Draft 1:40000 Scale Mapping
This is some draft detail from 1:40000 scale mapping of the Dingle peninsula. Where 1 kilometre on the ground = 2.5 centimetres on the map, with a good 10 metre…
Cartography, Map Design & Publishing
Delta Drainage
We encounter various & diverse types of landscape when compiling maps: upland mountains, upland farms, forests, intensive agriculture, urban areas, industrial zones, coastal cliffs and islands. In each case the…
Map Price Increases and VAT
Customers of our print maps will appreciate that the retail prices of our standard paper folded and laminated folded have remained fairly steady over the last 5 years. I’ve always…
EastWest Mapping Website
A quick and reliable way to get your maps is through our website at www.eastwestmapping.ie We’ve needed to add an extra security step recently due to a spambot attack that…
Dingle Maps to Print
Our three new 1:25,000 scale maps for the Dingle peninsula are finally at proofing stage with the printers and will be available in 2023. A good years work and I…
Contour Labelling
All text on a topographic map potentially obscures useful detail underneath, whilst adding usefulness. Placename text is positioned first, then Grid Labels, followed by Spot Heights and finally Contour Labels…
Spot Heights
Inserting spot heights is a stage in map production, these are measured from a digital surface model with an accuracy of +/- 0.5 metre on open terrain. Spot heights are…
Grid Labelling
The one kilometre square grid used on EastWest Mapping maps is based on Irish Grid, one of our two national grid projections. This came to be used on Irish maps…
Brandon OS 25 Inch
Brandon OS 25 Inch This extraordinary piece of cartography comes from the Ordnance Survey 25 Inch or 1:2500 scale series compiled in the late 19th & early 20th century. It…
Spot Height Measurements
Contouring on recent EastWest Mapping maps is typically at a 5 metre interval and derived from digital terrain models supplied by Bluesky Ireland. You can think of these models like…