MAP MAKING FOR IRISH ORIENTEERS

This webpage contains sources of information for Irish Orienteers involved in mapping projects. It is maintained by Orienteering Ireland’s mapping officer,  mapping at orienteering.ie

List of All Maps in Ireland
Map Registration
Mapping Resources – printing, software, GPS, mapping standards
Earliest Maps
Trinity Map Archive

Orienteering Ireland has adopted the new standards for IOF mapping and control descriptions from the 1st of January 2018. Use the links below for further details.

• IOF control descriptions 2017
• Summary of Changes
• ISOM 2017
  
• An explanation of ISOM 2017
• A sample fictional map is also available

BREAKING DOWN MAPS

Have a look at the example map and watch how it comes to life layer by layer! The caption tells you what has been added step by step.