Overview OpenStreetMap Ireland identified a need for a map of Ireland showing place names in the Irish language (Gaeilge) and to encourage more Irish language additions to OpenStreetMap (OSM). Some other mapping services show only town names in Irish when Irish is set as the preferred language in the web 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 for the AGM will be forwarded a link to attend 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 achieved magical things like banishing all the snakes from this Read more…
Further to our ongoing effort, we have now introduced SSL connections to planet.openstreetmap.ie Now you can be sure that your downloads are coming from the OSM Ireland server, https://planet.openstreetmap.ie
One of our members, Brian Hollinshead, has been doing stellar work gathering out-of-copyright map sheets for use in updating OSM data around Ireland, one example being the Townland boundaries. The biggest issue with using these sheets is often its quite difficult to get them scanned to an appropriate quality to Read more…
The OSM community have just surpassed the 47,000 townlands mark! Earlier last week http://www.townlands.ie, stopped updating (new townlands stopped appearing as they were added). After an investigation into the problem it was found that the database had grown so much that an upgrade is needed! The administrator (RoryM) Read more…
My name is Dermot, and I’m a Mapaholic. I started adding bits of Ireland to OpenStreetMap early in 2007 and I haven’t stopped yet. When I started, there were pockets of coverage and a few interurban roads mapped. But basic things like a coastline were still missing. I was immediately bitten Read more…
Back in June a number of OpenStreetMap Ireland mappers came together with Open Knowledge Ireland to help create an interactive dashboard on the current state of patient waiting lists in Irish hospitals. One of the people present on the day, Dan Alexandru Bujoreanu, has a nice write up on the current Read more…