Galway

Counties in Ireland : Carlow · Cavan · Clare · Cork · Donegal · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown · Fingal · Galway · Kerry · Kildare · Kilkenny · Laois · Leitrim · Limerick · Longford · Louth · Mayo · Meath · Monaghan · Offaly · Roscommon · Sligo · South Dublin · Tipperary · Waterford · Westmeath · Wexford · Wicklow – Cities and counties: Cork · Dublin · Galway – Former counties: Dublin Region · North Tipperary · South Tipperary – Former counties in Northern Ireland: Antrim · Armagh · Down · Fermanagh · Londonderry · Tyrone – Other cities: Kilkenny · Limerick · Waterford – Other cities in Northern Ireland: Belfast · Londonderry (or Derry)

V・T・E Galway, West Region, Connacht Province, Ireland

latitude: 53.2750, longitude: -9.0493

Browse map of Galway 53°16′30.00″ N, 9°02′57.48″ W

Edit map

Users in Galway GPS traces Geohack for OSM with more maps

External links: Notes Quality checks with Osmose Keep Right! OSM Inspector Streets without names CheckAutopista2 Public transport with öpnvkarte.de Wikipedia: en, es, fr Wikimedia Commons OpenStreetMap contributors map Mapillary KartaView

Use this template for your locality

Galway is a city in West Region, Connacht Province, Ireland at latitude 53°16′30.00″ North, longitude 9°02′57.48″ West.

Objective

To provide Galway users with the most accurate, up-to-date and complete set of data for mapping of Galway City which can be used for any purpose, by anyone, for no cost.

Beware of copyright!

Make sure you are not infringing on any copyright when contributing to OSM. In particular, note that it is not allowed to trace from copyright-protected maps. It is also not allowed to copy street names, etc. Read the Beginners Guide documentation carefully before you start, so that you are aware of any issues that you might not have thought about before. Most questions can be answered by viewing the FAQ.

Interesting uses of map data for Galway City

• Map of all playgrounds in Galway
• Cuisine Map of all mapped restaurants in Galway, select your food type using the drop down top-left of map
• Link Map showing all businesses, etc. that have website info added to their listing
• WikiMedia Commons overlay showing images of Galway
• Watercolour map generated using openstreetmap data for Galway

Users interested in Galway

Local user group
OpenStreetMap - Galway
Meetings
When:
Where:	unknown
Mailing list
no mailing list
Website
no website
Image
no image

Add your name below if you are interested in mapping around Galway

• DaCor
• Gufcfan
• jkforde
• tetratema
• KevR
• confusedquark
• Boggedy
• SimonDedman
• Cmap99

There are currently no events planned for Galway

Contacting Galway mappers

Galway specific

• Galway City OSM thread on [www.boards.ie Boards.ie]
• Overview of OpenStreetMap Contributors aka Who's around me? for Galway City

Ireland specific

• talk-ie@openstreetmap Mailing list
• IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Use this link to connect to the Irish OSM chatroom if you have a dedicated IRC client or this link to connect via your web browser

Data required

The mapping of Galway City using the following methodology. This is not a set of rules, merely a guide to use to track the progress of mapping in Galway City and to allow for a coordinated approach.

The required data is broken into 3 groups, primary, secondary & tertiary.

The primary data needed will bring the current map of Galway City up to the same standard as all other existing maps allowing it to be accurate, navigable (to the street) and searchable.

The secondary data consists of building outlines and numbers/names on all buildings. This allows the map to be searchable & navigable to the door.

The tertiary data (a.k.a anything you can possibly think of that you might like to know the location of) will be collected (where possible) at the same time as the primary & secondary. This data will depend on your view of the world and what is important to you e.g. cycle lanes, post boxes, even electricity wires etc. This information is what allows openstreetmap data to be used for a multitude of purposes (public transport, cycling, hiking maps, smartphone apps, etc).

General notes:

• Where both exist, record English (name:en=) and Irish (name:ga=) names; e.g. road names, estate name, etc.
• Try to always trace a building outline where none exists when adding anything to the map.
• When adding office, shop, etc., aim to add as much detail as possible; e.g., name, address, website, phone, fax.
• When adding church, cemetery and graveyard details include religion & denomination.

Primary data

Primary data is complete as of late 2012 for Galway City barring a few small gaps that no information is available for

Completing the following will allow navigation to the street

• Add street names
• Add road reference numbers
• Add landuse=residential & name=* closed ways to all residential areas.
• Add applicable landuse tag (industrial, retail, etc.) to the various business parks, shopping centres, etc.
• Add major land marks; e.g., schools/colleges/university, churches, graveyards, sports facilities, hospitals.

