AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
1965 OS 27 10K

<div style='text-align:left;'><p style='font-size:12pt;'>The primary objective from this project was to acquire historical shoreline information for all of the Northern Ireland coastline. Having this detailed understanding of the coast’s shoreline position and geometry over annual to decadal time periods is essential in any management of the coast.</p><div style='text-align:left;'><p style='font-size:12pt;'>The
historical shoreline analysis was based on all available Ordnance Survey maps
and aerial imagery information. Analysis looked at position and geometry over
annual to decadal time periods, providing a dynamic picture of how the
coastline has changed since the start of the early 1800s.<br /></p><div style='text-align:left;'><p><span style='font-size:12pt;'>Once
all datasets were collated, data was interrogated using the ArcGIS package –
Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS). DSAS is a software package which
enables a user to calculate rate-of</span><font size='3'>-change s</font><span style='font-size:12pt;'>tatistics from multiple historical
shoreline positions. Rate-of-change was collected at 25m intervals and
displayed both statistically and spatially allowing for areas of
retreat/accretion to be identified at any given stretch of coastline.</span><br /></p><p><span style='font-size:16px;'>The DSAS software will produce the following rate-of-change statistics:</span></p><p></p><ol><li><span style='font-size:16px;'>Net Shoreline Movement (NSM) – the distance between the oldest and the youngest shorelines.</span></li><li>Shoreline Change Envelope (SCE) – a measure of the total change in shoreline movement considering all available shoreline positions and reporting their distances, without reference to their specific dates.</li><li>End Point Rate (EPR) – derived by dividing the distance of shoreline movement by the time elapsed between the oldest and the youngest shoreline positions.</li><li>Linear Regression Rate (LRR) – determines a rate of change statistic by fitting a least square regression to all shorelines at specific transects.</li><li>Weighted Linear Regression Rate (WLR) - calculates a weighted linear regression of shoreline change on each transect. It considers the shoreline uncertainty giving more emphasis on shorelines with a smaller error.</li></ol><p></p><p><span style='font-size:16px;'>The end product provided by Ulster University is an invaluable tool and digital asset that has helped to visualise shoreline change and assess approximate rates of historical change at any given coastal stretch on the Northern Ireland coast.</span></p></div></div></div>

Tags: 3d, analysis, coastal, historic, ireland, marine, northern, observatory, rates, shoreline-change, shorelines, survey
Organization: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Quoile Network Contribution

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p style='font-weight:bold;'><span><span>About this layer</span></span></p><p><span>Network contribution area scores were exported from the SciMAP application outputs within SAGA GIS. The scores were based on inputs from CEH Land cover 2007, Met Office average rainfall and 5 meter DTM. The High contribution category boundary was determined by selecting +1 standard deviation of the distribution of the scores.</span></p><p style='font-weight:bold;'><span>What can you do with the layer?</span></p><p style='margin:1 1 1 20;'><span style='font-weight:bold;'>Visualisation: </span><span><span>This layer can be used for visualisation online in web maps.</span></span></p><p style='margin:1 1 1 20;'><span style='font-weight:bold;'><span>Analysis: </span></span><span><span>This layer can be used in dashboards.</span></span></p><p style='margin:1 1 1 20;'><span style='font-weight:bold;'><span>Download:</span></span><span> The data is downloadable.</span></p></div></div></div>

Tags: high-network-contribution, ni, northern-ireland, rivers, surface-flow, surface-water-connectivity, uk, united-kingdom
Organization: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Priority Habitats - Fens

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span>About this layer</span></p><p><span>This data represents NIEA surveys and may not represent the entire extent of habitat or species across Northern Ireland.</span></p><p><span>The Fen, swamp and flush Inventory incorporates evidence collected from a research contract to identify and survey areas of lowland fens of high nature conservation value in Counties Down and Armagh together with ongoing surveys by NIEA Conservation Science Habitat Survey Team (HST).  </span></p><p><span>The research focused on identifying fens in Counties Down and Armagh where the incidence of inter-drumlin fens is high. T</span><span>hese fens are particularly important within Annex 1 of the Habitats Directive. The most extensive and diverse priority Lowland Fens and Reedbeds have also been identified in county Tyrone through surveys by HST. This only represents a partial dataset and does not include the complete priority Lowland Fen and Reedbed resource in Northern Ireland. Where point data only is available for older fen surveys across Northern Ireland, further mapping is required to provide a fuller representation of all priority fen communities in Counties Fermanagh, Derry/Londonderry and Antrim. </span></p><p><span>Upland Flushes, Fens and Swamps are largely unrecorded.</span></p><p><span>Data Sources:</span></p><p><span>HST - Northern Ireland Environment Agency</span></p><p><span>Down and Armagh Fen Survey – Sheffield University - 1995</span></p><p><span>Habitat Survey Team, Conservation Science:  1985 - 2014</span></p><p><span>What can you do with the layer?</span></p><p><span>Visualisation: This layer can be used for visualisation online in web maps.</span></p><p><span>Analysis: This layer can be used in dashboards.</span></p><p><span>Download: The data is downloadable.</span></p></div></div></div>

