AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Lake and TRaC Hydromorphology Pressures

Significant pressures have been identified for waterbodies that are At Risk of not meeting their water quality objectives under the Water Framework Directive. While there are a multitude of pressures in every waterbody, the significant pressures are those pressures which need to be addressed in order to improve water quality. Many of our waterbodies have multiple significant pressures. A robust scientific assessment process has been carried out to determine which pressures are the significant pressures. This has incorporated over 140 datasets, a suite of modelling tools, and local knowledge from field and enforcement staff from the Local Authorities, Inland Fisheries Ireland and EPA. Impacts from hydromorphology include sediment/siltation pollution and alteration to the physical environment. Significant hydromorphology pressures are subcategorised into channelization, embankment, dams, barriers, weirs, locks, culverts, land drainage, overgrazing and bank erosion.

Tags: bank erosion, barriers, catchment, channelization, characterisation, coast, coastal waterbodies, critical source area, culverts, dam, diffuse, diffuse pollution, embankment, environment, environmental impacts, environmental policy, environmental pressures, environmental risk, hydrography, hydromorphology, ie, impact, lake, lake waterbodies, land drainage, locks, nitrate, nutrient, overgrazing, phosphate, phosphorus, point source, pollutant impact potential (pip), pollutant pathway, pollution, pressure, receptor, risk, sediment, siltation, source, subcatchment, surface water, trac, transitional waterbodies, transitional waters, water framework directive, weirs, wfd
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Harbour porpoise surveys in Rocakbill to Dalkey Island SAC, 2016

A visual survey of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) was carried out in the summer of 2016 within the Rockabill to Dalkey Island SAC, Co Dublin in order to derive local density and abundance estimates. Single platform line-transect surveys were carried out according to a standardised design on four days between June and September 2016. Surveys were conducted between the 7th June and 15th September 2016. Distance sampling was used to produce a detection function based on the observed distribution of harbour porpoise sightings. Abundance estimates were calculated using the day as the sample and the sighting as the observation:
(i) for all survey days,
(ii) stratified by sea state and
(iii) for all surveys combined
Surveys were carried out in favourable weather conditions (i.e., sea-state ≤2, with visibility of at least 6km) on all four survey days. A combined total of 506km of track-line was surveyed, which resulted in 152 distinct sightings totalling at least 246 individual harbour porpoises. The observed proportion of young porpoises (juveniles and calves combined) to adults was 9.8% and the proportion of calves to adults was 5.7%. No other cetacean species was recorded on any of the surveys, but a number of grey and harbour seals were sighted during on-effort periods.

Tags: biodiversity, biota, cetacean, environment, ireland, mammal, marine, marine fauna, national parks and wildlife service, npws, species distribution
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
River Forestry Pressures

Significant pressures have been identified for waterbodies that are At Risk of not meeting their water quality objectives under the Water Framework Directive. While there are a multitude of pressures in every waterbody, the significant pressures are those pressures which need to be addressed in order to improve water quality. Many of our waterbodies have multiple significant pressures. A robust scientific assessment process has been carried out to determine which pressures are the significant pressures. This has incorporated over 140 datasets, a suite of modelling tools, and local knowledge from field and enforcement staff from the Local Authorities, Inland Fisheries Ireland and EPA. Impacts from forestry include nutrient, acidification and sediment pollution, as well as alteration to habitats. Forestry pressures are subcategorised into forestry, drainage, clear felling, planting and establishment stage.

Tags: acidification, catchment, characterisation, clear felling, critical source area, diffuse, drainage, environment, environmental impact, environmental policy, environmental pressures, environmental risk, establishment stage, forestry, hydrography, ie, impact, nitrate, nutrient, pathway, phosphate, planting, point, point source, pollutant pathway, pollution, pressure, receptor, risk, river, sediment, source, subcatchment, surface water, water framework directive, waterbody, wfd
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Noise Round 1 Rail

This is the results of the noise mapping (round 1) of the major railways carried for the EPA under EU Directive 2002/49/EC. The directive is implemented in Ireland by the Environmental Noise Regulations 2006 (SI 140/2006).

