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Tap the cog icon to access the settings menu. Map layer - pick the default map view: satellite, streetmap, terrain or hybrid (satellite with streets) England LIDAR - pick the LIDAR dataset for England. Current data is supplied by the Environment Agency, usually at 1m per pixel but in some areas 50cm per pixel or even 25cm per pixel is available.

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Confused by Munsell codes? This explains how to use the book!

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Munsell Color System; Color Matching from Munsell Color Company

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The Munsell color system is a means to visually identify and match color using a scientific approach. Albert Munsell was both a scientific thinker and an artist who wanted artists and scientists to have a system that made it easy to express colors in a concrete way. The result was a system that could be used across many disciplines. Here are a few examples of practitioners using Munsell color charts in their workflow...

A soil scientist accurately assessing the makeup of the soil in the field.

An artist in the studio replicating colors when mixing paints or materials.

Quality control experts making sure final product colors match the set standard.

Electricians staying safe using standard color codes.

A food scientist using custom colors to bring consistent and reliable results.

And many more...

Since color is applicable across so many areas of studies, learning how to read these charts and numbers can be very helpful.

In addition to color charts, Munsell also has color books, which are designed for use in specific industries, based on colors unique to the discipline. For example, the Soil Book of Color contains colors you would find in the field, while the Book of Color contains a standard set of colors that can be used across many industries such as art and design. The steps for reading a chart outlined below can be applied to any of the Munsell color charts or books.

Step 1: Understanding Color Attributes

The first step is to understand the three attributes of color... hue, value and chroma (also referred to as HVC).

Hue is the color such as red, green, blue, etc. In the Munsell system these are given letter codes, i.e. Red (R), Yellow-Red (YR), Green (G), Green-Yellow (GY) and so on.

Value is how light or dark a color is. In the Munsell system, value is indicated with a number, i.e. 2, 4, 6 and so on. The value scale runs vertically and moves from lightest (at the top) to darkest (at the bottom) in descending order, so a 2 is going to be darker than a 6.

Chroma is how weak or strong a color. In the Munsell system, chroma is indicated with a number, typically in the range of 2-14 (upwards of 30 for colors in the fluorescent family). The chroma scale runs horizontally and moves from weak (from the left) to strong (to the right), in ascending order, so a 2 is going to be weaker than a 6.

Step 2: Reading Color Notations

Once you know what the 3 dimensions of color are, you can understand how the munsell color system works. There is an abundance of colors in the world; the color order system allows us to accurately identify and understand the relationship of these colors. In addition, by viewing colors on the charts, we can see how colors related to one another visually.

Each color is designated with what is referred to as a color notation; for example, 5R 7/2. As explained above, each of these indicators refer to the 3 attributes of color. 5R is the Hue (or color), 7 is the Value (or lightness/darkness) and 2 is the Chroma (weak/strong). These colors can then be referenced on a Munsell color chart to see what the notation looks like.

Once you know the color notation, you know which color is being referenced. This is useful in many ways...

A soil scientist indicating the colors of the soil layers from a core sample to determine the best uses for the land.

An artist is the studio matching the blue sky they are painting.

Quality control experts using a color sheet to make sure the red shoes are the right color that was specified to the manufacturer.

An electrician knowing which wires are hot, neutral or grounded.

A food scientist checking that the colors are not outside the normal range, no one wants to eat blue green beans.

Finding evidence of human activity at an archaeological site and being able to determine age.

A homeowner making sure the couch they are buying doesn't clash with the paint on the wall.

The ways in which these color charts can be used are endless and we continually are discovering new uses.

Further Reading

You only need a basic understanding of color to be able to read a Munsell color chart, however, having an understanding of color will help in making better decisions when selecting colors. To start, we recommend learning more about the relationship of colors... check out the Hue Circle and Color Tree.

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How to Read a Munsell Color Chart | Munsell Color System; Color Matching from Munsell Color Company

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The Munsell color system is a means to visually identify and match color. Since color is applicable in so many fields, learning how to read these color charts and numbers can be very useful. Here is a step-by-step.

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Share information about the soil in your area with other users and help us to improve our soil map of the UK.

Let's put citizen science into action and build up a community soils dataset produced by you - the users.

All information submitted is anonymous and will be published within this application under the Open Government License.

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Share information about the soil in your area with other users and help us to improve our soil map of the UK. Let's put citizen science into action and build up a community soils dataset produced by you - the users. All information submitted is anonymous and will be published within this application under the Open Government License.

