AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Fingal Irish Geological Heritage

Dataset received from Fingal County Council September 2010.

Irish Geological Heritage Programme.

The Irish Geological Heritage (IGH) Programme is a partnership between The Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of The Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government (DEHLG). It aims to identify, document, and protect the wealth of geological heritage in the Republic of Ireland and conserve it against ever increasing threats, and also to promote its value with the landowners and the public.

The GSI provide scientific appraisal and interpretative advice on geological and geomorphological sites. They are responsible for the identification of important sites that are capable of being conserved as Natural Heritage Areas (NHA).

The National Parks and Wildlife Service of The Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government have the responsibility of designation and management of sites with appropriate advice from GSI.

The programme started in 1998 and has evolved with examination of the inventory and protection processes operating in other European countries (including the active participation with colleagues in the European Association for the Conservation of the Geological Heritage, ProGEO).

The geological heritage of Ireland is considered and evaluated within an overall framework of 16 themes: 

IGH 1 - Karst (completed)
IGH 2 - Precambrian to Devonian Palaeontology (completed) [including the Valentia tetrapod trackway site]
IGH 3 - Carboniferous to Pliocene Palaeontology (in progress)
IGH 4 - Cambrian-Silurian
IGH 5 - Precambrian
IGH 6 - Mineralogy (in progress)
IGH 7 - Quaternary (in progress)
IGH 8 - Lower Carboniferous 
IGH 9 - Upper Carboniferous and Permian
IGH 10 - Devonian
IGH 11 - Igneous Intrusions
IGH 12 - Mesozoic and Cenozoic
IGH 13 - Coastal Geomorphology
IGH 14 - Fluvial and Lacustrine Geomorphology
IGH 15 - Economic Geology
IGH 16 - Hydrogeology [including warm springs, see: 
http://www.ecoserve.ie/projects/springs/index.html]

Each theme considers specific aspects, such as stratigraphy, sedimentology, structural geology, volcanic rocks, etc. Each theme addresses all aspects of the particular geology involved, but some sites may be considered within two or more themes.

Under the IGH Programme, expert panels were set up for each theme, resulting in an indicative list of sites worthy of more detailed assessment within the relevant themes. This is a response to the present urgent demands for information for development projects, Environmental Impact Statements and planning.

Tags: coastal heritage, fingal irish geological heritage, geology, geoscientificinformation, heritage council, science
Organization: Heritage Council
Noise Round 2 Rail (Day)

This is a polygon dataset of the strategic noise mapping of rail, which were identified as those rail exceeding the flow threshold of 30,000 vehicle passages per year, in the form of noise contours for the Lden (day) and Lnight (night) periods for Dublin and Cork agglomerations and the major roads outside of the agglomerations.
The Db Value represents the average decibel value during the day time

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
WFD Transitional 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, transitional water approved risk, transitional waterbody approved risk, transitional waters, twb approved risk, water, water management, water quality, water quality monitoring, water status
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Register of Protected Areas - Nutrient Sensitive Areas (WFD RBMP Cycle 3)

This dataset representing snapshot taken at the end of 2018 for the purpose of the WFD RBMP Cycle 3..

These nutrient sensitive areas are those waterbodies listed 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. The waterbody containing the sensitive area is used to represent the nutrient sensitive area.

Tags: conservation, ecological parameter, environment, habitats and biotopes, ie, nutrient, nutrient sensitivity, nutrients, protected area, protected site, protected sites, waterbody
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
National Juniper Survey 2009-2012

A National Assessment of the Conservation Status of the EU Habitat 5130 J. communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands’

This data resource contains the following:

-  Microsoft Office Access Database containing all data recorded in the field (e.g. sites, relevés, photographs etc) as part of 'The conservation of juniper formations in Ireland 2008-2010' project (Cooper et al. 2011). http://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/publications/pdf/IWM63.pdf

-  a polygon shapefile produced in ArGIS 10, illustrating the distribution and extent of J. communis formations in Ireland according to the results given in the Main report [Cooper et al. 2011, Vol. I (1)]

-  a polygon shapefile illustrating the favourable reference range of J. communis formations in Ireland according to the results given in the Main report [Cooper et al. 2011, Vol. I (1)]

-  a polygon shapefile illustrating the boundary polygons enclosing J. communis formations in Ireland according to the results given in the Main report [Cooper et al. 2011, Vol. I (1)]

-  a point shapefile illustrating the centroid of polygons enclosing J. communis formations in Ireland according to the results given in the Main report [Cooper et al. 2011, Vol. I (1)]

-   a point shapefile illustrating the centroid of sites determined as non-formations (i.e. sites with <10 individual J. communis shrubs) in Ireland according to the results given in the Main report [Cooper et al. 2011, Vol. I (1)]

Tags: biodiversity, biota, environment, habitat, habitat protection, habitats and biotopes, heritage, ireland, national biodiversity plan, national parks and wildlife service, npws, shrub, species, tree
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Register of Protected Areas - SPA Conservation Objective Habitat Surface Waterbodies

WFD Surface Water Bodies intersecting with Designated Special Protection Areas Conservation Objective Habitats under the EU Habitats Directive (together with the Birds Directive) - Council Directive 92/43/EE of 21st May 1992.

Tags: coastal waters, environment, environmental policy, habitats and biotopes, ie, inland waters, natural areas, protected site, protected sites, water-body
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Urban Waste Water Treatment Agglomeration Boundaries

This is a polygon dataset of the waste water treatment plants catchment areas in agglomerations (towns/cities) with a population equivalent of over 500. This dataset also represents Certificates of Authorisation (COAs) with a population equivalent of less than 500. Urban waste-water is the liquid wastes deriving from domestic, commercial and industrial activities of an urban settlement. (Source RRDA).

Tags: agglomeration boundaries, agglomerations, environment, government, ie, industrial waste, sewage, sewage disposal, urban wastewater, utility and governmental services, uwwt, waste water
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Rivers Ecology Monitoring Results

National surveys of Irish rivers have taken place on a continuous basis since 1971, when 2,900 km of river channel was surveyed. The National Rivers Monitoring Programme was replaced by the Water Framework Monitoring Programme from 22 December 2006. As part of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) Monitoring Programme approximately one third of our major rivers and their more important tributaries are surveyed and assessed each year by EPA ecologists. A complete survey cycle is completed every three years. The sites are scored on a five point system developed by the EPA called the Biological Q rating system.

Tags: biological q, biology, environment, environmental monitoring facilities, ie, river ecology, river ecology monitoring points, river monitoring, rivers, water
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
PRTR: Intensive livestock production and aquaculture

The PRTR Intensive livestock production and aquaculture sector includes the following activities:
(a) Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs
(i) With 40 000 places for poultry;
(ii) With 2 000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg);
(iii) With 750 places for sows.
(b) Intensive aquaculture with a production capacity of 1 000 tonnes of fish or shellfish per year.

Tags: actual pollutant releases (pollutant release and transfer register), emission to air, emission to water, environment, environmental monitoring facilities, ie, intensive agriculture, intensive farming, livestock production, pigs, pollutant, pollutant dispersion, poultry, sows
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
WFD Transitional Waterbody Status 2019 - 2024

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
Lake and TRaC 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. Forestry pressures are subcategorised into forestry, drainage, clear felling, planting and establishment stage.

