Maps

Freely available mapping services:

•  OS Open Data gives access to freely available maps from the Ordnance Survey
• MAGIC Maps
  MAGIC brings together environmental information from across government. It is hosted by Defra and managed by Natural England
• Google Maps
  Maps and aerial photos from around the world
• Google Earth
  3D images
• Bing maps
• Streetmap

If you have a smart phone you might like to try out the FieldTripGB App

Fieldtrip GB is a mobile mapping and data collection app that is available for iPhone and Android devices.  It has been developed by EDINA, based at The University of Edinburgh as a free app for academic use and it allows you to collect data  against high quality cartographic maps.  The main features of the app are:

Free to download and use

High quality background maps that offer rich data in both urban and rural environments

Map caching to allow off-line use

Data capture

Custom data collection forms that allow users to define the data they want to capture.