liverpool
LA - Lancaster
LD - Llandrindod Wells
LE - Leicester
LL - Llandudno
LN - Lincoln
LS - Leeds
LU - Luton
M - Manchester
ME - Medway Towns
MK - Milton Keynes
ML - Motherwell
N - North London
NE - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NG - Nottingham
NN - Northampton
NP - Newport
NR - Norwich
NW - North West London
OL - Oldham
OX - Oxford
PA - Paisley
PE - Peterborough
PH - Perth
PL - Plymouth
PO - Portsmouth
PR - Preston
RG - Reading
RH - Redhill
RM - Romford
S - Sheffield
SA - Swansea
SE - South East London
SG - Stevenage
SK - Stockport
SL - Slough
SM - Sutton
SN - Swindon
SO - Southampton
SP - Salisbury
SR - Sunderland
SS - Southend on Sea
ST - Stoke-on-Trent
SW - South West London
SY - Shrewsbury
TA - Taunton
TD - Galashiels (River Tweed)
TF - Telford
TN - Tonbridge
TQ - Torquay
TR - Truro
TS - Middlesbrough (Teesside)
TW - Twickenham
UB - Uxbridge
W - West London
WA - Warrington
WC - West Central London
WD - Watford
WF - Wakefield
WN - Wigan
WR - Worcester
WS - Walsall
WV - Wolverhampton
YO - York
ZE - Shetland (Zetland)
FAQs
Glossary
Glossary (A)
Absolute Coordinates
Absolute Positioning
Accuracy
Acquisition
Acquisition Time
Active Antenna
Active Leg
Active POI
Activity
Addressed Premise
Aerial Photograph
Almanac
Almanac Data
Altimeter
Altitude
Altitude Hold
Antenna
Anywhere Fix
Athermic
Atomic Clock
Automatic Rerouting
Automatic Vehicle Location
Automatic Vehicle Monitoring
Availability
AVL
AVM
Avoid Area
Azimuth
Glossary (B)
Base
Base Map
Base Mapping
Base Station
Baseline
Basic Scale
Bay
Bearing
Bench Mark
Block I, II, IIR, IIF
Boundary
Building
Glossary (C)
Cape
Cartesian Coordinates
Cartographer
Cartography
Celestial Data
Census
Channel
Chartplotter
Choropleth Map
Cliff
Clock Aiding
Clock Bias
Coarse/Acquisition Code
Cold Start
Compass
Computer Aided Design
Conflation
Continuous Continental Navigation
Contour
Control Point
Control Segment
Conventional Archive
Coordinates
Coordinate System
Coordinated Universal Time
Course
Glossary (D)
Data Capture
Data Collection
Data Point
Datum
Degree
Delivery Point
Derived Map
Detour
DGPS
Differential GPS
Digital Archive
Digital Elevation Model
Digital National Framework
Digital Terrain Model
Digitising
Distance
DOD
Downlink
Glossary (E)
Eastings
Elevation
Ephemeris Data
Ephemeris Errors
Equator
ETA
ETE
Glossary (F)
First Fix
Fix
Footprint
Foreshore
Glossary (G)
Gazetteer
Geocaching
Geodesy
Geodetic Datum
Geodetic Surveys
Geographic Information
Geographic Information System
GIS
Global Positioning System
GLONASS
GMT
GPS
Greenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Reference Meridian
Grid
Grid Reference
Glossary (H)
Heading
Healthy
Heat Reflective Windscreen
Height Aiding
Hydrographic Surveying
Glossary (I)
Initialisation
Invert Route
Ionosphere
Isoline
Glossary (J)
Julian Date
Glossary (K)
Glossary (L)
Landmark
Large-Scale
Laser Induced Direction and Range
Latitude
LCD
Leg
Legend
LIDAR
Line of Sight
Liquid Crystal Display
Lithium Battery
Longitude
Glossary (M)
Magnetic Deviation
Magnetic North
Magnetic Variation
Map
Map Scale
Mean High Water/Springs
Mean Low Water Springs
Mean Sea Level
Modelling
Monitor Stations
Moving Map
Multipath Error
Multi-Stop Trip
Glossary (N)
National Grid
Nautical Mile
Navigation
NAVSTAR
Neatline
North Up Orientation
Northings
Glossary (O)
Obscuration
Odometer
Origin
Orthogonal
Glossary (P)
PAF
Parallel
P-Code
Photogrammetry
Pixel
POI
