The report outlines information on an area of land, based on a location you select when ordering your report, and covers an area with a radius of 400m, 600m, or 1000m from a specific geo-point generated from the location information provided by you (excluding any land outside of the Republic of Ireland).

Information provided includes: Historic Flood Plains, Seasonal Lakes, Spring and Swallow holes, Historic Mill and Mines Aquifer, Bedrock, Landslides, Karst, Vulnerability, Groundwater Wells, Active Quarries, Water Catchment, IPC, Registered Waste, Sites, Soils, River Basins, Bathing water quality.

There are two report types:

Standard

Environmental Report with datasets from Ordnance Survey Ireland, Geological Survey of Ireland and Environmental Protection Agency.

Professional

The same as Standard, this report also includes extracts of the 1st Edition 6inch and 25inch from Ordnance Survey Ireland's Historic Mapping Database. Information on the relevant planning Authority for the chosen location is also included as part of the report.

There are three search options available when buying an Environmental Report for both report types:

400 metre Buffer search (PDF Format)

600 metre Buffer search (PDF Format)

1000 metre Buffer search (PDF Format)

Each Environmental Report contains:

An introduction to the report including data explanations and descriptions

Summary Results of searches on the different datasets

Detailed descriptions of the searches

Terms and Conditions

For ease of use the report is broken down into the following sections:

Historic Site History

Land use

Stability

Water History

Statutory Licences

Other

The report is available in Irish or English language.

Environmental Report - Standard - Search Radius 400metres from geo-point	€40
Environmental Report - Standard - Search Radius 600metres from geo-point	€60
Environmental Report - Standard - Search Radius 1000metres from geo-point	€80
Environmental Report - Professional - Search Radius 400metres from geo-point	€60
Environmental Report - Professional - Search Radius 600metres from geo-point	€80
Environmental Report - Professional - Search Radius 1000metres from geo-point	€100

Please note: All prices listed above are exclusive of VAT and Post & Packaging where appropriate.

This map provides detailed information on wind speeds, electricity transmission and distribution networks for specific locations around Ireland at national and county levels.

Ireland has one of the greatest wind energy resources in Europe. The wind atlas can assist all those concerned with the wind planning process and is of great use to developers and policy makers alike. The Wind map is displayed using OSi mapping in conjunction with Wind Atlas information for the specific location selected. Wind speeds are displayed per meter / per second for onshore or off shore locations and are a valuable source of reference for wind farm developers.

Wind Speed Map A4 PDF	€20
Wind Speed Map A3 PDF	€35

Please note: All prices listed above are exclusive of VAT.

The Property Registration Authority (formerly Land Registry) accepts Ordnance Survey Ireland Land Registry maps, with Irish Transverse Mercator (ITM) co-ordinates shown on the upper right corner and the lower left corner, in cases where such maps are the current largest scale published unless the property is entirely bounded by current OS detail.

Note: Land Registry Compliant maps contain specific data map layers that make it unsuitable for planning purposes. Please click here to learn more about Planning packs. To view our planning pack specification sheet click on the link below:

Planning PackPlanning Pack.pdf (0.31 MB, Adobe PDF)

The ITM co-ordinate reference system was jointly designed by Ordnance Survey Ireland and Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland in 2000 as part of a Global Positioning System (GPS) compatible co-ordinate reference system for the island of Ireland. A different 'false origin' from the Irish Grid was selected. Improvements from the previous Irish Grid/National Grid co-ordinate system include:

Adoption of GRS80 ellipsoid (i.e. shape of the Earth instead of the Airy modified ellipsoid) to ensure the system is GPS compatible

Adoption of a sub-unit scale factor for the central meridian of the projection ensures that projection distortions are symmetrical across Ireland

Land Registry Compliant Map A4 PDF	€25
Land Registry Compliant Map A3 PDF	€35

Please note: All prices listed above are exclusive of VAT.

Orthophotography has proved highly popular with a wide range of clients. This approach is far more than a simple process of aerial photography. Captured digitally, the orthophotography is corrected to allow for slopes and other distortions so that it corresponds exactly to large scale mapping, providing high levels of accuracy.

There are two data series to choose from:

Ortho 2005 (PDF Format) - Latest colour aerial photography flown between 2004 and 2006

Ortho 2000 (PDF Format) - Aerial photography flown in July 2000

If you would like to purchase Orthophotography in TIFF digital format* please contact our Digital Sales department. To view our product specification sheets click on the links below:

High Flown OrthophotographyHigh Flown Ortho.pdf (image resolution: 1m per pixel) (0.32 MB, Adobe PDF)
Low Flown OrthophotographyLow Flown Ortho.pdf (image resolution: 25cm per pixel) (0.27 MB, Adobe PDF)

*Note: Due to its large file size Orthophotography in TIFF Digital Format is not available for purchase online.

Orthophotography 2005 A4 PDF	€35
Orthophotography 2005 A3 PDF	€60
Orthophotography 2000 A4 PDF	€20
Orthophotography 2000 A3 PDF	€25

Please note: All prices listed above are exclusive of VAT.

Between 1829 and 1842 Ordnance Survey Ireland completed the first ever large-scale survey of an entire country. Acclaimed for their accuracy, these maps are regarded by cartographers as amongst the finest ever produced.

As the national mapping archive service for Ireland, OSi has captured this and later mapping data in a digitised format. Through this website you can view and download this data or place an order for delivery by post.

The new archive currently comprises the following series of maps:

6 inch mapping series (1:10,560) colour 1837-1842

6 inch mapping series (1:10,560) greyscale 1837-1842

25 inch mapping series (1:2,500) greyscale 1888-1913

The above historic maps, originally surveyed on a county basis, now make up Ordnance Survey Ireland's digital image archive. Every image in the archive has been captured from an original print and each digital map image is now a seamless map title within the archive.

With an easy-to-use browser you can search by county or townland. You can also pan across the entire archive and zoom in to view sections in greater detail. All A4 size historic products purchased from the online shop are delivered via PDF electronic download only. For larger A0 size historic products, we deliver by post only.

Certain mountain and moorland areas were mapped to a 6 inch scale only. These particular areas will appear as gaps when viewing the 25 inch map series online.

6 Inch Colour (1829-41) A4 PDF	€24
6 Inch B&W (1829-41) A4 PDF	€10
25 Inch B&W (1897-1913) A4 PDF	€20
6 Inch Colour (1829-41) A0 or Full Sheet Print	€100
6 Inch B&W (1829-41) A0 or Full Sheet Print	€50
25 Inch B&W (1897-1913) A0 or Full Sheet Print	€80

Please note: All prices listed above are exclusive of VAT and Post & Packaging where appropriate.

Based on the need for accurate land measurement for valuation purposes, the Irish Ordnance Survey completed the world's first large-scale mapping of an entire country by 1842. This was 22 years after Lt. Col. Thomas Colby was first charged with this important role. After the initial survey, which focused primarily on townlands, a more informative series was completed by 1867.

It was a remarkable feat by remarkable men and the accuracy they attained is still marvelled at today. The process involved both innovation and ingenuity. For example, to establish an accurate "baseline" for the entire survey Lt. Colby developed a measuring system which incorporated two parallel bars of different types of metals.

Once the baseline was established, the surveyors used triangulation between mountain tops to create a framework of reference points for the entire country. Some of the sides of the primary triangles were over 150 kilometres in length. To spot points accurately at such great distances Lt. Col. Thomas Drummond devised the intensely bright limelight - which later became popular as a means of stage lightings.

To facilitate drainage and other engineering operations, height points were also included on the finished maps. Local datums where the heights were fixed to zero were chosen at different locations around the country, with the datum for Co. Dublin fixed at the low water mark of the spring tide on 8th April 1837 at Poolbeg Lighthouse.

Every road and track, every stone wall and hedge, every river and stream from Fair Head to Mizen Head and from Howth Head to Slyne Head was surveyed and mapped with a level of precision never seen before.

The work also involved research into and standardisation of geographical names, the vast majority of which are Anglicizations of original names in the Irish language.

Although not originally intended for publication, 33 sheets of the five foot to one mile plan developed for Dublin City were swiftly acclaimed after the one covering Dublin Castle was published in 1840.

Between 1857 and 1879 a scale of 1:500, or 10 foot to one mile, was introduced for many urban areas. But in the 1870s the Ordnance Survey stopped including interior walls of buildings in its surveys, except for important public buildings. Some other small features, such as flower beds and isolated trees, also disappeared.

An Irish one inch series of maps was authorised in 1851 as a base map for geologists and the first such map appeared four years later.

In 1863 the survey of Dublin County at 1:2500 was extended to cover the whole county, published by parish. Then, after much debate over many years, a resurvey of the entire country at 1:2500 was authorised in 1887, based on the same primary triangulations as the original 6 inch survey. This survey, which was completed in 1913, comprised over 18,000 maps.

Taken together, these maps provide a unique, information rich heritage. Safely captured in digital format by OSi Historic Mapping, this archive is now preserved to inform future as well as present generations.

This esteemed work gives a unique insight into early nineteenth century life within Irish counties and towns. As a brand new addition to this website it will prove to be intriguing companion to the historic mapping archive.

