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Layers Prepared for Display in MIDA

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This table lists those geospatial layers which have been collected thus far or are currently being prepared for presentation in the MIDA. The data owner is also listed as well as the layers' status with respect to display in the atlas. If you would like further information regarding any of these layers, please do not hesitate to contact us. Note that the layers are listed according to the four main MIDA categories.

This list shows work done to date. Efforts are being made to acquire an exhaustive list of other data layers for display in the MIDA. If you have any data that you wish to advertise via the atlas, please look at our contribute page.

Management • Physical Environment • Biological Environment • Socio-Economic Activity

Name Description Owner Status
Management
AONB Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty Environment and Heritage Service (NI) View Layer
ASSI Areas of Special Scientific Interest Environment and Heritage Service (NI) View Layer
Biosphere Reserves UNESCO sites to promote solutions to reconciling conservation of biodiversity with sustainable use. CMRC View Layer
Border Border of the Republic of Ireland EPA, OSI View Layer
Celtic Sea Cod Spawning Box Location of the Cod Restriction Area CMRC View Layer
Coastline Coastline of Ireland OSI; GSHHS View Layer
Country Parks Country Parks of N.Ireland Environment and Heritage Service (NI) View Layer
Clár Areas Rural areas targeted for investment National University of Ireland Maynooth View Layer
Current PAD Authorisations The current exploration authorisations given by the Petroleum Affairs Division(PAD) Department of Comunications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) View Layer
Deep Sea Restriction Enclosures Areas where fishing is restricted in order to protect the coral CMRC View Layer
District Council Regions of Northern Ireland Principal administrative areas of Northern Ireland Census Office for Northern Ireland View Layer
Hake Spawning Box Area with hake fishing restriction CMRC View Layer
Hydro-chemical properties Station sites. North of Ireland Joint Agency Coastal Monitoring Programg (NIJACMP) Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (NI) / Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) View Layer
High & Low Watermarks High & Low Watermarks OSI View Layer
ICES areas ICES fishing blocks ICES View Layer
Irish Conservation Box Fishing by non-Irish registered vessels is restricted in this area CMRC, European Commission View Layer
Irish Marine Claim Area Ireland's outer continental shelf area Petroleum Affairs Division (PAD). Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources View Layer
Gaeltacht Boundaries Gaeltacht Boundaries GAMMA View Layer
MNR Marine Nature Reserves Environment and Heritage Service (NI) View Layer
National Parks National Parks National Parks and Wildlife Service (IE) View Layer
NHAs Natural Heritage Areas and proposed areas National Parks and Wildlife Service (IE) View Layer
National Monuments National Monuments National Monuments Service (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht) View Layer
Nature Reserves Statutory Nature Reserves National Parks and Wildlife Service (IE), Environment and Heritage Service (NI) View Layer
Offshore Oil and Gas Wells Gas and Oil Wells in the Republic of Ireland by the Petroleum Affairs Division (PAD) Department of Comunications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) View Layer
Outline NI Coastline and border of N. Ireland OSNI View Layer
Petroleum Licenced Blocks Licence Blocks designated by the Petroleum Affairs Division (PAD) Department of Comunications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) View Layer
Ramsar Sites Wetlands of international importance National Parks and Wildlife Service(IE), Environment and Heritage Service (NI) View Layer
Regions Local Authority Regions of Rep. Ireland EPA, OSI View Layer
River Basin Districts River Basin Districts for the Water Framework Directive Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) View Layer
Rockall Haddock Box Location of Fishery Protected Area Rockall Haddock Box CMRC View Layer
