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We are not allowed to copy directly from any 3rd-party maps or aerials, but they can be used for research.

The road maintenance authority in Northern Ireland, Transport NI, is an executive agency within the Department for Infrastructure (DfI).

National resources

Mapping

Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland - https://maps.spatialni.gov.uk/

Planning NI - http://epicpublic.planningni.gov.uk/publicaccess/

Northern Ireland Road Site - curated by local enthusiast, can be more up-to-date than official sources

Current road network - http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/indexcurrent.html
New & future road schemes - http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/indexfutures.html
Road network map (updated annually) - http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/networkmap.html
Road types & numbering details - http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/typesandnumbers.html

Roadworks & closures

Traffic Watch NI - https://www.trafficwatchni.com/twni/roadworks

NI Road Policing (Twitter)- https://twitter.com/NIRoadPolicing

Department for Infrastructure publications - https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/publications

Northern Ireland Executive map publications - https://www.northernireland.gov.uk/publications/type/maps

Other resources

List of A roads in Northern Ireland (Wikipedia) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

List of A roads in Northern Ireland (Sabre) - https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/

Regional resources

Armagh, Banbridge, Craigavon council car park information - https://www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk/

Belfast road closure applications - http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/buildingcontrol-environment/road-closures/

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-This page contains resources for editing in Northern Ireland.
+{{Mbox|type=important|text=We are '''not''' allowed to copy directly from any 3rd-party maps or aerials, but they can be used for research.}}
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-The road maintenance authority in Northern Ireland, Roads Service, is a central government agency within the Department for Regional Development.  Roads Service is divided into four main areas: North, South, East and West, with the actual areas based roughly on the local council boundaries.
+The road maintenance authority in Northern Ireland, '''Transport NI''', is an executive agency within the ''Department for Infrastructure'' (DfI).
-The Northern Division area covers the Antrim, Ballymena, Larne, Ballymoney, Ballymoney, Moyle, Coleraine, Limavady and Derry Councils.  Eastern covers Belfast, Carrickfergus, Newtownabbey, Castlereagh, Lisburn and North Down.  Southern Division is comprised of Ards, Craigavon, Armagh, Banbridge, Down, and Newry and Mourne.  Western Division is the largest and most rural of the four areas, and covers the Strabane, Magherafelt, Cookstown, Dungannon, Omagh and Fermanagh councils.
+==National resources==
-==Road Names==
+===Mapping===
+'''Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland''' - https://maps.spatialni.gov.uk/
-If you're looking for the definitive list of road names, then refer to this set of spreadsheets by [[User:Ikkabar|Ikkabar]]: '''[https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B74kBZsgRgNlNTMzYzI2MGMtZmQxMC00MDA3LThiNWItOTgzNWU0ODNiNjhi Northern Ireland Road Name Listings]''' (read the Readme first)
+'''Planning NI''' - http://epicpublic.planningni.gov.uk/publicaccess/
-'''How to Use the Spreadsheet'''
+'''Northern Ireland Road Site''' - curated by local enthusiast, can be more up-to-date than official sources
-* If you know the name of a road, filter it using that name in the Description column to show the road and any that connect to it, then use the length column to try and figure out or confirm the connecting road names against OpenStreetMap.
+*'''Current''' road network - http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/indexcurrent.html
+*'''New''' & '''future''' road schemes - http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/indexfutures.html
+*Road network '''map''' (updated ''annually'') - http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/networkmap.html
+*Road '''types''' & '''numbering''' details - http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/typesandnumbers.html
-* For Motorway, A, B, and C-Class roads, filter by the road type then sort the list by the unique column. You should be able to follow the route from beginning to end in sequence.
+===Roadworks & closures===
+'''Traffic Watch NI''' - https://www.trafficwatchni.com/twni/roadworks
-* If you want to get a list of all the streets in an area, find the name of one road in the area and make a note of the sector, then filter the list using that single sector.
+'''NI Road Policing''' (''Twitter'')- https://twitter.com/NIRoadPolicing
-==Other Resources==
+'''Department for Infrastructure''' publications - https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/publications
-* [http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/indexcurrent.html The Current Road Network in Northern Ireland] (Northern Ireland Road Site)
+'''Northern Ireland Executive''' map publications - https://www.northernireland.gov.uk/publications/type/maps
-* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_A_roads_in_Northern_Ireland List of A roads in Northern Ireland] (Wikipedia)
-* [http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Category:A_Roads_(Northern_Ireland) A-Roads (Northern Ireland)] (Sabre)
-* [http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/typesandnumbers.html NI Road Types & Numbering]
-* [http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/networkmap.html NI Road Network Map]
-* [[Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland]] (reference only)
-* [[LPS Domestic Capital Value List]] (help in finding correct street addresses)
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+===Other resources===
-&laquo; ''Back to [[United Kingdom#Editing Best Practice|UK Editing Best Practice]]''
+List of A roads in Northern Ireland (''Wikipedia'') - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_A_roads_in_Northern_Ireland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/]
+List of A roads in Northern Ireland (''Sabre'') - [https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Category:A_Roads_(Northern_Ireland) https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/]
+==Regional resources==
+'''Armagh, Banbridge, Craigavon''' council car park information - [https://www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk/resident/list-of-council-car-parks/#1488447430742-c418b713-ad61 https://www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk/]
+'''Belfast''' road closure applications - [http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/buildingcontrol-environment/road-closures/road-applications.aspx http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/buildingcontrol-environment/road-closures/]
+[[Category:Reference]]

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