Tags: environment, health, human health and safety, ie, noise action plan, noise contours, noise decibels, noise exposure plan, noise legislation, noise level, noise measurement, noise monitoring, noise type, rail
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Register of Protected Areas - Nutrient Sensitive Areas Surface Waterbodies (WFD RBMP Cycle 2)

This dataset represents a snapshot taken in September 2016 for the purpose of the WFD RBMP Cycle 2.

WFD Surface Waterbodies intersecting with designated Nutrient Sensitive Areas waterbodies in accordance with the Urban Waste Water Treatment (UWWT) Directive 91/271/EEC on Urban Waste Water Treatment and S.I. 254 / 2001, S.I. 440/2004 and S.I. 48/2010.

Tags: conservation, ecological parameter, environment, habitats and biotopes, ie, nutrient, nutrient sensitivity, nutrients, protected area, protected site, protected sites, surfacewater, waterbody
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
WFD Lake Waterbody Approved Risk

This layer represents the risk for each waterbody of failing to meet their Water Framework Directive (WFD) objectives by 2027. The risk of not meeting WFD objectives was determined by assessment of monitoring data, data on the pressures and data on the measures that have been implemented. Waterbodies that are At Risk are prioritised for implementation of measures. This assessment is completed periodically by the EPA Catchments Unit in conjunction with other stakeholders and is based on the latest published monitoring data.  

The three risk categories are: 
•	Waterbodies that are At Risk of not meeting their Water Framework Directive objectives. For these waterbodies an evidence-based process was undertaken to identify the significant pressures; once a pressure is designated as ‘significant’, measures and accompanying resources are needed to mitigate the impact(s) from this pressure. These At Risk waterbodies require not only implementation of the existing measures described in the various regulations, e.g. the Good Agricultural Practices Regulations, but also in many instances more targeted supplementary measures.
•	Waterbodies that are categorised as Review either because additional information is needed to determine their status before resources and more targeted measures are initiated or the measures have been undertaken, e.g. a wastewater treatment plant upgrade, but the outcome hasn’t yet been measured/monitored.
•	Waterbodies that are Not at Risk and therefore are meeting their Water Framework Directive objectives. These require maintenance of existing measures to protect the satisfactory status of the water bodies.

Tags: aquatic environment, catchment, clean waters, environment, environmental quality, hydrography, ie, lake water approved risk, lake waterbody approved risk, lake waters, lwb approved risk, water, water management, water quality, water quality monitoring, water status
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Noise Round 4 Road National (Lnight)

This is a polygon dataset of the strategic noise mapping of major roads for Round 4 (2022), representing the situation during 2021, in the form of noise contours for the Lnight period for Cork, Dublin and Limerick noise agglomerations and the major roads outside of the noise agglomerations.
		Major roads were identified by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and Local Authorities as those roads exceeding the flow threshold of 3 million passages per year during 2021.
		The dB value represents the annual average Lnight indicator value in decibels over the night time.  
		The values are calculated at a height of 4.0m above local terrain, not measured, and should be treated with caution when looking at specific locations. 
		The strategic noise mapping of the major roads was undertaken by Noise Consultants Limited inside the three noise agglomerations, under contract to the agglomeration local authorities, and outside the agglomerations by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) with the support of the local authorities within whose functional areas the major roads were located. 
		The outputs of the Round 4 noise mapping exercise were generated using a new common noise assessment method for Europe (CNOSSOS-EU), as set out in the revised Annex II of Directive 2002/49/EC, and they are not directly comparable to any strategic noise maps previously generated under Rounds 1 to 3, as these revised methods calculate noise emissions, propagation and residential population exposure differently from the methods used in previous rounds.   
		The noise maps are the product of assimilating a collection of digital datasets, and over the last 15 years there have been ongoing significant improvements to the quality of the digital datasets describing the natural and built environment in Ireland, therefore the Round 4 strategic noise mapping includes changes to the model input datasets being used, compared to previous rounds, particularly related to the road network modelled, the terrain model, building heights, traffic flows and ground cover.
		The strategic noise maps should not be relied upon in the context of planning applications for noise sensitive developments in the vicinity of the mapped sources.

