Colin Bray, CE, OSi, 'Ordnance Survey Ireland: mapping our future'. 19-11-2014.
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Mapping city, town and country since 1824: the Ordnance Survey in Ireland - RIA Library/IHTA Lecture Series. In the concluding lecture in the series, Colin Bray reviews the history of the Ordnance Survey in Ireland, the developments during the 20th and 21st centuries and looks ahead to the future of the Survey.
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- 1. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Ordnance Survey Ireland: Mapping Our Future Linking the physical world to the digital world Colin Bray, OSi Chief Executive & Chief Survey Officer RIA Lunchtime Lecture, 19th November 2014
- 2. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Introduction • Ordnance Survey today • Continuous innovation & change • Next generation national mapping • Summary
- 3. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture • The map-making of the Ordnance Survey: challenges on every front • The Ordnance Survey Six-inch Mapping Project: political and cultural agendas • Translations? The Ordnance Survey and Irish place-names • George Petrie’s “Topographical Department” (1835-42) • Glimpses of Ireland’s past: drawings in the Ordnance Survey Memoirs • John O’Donovan’s work for Ordnance Survey • From Rocque to the Ordnance Survey: mapping Dublin 1756 to 1847 • Dublin in 1847: city of the Ordnance Survey
- 4. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture
- 5. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture • Established in 1824 (190 years) • Established as a State Body in 2002 under the OSi Act 2001 • 228 staff (public servants) • Head Office in Phoenix Park, Dublin with 6 Regional Offices • Create & maintain the definitive spatial reference information for the State • OSi, Valuation Office & Property Registration Authority to merge OSi – The National Mapping Agency
- 6. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture To provide a national mapping service in the State… creating and maintaining the definitive national mapping and related geographic records • to maintain and develop the underlying physical infrastructure which is needed to support mapping applications, including to maintain a national grid and the national geodetic and height frameworks and to link these to international systems, • to create and maintain for the entire State mapping and related geographic databases which have national consistency of content, currency, style and manner including those areas which do not provide a commercial return on the activity, • to provide mapping and related geographic information to the public and private sectors in support of social, economic, legislative, educational, security, business and administrative functions and requirements, OSi Functions (1) – OSi Act 2001
- 7. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture • to encourage and promote the benefits of the use of the national mapping and related databases and the development of products, services and markets to meet national and user needs, • to advise the Government, a Minister of the Government, a body established by or under statute and other public sector organisations on matters relating to the policy and practice of survey, mapping and geographic information and on the development of national spatial data infrastructures, • to represent the State at international level on matters relating to mapping and geographic information, • to provide the necessary technical support to the Chief Boundary Surveyor in the performance of his or her duties in delimiting statutory boundaries and the delineation of such boundaries on maps, OSi Functions (2) – OSi Act 2001
- 8. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture • to depict place-names and ancient features in the national mapping and related records and databases including the Irish language equivalent of place-names as advised by An Coimisiún Logainmneacha and declared in place-names orders made under section 2 of the Place- Names (Irish Forms) Act, 1973, • to protect the Government copyright on OSI records, databases, products and published material including copyright on OSI records, databases, products and published material made prior to the establishment day. OSi Functions (3) – OSi Act 2001
- 9. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture OSi Products & Services Small Scale Data 1:210,000 Holiday 1:450,000 Ireland 1:600,000 Ireland Medium Scale Data 1:10-15,000 Digi-City 1:10,000 Digi- Town 1:50,000 Discovery Large Scale Data 1:1,000, 1:2,500 and 1:5,000 PLACE Maps National Imagery 1m per pixel ortho- photography LiDAR Data Digital Terrain Model Digital Surface Model Boundary Data County ED Townlands Small Area City & Town Imagery 25cm per pixel ortho- photography Updated every 1, 3 and 5 years Cities & Towns Services Online Shop Public Viewer Environmental Reports Web Services
- 10. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Who we work with … Central Government, Local Authorities, Utilities, Banks, Insurance, Transport, Emergency, Architects, Engineers, Planners, Surveyors, Solicitors etc.
- 11. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Data Collection Expertise • 60% of staff involved in production activities • 12% field surveying staff • 8% of staff in IT activities • Two leased aircraft/pilot with OSi crews • Fully digital workflows (ISO Certification for remote sensing flowlines) Photogrammetry Field Completion Graphic Completion Databasing Supply
- 12. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Data Management Expertise • Digital data from 1824 - 2014 • Manage over 1 Petabyte of data • Official reference site for Oracle Spatial Technology • Data centers in Phoenix Park, Regional Offices and Amazon Cloud • Developed and maintain the INSPIRE technical infrastructure for Ireland
- 13. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture
- 14. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Mapping Series 1st Edition 6” (1824-1846) 1st Edition 25” (1887-1913) New Mapping (1985-2005)
- 15. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Reference Frameworks • Principal Triangulation (1924-1832) Lough Foyle Base Line (1827-28)
- 16. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Reference Frameworks • Principal Triangulation (1924-1832) • Primary Triangulation of Ireland (1958-1969)
- 17. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Reference Frameworks • Principal Triangulation (1924-1832) • Primary Triangulation of Ireland (1958-1969) • IRENET95 - Passive GPS Network MADR WETT KOSG ONSA ZIMM HERS IRENET Fiducial (IGS) GB Key to GPS StationsZ001 Z002 Z003 Z004Z005 Z006 Z007 Z008 Z009 Z010 Z011 Z097 Z096 Z095 Z099 Z012 D106 D108 D109 D112 D111D113 D115 D128 D101 D100 Z009 D097 D098 D103 D110 D099 D104 D117 D118 D129 D119 D122 D123 D121 D124 D126 D125 D171 D168D169 D166 D170 D093 D091 D092 D095D096 D089 D120 D159 D162 D164 D161 D084 D087 D088 D131 D157 D154 D152 D153 D158 D074 D075 D079 D080 D076 D081 D086 Z006 D082 D090 D141 D173 D140 D142 Z007 D148 D151 D147 D150 D067 D066 D072 Z005 D068 D073 D070 D071 D135 D137 D062 D058 D063 D064 D065 D048 D134 D133 D055 D059 D060 D046 D030 D031 D044 D032 D047 D043 D042 D041 D034 D052 D035 D040 D053 D054 D038 D013 D028 D014 D027 D026 D016 D017 D018 D023 D022 Z002 D021 D020 D037 D001 D002 D003 D011 Z001 D004 D009 D005 D008 D006 D107 D114 D116 D105 D102 D127 D130 Z010 D165 D172 Z011 D167 D094 D132 D160 D163 D083 Z008 D085 D155 D156 D078 D077 D143 D149 D144D145 D146 D069 D136 D138 D139 D061 D050 Z004D051 D029 D045 Z003 D049 D033 D036 D039 D015 D025 D024 D019 D056 D012 D010 D007
- 18. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Reference Frameworks • Principal Triangulation (1924-1832) • Primary Triangulation of Ireland (1958-1969) • IRENET95 - Passive GPS Network • Active GNSS Network (current)
- 19. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Map Projections / Mapping Systems • Cassini (6” Mapping)
- 20. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Map Projections / Mapping Systems • Cassini (6” Mapping) • Irish Grid (1975)
- 21. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Map Projections / Mapping Systems • Cassini (6” Mapping) • Irish Grid (1975) • ITM – Irish Transverse Mercator (2002)
- 22. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Height Datum • Poolbeg Lighthouse (1837) Low water mark of the spring tide on the 8th April 1837 Initially fixed for County Dublin, adopted as national datum approximately 5 years later Heights above this datum were given in (Imperial) feet
- 23. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Height Datum • Poolbeg Lighthouse (1837) • Malin Head (1970) Mean Sea Level of tide gauge from readings taken between Jan 1960 and Dec 1969 All heights since 1970 in International metres above this datum Malin Head datum approximately 2.7m above Poolbeg Lighthouse datum
- 24. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Height Datum • Poolbeg Lighthouse (1837) • Malin Head (1970) • OSGM02 Land Surface GEOID Ellipsoid Sea H h p vertical normal deviation of the vertical Land Surface N Ordnance Survey Geoid Model 2002
- 25. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Surveying Technology Photogrammetry (1965) Analogue (1965) Computerisation (mid 1970’s) Flying Activities (1979) Analytical (1982) GPS (1989)
- 26. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Surveying Technology Field Computers (1998/2004)Digital (1992) Film Scanning (1992) LiDAR (2004) Digital Sensor (2005)
- 27. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture
- 28. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Real World Object Orientated data model • Seamless & scale independent • Non-proprietary • Rigorously based on industry standards • Data Storage Model with attribution • OSi’s version of the real world, but extensible • Data consolidation project (single point of truth) • 3 Key Phases – Data modelling (2007 – 2010) – Data re-engineering (2011 – 2013) – Systems & Infrastructure (2013 – 2014)
- 29. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Prime 1 Prime 2 Cartographic Spaghetti Lines No Attribution Tile Based Seamless Rich AttributionReal World Polygons
- 30. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Lithographic Stone Copperplate Printing Multi Resolution Cartographic Tiles
- 31. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture • Skin Of The Earth Objects • Superimposed Objects • Links objects using persistent ID’s • Form & Function object classification • Segmentation & Connectivity • GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling • Z-Order Property • Sites & Locales • 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2) Prime2 Concepts
- 32. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture • Skin Of The Earth Objects • Superimposed Objects • Links objects using persistent ID’s • Form & Function object classification • Segmentation & Connectivity • GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling • Z-Order Property • Sites & Locales • 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2) • Way • Artificial • Vegetation • Exposed • Water Seamless, topologically consistent blanket of polygons Prime2 Concepts
- 33. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture • Skin Of The Earth Objects • Superimposed Objects • Links objects using persistent ID’s • Form & Function object classification • Segmentation & Connectivity • GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling • Z-Order Property • Sites & Locales • 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2) Prime2 Concepts
- 34. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture • Skin Of The Earth Objects • Superimposed Objects • Links objects using persistent ID’s • Form & Function object classification • Segmentation & Connectivity • GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling • Z-Order Property • Sites & Locales • 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2) GUID - Globally Unique IDentifier Prime2 Concepts