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More digital mapping/LIDAR/historic map things

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ARCHI UK MAPS's ARCHI Database

A Subscription to the ARCHI MAP'S UK Database

ARCHI UK is the database of more than 200,000 British Archaeological Sites covering the whole of England, Scotland and Wales. It is regularly updated with 10,000 new additions made to the database every year. If you haven't done so already, try a search now at www.archiuk.com/search and see for yourself why so many people are using ARCHI to research the ancient history of their area.

Anyone can do a search of the ARCHI database and find out what has been found in your area. Becoming an ARCHI subscriber will tell you where it was found.

What People Are Saying About the ARCHI Service

The ARCHI service is used by a wide range of people for a wide range of purposes. From world-renown academic institutions such as Princeton University to Metal Detectorists, Field Walkers, Ramblers, Local Historians and all sorts of people from all walks of life who share one thing in common - a combination of a love of the outdoors and a fascination with the historical landscape. Here's what some of them have said about the service:

I must congratulate you on ARCHI. It's a wonderful resource Ted Fletcher, Godfather Metal Detecting Journalist and Writer

Myself and Mo have used ARCHI UK almost since its inception by Chris Kutler many years ago. Obviously its even better today and is an amazing tool for the detectorist, beginner or expert. Brian Cross, Founder of UK Detectornet.

I find ARCHI fascinating, looking at the old maps and the related archaeology to where I live and other places I'm interested in. Paul, ARCHI Subscriber

I've only one word for you... LEGEND. The site is one of the BEST resources I've ever had the pleasure of using and I'm super thankful for your superb work. James, ARCHI Subscriber

I use the ARCHI website to note archaeological sites in an area when I'm planning a walk for the Doncaster Ramblers. In fact I've been researching such a walk today, the main feature being the mesolithic site at Deepcar. In other words, I love the site!. David from Doncaster, South Yorkshire. ARCHI Subscriber since 2009.

By taking out a subscription your search results will be enhanced with a distribution map of all the sites from your search. This has been designed to enable you to quickly see the most interesting archaeological zones in your areas of interest. Further, the GPS co-ordinates of the sites shown from your search plus aerial photographs and modern road maps showing the position of the site on the ground are given. You will also be able to view the location of the site on older maps (19th Century, mid-20th century) - invaluable it you want gain a deeper understanding of the historical landscape in the area of the site.

The precise locations (as GPS co-ordinates and marked on maps) of tens of thousands of Prehistoric, Roman, Iron Age / Celtic sites, Bronze Age, Saxon and Medieval sites and later sites are listed in the UK database. Plus there are links to road maps and aerial photographs showing the location of the sites on the ground.

Many beautiful and historically significant coins & artefacts and previously unknown ancient sites have already been found and reported by field walkers and metal detectorists who have used the ARCHI iUK database for their research.

By subscribing to ARCHI UK you automatically gain quick and easy access to information on more than 200,000+ UK archaeological sites.

Each record includes the map reference (co-ordinate) of each site with a link to a road map and an aerial photograph.

In addition, the database also holds data on archaeologically significant field names and place-names from historical records such as the Tithe Apportionment lists and ancient documents. It is believed that ARCHI UK is the only database where this information can be searched via Postcodes, Places and Co-ordinates and accessed within an archaeological context.

The ARCHI UK database (Archaeological Sites Index) contains details of sites mentioned in rare books and archaeological reports / surveys which are not easily found outside specialist libraries.

The 200,000+ UK archaeological sites listed in the ARCHI UK (ARCHI UK) database come from published sources such as hundreds of archaeological reports, county archaeological journals, findspots reported by archaeologists, fieldwalkers and metal detectorists and treasure hunters who have previously reported their finds while treasure hunting. The data from a search links to aerial photographs of sites enabling you to view many fascinating cropmarks and pinpoint the exact locations of the sites recorded in the database on the ground. The field-name data is of special interest because it can lay the ground for the discovery of previously unknown historic and ancient sites and further our knowledge and understanding of Britain's history.

There is continuous work on the development of new technical features designed to further simplify the the identification and location of existing and new archaeological sites in the UK.

Further, every record is has direct links to an aerial photograph, a local road map showing the position of the site and also to a 19th Century Map showing the area of the site as it was.

Note that public access to this database is not available anywhere else. Also, you will be able to gain access to any new information for one year when it is added to the database for no extra cost.

Auto Re-Subscription

A subscription to the ARCHI UK and ARCHI Worldwide databases are for one year and will be renewed automatically. Most ARCHI subscribers prefer this than to find their subscription has expired when they are out in the field and need to use the service.

However, you can simply cancel any future re-subscription payments via your PayPal acount anytime before the next subscription period.

See the ARCHI Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) if you would like to read more on our License Agreement, Cheque Payments, Subscriptions for Groups, Clubs and Institutions or our Privacy Policy, please click the relevant links.

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Free old maps and lists of archaeological sites in Britain and Metal Detecting and Treasure Hunting Finds, Old Maps. LIDAR and aerial photographs in the UK, England, Scotland and Wales. Great for metal detecting sites and archaeological sites and archaeological digs.

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Flora & Vegetation of Shropshire 2015 link

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Flora & Vegetation of Shropshire 2015 link

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LINK to Flora and Vegetation of Shropshire 2015

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BGS Geology Viewer - The Geological Map Viewer of Britain

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Discover our geology with direct access to detailed information about the rocks all around you.

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Stapeley Hill (Practise day) recording card

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Stapeley Hill (Practise day) recording card

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LIDAR Map of England and Wales, built with UK open data

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UK lidar map of England and Wales, built with open data from England's Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales. Zoomable lidar map, with location search and 3D view generation at any point. 2D and 3D renderings free to share and adapt under Creative Commons Attribution Licence.

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RMAVIS | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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an alternative locational system

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Every 3 metre square has a unique 3 word address.

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Understanding Latitude and Longitude

Latitude and Longitude: Your Global Address
Every location on earth has a global address. Because the address is in numbers, people can communicate about location no matter what language they might speak. A global address is given as two numbers called coordinates. The two numbers are a location's latitude number and its longitude number ("Lat/Long").

Credit: Illinois State University

Grid Mapping
Using Lat/Long is different from using a street address. Instead of having a specific street address, Lat/Long works with a numbered grid system, like what you see when you look at graph paper. It has horizontal lines and vertical lines that intersect. A location can be mapped or found on a grid system simply by giving two numbers which are the location's horizontal and vertical coordinates; or, to say it another way, the "intersection" where the place is located).

Grid Mapping a Globe:
Latitude and Longitude lines are a grid map system too. But instead of being straight lines on a flat surface, Lat/Long lines encircle the Earth, either as horizontal circles or vertical half circles.

Latitude
Horizontal mapping lines on Earth are lines of latitude. They are known as "parallels" of latitude, because they run parallel to the equator. One simple way to visualize this might be to think about having imaginary horizontal "hula hoops" around the earth, with the biggest hoop around the equator, and then progressively smaller ones stacked above and below it to reach the North and South Poles. (Can you think of other ways to visualize the parallels of Latitude?)

Latitude lines are a numerical way to measure how far north or south of the equator a place is located. The equator is the starting point for measuring latitude--that's why it's marked as 0 degrees latitude. The number of latitude degrees will be larger the further away from the equator the place is located, all the way up to 90 degrees latitude at the poles. Latitude locations are given as __ degrees North or __ degrees South.

Longitude
Vertical mapping lines on Earth are lines of longitude, known as "meridians". One simple way to visualize this might be to think about having hula hoops cut in half, vertically positioned with one end at the North Pole and the other at the South Pole.

Longitude lines are a numerical way to show/measure how far a location is east or west of a universal vertical line called the Prime Meridian. This Prime Meridian line runs vertically, north and south, right over the British Royal Observatory in Greenwich England, from the North Pole to the South Pole. As the vertical starting point for longitude, the Prime Meridian is numbered 0 degrees longitude.

To measure longitude east or west of the Prime Meridian, there are 180 vertical longitude lines east of the Prime Meridian and 180 vertical longitude lines west of the Prime Meridian, so longitude locations are given as __ degrees east or __ degrees west. The 180 degree line is a single vertical line called the International Date Line, and it is directly opposite of the Prime Meridian.

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The Mystery Class Challenge

Mystery Class is a global game of hide-and-seek. Students track seasonal changes in sunlight to find ten secret sites around the world. More...

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Understanding Latitude and Longitude Latitude and Longitude: Your Global Address Every location on earth has a global address. Because the address is in numbers, people can communicate about location no matter what language they might speak. A global address is given as two numbers called coordinates.

