Description: <abstract>This dataset maps the locations of the Napoleonic Martello Towers constructed around Ireland’s Coastline and along the Shannon. Some of the sites featured in this dataset are on private ground, on perilous ground, or in poor states of repair - It is the visitor’s responsibility to carry out their own research in regard to access and safety arrangements prior to any visit. Resource Purpose: To raise awareness of this important element of Ireland’s maritime and military heritage, and to promote the preservation of these historic structures.</abstract>
<metadata>http://heritagemaps.ie/documents/Martello_Towers_Metadata.pdf</metadata>
<external>https://irishmartellotowers.wordpress.com/</external>
Description: <abstract>This dataset maps the locations of the World War 2 Lookout Posts constructed around Ireland’s Coastline during ‘the Emergency’. Some of the sites featured in this dataset are on private ground, on perilous ground, or in poor states of repair - It is the visitor’s responsibility to carry out their own research in regard to access and safety arrangements prior to any visit. Resource Purpose: To raise awareness of this important element of Ireland’s maritime and military heritage, and to promote the preservation of these historic structures.</abstract>
<metadata>http://heritagemaps.ie/documents/Lookout_Posts_Metadata.pdf</metadata>
<external>http://www.militaryarchives.ie/en/collections/reading-room-collections/look-out-post-logbooks-september-1939-june-1945</external>
Description: <abstract>This dataset maps the locations of the World War 2 Éire signs constructed around Ireland’s Coastline during ‘the Emergency’. Some of the sites featured in this dataset are on private ground, on perilous ground, or in poor states of repair - It is the visitor’s responsibility to carry out their own research in regard to access and safety arrangements prior to any visit. Resource Purpose: To raise awareness of this important element of Ireland’s maritime and military heritage, and to promote the preservation of these historic structures.</abstract>
<metadata>http://heritagemaps.ie/documents/Éire_Signs_Metadata.pdf</metadata>
<external>http://eiremarkings.org/</external>
Description: <abstract>This dataset maps the locations of the Signal Towers and stations constructed around Ireland’s Coastline during in the early 19th Century. Some of the sites featured in this dataset are on private ground, on perilous ground, or in poor states of repair - It is the visitor’s responsibility to carry out their own research in regard to access and safety arrangements prior to any visit. Resource Purpose: To raise awareness of this important element of Ireland’s maritime and military heritage, and to promote the preservation of these historic structures. For further information on this subject please use the links provided within the dataset to view the work carried out by Stuart Rathbone and Dr. James Bonsall.</abstract>
<metadata>http://heritagemaps.ie/documents/Signal_Towers_Metadata.pdf</metadata>
<external>https://irishsignalstations.wordpress.com/the-irish-signal-stations/</external>
Description: This folders contains datasets, compiled or commissioned by the Marine Irish Digital Atlas and the Marine Institute, which identify and record areas with specific sensitivities or restrictions within Irish coastal waters.
Description: <abstract>The dataset displays the location of the Area VI whitefish restriction. Whitefish populations have suffered significant declines due to overfishing and over-exploitation. In an effort to revive populations the EU has taken a number of measures, one of which includes the restriction of whitefish fishing in certain areas at certain times of the year where whitefish can safely spawn.</abstract>
<metadata>http://mida.ucc.ie/pages/atlas/metadata/metadata.php?layer=WhitefishRestrictionArea&xsl=abs</metadata>
<external>http://mida.ucc.ie/pages/atlas/atlas.php?theme=Default&addLayers=WhitefishRestrictionArea%3B&onLayers=WhitefishRestrictionArea%3B&offLayers=CelticSeaCodBox%3B&active=WhitefishRestrictionArea&activeTab=infoTab&mode=refresh&command=ZOOM_OUT&minx=-162282.608696&miny=-4.58793779941E-07&maxx=552282.608696&maxy=475000&zoom_box=&layer%5B%5D=CelticSeaCodBox&ocb=%3A%3Amgmt%3Aphys%3Afisheries_mgmt&ollb=</external>
Description: <abstract>This dataset displays the designated protection area for codling species near Malin Head. The protected zone represents seasonal closure of the traditional cod fishing grounds off Greencastle, Co. Donegal, north-east of the Inishowen peninsula. The zone represents a periodically closed Fishery Exclusion Area under an SI as part of the Greencastle Codling Project run by Marine Institute and BIM with local industry.</abstract>
<metadata>https://data.gov.ie/dataset/greencastle-codling-protected-area</metadata>
<external>http://data.marine.ie/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/ie.marine.data:dataset.2759</external>
Description: <abstract>In 2003 the EU Commission established a Biologically Sensitive Area (BSA) off the south west of Ireland and the area is shown on the map associated with the dataset. (Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003). In 2003, the EU also established a specific fishing effort regime inside the BSA and outside the BSA for demersal fishing vessels as well as scallop and crab fisheries (ie. different fishing effort regulations apply inside and outside of the box). The Regulation sets the maximum annual fishing effort for each Member State and for each area and fishery defined.</abstract>
<metadata>https://data.gov.ie/dataset/fisheries-biologically-sensitive-area</metadata>
<external>http://oar.marine.ie/bitstream/10793/601/1/Biologically%20Sensitive%20Area.pdf</external>
Description: This folder contains datasets, compiled or commissioned by the Marine Institute and the Marine Irish Digital Atlas, showing Irish fisheries and fishery types.
