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EnvironmentRecords of all species recorded during Ireland's BioBlitz Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 2011 onwards Species Groups recorded: liverwort, bacterium, quillwort, insect - hymenopteran, protozoan, hairworm (Nematomorpha), insect - true bug...
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The records in this Dataset are general records of different taxonomic groups submitted to the National Biodiversity Data Centre. This provides a temporary facility to store and make available data submitted to the Centre, until such time as subsets of the data can be added to...
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This dataset is a complete coverage of mapped and digitized ice-marginal deglacial landforms for Ireland. This dataset forms part of the Quaternary geology of Ireland – Geomorphology Map which is a representation of Irish glacial geomorphological features at a scale of 1 to...
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The First Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1981/82-1983/84.EnvironmentA dataset of the distribution and abundance of the wintering birds in Britain & Ireland from 1981 to 1984, generated using a list of the species observed and counts of individuals seen within each 10km square over the survey period. Geographic Coverage: This datasets...
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The First Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1968-1972.EnvironmentA dataset of the distribution of the breeding birds of Britain & Ireland from 1968 to 1972, generated using a list of the species observed within each 10km square over the survey period. Geographic Coverage: This datasets contains data only for the island of Ireland, but...
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This is a polygon dataset of the strategic noise mapping of roads, which were identified as those roads exceeding the flow threshold of 3 million passages per year, in the form of noise contours for the Lden (day, evening, night) period for Dublin and Cork agglomerations and...
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This is a polygon dataset of the strategic noise mapping of rail, which were identified as those rail exceeding the flow threshold of 30,000 vehicle passages per year, in the form of noise contours for the Lden (day, evening, night) period for Dublin and Cork agglomerations...
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NPWS Flora Protection Order Map Viewer – Bryophytes dataEnvironmentThis dataset contains the location data published in the NPWS Flora Protection Order Map Viewer – Bryophytes http://bit.ly/2BxDNUA The Flora (Protection) Order, 2015 (S.I. No. 356 of 2015) gives legal protection to 65 species of bryophytes in the Republic of Ireland (25...
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These are the lake waterbody polygons delineated in accordance with Guidance Document No. 9: Implementing the Geographical Information System Elements (GIS) of the Water Framework Directive (2003) and Guidance Document No. 22: Updated Guidance on Implementing the Geographical...
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Ancient and Long-established Woodland Inventory 2010EnvironmentAncient woodland refers to those woods that have had a continuous history of cover since before the period when planting and afforestation became common practice (mid‐1600s). These woodlands are important in terms of their biological and cultural value, and may even form links...
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Indicative Soil Bulk Density mapping based on Irish Soils Information SystemEnvironmentBulk density (BD) reflects the soil?s ability to function for structural support, water and solute movement, and soil aeration and also allows concentration data of elements to be presented on a mass and/or volume basis. It is used to express soil physical, chemical and...
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This is a polygon dataset of the strategic noise mapping of rail, which were identified as those rail exceeding the flow threshold of 30,000 vehicle passages per year, in the form of noise contours for the Lnight (night) period for Dublin and Cork agglomerations and the major...
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This is a polygon dataset of the strategic noise mapping of roads, which were identified as those roads exceeding the flow threshold of 3 million passages per year, in the form of noise contours for the Lnight (night) period for Dublin and Cork agglomerations and the major...
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Under Article 4 of the Birds Directive (Directive 2009/ 147/EC) six Special Protection Areas (SPAs), covering a total land area of c.1,671km² has been classified for the conservation of the Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus in Ireland. A survey of breeding Hen Harrier reported that...
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The INtegrated Mapping FOr the Sustainable Development of Ireland's MArine Resource (INFOMAR) programme is a joint venture between the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) and the Marine Institute (MI). The programme is the successor to the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS)...
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EnvironmentGravity is the measure of the force of attraction at any point on the Earth's surface. This force will vary depending on the rock type present. Gravity data is used for interpreting sub-seabed geology often in the context of the hydrocarbon exploration and mining...
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CE0406 National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) Ryan Institute Oceanographic Survey, North Ea...EnvironmentA National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) led cruise to the Porcupine Bank in the North East Atlantic Ocean with a multi-disciplinary objective. The cruise took place in October 2004. Standard oceanographic research.
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EnvironmentAn acoustic survey targeting blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) spawning and post spawning aggregations in the north east Atlantic in 2004. This survey took place in March"April on board the RV Celtic Explorer. The purpose of this cruise was to survey blue whiting...
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As part of a large Higher Education Authority (HEA) funded PTRLI cycle 3 marine program carried out at the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), this cruise was part of a multi-disciplinary survey of the deep waters west and north of Porcupine Bank in the North East...
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The first deployment of a wave buoy at Brandon Bay (Lat:52.282333 Long:-10.094833) December 2020. On 13th of March, the wave buoy was found washed ashore with the mooring broken at the clump weight. The buoy was recovered for a re-deployment with a reconfigured mooring. To...