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February 2015:

The following data layers have been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Irish Surfing Association Clubs	Updated	CMRC
Bathing Water Quality (Northern Ireland)	Updated	CMRC

November 2014:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Hydropower Stations	New data set have been created	CMRC
National Monuments	In order to display it properly the original dataset has been divided in 7 different layers.	National Monuments Service (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)

September 2014:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Stable lights	The dataset for 1995 has been updated and two new datasets (2002 and 2012) have been created	NOAA

The following data layer has been created:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Sea turtles sightings around Ireland from 1995 to 2012	New data set have been created	CMRC

March 2013 - July 2014:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Moorings	Updated to 2013/2014	UCC-CMRC
Bathing Water Quality	Updated to 2013/2014	UCC-CMRC
Blue Flag Beaches NI	Updated to 2013/2014	UCC-CMRC
Blue Flag Beaches IE	Updated to 2013/2014	UCC-CMRC
Green Coast Awards	Updated to 2013/2014	UCC-CMRC
Irish Conservation Box	Updated to 2013/2014	UCC-CMRC
Important Bird Areas	Updated to 2013/2014	RSPB/Birdwatch
Coastal Webcam	Updated to 2013/2014	UCC-CMRC
Fishing Ports NI	Updated to 2013/2014	UCC-CMRC
Fishing Ports IE	Updated to 2013/2014	UCC-CMRC
Commercial Ports NI	Updated to 2013/2014	UCC-CMRC
Commercial Ports IE	Updated to 2013/2014	UCC-CMRC
Bathymetry GSI	Updated to 2013/2014	GSI
Wind Surfing Schools	Updated to 2013/2014	UCC-CMRC

March 2013 - July 2014:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Non-renewable electricity generation sites in Ireland	New layers added	CMRC
Wind Farms	New layers added	CMRC
Main Rivers NI	New layers added	NIEA
Main Lakes NI	New layers added	NIEA
Blue Flag Marinas	New layers added	CMRC

28 March 2013:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Webcams	Update the data from the years 2009 to 2013	CMRC

26 March 2013:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Visitor Moorings	Update the data from the years 2009 to 2013	CMRC

15 February 2013:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Surf Spots	Update the data from the years 2006 to 2013	CMRC

17 May 2012:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Bathing Water Quality	Update the data from the years 2009 to 2011	EPA, NIEA, CMRC

29 March 2012:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Green Coast Award Beaches	Added links to the beaches webpages	An Taisce, Tidy Northern Ireland, CMRC

26 March 2012:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Windsurfing Schools	New Schools has been included	Coastal and Marine Research Centre (CMRC)

26 March 2012:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Marinas and Pontoons	New Marinas and Pontoons has been included	Coastal and Marine Research Centre (CMRC)

8 Dec 2011:

The following data layer has been created:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
2006 CORINE Land Cover (N. Ireland)	CORINE Land Cover for 2006, covering Northern Ireland.	European Environment Agency (EEA)

2 Dec 2011:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Regions	New layer (District Council Regions of Northern Ireland) has been included.	CMRC, CSO,OSNI

1 Dec 2011:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Ports	Data layer updated for the Republic of Ireland	CMRC, CSO

30 Agust 2011:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Ports	Data layer updated for the Republic of Ireland	CMRC, CSO

29 July 2011:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Green Coast Award	New data set created	An Taisce, Tidy Northern Ireland, CMRC

19 July 2011:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Hake Spawning Box	New data set created	Coastal and Marine Research Centre (CMRC)

18 July 2011:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Blue Flag Beaches	Layer have been updated for both countries	An Taisce, Tidy Northern Ireland

05 July 2011:

The following new data layer has been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Deep Sea Restriction Enclosures	New data set created	ICES, NEAFC

21 June 2011:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Bathing Water Quality	Layer have been updated	EPA

08 April 2011:

The following new data layer has been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Irish Marine Claim Area	New data have been created	Petroleum Affairs Division (PAD)

01 April 2011:

The following data layers have been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
2000-2006 Land Cover Change (CORINE; Rep. Ireland)	New data have been added	Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),European Environment Agency
1990-2000 Land Cover Change (CORINE; Rep. Ireland)	New data have been added	Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),European Environment Agency

18 March 2011:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
1990 CORINE Land Cover (Rep. Ireland)	New data have been created	Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), European Environment Agency
2006 CORINE Land Cover (Rep. Ireland)	New data have been created	Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), European Environment Agency

08 December 2010:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Windsurfing schools	New data have been added	Coastal and Marine Resources Centre (CMRC)

04 November 2010:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Blue Flag Beaches (Northern Ireland)	New data have been added	Tidy Northern Ireland

 

6 October 2010:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Blue Flag Beaches (Rep. Ireland)	New data have been added	An Taisce

 

18 September 2009:

The following new data layer has been created:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Harbour Seals 1968-2002 (N. Ireland)	New dataset created	CeDAR Ulster Museum

1 September 2009:

The following data layers have been uploaded:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Celtic Sea cod Sprawning Box	New dataset created	CMRC
Whitefish Restriction Area	New dataset created	CMRC

20 August 2009:

The following new data layer has been created:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Sea Fishing Spots	New dataset created	Sea Angling Ireland

4 August 2009:

The following data layers have been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Ramsar Sites (N. Ireland)	New data have been added	NIEA
Special Areas of Conservation (N. Ireland)	New data have been added	NIEA

24 July 2009:

The following data layers have been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty	New data have been added	NIEA
Current PAD Authorisations	New data have been added	DCENR

13 July 2009:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Marinas	New data have been added	CMRC

7 July 2009:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Bathing Water Quality	New data have been added	EPA, NIEA

3 July 2009:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Blue Flag Beaches	2009 data have been added	An Taisce, Tidy Northern Ireland, CMRC

29 June 2009:

The following data layer has been created:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Rockall Haddock Box	New dataset created	CMRC

4 June 2009:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
ICES Divisions	New data have been added	ICES

18 May 2009:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Webcam	New data have been added	CMRC
Moorings	New data have been added	CMRC
Sailing Clubs	New data have been added	CMRC

22 April 2009:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Tide Gauges	New data have been added	Marine Institute

15 December 2008:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Hydro-chemical properties	New data have been added	Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (NI) / Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)

17 September 2008:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Swell Waves	New data have been added	European Environment Agency

10 September 2008:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Wave Height Average	New data have been added	European Environment Agency
Sea Waves	New data have been added	European Environment Agency

26 August 2008:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Mean Tidal Amplitude	New data have been added	European Environment Agency

28 May 2008:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Current PAD Authorisations	New data have been added	Department of Comunications, Energy and Natural Resources(DCENR)

27 May 2008:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Petroleum Licenced Blocks	New data have been added	Department of Comunications, Energy and Natural Resources(DCENR)

08 November 2007:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Sea Level Rise	New data have been added	European Environment Agency

25 October 2007:

The following data layers have been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Coastal Geomorphology	New data have been added	European Environment Agency
Coastal Geology	New data have been added	European Environment Agency

19 October 2007:

The following data layers have been added:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Erosion Trends	New data have been added	European Environment Agency
Coastal Defence Works	New data have been added	European Environment Agency

14 August 2007:

The following data layers have been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Special Protection Areas (NATURA 2000)	Links to the SPA site synopses have been updated	National Parks and Wildlife Service(IE), Environment and Heritage Service (NI)

10 August 2007:

The following data layers have been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Special Areas of Conservation (NATURA 2000)	Links to the SAC site synopses have been updated	National Parks and Wildlife Service(IE), Environment and Heritage Service (NI)

14 March 2007:

The following data layers have been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Special Areas of Conservation (NATURA 2000)	New SACs have been added	National Parks and Wildlife Service(IE), Environment and Heritage Service (NI)
Marine Data Buoys	New data have been added	CMRC