Description: <abstract>This atlas dataset was initiated as part of Ireland's preparation for the Water Framework Directive (WFD) which, inter alia, required mapping the distribution of mobile fishing gears in coastal waters (inside 1 n mile outside the base lines). The Atlas subsequently expanded the geographical extent of the review out to 12 n miles. The Atlas is a collection of 1,885 polygons showing the distribution of fishing and fishery related activities. The Atlas demonstrates that the greatest range and intensity of fishing and related activities are undertaken in the internal waters of the State and up to 12 nautical miles.</abstract>
<metadata>https://data.gov.ie/dataset/inshore-fisheries</metadata>
<external>http://oar.marine.ie/bitstream/10793/30/1/Atlas%20of%20the%20Commercial%20Fisheries%20Around%20Ireland%2009.pdf</external>
Description: This folder contains datasets, compiled or commissioned by the Marine Institute and the Irish Maritime Development Office, showing ports and ferry routes in Irish coastal waters.
Description: <abstract>This dataset contains details on local ferry routes around the island of Ireland. It was originally created for the Marine and Coastal Heritage Directory to be displayed on the Coastal Heritage Viewer, which has been re-developed as HeritageMaps.ie. Dataset created for use on Coastal Heritage viewer. OSi 1:50000 ferry routes were digitised.</abstract>
<purpose>To map the local ferry routes active around the Irish coast.</purpose>
<metadata>http://heritagemaps.ie/documents/LocalFerryRoute.pdf</metadata>
<external>http://www.aranislandferries.com</external>
Description: <abstract>This dataset contains details on international ferry routes serving the island of Ireland. It was originally created for the Marine and Coastal Heritage Directory to be displayed on the Coastal Heritage Viewer, which has been re-developed as HeritageMaps.ie.</abstract>
<purpose>To map the international ferry routes actively serving the island of Ireland.</purpose>
<metadata>http://heritagemaps.ie/documents/InternationalFerryRoute.pdf</metadata>
<external>http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/projects/coastal-heritage</external>
Description: <abstract>Dataset created by CMRC for use on EUROSION project. For further information see, http://www.eurosion.org/project/eurosion_en.pdf. For European Environmental data downloads see; http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/geomorphology-geology-erosion-trends-and-coastal-defence-works</abstract>
<metadata>http://heritagemaps.ie/documents/PiersBreakwatersCoastalAccessPoints_Metadata.pdf</metadata>
<external>http://mida.ucc.ie/contents.htm</external>
Description: <abstract>This dataset displays public moorings and piers in County Roscommon</abstract>
<metadata>https://data.gov.ie/dataset/roscommon-public-moorings-and-piers1</metadata>
<external>http://www.roscommoncoco.ie/en/Services/Planning/Roscommon-County-Council-Planning-Publications/Roscommon-County-Council-Planning-Publications/</external>
Description: This folder contains datasets, compiled or commissioned by the Marine Institute, the Commissioner of Irish lights, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Marine Irish Digital Atlas. They identify navigation aids and associated infrastructure in Irish coastal waters.
Description: <abstract>This dataset shows the location of lifeboat stations around Ireland.</abstract>
<metadata>http://mida.ucc.ie/pages/atlas/metadata/metadata.php?layer=rnliStations&xsl=abs</metadata>
<external>http://www.irishlifeboats.com/</external>
Description: <abstract>The dataset shows the marine aids to help the navigation around Ireland. The Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL) are the statutory authority for the provision of Aids to Navigation (AtoN) for the mariner engaged in general navigation around the coast of Ireland. Navigation aids include buoys, lighthouses, beacons, and radio sites. These serve to guide mariners around coastlines. For both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, the CIL are the statutory authority for the provision of AtoN. These aids are located at over 230 sites, and consist of both onshore and offshore fixed structures. Buoys, lightships and Large Automatic Navigational Buoys (LANBYs) have been located in areas where water levels are too deep or lighthouses would be too expensive or impractical to construct. These floating objects are anchored to the seabed. Their distinctive shapes and colors indicate their purpose and how to navigate around them. They may have lights attached, and may have a sound making device such as a gong, bell or horn.</abstract>
<metadata>http://mida.ucc.ie/pages/atlas/metadata/metadata.php?layer=navigationAids&xsl=dis</metadata>
<external>http://www.irishlights.ie/safety-navigation/cil-aids-to-navigation.aspx</external>
Description: This folder contains datasets, compiled or commissioned by the Marine Institute, displaying the mean annual power and energy potential of waves in Irish coastal waters.
