Stephen Cadogan: Online tools for mapping farmland a step up from Google Earth

There are also many computerised maps which any member of the public can use to check for water, soil, archaeological, and environment information on every acre in the country

The satellite pics are just the latest example of how everything on your farm is mapped and can be seen by anyone, anywhere, on their computer.

There were over 500 views within a couple of days of a recent Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine presentation on the department’s social media channels.

The presentation showed how anyone can use the Copernicus browser to see all the latest images of the farmland of Ireland.