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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

I came across this interesting & practical use of internet mapping there recently. It’s an unofficial kind of mapping layer passed around among Deliveroo riders in Dublin. So they have…

If you’re ever down in Caherdaniel in the Kingdom of Kerry and have a thirst on you, you’ll do worse than to drop into the Blind Piper for a pint…

Orienteering is an activity sport which combines running/ walking whilst navigating a course using a detailed map. Anyone interested in outdoor activities should give it a go at some stage,…