Tags: environment, health, human health and safety, ie, noise action plan, noise contours, noise decibels, noise exposure plan, noise legislation, noise level, noise measurement, noise monitoring, noise type, road
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
WFD Register of Protected Areas - Surface Water Bodies for Drinking Water (WFD RBMP Cycle 2)

This dataset represents a snapshot taken in September 2016 for the purpose of the WFD RBMP Cycle 2.

These are the Drinking water surface water body polygons delineated in accordance with European Communities (Drinking Water) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 (SI no. 278/2007).

Tags: drinking water, environment, environmental policy, health, human health and safety, ie, lake water, water protection, waterbody
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
WFD Transitional Waterbody Status 2016 - 2021

This dataset contains all the Transitional Waterbody Status results recorded in accordance with European Communities (Water Policy) Regulations 2003 (SI no. 722/2003). The regulation objectives include the attainment of good status in waterbodies that are of lesser status at present and retaining good status or better where such status exists

Tags: aquatic environment, clean waters, environment, environmental quality, hydrography, ie, transitional water status, transitional waters, twb, water, water management, water quality, water quality monitoring, water status
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Conemara Trails

Dataset owned and provided by Irish Sports Council

Dataset represents Way Marked Wyas, Looped Walks & Cycle routes in Conemara;

Dataset attributed with trail 'Name',  'Category', 'Grade, 'Format' & 'Lenght' 


For further information on trails and routes in Ireland contact;

http://www.irishsportscouncil.ie/Participation/Recreational_Trails_Programme/National_Trails_Office

OR

http://www.mountaineering.ie/aboutthemci/tier1viewdetials.asp?ID=8&Tier1ID=4

The National Trails Office is the unit within the Irish Sports Council that coordinates the recreational trails programme. The work of the National Trails Office is guided by the Irish Trails Strategy which was published by the Irish Sports Council in 2007.


The functions of the NTO include;

¦increase awareness about Irish trails and the range of activities and pursuits that can be undertaken on trails.
¦inform trail policy at National level
¦guide, facilitate and monitor the planning, provision and maintenance of trails at local (county) and regional levels
¦develop a strategic national trails development plan
¦establish a classification system for Irish trails and agree /monitor trail standards
¦provide a technical advisory service on all new trail development projects, ensuring compliance with recommended standards
¦coordinate a trail quality assurance programme
¦maintain an up to date register of all approved trail developments
¦coordinate trail education & training for the Irish trail community
¦carry out research to assist the development of trails in Ireland

Tags: coastal heritage, conemara trails, heritage council, irish sports council & national trails office, land use, science, society
Organization: Marine Institute
Habitat 1170 - Reefs - Inventory 2024

This dataset is result of data discovery carried out by NPWS upon receiving of Freedom of Information (FOI-0376-2023) and Access to Information on the Environment (AIE-110-2023) requests. Information collated for the purpose of satisfying these requests were collated and made available as a downloadable data package. This data package contains 31 documents/spatial records identified by NPWS as relevant to reefs (habitat type 1170).

Tags: ecosystem, environment, habitat, habitats and biotopes, ireland, marine, national parks and wildlife service, npws, oceans
Organization: Marine Institute
Register of Protected Areas - Salmonid Water Regs Table

This is a dataset of the protected rivers that are designated in the Salmonid Regulations (S.I. 293 / 1988).
WFD River Network Routes designated as Designated Salmonid Waters under S.I. No. 293/1988 - European Communities (Quality of Salmonid Waters) Regulations 1988, 14th August 1988.

The Council Directive 78/659/EEC of 18 July 1978 on the quality of fresh waters needing protection or improvement in order to support fish life and the Council Directive 92/42/EEC of the 21st May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora was transposed into Irish law under the Fish Directive S.I. 293/1988 and Habitats Directive S.I. 477/2011. 
1.http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&numdoc=31978L0659&model=guichett
2.http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/legislation/habitatsdirective/index_en.htm
3.http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1988/en/si/0293.html
4.http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2011/en/si/0477.html

Tags: environment, environmental policy, ie, inlandwaters, protected area, protected site, protected sites, species, surface water, water body
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
IPPC Facility Boundaries

Boundaries of all IPPC (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) Facilities within Ireland that are, have been or are going to be licensed by the EPA.
In terms of usage of this dataset please note that there is a period of time between when a facility is licensed and when it appears in this dataset.

Tags: air pollution, air quality monitoring, control, environment, environmental monitoring facilities, ie, ippc, ippc boundary, noise emission, noise pollution, pollution, prevention, waste, waste air, waste water
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
WFD Areas For Action Cycle 3

This dataset was developed for the River Basin Management Plan for Ireland 2022 – 2027 (third cycle River Basin Management Plan). The Areas for Action are areas where action will be carried out in the third cycle. The data consists of polygon geometry representing the location and extent of the Areas for Action (waterbodies) and tabular attribute data describing the waterbody.

The Areas for Action were selected based on the priorities in the draft river basin management plan, the evidence from the Water Framework Directive characterisation process, and the expertise, data and knowledge of public body staff with responsibilities for water and the different pressure types.

The final River Basin Management Plan was published on September 4th 2024.

Tags: action areas, action plan, boundaries, catchment characterisation, coastal, collaborative process, environment, environmental protection, environmental quality, hydrography, ie, iterative process, lakes, prioritisation process, public engagement, public health, river basin management plan, rivers, second cycle, transitional, water, water catchment protection, water framework directive, water management, water protection directive, water protection legislation, water quality, waterbody protection
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Water Framework Directive Lake Waterbodies

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 Information System (GIS) Elements of the EU Water policy (November 2008).

Tags: administration, environment, hydrography, ie, inlandwaters, lake, lake waterbodies, lake waterbody, surface water, water, water body, water quality, water quality monitoring, waterbody
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Licensed Waste Facilities

This is a points dataset of the location of current Waste facilities (including licensed, applied, surrendered, rejected etc.)

In 1996 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began licensing certain activities in the waste sector. These include landfills, transfer stations, hazardous waste disposal and other significant waste disposal and recovery activities.

Further information about each license can be found on the EPA website.

Tags: environment, environmental monitoring facilities, hazardous waste, hazardous waste disposal, ie, landfill, landfills, licensed waste facilities, transfer stations, waste, waste disposal, waste facilities, waste recovery activities
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Dublin Bay Biosphere Marine Zones

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Tags: Marine Spatial Planning, NMPF, Protected Marine Sites, open data
Organization: Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Natural Heritage Area

<span style='color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;PingFang SC&quot;, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:18px;'>The Programme for Government is committed to develop comprehensive legislation for the identification, designation, and management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Irish territorial waters. </span>

Tags: Marine Spatial Planning, NMPF, Protected Marine Sites, open data
Organization: Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Special Protected Area

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Tags: Marine Spatial Planning, NMPF, Protected Marine Sites, open data
Organization: Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Refuges For Local Fauna

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Tags: Marine Spatial Planning, NMPF, Protected Marine Sites, open data
Organization: Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Nature Reserves

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Tags: Marine Spatial Planning, NMPF, Protected Marine Sites, open data
Organization: Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Protected Marine Sites

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Tags: Marine Spatial Planning, NMPF, Protected Marine Sites, open data
Organization: Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment
Harbour Seal Distribution

<p style='box-sizing:border-box; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;PingFang SC&quot;, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:13px;'><span style='box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:18px;'>Ireland’s marine waters host a rich and diverse range of species and habitats, including important fish spawning and nursery areas. Ecosystems provide a series of services for human well-being (ecosystem services) either directly (as food and fibre) or indirectly by providing clean air and water. Biodiversity plays a key role in the functioning of ecosystems and their ability to provide ecosystem services. The value of biodiversity and benefits from ecosystem services reach far beyond that which can be measured in financial terms. </span></p><p style='box-sizing:border-box; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;PingFang SC&quot;, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:13px;'><br /></p><p style='box-sizing:border-box; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(5, 5, 5); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif, &quot;PingFang SC&quot;, &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:13px;'><span style='box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size:18px;'>Evidence from monitoring of natural habitats and species in Ireland’s marine environment indicates that many habitats are not in good condition. Protecting and improving the condition of marine habitats and ecosystems is a challenge for all users of the sea.</span></p>

Tags: Biodiversity, Marine Spatial Planning, NMPF, dolphin, gannet, kittiwake, open data, puffin, seabird, seal, turtle
Organization: Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment