I'm due to get a digital copy of the OSI map tiles (current) as the
company that I work for has a license agreement with OSI, with regards
to the the military range and lands I can inform you that the military
use data from OSI for drawing their boundaries this can be viewed by
license agreement on the map that the Defence Forces Printing Press
produce of the Glen of Imaal as it covers tiles from both sheet 56 and
the one lower. The Defence Forces also produce internal maps and
orienteering maps for military courses, I have contact details of some
of the lads in the mapping section in the Curragh and can ask them would
it be possible to obtain the data if you wish.
On a spelling issue, the Defence Forces is spelt with a "c" and not an
"s". "Defence" and not "Defense"
Regards,
John Mack
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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:03:40 +0000
From: "Larry O'Neill"<[email protected]>
To: Rory McCann<[email protected]>
Cc: Discussion of Open Streetmap in Ireland
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [OSM-talk-ie] asking DoD for military border info
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Ok, second draft, some spelling corrections (Thanks Tom) and few additions.
Are there other agencies or organisations other than Veolia/Luas that I can
mention?
L
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to you with regard to requesting information about the borders
of military lands in Ireland.
I am involved in a mapping project called Open Street Map, which is in the
process of building a freely distributable and editable map of the world.
We have a rather complete map of much of Ireland, with urban areas and most
national and regional roads covered.
Our maps are currently being used at all Luas stops in Dublin, and interest
has been shown form other organisations.
The project has proven to be rather popular amongst hillwalkers, as we are
including tracks and paths that may not be available on other maps.
There is currently ongoing work on mountainviews.ie to provide maps based
on our data.
It is with this in mind that I am asking about the availability of
information on the borders of military lands.
Having grown up in the Glen of Imaal, I am rather familiar with the
artillery range there and I am aware that the border has changed on a
number of occasions over the l
ast number of years.
We do have the range marked on our map, but unfortunately the accuracy of
the border is questionable at best.
The same is true of many military facilities in this country.
In the interests of both the safety of hillwalkers using our map, and the
completeness of our map, I am asking if the Department of Defense would be
able to supply us
with boundary information.
We are unable to use any data from the Ordnance Survey of Ireland for
copyright reasons, as our map and data are being distributed freely.
If you would be able to help us, it would be greatly appreciated by
ourselves in Open Street Map and the many users of our maps.
Yours Sincerely
Larry O'Neill
OSM
bla bla bla
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On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Rory McCann<[email protected]> wrote:
Looks good, maybe a mention of agencies in Ireland that use OSM? The
implication being "You'll help improve a map that's actually being used
by real agencies". Helps with the "public safety concern"
On 23/01/12 14:56, Larry O'Neill wrote:
quick draft below, comments welcome.
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to you with regard to requesting information about the
borders
of military lands in Ireland.
I am involved in a mapping project called Open Street Map, which is in
the
process of building a freely distributable and editable map of the world.
We have a rather complete map of much of Ireland, with urban areas and
most
national and regional roads covered.
The projest has proven to be rather popular amongst hillwalkers, as we
are
including tracks and paths that may not be available on other maps.
It is with this in mind that I am asking about the availability of
information on the borders of military lands.
Having grown up in the glen of imaal, I am rather familiar with the
artiliary range there and I am aware that the border has changed on a
number of occasions over the l
ast number of years.
We do have the range marked on our map, but unfortunately the accuracy of
the border is questionable at best.
The same is true of many military facilities in this country.
In the interests of both the safety of hillwalkers using our map, and the
completedness of our map, I am asking if the departmant of defence would
be
able to supply us
with boundry information.
We are unable to use any data from the Ordnance Survey of Ireland for
copyright reasons, as our map and data are being disrtibuted freely.
If you would be able to help us, it would be greatly appreciated by
ourselves in Open Street Map and the many users of our maps.
Yours Sincerely
Larry O'Neill
OSM
bla bla bla
###################################################
Sounds good?
L
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