Compass Informatics is a mapping and information technologies company based in Dublin, Ireland.  In this first e-news of the year we bring to your attention a number of resources and events that we hope may be of interest to you:
:: INSPIRE Directive: Steps To Compliance Seminar - 17th Feb
:: INSPIRE.COMPASS.IE - Resource Website now on-line
:: Renewable Energy Web Atlases live as part of larger Bioenergy System project
:: GIS Training Schedule Released
:: ERDAS Imagery Seminar - 25th March

We have also recently redesigned our website at compass.ie / compassinformatics.eu and hope it now delivers more valuable information and in a clearer format.  Visit the site and contact us for your mapping, GIS, and data management requirements.

See also the new website at the National Biodiversity Data Centre, operated by Compass, allowing access to the more than one million records of species now at the Centre.

I look forward to hearing from you,
Gearóid Ó Riain, Managing Director

Alongside a new redesign of the main Compass website, we have developed an INSPIRE Directive information resource.  The site contains news and events from around Europe on Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) and INSPIRE topics.  It also contains a 'Resource Library' that collates key documents from the Commission, relevant guidance, and legislation.  The Library is open to all once registered on the site. 
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As part of a larger bioenergy mapping and modelling solution, we have redeveloped the Sustainable Energy Ireland atlases for wind energy and geothermal energy. The Web Atlases were completely redesigned and redeveloped with a new hosting infrastructure also established.  The WebGIS were developed using largely open source software with supporting Microsoft operating system and database (SQL Server 2008).  We have also made extensive use of OGC WMS Web Services to serve datasets into the atlases.

The larger bioenergy element of the project is also completing and is supporting the assessment of bioenergy targets for Ireland.  It incorporates land suitability, production, cost and other modules that are part of an overall framework that allows extension of the system over time, with added complexity in modelling within each module, if so required.  The bioenergy system is an intranet system supporting the work of a national bioenergy working group.

Wind Atlas »   Geothermal Maps >>