About Scoilnet Maps

Scoilnet Maps is an initiative of PDST Technology in Education (formerly NCTE and now part of the Professional Development Service for Teachers). The site has been developed with the assistance of the Forward Planning Unit of the Dept of Education and Skills and the Dept of Environment, Community and Local Government. Other organisations such as Ordnance Survey Ireland, GeoDirectory, HEAnet, All-Island Research Observatory (NUIM) and esri Ireland are also working with us to maintain and develop the service.

Scoilnet Maps aims to:

• Provide all primary and post-primary schools on the Schools Broadband Network with access to high quality, digital Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) maps, World maps and aerial photographs.
• Provide a highly interactive, visual and engaging tool to bring maps to life within the classroom.
• Provide a fast, responsive and simple interface that is suitable for students of all ages.
• Offer a suite of tools for use with the maps that support learning across a wide variety of subjects, including Geography, History and Mathematics. For example, the ‘draw and measure’ and ‘swipe and spotlight’ tools and the inclusion of Historic maps from 1829.
• Integrate a subset of curriculum-relevant, public sector data in a manner that is appropriate for teaching and learning in Irish schools.
• Provide historical mapping from 1829 through to 2010 in order to offer plenty of opportunities to look at change over time.