19 January 2007:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs)	New NHAs have been added	National Parks and Wildlife Service (IE)

13 December 2006:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Cetaceans (N. Ireland)	Northern Ireland cetaceans	CEDaR

22 November 2006:

The following data layer has been updated:

Name	Changes	Owner	View
Ramsar Sites	The links to each Ramsar site description on the Wetlands International website have been updated.	National Parks and Wildlife Service(IE), Environment and Heritage Service (NI)

16 October 2006:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Stable Lights	Urban areas from space	NOAA

28 August 2006:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Soil Distribution	General Soil Distribution Map	Teagasc

31 July 2006:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Blue Flag Beaches (2006)	Blue Flag Beaches	An Taisce, Tidy Northern Ireland, CMRC

11 July 2006:

The following data layers have been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Seals - Harbour	Harbour Seal Distribution	CMRC; NPWS; EHS
General Soil Map of Northern Ireland	Soil Classification Map of Northern Ireland at a scale of 1:250,000	DARD/AFBI
High & Low Watermarks	High & Low Watermarks	OSI
Surf Spots	Location of Surfing Spots	CMRC
Irish Surfing Association Clubs	Members of ISA	ISA, CMRC
Sites of Local Nature Conservation Importance	Location of SLNCI	EHS

24 May 2006:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Country Parks (N.Ireland)	Country Parks (N.Ireland)	Environment and Heritage Service (NI)

19 May 2006:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Bathing Water Quality (2005)	Bathing Water Quality (2005)	EPA

11 April 2006:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Obstructions	Marine Obstructions (E.g. Wrecks)	SeaZone

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31 March 2006:

The following data layers have been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
CORINE Land Cover Change (N. Ireland)	CORINE Land Cover change between 1990 and 2000, covering Northern Ireland.	European Environment Agency (EEA)
LaCoast	Coastal Land Cover change between 1975 and 1990.	ERA Maptec Ltd, European Environment Agency (EEA)

22 March 2006:

The following data layers have been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
2000 CORINE Land Cover (N. Ireland)	CORINE Land Cover for 2000, covering Northern Ireland.	European Environment Agency (EEA)

06 March 2006:

The following data layers have been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Bathymetry	GEBCO vector and gridded bathymetry	Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Bedrock Geology	1:500,000 bedrock geology map	GSI

15 February 2006:

The following data layers have been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Seals - Grey	Grey Seal Distribution	CMRC; NPWS
National Monuments	National Monuments in state care	National Parks and Wildlife Service

10 February 2006:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Gaeltacht Boundaries	Gaeltacht Boundaries	GAMMA

06 February 2006:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Rainfall	Average monthly rainfall grid	Met Éireann

25 January 2006:

The following data layer has been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Topography	Shaded Topograpic Relief at 50m spatial resolution	ERA Maptec Ltd, SRTM, CMRC

19 January 2006:

The following data layers have been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Spot Image	SPOT Satellite Image of Ireland	LANDMAP
Landsat Image	LANDSAT Satellite Image of Ireland	EEA, JRC

24 November 2005:

The following data layers have been added:

Name	Description	Owner	View
Brown Crab	Brown Crab fishing areas in Northwest and Southwest Ireland	BIM
Cockle	Cockle fihing areas around Dundalk bay	BIM
Crayfish	Crayfish fishing areas	BIM
Lobster	Lobster fishing areas	BIM
Scallop	Scallop fishing areas	BIM
Shrimp	Shrimp fishing areas	BIM
Whelk	Whelk fishing areas	BIM
Sailing Clubs	Location of ISA affiliated sailing clubs	CMRC, Irish Sailing Association
Submarine Cables	Location of underwater cables	CMRC, Kingfisher Information Service
Tide Gauges	Location of tide gauges	CMRC
Webcam	Location of coastal web cameras	CMRC

26 October 2005:

The following data layer has been added: