2021 was a busy year for OpenStreetMap Ireland. With the primary focuses being the OSMF Microgrant project and OSM Ireland Buildings project it was supporting. OSMF Microgrant We received just shy of €2000 in September of 2020 from the OpenStreetMap Read more…
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of OSM Ireland CLG which will be held on Saturday 26th June 2021 at 11:00 UTC+1. The AGM, as a result of Covid-19, will be held online. Members on registering Read more…
Surveying in Co. Cork has shown that there is not one route; but rather certain towns and villages are part of the Wild Atlantic Way (WAW). There seem to be routes for drivers, motorcyclists, caravan users etc. We will try Read more…
Observers of our current project, the mapping of the Wild Atlantic Way, will have spotted that things are a little delayed. There are a few reasons for this, but one relates to the fact that it is, indeed, a bit Read more…
Open JOSM. In overpass-turbo, search for “name”~”Wild Atlantic Way” and change the output file to xml ([out:xml]) or click here to open the query. The Wild Atlantic Way (WAW) has been split into sections so as not to go over Read more…
On May 10th, travel outside your county becomes possible due to a lowering of the Covid-19 alert level in the Republic. OpenStreetMap Ireland CLG directors are so pleased with this news that we are going to organise a very special Read more…
OpenStreetMap is not merely a map of roads, buildings, land uses, coastal areas and mountain tops. OpenStreetMap contains many hidden treasures, which take the form of wonderful and obscure boundaries. These have been added by Ireland’s OpenStreetMap contributors, in the Read more…
Five days of mapping fun: Wed March 17th to Sunday March 21st The Christian Saint – Patrick – may have lots of doubts over who he was, where he came from, when his adventures in Ireland happened, and how he Read more…
OpenStreetMap Ireland was recently selected as one of the recipients of a OSMF 2020 microgrant. Our application: Microgrants 2020 – Proposal – OSM Ireland Buildings. To encourage as many people as possible to take part in the OSM Ireland Buildings Read more…
What a year it has been, not only for the world, but for mapping houses in Ireland which was begun a little over a year ago. I want to thank everyone for embracing the new tool that helped us approach Read more…
OpenStreetMap Ireland is having a second lockdown building mapping marathon over November and maybe beyond, with a video talk/s over the weekend. What are we doing? :- Mapping buildings in Ireland everyday in the month of November. Why? :- There Read more…
On the 15 of August, as part of National heritage week, the OSM community decided to focus on the historical town of Clonmel, since the central part of the island overall has less coverage compared to the coastal cities. With Clonmel Read more…
OpenStreetMap Ireland was recently selected as one of the recipients of a OSMF 2020 microgrant. Our application: Microgrants 2020 – Proposal – OSM Ireland Buildings. As OSM Ireland we are keen to get as many people as possible to take Read more…
For Heritage Week 2020, volunteers at OpenStreetMap Ireland and local people with an interest in history are working together. Together mappers and local history enthusiasts will try to record all historical sites in the town of Clonmel in County Tipperary. By mid August Read more…
The financial year of 2020 was the first year of trading for OpenStreetMap Ireland Company Limited By Guarantee. The financial year ran from the 20th of November 2018, to the 30th of April 2020. All revenue from for the financial Read more…
The week long event mixes a focus on a particular task and online events that help boast mapping skills. Monday 20th CorkTuesday 21st DerryWeds 22nd GalwayThursday 23rd LimerickFriday 24th NewrySaturday 25th DroghedaSunday 26th DerryMonday 27th CorkBut feel free to map Read more…
OpenStreetMap Ireland is organising a week long, online mapping campaign on its present #osmIRL_buildings task starting on Monday the 20th April and running until the following Monday the 27th of April. The mapping campaign will be interspersed with video sessions, Read more…
Openstreetmap Ireland is proud to announce our new Youtube page for videos related to mapping on the island of Ireland, starting with a tutorial for a complete beginner to start contributing to the Building Ireland project which can be watched Read more…
We are currently working to arrange events around the island of Ireland for 2020, in coordination with our new community project that will be announced soon. There will be mixture of online events and events around the island of Ireland, Read more…