Everton Stadium has been officially put on the map!
Surveyors from Ordnance Survey (OS), who are responsible for the National Geographic Database, have spent the past few years meticulously monitoring the stadium footprint, which sits on reclaimed land following the huge task of infilling Bramley-Moore Dock.
As the site has developed, Britain’s national mapping service has been responsible for capturing it for the nation’s maps and the OS National Geographic Database - the digital master map of the nation – by flying over the site by plane and drone to build up a comprehensive picture of the new ground.
More recently, further data was captured by field surveyors on the ground to ensure the pitch, and final details, such as access points for the benefit of emergency services, have been locked in.
And on Monday, at the culmination of a morning spent at the stadium by BBC Breakfast TV, those crucial final elements were added to the OS surveying kit as the stadium’s name was finally added to the nation’s OS digital maps. Everton Stadium will also appear in the next edition of paper maps.
Club Ambassador Graham Stuart and club legend Peter Reid were on hand to celebrate the moment for the cameras, along with representatives from the 1878s Supporters Group.
Head of Production at OS Paul Cruddace said: “As Britain’s mapping experts, we’ve been weaving location data into the very fabric of our everyday lives.
“Whether it’s our OS Maps app getting a walker safely up a mountain, providing expert data to the biggest mortgage lenders in GB or capturing new features, such as new build housing developments or a major new football stadium.
“Everton Football Club has a rich history and continues to make a huge contribution to the nation’s passion for football, so it’s a great honour to put the new stadium on the map for the club, its fans and the city of Liverpool.”
Every day, OS captures Britain’s changing land and features to cm accuracy. Flying the length and breadth of Britain, it surveys from above, capturing and processing thousands of 3D images to keep maps up to date.
Accurately mapping something as significant as a new Premier League stadium is hugely important to all those who will travel to the waterfront venue over time, as well as the multitude of staff and service providers who will be operating the site. There are public transport links outside the ground, which will contain bars, restaurants and retail areas. Over time, surveyors have captured the infrastructure around the stadium and utility information down to the smallest detail.
For more information about surveying at OS, visit What Ordnance Survey Field Surveyors do | General public | OS