Tags: fens-and-swamps, lowland-fens, natural-environment-division, ni, northern-ireland, northern-ireland-environment-agency, priority-habitats, reedbeds, uk, united-kingdom, upland-flushes
Organization: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
1974 AP

<div style='text-align:left;'><p style='font-size:12pt;'>The primary objective from this project was to acquire historical shoreline information for all of the Northern Ireland coastline. Having this detailed understanding of the coast’s shoreline position and geometry over annual to decadal time periods is essential in any management of the coast.</p><div style='text-align:left;'><p style='font-size:12pt;'>The
historical shoreline analysis was based on all available Ordnance Survey maps
and aerial imagery information. Analysis looked at position and geometry over
annual to decadal time periods, providing a dynamic picture of how the
coastline has changed since the start of the early 1800s.<br /></p><div style='text-align:left;'><p><span style='font-size:12pt;'>Once
all datasets were collated, data was interrogated using the ArcGIS package –
Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS). DSAS is a software package which
enables a user to calculate rate-of</span><font size='3'>-change s</font><span style='font-size:12pt;'>tatistics from multiple historical
shoreline positions. Rate-of-change was collected at 25m intervals and
displayed both statistically and spatially allowing for areas of
retreat/accretion to be identified at any given stretch of coastline.</span><br /></p><p><span style='font-size:16px;'>The DSAS software will produce the following rate-of-change statistics:</span></p><p></p><ol><li><span style='font-size:16px;'>Net Shoreline Movement (NSM) – the distance between the oldest and the youngest shorelines.</span></li><li>Shoreline Change Envelope (SCE) – a measure of the total change in shoreline movement considering all available shoreline positions and reporting their distances, without reference to their specific dates.</li><li>End Point Rate (EPR) – derived by dividing the distance of shoreline movement by the time elapsed between the oldest and the youngest shoreline positions.</li><li>Linear Regression Rate (LRR) – determines a rate of change statistic by fitting a least square regression to all shorelines at specific transects.</li><li>Weighted Linear Regression Rate (WLR) - calculates a weighted linear regression of shoreline change on each transect. It considers the shoreline uncertainty giving more emphasis on shorelines with a smaller error.</li></ol><p></p><p><span style='font-size:16px;'>The end product provided by Ulster University is an invaluable tool and digital asset that has helped to visualise shoreline change and assess approximate rates of historical change at any given coastal stretch on the Northern Ireland coast.</span></p></div></div></div>

Tags: 3d, analysis, coastal, historic, ireland, marine, northern, observatory, rates, shoreline-change, shorelines, survey
Organization: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Net Shoreline Movement

<div style='text-align:left;'><p style='font-size:12pt;'>The primary objective from this project was to acquire historical shoreline information for all of the Northern Ireland coastline. Having this detailed understanding of the coast’s shoreline position and geometry over annual to decadal time periods is essential in any management of the coast.</p><div style='text-align:left;'><p style='font-size:12pt;'>The
historical shoreline analysis was based on all available Ordnance Survey maps
and aerial imagery information. Analysis looked at position and geometry over
annual to decadal time periods, providing a dynamic picture of how the
coastline has changed since the start of the early 1800s.<br /></p><div style='text-align:left;'><p><span style='font-size:12pt;'>Once
all datasets were collated, data was interrogated using the ArcGIS package –
Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS). DSAS is a software package which
enables a user to calculate rate-of</span><font size='3'>-change s</font><span style='font-size:12pt;'>tatistics from multiple historical
shoreline positions. Rate-of-change was collected at 25m intervals and
displayed both statistically and spatially allowing for areas of
retreat/accretion to be identified at any given stretch of coastline.</span><br /></p><p><span style='font-size:16px;'>The DSAS software will produce the following rate-of-change statistics:</span></p><p></p><ol><li><span style='font-size:16px;'>Net Shoreline Movement (NSM) – the distance between the oldest and the youngest shorelines.</span></li><li>Shoreline Change Envelope (SCE) – a measure of the total change in shoreline movement considering all available shoreline positions and reporting their distances, without reference to their specific dates.</li><li>End Point Rate (EPR) – derived by dividing the distance of shoreline movement by the time elapsed between the oldest and the youngest shoreline positions.</li><li>Linear Regression Rate (LRR) – determines a rate of change statistic by fitting a least square regression to all shorelines at specific transects.</li><li>Weighted Linear Regression Rate (WLR) - calculates a weighted linear regression of shoreline change on each transect. It considers the shoreline uncertainty giving more emphasis on shorelines with a smaller error.</li></ol><p></p><p><span style='font-size:16px;'>The end product provided by Ulster University is an invaluable tool and digital asset that has helped to visualise shoreline change and assess approximate rates of historical change at any given coastal stretch on the Northern Ireland coast.</span></p></div></div></div>