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Find grid references online

The quickest way to find a grid reference of a location is to go to the OS Maps desktop version and right click on the location - it's that simple! You should see two letters followed by two sets of five numbers like this SZ 65750 98047. If you're using the OS Maps app then you'll need to press and hold to find the grid reference for that location. It will follow the same format as the above.

Another great grid reference finder is the OS Locate app which you can use to pinpoint your exact location.

Of course, we all know there's nothing more reliable than a paper map and compass when venturing out into the hills. So, it's important to know how to find your location (grid reference) on a paper map to let others know (like Mountain Rescue) know where you are. To do this, you need to understand the National Grid.

Find grid references with a paper map

Understanding the National Grid

Eastings and Northings

You might have noticed by now that OS Maps are covered in a series of blue grid lines. These grid lines help you to pinpoint an exact location anywhere on the map. The vertical lines are called 'eastings', as they increase in value as you travel east on the map. The horizontal lines are called 'northings' as they increase in value as you travel north on the map.

These are linked to the National Grid which provides a unique reference system, and can be applied to all OS Maps of Great Britain, at all scales. Great Britain is covered by grid squares measuring 100 kilometres across and each grid square is identified by two letters, as shown in diagram A.

On OS Maps, these squares are further divided into smaller squares by grid lines representing 10 kilometre spacing, each numbered from 0 to 9 from the south west corner, in an easterly (left to right) and northerly (upwards) direction. You can see this in diagram B.

Using this eastings and northings system you can identify a 10 kilometre grid square. For example, the above image shows TL63. After the letters you can quote the eastings (6) first, then the northings (3).

​Top Tip

If you have trouble remembering the order, say... along the corridor, THEN up the stairs.

On an OS Landranger map you can find the two main grid letters (in this case TL) on the legend or the corner squares of the map. The grid is further divided into 1 kilometre intervals, as shown in diagram C.

How do grid references help me find places?

If you haven't got OS Maps or OS Locate or you're using a paper map, it is easy to find a particular place using a grid reference. To start, a four-figure grid reference is a handy way of identifying any square on a map. Grid references are easy if you can remember that you always have to go along the corridor before you go up the stairs. To find the number of a square first use the eastings to go along the corridor until you come to the bottom left-hand corner of the square you want.

Write this two-figure number down. Then use the northing to go up the stairs until you find the same corner. Put this two‑figure number after your first one and you now have the four-figure grid reference, which looks like the example in diagram D: 6233.

4-figure grid references

What this short 'how to' video with Steve Backshall

Six-figure grid references

If you want to pinpoint an more exact place on a map, such as your own house, you will need to use a six-figure grid reference. First find the four-figure grid reference for the square and write it down with a space after each set of numbers, like this: 62_ 33_

Now imagine this square is divided up into 100 tiny squares with 10 squares along each side. Still remembering to go along the corridor and up the stairs, work out the extra numbers you need and put them into your four-figure grid reference like this in diagram E: 625 333.

Top tip

When giving directions you can provide even more accuracy to your grid reference by stating a nearby landmark or feature. For example, on the Bembridge OS Explorer map I am at grid reference SZ 644 874, at the crossroads.

What this short 'how to' video with Steve Backshall

Put your new skills into practice and get out your OS Map to have a go at finding a few grid references. Check out our Pathfinder guide titled Navigation Skills for Walkers including map reading, compass and GPS.

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fancy map making...

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Includes key to NVC communities.

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How to carry out the lab tests on your soil samples

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Water retention and storage (Dane and Hopmans)

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The molybdenum blue reaction (Nagul 2015)

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Phosphate Single Solution Method (Murphy 1962)

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Noble Research Institute phosphorus in soils 2002 (Thomason)

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Extraction of mobile elements (Schoning 2008)(1)

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Determination of soil ions (Mehlich 1953)

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spreadsheet

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Phosphorus, Reactive, PhosVer 3 Method 8048, 02-2009, 9th Ed (1)

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a helpful diagram!

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Cake break!

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Creating box plot - excel 2016 advice

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Excel, Word and PowerPoint Tutorials from Howtech

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How to Create a Box Plot Chart in Excel 2016

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The power point

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Then type in the location..
For Stapeley Hill the nearest place name is "White Grit"
On the layers menu use "Soilscapes"

http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/ukso/home.html?

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Long Mynd and Stapeley Hill

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Stapely Hill

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From Cranfield University