Secondary data

For information on addressing, see the addr & addresses pages.

Completing the following will allow navigation to the door

Houses

• Add house footprint to the map
• Add house number (addr:housenumber) and street (addr:street) details to each residence
• Add house names (addr:housename) - Only collecting these where house numbers don't exist e.g. on main roads, up to others if they want to add these to houses in estates --DaCor (talk) 03:12, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Apartments

• Add apartment footprint to the map
• Add apartment numbers (addr:interpolation) and street (addr:street) details to each residence. Include a building=entrance node to show the main access
• Add apartment block names using (addr:housename)

Tertiary data

Completing the following will extend the search options and allow for additional map options; e.g., a map of all the dentists, pizzerias, pubs, hiking trials, bike maps, etc.

Some of these have dedicated sections below due to the volume of information (B&Bs), work involved in gathering it (bus stops & routes), or the fact that some things are spread across the entirety of the city so it is easier to track progress if its broken up by area (businesses)

• Bus stops & routes (including route number, stop type e.g recessed, shelter etc.) - See bus route table here.
• Shops, offices, proposed features/industrial factories, etc. (including name, phone, fax, website, etc.) - See industrial, commercial & retail table here
• Hotel, B&Bs, Hostels (including websites, phone numbers, etc. where available)
• Post offices and boxes
• Public telephones (Smart, Eircom, etc.)
• Bank & ATM information (operator, qty, etc.) - bank location & ATM locations
• Taxi ranks (capacity, recessed, etc.) - Map of taxi ranks in Galway
• Wheelchair accessibility
• Bicycle lanes (on street, separated, etc.) & bicycle parking (capacity, sheltered, etc.)
• WiFi areas (free, charged, operator, opening hours, etc.)

Note: Aim to provide an outline of any buildings when adding detail

Industrial, commercial & retail clusters

Name	Location	Buildings mapped	Business details added	Completed date	Completed by
Glenrock Business Park	Ballybane	Yes	Yes	Oct-12	DaCor
Joyces Shopping Centre	Knocknacarra	Yes	Yes	Jan-13	DaCor
Racecourse Business Park	Parkmore	Yes	Yes	Jan-13	DaCor
Doughiska Road Industrial Estate	Doughiska	Yes	Yes	Dec-12	DaCor
Ballybane Industial Estate	Ballybane	Yes	Yes	Oct-12	DaCor
Ballybrit Industrial Estate Lower	Ballybrit	Yes	Yes	Oct-12	DaCor
Ballybrit Industrial Estate Upper	Ballybrit	Yes	Yes	Jan-13	DaCor
Oldenway Industrial Estate	Ballybrit	Yes	Yes	Jan-13	DaCor
Mervue Industrial Estate	Mervue	Yes	Yes	Aug-12	DaCor
Merlin Commercial Park	Doughiska	Yes	Yes	Oct-12	DaCor
Galway Technology Park	Parkmore	Yes	No
Parkmore West Industrial Estate	Parkmore	Yes	No
Parkmore East Business Park	Parkmore	Yes	No
Wellpark Retail Centre	Wellpark	Yes	Yes	Mar-2015	DaCor
Galway Financial Services Centre	Moneenagisha Road	Yes	Yes	Mar 2015	DaCor
Town Park Centre	Tuam Rd	Yes	Yes	Mar-2015	DaCor
Tuam Road Retail Centre	Tuam Road	Yes	Yes	Mar-2015	DaCor
City East Business Park	Ballybrit	Yes	Yes	Jan-13	DaCor
Galway Shopping Centre	Terryland	Yes	Yes	Jan-13	DaCor
Galway Retail Park	Terryland	Yes	Yes	Oct-12	DaCor
Westside Business Centre	Shantalla	Yes	Yes	Jan-13	DaCor
Edward Square	City Centre	Yes	Yes	Jan-13	DaCor
Westside Shopping Centre	Newcastle	Yes	Yes	Jan-13	DaCor
Corbet Court Shopping Centre	City Centre	Yes	No
Eyre Square Shopping Centre	City Centre	Yes	No
Galway Gateway Shopping Centre	Knocknacarra	Yes	Yes	Jan-13	DaCor
Riverside Commercial Estate	Riverside	Yes	Pending	Data gathered, not yet added	DaCor
Liosban Industrial Estate	Wellpark	Yes	No
Sandy Rd. Industrial Park	Terryland	Yes	Pending	Data gathered, not yet added	DaCor
Terryland Shopping Centre	Terryland	Yes	Yes	Jan-13	DaCor
Briarhill Shopping Centre	Briarhill	Yes	Yes	Jan-13	DaCor
Mulvoy Business Park	Sean Mulvoy Road	Yes	Yes	Jan-13	DaCor
Terryland Retail Park	Terryland	Yes	Yes	Jan-13	DaCor
Galway Harbour Enterprise Park	Docks	Yes	Pending	Data gathered, not yet added	DaCor
Corrib Shopping Centre	Eyre Street	Yes	Yes	Jan-13	DaCor
Westcity Centre Office and Retail Park	Westside	Yes	Yes	Jan-13	DaCor
IDA Small Businesses Park	Tuam Road	Yes	No
IDA Galway Business Park	Dangan	Yes	Yes	Dec-12	DaCor

