Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 17 October 2013

Public Accounts Committee

Ordnance Survey Ireland Annual Accounts 2011

12:30 pm

Mr. Colin Bray:

Much will depend on the solution. I understand contract negotiations with the successful tender are ongoing. There are two potential elements for OSi, depending on the agreed solution. One would be the provision of addresses, which would be through GeoDirectory and the second is the provision of spatial information from the national mapping agency. In terms of the knock-on effects of this process for OSi, we would see as a positive outcome generating that other level of intelligence in the State's spatial information. We would see postcodes increasing the use of spatial information in the State, which is also good for national mapping.