- 35. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture • Skin Of The Earth Objects • Superimposed Objects • Links objects using persistent ID’s • Form & Function object classification • Segmentation & Connectivity • GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling • Z-Order Property • Sites & Locales • 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2) Form Physical form of an object as it exists in the real world i.e. Building, Pylon, Field, River, Lake Function ‘Use’ or ‘Purpose’ of an object in the real world i.e. Residential, Army Barracks, Electricity Supply, Agricultural, Reservoir Prime2 Concepts
- 36. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture • Skin Of The Earth Objects • Superimposed Objects • Links objects using persistent ID’s • Form & Function object classification • Segmentation & Connectivity • GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling • Z-Order Property • Sites & Locales • 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2) Full geometric network connectivity on Roads, Rail and Rivers Prime2 Concepts
- 37. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture • Skin Of The Earth Objects • Superimposed Objects • Links objects using persistent ID’s • Form & Function object classification • Segmentation & Connectivity • GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling • Z-Order Property • Sites & Locales • 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2) Prime2 Concepts
- 38. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture • Skin Of The Earth Objects • Superimposed Objects • Links objects using persistent ID’s • Form & Function object classification • Segmentation & Connectivity • GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling • Z-Order Property • Sites & Locales • 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2) ZOrder = -1 Prime2 Concepts
- 39. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture • Skin Of The Earth Objects • Superimposed Objects • Links objects using persistent ID’s • Form & Function object classification • Segmentation & Connectivity • GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling • Z-Order Property • Sites & Locales • 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2) Sites Points of interest with known boundaries i.e. Hospitals, University, Golf Course Locales Fuzzy boundaries where the geographic entity is undefined or subject to interpretation i.e. Mountain Range, Bay, Town Prime2 Concepts
- 40. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture • Skin Of The Earth Objects • Superimposed Objects • Links objects using persistent ID’s • Form & Function object classification • Segmentation & Connectivity • GDF1 & GDF2 road modelling • Z-Order Property • Sites & Locals • 3D data storage (CityGML LOD2) Prime2 Concepts
- 41. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Relationships between building and roads
- 42. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Link 3rd party information using GUIDs
- 43. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Persisting Quality – Geospatial Management System (GMS) Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) based software platform using the latest Oracle Technologies (BPEL and Workspace Manager) Key benefits include • Quality control activities via a rules-based approach • Production efficiencies • Technical foundation for a future automated product generation flowline • Provides for cost and resource savings
- 44. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture OSi Prime2 Workflows
- 45. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Job Creation & Extraction
- 46. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Job Creation & Extraction
- 47. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture • Provides Ireland with a consistent authoritative spatial referencing system for the integration and management of national spatial information • Prime2 is a foundation for a modern National Spatial Data Infrastructure • Provides users with high quality high intelligence reference data in an easy to use industry standard data format • The standards based intelligent data storage model enables the generation of products and services via data schemas designed for user requirements • Provides solution developers and data integrators with a robust framework for integrating 3rd party data • Enables OSi to develop enhanced Web Services (Web Feature Services) OSi & Industry Customers Products & Services – Benefits & Opportunities
- 48. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture
- 49. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Multi-Resolution Data Store Continuous Innovation
- 50. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Prime2 Height data Other source(s) DLM-Core DLM-3 metre DCM-Core DLM-6 metre DLM-15 metre DCM 20 DCM 100 DCM 400 e.g. 1:50,000 GeoTIF Raster e.g. Large Scale GeoTIF Raster e.g. Large Scale PDF e.g. Street Map GeoTIF Raster e.g. Street Map PDF e.g. Road Atlas PDF Delivery Delivery Delivery Delivery <= 1:5,000 1:6,000-1:20,000 1:25,000-1:100,000 1:200,000-1:1m “Star” configuration MRDS – product output from Prime2
- 51. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Vector Data LiDAR Point Clouds Smart City Mapping Data Integration for 3D
- 52. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture
- 53. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Summary Ordnance Survey Ireland • Has a very proud history and a very bright future • Continues its tradition of innovation in national mapping • Focused on: – providing users with the most up-to-date mapping services – making its data easier to access, use and integrate – quality and its authoritative function – Adding value to our users work processes – optimising operational efficiencies with best practise & technology • Has created a world class national spatial data infrastructure (Prime2) • Its real asset is its highly skilled and professional staff
- 54. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture • scientific accuracy • thorough • complete, comprehensive • recorded (and the records managed) • regulated • authoritative • up-to-date • uniform … Intentions or ambitions of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland (from 1824-): [Ref. Dr Jacinta Prunty]
- 55. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture
- 56. 19 November 2014 Mapping Our Future RIA Lunchtime Lecture Mission To exploit land information for the economic & social development of Ireland We will deliver on this mission by providing the authoritative: • National property registration system • National mapping and surveying infrastructure • National property valuation service This will enable us to lead, develop and maintain national spatial information infrastructures, supporting better land management and the creation of new businesses.