Euromapping is working for the City of Toulouse and the Association of Communes of the Canal des Deux Mers on the programme for the 26th World Canals Conference in Toulouse. See details of the WCC13 programme and register for the conference, sign up for pre- and post-conference Tours organised by Euromapping, or sign up for the waterway services stand in the parallel Village Fluvial, at the Port Saint-Sauveur
Euromapping... the world of inland waterways
Euromapping are consultants specialised in the development of inland waterways for freight,recreational navigation and all their other functions. The company also publishes and distributes works of reference in this field: maps and directories covering inland waterway networks. As consultants, Euromapping studied some major projects on the inland waterways of France. Restoration of navigability of the rivers Lot and Baïse, of the Roubaix Canal and the Upper Rhône, along with boat harbours and facilities throughout France, represent an accumulated investment of almost 500 million euros over 25 years. The company is also playing a key role in European and international projects.
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David Edwards-May presents a gift from Saint-Emilion (a UNESCO World Heritage site) to Yangzhou Mayor Zhu Mingyang at the World Canals Conference on 25 September 2012; the event served to support nomination of China's Grand Canal as a World Heritage site
Water-Way (France)
Satnav guide to European waterways
This guide will revolutionise continental waterway cruising! The concept was developed by the UK company EurEauWeb, which approached Euromapping for GIS mapping and plotting of waterway information for Europe. After nine years of R&D, Water-Way (France) is now available. It gives full information on services and attractions along the French waterways (9500 km), as well as detailed mapping of West European waterway network for route planning (26400 km). For the wealth of information contained and the quality and frequency of updating, and its numerous functions - including basic route planning - this electronic guide will become the indispensable 'all-in-one' companion for long-distance boaters or towpath hikers and cyclists.
Study tour Bohemia/Saxony
Euromapping recently organised a unique tour to key waterway projects in Bohemia, Czech Republic, and Saxony, Germany. The study tour, on April 3-8, was directly related to the work of the EU Waterways Forward partnership project (2010-2012).
The Czech Waterways Directorate prepared this digital rendering of the projected transverse inclined plane downstream of Slapy dam (height 53m).
European Waterways Map
The 3rd edition of our popular map and directory is available to order. Its 64-page directory by David Edwards-May has contributions and new material from throughout Europe, and provides information of value to all those who are interested in inland navigation, as a mode of transport, but also - for a growing number of enthusiasts - a way of life. The map covers Ireland and Portugal to the Caspian Sea and on the other side a significantly enhanced map covering the denser part of the network, from Dublin to Bratislava on the Danube. The booklet includes many colour photos and larger-scale maps of particular areas. This edition is available in English only. The price is €16. Click here to order.
Waterway Press Agency
News and comment
The World Canals Conference is coming to Toulouse in September 2013! With its Toulouse office, Euromapping is now issuing a fortnightly Newsletter to inform a wide international audience of the issues of canals and waterways in Southern France, and throughout the world. Downlad these Newsletters in English from our APF page.
Inland Waterways of France
Imray, 2010
Euromapping participated in production of the 8th edition of David Edwards-May’s guide Inland Waterways of France. In his Introduction, the author discusses the questions of ownership and governance of the waterways that are causing much concern for user groups. This new edition has 320 pages in full colour, with detailed maps of more than 130 key sites on the network, and new versions of the useful overview maps for each waterway. The maps locating fuel points and waste-water pump-out facilities will also be valuable for route planning. Evocative colour photographs make the book attractive to browse through.
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updates and supplements
Roubaix Canal Blue Days
Blue Links was a leading EU-funded programmes for canal restoration. Euromapping played a key role in this project by coordinating communication and events leading up to reopening of the Roubaix-Espierres Canal to through navigation in June 2011. A major event and boat rally, Blue Days, took place on 18-20 September 2009, and the canal was opened for about 2 weeks to allow boats to assemble on the canal's summit level.
In partnership with the Lille communication agency Cargo Plume, Euromapping was responsible for communication, events and coordination of a group of experts to ensure transnational (and international) collaboration and transferable project outputs.
French waterway guides
The waterway guides published by Les Editions du Breil, founded by John Riddel 20 years ago, are ideal for the detailed view of the inland waterways, thus complementing the overview provided by Euromapping's map and the guide Inland Waterways of France (8th edition). 18 guides cover almost the entire waterway network in France. The Rhône guide is now available. Click here to see the full catalogue.