Public transport

Bus routes

BE

Bus Eireann

CD

City Direct

Route #	Route name	Operator	Timetable	Overall status	Qty of stops	Relation	Comments / user
401	Salthill - Eyre Sq. - Parkmore	BE	Link		39	401 401 401(Return) 401(Return)	Stops need names and ref numbers // Cmap99
402	Seacrest - Eyre Sq. - Merlin Park	BE	Link		42	402 402 402 (Return) 402 (Return)	Stops added and return route completed. Some stops still need names // Cmap99
403	Castlepark - Eyre Square (Return)	BE					Route cancelled, 401 extended to serve Parkmore & Castlepark // Cmap99
404	Oranmore - Eyre Sq. - Westside	BE	Link		34	404 404 404 (Return) 404 (Return)	Need to complete stops on route // Cmap99
405	Rahoon - Eyre Sq. - Ballybane	BE	Link		28	405 405 405 (Return) 405 (Return)	Bus stops still need info such as names // Cmap99
407	Eyre Sq. -Bóthar an Choiste	BE	Link		16	407 407	Info needs to be added to bus stops // Cmap99
409	Eyre Sq. - GMIT - Parkmore	BE	Link		22	409 409 409 (Return) 409 (Return)	Info needs to be added to bus stops // Cmap99
410	Cappagh Road - Salthill - Eyre Sq.	CD	Link		29	410 410 410 (Return 410 (Return	Some bus stops missing and additional info needed // Cmap99
411	Cappagh Road - Westside - Eyre Sq.	CD	Link		27	411 411 411 (Return) 411 (Return)	Stops added in order for both routes // Cmap99
412	Cappagh Road - W.D.R - Eyre Sq.	CD (Express Route)	Link		24	412 412 412 (Return) 412 (Return)	Stops & ways added in order for both directions // Cmap99
413	Knocknacarra/Salthill - Eyre Sq. (Return)	CD					Route was replaced by CD 410 in August 2016 // Cmap99
414	Barna - Eyre Sq.	CD	Link		20	414 414	Need to complete stops on route and make return route // Cmap99

Taxi ranks

TBD

Cycling lanes & related facilities

TBD

Tourism & historical features

Planned contact with the following groups to gain access to data to allow adding of historical sights / tourist attractions etc

• Galway City Council - Request rejected on the basis that their data may be released at a future date depending on a change in Government policy, they are waiting to see what is going to happen --DaCor (talk) 22:03, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
• Galway History
• Galway Archaeological and Historical Society
• County Galway Guide
• Galway.net
• Galway City Museum
• NUIG

Map status

Colour and symbol legend

The status of each map region is indicated by a symbol, which describes the type of feature, and a colour, which indicates the completeness of that feature in a map region.

Usage

The status is displayed using a template Template:State

{{State|Key=progress}}

progress - 1/2/3/4/NA

Meaning of symbols

• - Street names are labelled. This means that the map can be used to find an address - Key: l
• - All housenumbers are present - Key: h
• - All footways are present - Key: fo
• - All wheelchair access is present - Key: d
• - All cycleways, and field and forest roads suitable for bicycles are present - Key: b
• - Roads for car traffic are present. One way streets and pedestrian streets are present. This means that the map can be used for car navigation - Key: c
• - All public transports are present (including name of the bus stop/station names) - Key: tr
  • - All stop/station/harbour names are present - Key: ha
  • - All bus lines are present (including name of the bus stop names) - Key: bu
  • - All trolley/guided bus lines are present (including name of the station names) - Key: ty
  • - All tram lines are present (including name of the tram station names) - Key: tm
  • - All fast railway lines transports are present (including name of the train station names) - Key: tn
    • - All U-Bahn (subway in Germany) lines are present (including name of the station names) - Key: u
    • - All S-Bahn (regional commuter train in Germany) lines are present (including name of the station names) - Key: s
    • - All steam railway lines transports are present (including name of the train station names) - Key: st
  • - All ship lines are present (including name of the harbour station names) - Key: sh
• - All public institutions are present (Churches, sports facilities, venues, schools, hospitals, city hall) - Key: p
  • - All emergency services (hospitals...) are present - Key: em
• - All petrol stations are present - Key: fu
• - All restaurants and hotels are present - Key: r
• - All tourist attractions are present - Key: t
• - All natural resources are mapped (e.g Water, Lakes and Woodland) - Key: n

Meaning of colours

Background colour	Meaning	Use for navigation	To do	value
	The map needs checking, status unknown	Availability unknown	Please check	(None)
	The map contains no or little data	Not to be used	Please complete	0
	The map contains partial data	Limited usability	Please complete	1
	The map is largely complete (please describe missing data)	Use with restrictions	Please complete (missing data, streets etc.)	2
	The map is complete (in the opinion of a mapper)	Suitable for use	Please check and correct any errors	3
	The map is complete (verified by 2 mappers) ; please indicate Date when checked)	Suitable for use	Please update as needed	4
	This attribute does not exist in the mapped area (e.g. no petrol stations)	Suitable for use	Please update as needed	X

The English translation is Editable here.

Status of Galway by suburb

Area	Status	Remarks	Mapped / checked by
Ballybane 53°17′05.64″ N, 9°00′18.76″ W		Collection of address data for this area is ongoing	DaCor (talk) 20:44, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Ballybrit 53°17′39.05″ N, 8°59′33.86″ W		Collection of address data for this area is ongoing	DaCor (talk) 20:44, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Bohermore 53°16′45.26″ N, 9°02′41.57″ W		Address collection has not begun for this area yet	DaCor (talk) 20:44, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Bushypark 53°17′10.14″ N, 9°05′04.20″ W		House names for houses on main roads have not been collected or added yet. Housing estates are done	DaCor (talk) 20:44, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
City Centre ,		Personally leaving this area until last to survey in detail due to rate of change and volume of info to collect	DaCor (talk) 16:04, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
Claddagh 53°15′59.98″ N, 9°03′24.41″ W		Address collection has not begun for this area yet	DaCor (talk) 21:06, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Dangan 53°17′22.85″ N, 9°04′41.09″ W		House names for houses on main roads have not been collected or added yet	DaCor (talk) 21:06, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Doughiska 53°17′04.78″ N, 8°58′56.96″ W		Collection of address data for this area is ongoing	DaCor (talk) 21:06, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Knocknacarra 53°16′08.22″ N, 9°06′27.97″ W		Collection of address data for this area is ongoing	DaCor (talk) 21:06, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Mervue 53°17′08.99″ N, 9°01′01.16″ E		Address collection has not begun for this area yet	DaCor (talk) 21:06, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Murrough 53°16′24.53″ N, 9°00′30.46″ W		Apartments here with no name. Otherwise, complete for addresses	DaCor (talk) 21:06, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Newcastle 53°16′49.73″ N, 9°04′32.95″ W		Apartments here with no name. Collection of address data for this area is ongoing	DaCor (talk) 21:13, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Rahoon 53°16′51.78″ N, 9°05′21.95″ W		House names for houses on main roads have not been collected or added yet. Housing estates are done	DaCor (talk) 21:13, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Renmore 53°16′31.66″ N, 9°01′16.50″ W		Collection of address data for this area is ongoing	DaCor (talk) 21:13, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Riverside 53°17′16.40″ N, 9°01′46.31″ W		House names for houses on main roads have not been collected or added yet. Housing estates are done	DaCor (talk) 21:25, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Roscam 53°16′30.97″ N, 8°58′10.09″ W		Address collection has not begun for this area yet	DaCor (talk) 21:25, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Salthill 53°15′45.86″ N, 9°04′39.65″ W		Address collection has not begun for this area yet	DaCor (talk) 21:25, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Shantalla 53°16′26.51″ N, 9°04′08.08″ W		Address collection has not begun for this area yet	DaCor (talk) 21:25, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Terryland 53°17′03.88″ N, 9°02′56.15″ W		Address collection has not begun for this area yet	DaCor (talk) 21:25, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Tirellan 53°17′28.32″ N, 9°02′30.80″ W		Address collection has not begun for this area yet	DaCor (talk) 21:06, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Wellpark 53°16′56.46″ N, 9°01′34.36″ W		Address collection has not begun for this area yet	DaCor (talk) 21:25, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Monitoring of Galway City mapping

• Neis-one.org New members of OSM in Galway region
• Changeset monitor - Whodidit
• Changeset monitor - RSS Feed