SACs Special Areas of Conservation (NATURA 2000) National Parks and Wildlife Service(IE), Environment and Heritage Service (NI) View Layer
Sites of Local Nature Conservation Importance Location of SLNCI EHS View Layer
SPAs Special Protection Areas (NATURA 2000) National Parks and Wildlife Service (IE), Environment and Heritage Service (NI) View Layer
Straight Baselines Irish Straight baselines Irish Naval Service (INS) View Layer
Territorial and Fisheries limits Location of 6,12 and 200 nautical mile limits Irish Naval Service (INS) View Layer
Towns Towns over 2,000 people (1995) EPA, OSI View Layer
Water Quality Bathing Water Quality EPA, NIEA View Layer
Whitefish Restriction Area Location of Whitefish Restriction Area CMRC View Layer
World Heritage Sites World Heritage Sites on the island of Ireland CMRC View Layer
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Physical Environment
450,000 base map 1:450,000 base map image OSI View Layer
50,000 Webmap 1:50,000 OSI Webmap images (coastal tiles only) OSI View Layer
Bathymetry GEBCO vector and gridded bathymetry Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) View Layer
Bathymetry GSI GSI raster gridded bathymetry GSI View Layer
Bedrock Geology 1:500,000 bedrock geology map GSI View Layer
Coastal Geology Coastal protection classified in the European EUrosion Project European Environmental Agency (EEA) View Layer
Coastal Geomorphology Coastal protection classified in the European EUrosion Project European Environmental Agency (EEA) View Layer
Coastal Defence Works Coastal protection classified in the European EUrosion Project European Environmental Agency (EEA) View Layer
Coastal Lagoons Distribution of lagoons Dr. Marinus Otte, CMRC View Layer
Coastal Urbanisation Coastal Urbanisation between 1990 and 2006 ERA Maptec Ltd, European Environmental Agency (EEA), CMRC View Layer
Coastal Waters Coastal Waters EPA View Layer
CORINE Landcover Satellite interpreted landcover for 1990, 2000 and 2006 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), European Environmental Agency (EEA) View Layer
CORINE Landcover Change Satellite interpreted landcover change for the periods 1990-2000 and 2000-2006 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), European Environmental Agency (EEA) View Layer
Erosion Trends Coastal erosion trends classified in the European EUrosion Project European Environmental Agency (EEA)
View Layer
General Soil Map General Soil Classification Map Teagasc
View Layer
General Soil Map of Northern Ireland Soil Classification Map of Northern Ireland at a scale of 1:250,000 DARD/AFBI
View Layer
Landsat Image LANDSAT Satellite Image of Ireland EEA, JRC View Layer
LaCoast Coastal Land Cover Change between 1975 and 1990 ERA Maptec Ltd, European Environmental Agency (EEA)
View Layer
Landscape Character Areas Landscape Character Areas Environment and Heritage Service (NI) View Layer
Lifeboat Stations Lifeboat stations Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) View Layer
Main Lakes Main Lakes EPA View Layer
Main Rivers Main Rivers EPA View Layer
Main Lakes NI Main Lakes N. Ireland NIEA View Layer
Main Rivers NI Main Rivers N. Ireland NIEA View Layer
Mean Tidal Amplitude Mean Tidal Amplitude classified in the European EUrosion Project European Environmental Agency (EEA) View Layer
MODIS Image MODIS Satellite Image NASA View Layer
Navigation Aids Aids to Navigation (AtoN) around Republic and Northern Ireland Commissioners of Irish Light (CIL) and CMRC View Layer
Obstructions Marine Obstructions (E.g. Wrecks) SeaZone View Layer
Ports Commercial and Ferry Ports CMRC View Layer
Rainfall Average Annual rainfall grid from the year 1981 to 2010 Met Éireann View Layer
Rainfall Winter Average Winter Months rainfall grid from the year 1981 to 2010 Met Éireann View Layer
Rainfall Spring Average Spring Months rainfall grid from the year 1981 to 2010 Met Éireann View Layer
Rainfall Summer Average Summer Months rainfall grid from the year 1981 to 2010 Met Éireann View Layer
Rainfall Autumn Average Autumn Months rainfall grid from the year 1981 to 2010 Met Éireann View Layer
River Basins River Basins EPA View Layer