Description: <abstract>Estimated annual average wave height (metres) created by the Pelamis Wave Model developed by ESBI as part of the Wave Power Atlas project known as the Accessible Wave Energy Atlas Ireland published in December 2005. Wave height values are measured as lower and upper values in metres as calculated by the Pelamis wave model. Parameter measured: - Wave Height (m).</abstract>
<metadata>https://data.gov.ie/dataset/mean-annual-distribution-of-wave-height-around-ireland</metadata>
<external>https://www.marine.ie/Home/sites/default/files/MIFiles/Docs/General/waveatlas.pdf</external>
Description: <abstract>Estimated annual average wave period as created by the Pelamis Wave Model developed by ESBI as part of the Irish Wave Power Atlas published in the Accessible Wave Energy Resource Atlas Ireland 2005. Data values are represented as lower and upper values of wave period in seconds according to the Pelamis wave model.</abstract>
<metadata>https://data.gov.ie/dataset/mean-annual-distribution-of-wave-period-around-ireland</metadata>
<external>https://www.marine.ie/Home/sites/default/files/MIFiles/Docs/General/waveatlas.pdf</external>
Description: <abstract>The Accessible Wave Energy Resource Atlas published in 2005 describes an initial comparison between several years of hourly wave forecasts (using WAM) on a grid of points located off the Irish coast with corresponding records from a number of buoys installed in recent years. Based on the level of agreement found the wave forecasts were then modified slightly and used to estimate the mean annual and seasonal (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) technical power resource around Ireland.</abstract>
<metadata>https://data.gov.ie/dataset/mean-theoretical-wave-energy-resource-mwhr</metadata>
<external>https://www.marine.ie/Home/sites/default/files/MIFiles/Docs/General/waveatlas.pdf</external>
Description: <abstract>The Accessible Wave Energy Resource Atlas published in 2005 describes an initial comparison between several years of hourly wave forecasts (using WAM) on a grid of points located off the Irish coast with corresponding records from a number of buoys installed in recent years. Based on the level of agreement found the wave forecasts were then modified slightly and used to estimate and map the mean annual power and energy resources at the theoretical, technical, practicable and accessible levels. Spatial data from the atlas consists of shapefile layers generated by the Pelamis model. Annual Average Wave Height (m), Annual Average Wave Period (s), Annual Average Power Practicable (MW), Annual Pelamis Energy (MW), Seasonal Average Power Flux kW (kW), Seasonal Hydro Energy MW hours (MW), Seasonal Pelamis Average Power MW (MW) Seasonal Pelamis Energy GW hours (GW).</abstract>
<metadata>https://data.gov.ie/dataset/mean-theoretical-wave-power-flux-kwm</metadata>
<external>https://www.marine.ie/Home/sites/default/files/MIFiles/Docs/General/waveatlas.pdf</external>
Description: <abstract>The Irish Marine Weather Buoy Network is a joint project designed to improve weather forecasts and safety at sea around Ireland. The buoy network provides vital data for weather forecasts, shipping bulletins, gale and swell warnings as well as data for general public information and research. The project is the result of successful collaboration between the Marine Institute, Met Eireann, The UK Met Office and the Irish Department of Transport. It provides real time data and services of ocean wave information from moored wave buoys. Parameters collected include, dateTime (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.sss), Peak Period (secs), Peak Direction (DegreesTrue), Upcross Period (secs) and Significant Wave Height (cm).</abstract>
<metadata>https://data.gov.ie/dataset/wave-buoy-network</metadata>
<external>http://www.marine.ie/Home/site-area/data-services/real-time-observations/irish-weather-buoy-network</external>
Description: <abstract>This dataset was created to ascertain the level of vulnerability to erosion processes along 7 coastal local authorities. The dataset classifies the coast line into areas at High, Medium or Low risk based on the subsoil type along the coast at that point. The data was extracted from the EPA/Teagasc subsoils dataset, with each subsoil type within this dataset classified with either a 'High', 'Moderate' or 'Low' ranking, depending on their susceptibility to erosion.</abstract>
<purpose>To identify and classify areas of the Irish coastline that are at risk of erosion from seaward erosion due to the predominant subsoil types. All areas of glaciofluvial sands and gravels, which are underconsolidated, soft sediment subsoils, were given a 'High' ranking. Tills (or 'boulder clays'), which are consolidated soft sediments, were given a 'Moderate' ranking. Areas of bedrock outcrop along the coast were given a 'Low' ranking.</purpose>
<metadata>https://data.gov.ie/dataset/coastal-soil-susceptibility</metadata>
<external>http://gis.teagasc.ie/soils/</external>