Mapping for Academic Purposes

The Isle of Man Government provides mapping for academic projects via the UK based Eduserv organisation and suitable research or teaching activities will benefit from a free licence to utilise Isle of Man spatial data.

UK and Irish academic institutions wishing to perform research on the Island should contact:

Eduserv acts as a focal point for the supply of software, data, information, training materials and other IT related products to educational institutions in the UK and abroad. It is a not-for-profit organisation acting on behalf of UK and Ireland Higher and Further Education and the Public Sector.

All requests regarding data for academic purposes should be directed through this channel. Your academic institution may already have an Eduserv coordinator on hand to advise you.

Map Downloads

We are pleased to offer a number of maps which may be downloaded free of charge. The primary resource thematic maps were created for the Island’s schools and may be of interest to primary schools outside the Isle of Man.

All maps are owned by the Isle of Man Government and fall under the Copyright Act 1991 (of Tynwald). They may be used freely for personal or academic purposes but there may be restrictions on web, business and commercial use so please contact the mapping office to discuss your requirements.

Downloadable Documents
Primary Resource Maps of the Isle of Man 1 - 4 (2917 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Mapping
Primary Resource Maps of the Isle of Man 5 - 7 (2388 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Mapping
Primary Resource Maps of the Isle of Man - 8 - 10 (2973 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Mapping
Countries of the World Map (870 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Mapping
Countries of Europe Map (188 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File Mapping
Isle of Man and Countries of Europe Map (469 kb) Format:Acrobat PDF File

You will need Adobe Acrobat to download documents that are PDFs, this is available free by following this link: