====== OSGB 1936 / British National Grid ======

**EPSG : 27700**
  * Description : OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
  * Type : Projected CRS
  * Area : United Kingdom (UK) - Great Britain - England and Wales onshore, Scotland onshore and Western Isles nearshore; Isle of Man onshore.

Since [[110:orbitgis:updates:update_10_2|version 10.2]] Orbit supports the OSGB 1936 / British National Grid as described by the Ordnance Survey. \\
Both OSTN02 xy and OSGM02 z grid corrections are implemented. 
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To use this implementation the Ordnance Survey grid file OSTN02_OSGM02_GB.bin (22MB) need to be available in the Orbit directory (program/system/crs). \\
Download, unzip and copy to the indicated directory : {{ostn02_osgm02_gb.zip|}}.
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More information about :
  * the use and application of Coordinate Reference Systems in Orbit, see [[crs_orbit|]]
  * technical specifications of this coordinate system , read the available documentation on the Ordnance Survey website :
    * [[http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/gps/information/index.html]]
    * [[http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/gps/osnetfreeservices/furtherinfo/questdeveloper.html]]