Saltmarshes Significant saltmarshes on the island of Ireland CMRC, T. Curtis and M. Sheehy Skeffington View Layer
Seabed Survey Irish National Seabed Survey - areas surveyed GSI View Layer
Sea Level Rise Sea level rise classified in the European EUrosion Project European Environmental Agency (EEA) View Layer
Sea Waves Sea Waves Height classified in the European EUrosion Project European Environmental Agency (EEA) View Layer
SPOT Image SPOT Satellite Image of Ireland LANDMAP View Layer
SST Annual 2010 2010 Average Sea Surface Temperature grid NASA View Layer
Stable lights Urban areas from space NOAA View Layer
Submarine Cables Location of underwater cables CMRC, Kingfisher Information Service View Layer
Swell Waves Swell Waves Height classified in the European EUrosion Project European Environmental Agency (EEA) View Layer
Temperature Average Annual Temperature grid from the year 1981 to 2010 Met Éireann View Layer
Temperature Winter Average Winter Months Temperature grid from the year 1981 to 2010 Met Éireann View Layer
Temperature Spring Average Spring Months Temperature grid from the year 1981 to 2010 Met Éireann View Layer
Temperature Summer Average Summer Months Temperature grid from the year 1981 to 2010 Met Éireann View Layer
Temperature Autumn Average Autumn Months Temperature grid from the year 1981 to 2010 Met Éireann View Layer
Tide Gauges Location of tide gauges CMRC View Layer
Topography Shaded Topograpic Relief at 50m spatial resolution ERA Maptec Ltd, SRTM, CMRC View Layer
Marine Data Buoys Location of marine data buoys around the island of Ireland CMRC View Layer
Waves Wave Height Average European Environmental Agency (EEA) View Layer
Weather Stations Weather Data Collection Stations Met Eireann, CMRC View Layer
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Biological Environment
Brown Crab Brown Crab fishing areas in Northwest and Southwest BIM View Layer
Cetacean sightings Cetacean (whales, dolphins, porpoises) sighted in Irish waters CMRC View Layer
Cetacean sightings in Northern Ireland Twenty-seven species of whale and dolphin have been recorded in the seas around Northern Ireland Centre for Environmental Data and Recording (CEDaR) View Layer
Cockle Cockle fishing areas around Dundalk bay BIM View Layer
Crayfish Crayfish fishing areas BIM View Layer
IBAs Important Bird Areas Birdlife International, BWI, RSPB View Layer
Lobster Lobster fishing areas BIM View Layer
Scallop Scallop fishing areas BIM View Layer
Shrimp Shrimp fishing areas BIM View Layer
Sea turtles Sea turtles sighted from 1995 to 2012 CMRC View Layer
Seaweeds Seaweeds NUI Galway View Layer
Seals - Harbour Harbour Seal Distribution CMRC; NPWS; EHS View Layer
Seals - Grey Grey Seal Distribution CMRC; NPWS View Layer
Periwinkles Distribution of significant periwinkle sites CMRC, MI View Layer
Whelk Whelk fishing areas BIM View Layer
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Socio-Economic Activity
Blue Flag Beaches Blue Flag Beaches An Taisce, Tidy Northern Ireland, CMRC View Layer
Blue Flag Marinas Blue Flag Marinas CMRC View Layer
Diving and Sub-aqua Clubs Dive Clubs in Republic and Northern Ireland CMRC View Layer
Non-renewable electricity generation sites in Ireland

Non-renewable electricity generation stations in Republic and Northern Ireland

 CMRC View Layer
Fishing Ports

Fishing Port Locations

 CMRC View Layer
Green Coast Beaches

Green Coast Award Beaches

 An Taisce, CMRC View Layer
Hydropower Stations

Location of Hydropower Stations in the Republic and Northern Ireland

 CMRC View Layer
Irish Surfing Association Clubs Members of ISA ISA, CMRC View Layer
Marinas Location of marinas and pontoons around the island of Ireland CMRC View Layer
Moorings Location of tourist moorings CMRC View Layer
Sailing Clubs Location of ISA affiliated sailing clubs CMRC,Irish Sailing Association View Layer
Sea Fishing Spots Sites for shore angling as reported by anglers Sea Angling Ireland View Layer
Surf Spots Location of Surfing Spots CMRC View Layer
Webcam Location of coastal web cameras CMRC View Layer
Wind farms Location of wind farms in the Republic of Ireland CMRC View Layer
Windsurfing schools Location of windsurfing schools CMRC View Layer
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