A New National Land Cover Map For Ireland
A New National Land Cover Map for Ireland Tailte Éireann and the Environmental Protection Agency are poised to launch the most extensive and detailed landcover map ever created for [...]
Why Are We Measuring Gravity?
Why are we measuring gravity? A ground-breaking project is underway to measure absolute gravity across the entire island of Ireland, involving not only world-leading scientists, but also priests and [...]
How To Plan Your Irish Camping Trip
How To Plan Your Irish Camping Trip If you’re considering an Irish camping trip or staycation, keep these top 10 tips in mind and make 2022’s holiday one to [...]
All of Ireland’s geospatial data, all in one place
An introduction to GeoHive, the state’s Geospatial Data Hub, and the benefits it delivers for public service bodies, businesses and citizens. Ireland is rich in geospatial data. Within [...]
Case Study: Dublin City Council
Enabling Ireland’s policy makers to implement well-informed, evidence-based and effective housing strategies
Case Study: Central Statistics Office
Revealing fresh insight into population health, community services and the ecology of Ireland
Maps to the Music: Irish Place Names in Songs
With its long history, beguiling landscapes and millions of intertwining lives, Ireland has inspired countless poems and songs over the millennia. Many of the places namechecked in these works [...]
The History of Irish Place Names
Wherever you are in this green island, you’re in a place that’s steeped in millennia of history. And one page of that history is how that place got its [...]
Ireland’s Best Forest Trails
Trees are among the greatest natural resources we have. The more we learn about them, the greater our appreciation grows. The Japanese have an expression, shinrin-yoku, which translates to [...]
Uncover the Story of your Local Area
UNCOVER THE STORY OF YOUR LOCAL AREA WITH ORDNANCE SURVEY IRELAND Could your hometown have Ireland’s Favourite Placename To mark GIS Day 2018 (which is today 14th November), Ordnance [...]