Samuel Lewis first published his two volumes of The Topographical Dictionary of Ireland in 1837. His main aim, along with his previous topographical dictionaries and maps of the United Kingdom, was to give in ‘a condensed form’, a reliable and unbiased description of each place. Arranged alphabetically by place (village, parish, town, etc.), it provides a comprehensive description of all Irish localities as they existed at the time of publication. Lewis gives details about every parish, town and village in Ireland, including numbers of inhabitants, the economy, history, topography, religion and parish structures, administration and courts, schools, and much more. He also gives the names of the principal inhabitants (generally landlords, merchants and professionals).

Lewis's dictionary is the first detailed study of its kind for Ireland, and since it was published just prior to the Irish Potato Famine (1845-49) it is a valuable resource used widely by historians and genealogists alike.

Lewis Topographical Dictionary (17.2 MB, Adobe PDF)

OSI Large Scale Mapping is required by your Local Authority when applying for planning permission. To assist our customers with their planning application process Ordnance Survey Ireland provides Planning Packs to meet their Local Planning Authorities needs (please first check with your Local Planning Authority for their specific requirements). This product is not suitable for other use such as Land Registry. A separate Land Registry product is available for this purpose. Planning Packs are available in Paper or Digital formats, for further details see - Planning

Planning Pack

Planning Pack (Printable) consists of one large scale site map (A4 or A3 extent) and one copy of an overview map (6 inch record place map). The maps are centred on the relevant property specified by the customer. These two maps are delivered electronically in PDF format. They must then be printed by the customer for submission with their planning application. Planning Packs (Printable) are available to purchase from our online Shop

OSi also offers Paper Planning Packs and Digital Planning Packs

Paper Planning Packs can be purchased from our Map Sales Office in the Phoenix Park or from one of our Agents

Digital Planning Packs can be purchased from our Digital Sales Office in the Phoenix Park or from one of our Agents Digital Planning Packs can also be purchased from our online shop for Copyright License holders only.

PLEASE NOTE: The specific requirements in relation to the number and type of mapping required varies for one Local Authority to another. BEFORE PURCHASING A PLANNING PACK YOU MUST CHECK WHAT IS REQUIRED FROM YOUR LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY

A4 Planning Pack	€54.72
A3 Planning Pack	€81.40

PLEASE NOTE: All prices listed above are inclusive of VAT and Copyright.

Planning Pack (Printable) consists of one large scale site map (A4 or A3 extent) and one copy of an overview map (6 inch record place map). The maps are centred on the relevant property specified by the customer. These two maps are delivered electronically in PDF format. They must then be printed by the customer for submission with their planning application.

Planning Packs are available at 1:1000 or 1:2500 scale. You will automatically get the largest scale available for your site. You will also receive an overview map at 1:10560 (6 inch) scale.

There are no restrictions on who can buy the Planning Pack (Printable). Customers with a Copyright License (necessary to buy Digital Planning Packs online) can also purchase a Planning Pack (Printable) online. Planning Packs (Printable) are solely for use for planning purposes, you must purchase a Land Registry Compliant map for Land Registry purposes. These are also available form our online shop.

This product is copyright protected. Copyright has been automatically included in the price of the Planning Pack (Printable) A4 - €54.72 and A3 - €81.40 (both VAT inclusive). You can print the map as many times as is required for your planning application by your local Planning Authority. This product is sold for the purpose of submitting a planning application. It is not sold for resale. A planning pack may only be used for one planning application. The copyright as defined by the order number on a planning pack is only applicable for one use.

PLEASE NOTE: OSi Copyright Department carries out regular checks to ensure maps are copyright compliant. For further information see "Terms and Conditions"

Your planning pack will be delivered electronically in PDF format. You will receive a confirmation e-mail with a link to your order history where you can download the maps. The files will generally be available for download within 15 minutes of order submission.

PLEASE NOTE: output files are stored for 14 days only. The PDF that is supplied is “locked” and therefore it cannot be edited.

This product is for printing only.

PLEASE NOTE: you must have access to a printer to print your maps. Please do not order an A3 pack if you cannot access an A3 printer.

You will need to have Adobe reader installed on your computer to print the PDF, this can be downloaded from www.Adobe.com/pdf/. Once you have selected the print option, make sure that the page scaling is set to ‘none’ and that you have the ‘Choose Paper Source by PDF page size’ ticked.

PLEASE NOTE: Planning packs (Printable) are delivered electronically, they are not sent by post. If you have not downloaded your maps after 14 days they are deleted and must be re-ordered.