Tags: 3d, analysis, coastal, historic, ireland, marine, northern, observatory, rates, shoreline-change, shorelines, survey
Organization: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
September 2022 - North Coast Post-Storm Recovery Survey - LiDAR Point Cloud

<div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>Fugro were commissioned to undertake a post storm LiDAR survey of the soft sedimentary areas along the north coast of Northern Ireland in March 2022. This survey was to cover the following areas: Curran Strand, Portrush East Strand, Portstewart Strand and Downhill Beach to Magilligan.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>This project was commissioned following the successive storm events during February and March 2022 (Storm Dudley, Storm Eunice and Storm Franklin) which did considerable damage to the sandy beaches along the North Coast. The objective of this survey was to ascertain change which has occurred along these soft sediment coastlines at the north coast since the baseline survey, which was acquired in 2021.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>Data was provided in the same format as the topographic LiDAR data collected in the Northern Ireland 3-Dimensional Coastal Survey to allow changes between these two datasets to be ascertained.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>Later in the year Fugro were commissioned to undertake a second LiDAR survey of the north coast from White Rocks to Magilligan in September 2022. The aim of this repeat survey was to ascertain the levels of recovery along the soft sediment coastlines since March 2022.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>As with the initial survey undertaken by Fugro this topographic LiDAR survey collected data from the intertidal area to 10m inland for the same soft sediment areas along the north coast, with data being acquired at 0.5m resolution. The survey was quite restrictive when it could be flown: it had to be 2 hours either side of Low Water, during clear conditions below 6000ft, sun had to be at a suitable angle to capture imagery and as photography was being captured the survey could only be flown during day light hours. </p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>All data collected was to be directly comparable with the data collected in the initial post storm Survey undertaken, as this would help us to understand and accurately quantify how our soft, sedimentary coastlines respond and recover from extreme storm events.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>This is the LiDAR point cloud created from the post-storm recovery LiDAR data.<br /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Tags: 3d, cloud, coastal, ireland, lidar, northern, observatory, point, post-storm
Organization: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Digital Terrain Model

<div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>Fugro were commissioned to undertake a post-storm LiDAR survey of the soft sedimentary areas along the north coast of Northern Ireland in March 2022 This survey was to cover the following areas: Curran Strand, Portrush East Strand, Portstewart Strand and Downhill Beach to Magilligan.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>This project was commissioned following the successive storm events during February and March 2022 (Storm Dudley, Storm Eunice and Storm Franklin) which did considerable damage to the sandy beaches along the North Coast. The objective of this survey was to ascertain change which has occurred along these soft sediment coastlines at the north coast since the baseline survey, which was acquired in 2021.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>Data was provided in the same format as the topographic LiDAR data collected in the Northern Ireland 3-Dimensional Coastal Survey to allow changes between these two datasets to be ascertained.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>This is the Digital Terrain Model created from the post-storm LiDAR data.<br /></p></div></div></div></div>

Tags: 3d, coastal, digital-terrain-model, dtm, ireland, lidar, northern, observatory, post, storm
Organization: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Belfast Lough Network Contribution

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p style='font-weight:bold;'><span><span>About this layer</span></span></p><p><span>Network contribution area scores were exported from the SciMAP application outputs within SAGA GIS. The scores were based on inputs from CEH Land cover 2007, Met Office average rainfall and 5 meter DTM. The High contribution category boundary was determined by selecting +1 standard deviation of the distribution of the scores.</span></p><p style='font-weight:bold;'><span>What can you do with the layer?</span></p><p style='margin:1 1 1 20;'><span style='font-weight:bold;'>Visualisation: </span><span><span>This layer can be used for visualisation online in web maps.</span></span></p><p style='margin:1 1 1 20;'><span style='font-weight:bold;'><span>Analysis: </span></span><span><span>This layer can be used in dashboards.</span></span></p><p style='margin:1 1 1 20;'><span style='font-weight:bold;'><span>Download:</span></span><span> The data is downloadable.</span></p></div></div></div>

Tags: high-network-contribution, ni, northern-ireland, rivers, surface-flow, surface-water-connectivity, uk, united-kingdom
Organization: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Base of Lava Flow

<div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>The Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI) was commissioned to produce a Northern Ireland wide coastal geological dataset, detailing the bedrock geology.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>GSNI used the 1;10,000 digital bedrock geology map to create a coastal dataset which extends inland 200 meters and out to a seaward depth of approx. 10 metres, matching the extend of the Northern Ireland 3-Dimensional Coastal Survey. This involved refinement of the existing 1;10,000 map where signification coastal change has occurred since the original survey. Where gaps existed, unpublished datasets were used.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'></div></div></div>

Tags: 3d, bedrock, coastal, geology, ireland, marine, northern, observatory, survey
Organization: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Surface Water Bodies Status 2015

<div style='text-align: left;'><div><div><p><span>Classification status for surface water bodies (river, lakes, coastal and transitional) submitted as part of Water Framework Directive reporting in 2016. This file also contains the 2021 objectives reported in the 2nd cycle River Basin Plans. An interim update was published in 2018 and can be viewed here</span><span>;</span></p><p><span><a href='https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/daera/NIEA%20-%20WFD%20Statistics%20Report%202018.pdf' rel='nofollow ugc'>https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/daera/NIEA%20-%20WFD%20Statistics%20Report%202018.pdf</a></span></p><p><span>The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017. The Water (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 ensures that the Water Framework Directive (WFD) (as transposed) and the various supporting pieces of water legislation are implemented in Northern Ireland. The legislation defines 6 year cycles of monitoring and action to improve or maintain environmental water quality standards.</span></p><p><span></span><span></span></p></div></div></div>

Tags: classifiaction, lake, marine, ni, river, water-bodies, water-framework-directive, wfd-status
Organization: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Coastal Cells

<div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>DAERA commissioned Ulster University to undertake a
Historical Shoreline Analysis project of the Northern Ireland coastline.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>A key requirement of the Historical Shoreline Analysis Project was to delineate first order coastal cell boundaries for the entire Northern Ireland coastline. Coastal cells are paramount for coastal managers to calculate the sediment budget on a specific coastal sector and identify zones within which changes to the coast might affect adjacent coastal areas.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>The boundary of each coastal cell is identified and mapped according to two basic types: littoral drift divides and sediment sinks.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p><ul><li>Littoral drift divides – These boundary types normally occur at a point where the coastal orientation changes abruptly (for example, at a headland), or where sediment drift occurs in opposing directions.</li><li>Sediment sinks – These boundary types are the end points where sand or gravel transport routes terminate or meet. These can occur at deeply indented bays, tidal inlets, and estuaries. Sediment tends to accumulate in such locations forming beaches and/or sedimentary landforms at or close to the shore.</li></ul></p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>The boundaries identified in the Historical Shoreline Analysis Project were delineated using the historical Ordnance Survey maps and the aerial photographs as well as expert coastal geomorphological knowledge. The end result is a spatial tool which will be extremely useful for future coastal management.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>This is the output, which divides the Northern Ireland coastline into 7 first order coastal cells.<br /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Tags: 3d, cells, coastal, delineation, first, ireland, marine, ni, northern, observatory, order, survey
Organization: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Image

<div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>Fugro were commissioned to undertake a post storm LiDAR survey of the soft sedimentary areas along the north coast of Northern Ireland in March 2022. This survey was to cover the following areas: Curran Strand, Portrush East Strand, Portstewart Strand and Downhill Beach to Magilligan.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>This project was commissioned following the successive storm events during February and March 2022 (Storm Dudley, Storm Eunice and Storm Franklin) which did considerable damage to the sandy beaches along the North Coast. The objective of this survey was to ascertain change which has occurred along these soft sediment coastlines at the north coast since the baseline survey, which was acquired in 2021.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>Data was provided in the same format as the topographic LiDAR data collected in the Northern Ireland 3-Dimensional Coastal Survey to allow changes between these two datasets to be ascertained.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>Later in the year Fugro were commissioned to undertake a second LiDAR survey of the north coast from White Rocks to Magilligan in September 2022. The aim of this repeat survey was to ascertain the levels of recovery along the soft sediment coastlines since March 2022.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>As with the initial survey undertaken by Fugro this topographic LiDAR survey collected data from the intertidal area to 10m inland for the same soft sediment areas along the north coast, with data being acquired at 0.5m resolution. The survey was quite restrictive when it could be flown: it had to be 2 hours either side of Low Water, during clear conditions below 6000ft, sun had to be at a suitable angle to capture imagery and as photography was being captured the survey could only be flown during day light hours. <div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>All data collected was to be directly comparable with the data collected in the initial post storm Survey undertaken, as this would help us to understand and accurately quantify how our soft, sedimentary coastlines respond and recover from extreme storm events.</p><div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p>This is the orthophotography that was collected as part of the post-storm recovery survey. <br /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></p>

Tags: 3d, coastal, digital-terrain-model, dtm, ireland, marine, northern, observatory, ortho, orthophotography, post-storm, recovery, survey
Organization: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs