[OSM-talk-ie] FW: Sheet request

[Stephen Roulston]

Thanks for the info on the Barony maps Rory. I will certainly have a go at the Antrim one. Do Barony boundaries coincide with townland boundaries?

Stephen

> On 20 Jan 2015, at 20:34, Rory McCann <rory at technomancy.org> wrote:
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>> On 20/01/15 20:35, Dave Foley wrote:
>> A few more questions if nobody minds:
> 
>> 1. Why do townlands have ARP written underneath them?
> 
> ARP = Acres, Roods and Perches, an imperial unit of measurement that's
> not used anymore. Those numbers tell you the area of the townland.
> townlands.ie shows the area of townlands in many units, including "ARP".
> 
> I find the area helpful when mapping, you can tell if it's a big
> townland or small one, which can help you find the border.
> 
>> 2. How are people mapping EDs currently? I can see some ED
>> boundaries but I find it hard enough even to see townland
>> boundaries without trying to work out EDs. I don't see any names
>> either. 3. I've seen some low-res maps for baronies, are there any
>> other maps for this? 4. Are there maps for Civil Parishes?
> 
> One way (which I haven't tried much) is to use indexes and match it up
> by townlands. So if you know that ED X is made up of townland A, B and
> C, you can map it that way.
> 
> There are some barony maps available here:
> http://mapwarper.net/maps/tag/barony
> 
> Rory
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