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  • National Land Cover Map
    A New National Land Cover Map For Ireland
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    A New National Land Cover Map For Ireland

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 [...]

Kiva2023-03-24T16:29:05+00:00March 20th, 2023|Categories: Educational, GeoGraphic Information System, GIS, Mapping, Uncategorized|
  • Why Are We Measuring Gravity?
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    Why Are We Measuring Gravity?

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 [...]

Kiva2022-11-30T10:53:14+00:00November 28th, 2022|Categories: Educational, GeoGraphic Information System, GIS, Gravity, Mapping, Technology|
  • How To Plan Your Irish Camping Trip
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    How To Plan Your Irish Camping Trip

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 [...]

Eamonn Rohan2022-02-03T17:09:10+00:00February 3rd, 2022|Categories: Camping, Mapping|Tags: camping, camping tips|
  • All of Ireland’s geospatial data, all in one place
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    All of Ireland’s geospatial data, all in one place

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 [...]

Eamonn Rohan2021-11-11T13:44:52+00:00November 11th, 2021|Categories: GeoGraphic Information System, GIS, Mapping, Technology|
  • River Liffey (B&W) with Buildings on Quays
    Case Study: Dublin City Council
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    Case Study: Dublin City Council

Case Study: Dublin City Council

Enabling Ireland’s policy makers to implement well-informed, evidence-based and effective housing strategies

Eamonn Rohan2022-10-03T10:14:54+00:00October 22nd, 2021|Categories: Case Studies, GeoGraphic Information System, GIS, Mapping, NMA, Technology, Uncategorized|
  • Silhouette of people walking on Dun Laoighre Pier with Bandstand in background.
    Case Study: Central Statistics Office
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    Case Study: Central Statistics Office

Case Study: Central Statistics Office

Revealing fresh insight into population health, community services and the ecology of Ireland

Eamonn Rohan2022-10-03T10:14:21+00:00October 20th, 2021|Categories: Case Studies, Educational, Mapping, NMA, Technology|
  • Maps to the Music: Irish Place Names in Songs
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    Maps to the Music: Irish Place Names in Songs

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 [...]

Pat Kenny2019-05-03T08:25:18+00:00April 18th, 2019|Categories: History, Mapping|
  • The History of Irish Place Names
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    The History of Irish Place Names

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 [...]

Pat Kenny2018-12-12T14:21:49+00:00December 12th, 2018|Categories: History,