Tags: acidification, catchment, characterisation, clear felling, coast, coastal waterbodies, critical source area, diffuse, diffuse pollution, discharge, drainage, environment, environmental impact of forestry, environmental impacts, environmental policy, environmental pressures, environmental risk, establishment stage, forestry, hydrography, ie, impact, lake, lake waterbodies, nitrate, nutrient, phosphate, planting, point source, pollutant impact potential (pip), pollutant pathway, pollution, pressure, receptor, risk, sediment, source, subcatchment, surface water, trac, transitional waterbodies, transitional waters, water framework directive, wfd
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Groundwater Zones of Contribution

The dataset of ZOCs was primarily generated in relation to the national groundwater quality monitoring programme. It was done for each of the approximately 200 monitoring points in that programme at the time. In addition, ZOCs were produced for drinking water sources (supplied by a groundwater or spring source) above a certain size and those at the time on the Remedial Action List (RAL). So, in total, there are approximately 350 sites that have been completed. The accompanying pdf outputs (mainly maps plus a few data figures) are on the EPA website, along with the shapefile. 
The work ran in parallel with a source protection zone (SPZ) delineation project (a more intensive piece of work with more robust outputs), which were done for a subset of the above ZOCs; approximately 45. The Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) host the national repository for SPZs and the reports and GIS are available on their website (alongside the ones they have created). These are not shown on the EPA website.

Tags: area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units, drinking water, environment, groundwater, groundwater quality monitoring, groundwater zones of contribution, ie, source protection, water resources, water supply, zone of contribution
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Harbour porpoise surveys in the Blasket Islands SAC, 2014

A visual and acoustic survey of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Blasket Islands SAC was carried out in 2014 in order to derive local density and abundance estimates. Single platform line-transect surveys were carried out according to a standardised design on six days between June and September 2014, and a towed hydrophone array was deployed during all surveys to collect ancillary passive acoustic data. Distance sampling was used to produce a detection function based on the observed distribution of harbour porpoise sightings. Abundance estimates were calculated using (i) day for three of the survey days as not enough sightings were achieved on the remaining days and (ii) using pooled survey effort and sightings information for those three surveys. The effect of seas-state on density estimates was also investigated.

A combined total of 592km of track-line effort was surveyed over the six surveys throughout the survey area. Sightings per survey ranged from 6 to 18 and from 6 to 57 individuals with a total of 68 sightings of 134 individual porpoises overall. Other species recorded included minke whale (43 sightings, 33% of total sightings) and common dolphin (18 sightings, 14% of total sightings). Harbour porpoise density estimates ranged from 0.59 animals per km2 to 2.20 per km2.

Surveys took place on: 17th, 18th, 24th June, 23rd August, and 8th and 9th September.

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
WFD River Waterbody Status 2007 - 2009

This table contains all the River 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 wateres that are of lesser status at present and retaining good status or better where such status exists by 22nd December 2015.

Tags: aquatic environment, clean waters, environment, environmental quality, hydrography, ie, river water status, river waterbody status, river waters, rwb status, water, water management, water quality, water quality monitoring, water status
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Killarney National Park Boundary Map

South and west of the town of Killarney in Co. Kerry is an expanse of rugged mountainous country. This includes the McGillycuddy’s Reeks, the highest mountain range in Ireland which rise to a height of over 1000 metres. At the foot of these mountains nestle the world famous lakes of Killarney. Here where the mountains sweep down to the lake shores, their lower slopes covered in woodlands, lies the circa 10,400 hectare Killarney National Park . The distinctive combination of mountains, lakes, woods and waterfalls under ever changing skies gives the area a special scenic beauty.
This boundary map is for illustrative purposes only and shall not be held conclusive as to the boundaries or their extent. Please note the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage makes no representation or provides any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or currency of this map. The use of this map, which may be altered or updated at any time without notice, is at the sole risk of the user. https://www.nationalparks.ie/

Tags: boundary, environment, ireland, location, national park, national parks and wildlife service, npws, protected sites
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
National Soils Hydrology Map

This map shows drainage classes of soils across Ireland based on examination of the soil profile.  Organic soils, comprising either peat or alluvium, are separated out from four drainage classes across mineral soils; well drained, imperfectly drained, poorly drained or very poorly drained.  Made ground in urban areas is also illustrated.

Tags: earth science, environment, hydrology, ie, land drainage, landscape, soil, soil drainage, soil mapping, soil type, soil water
Organization: Marine Institute
Seabird Monitoring undertaken during the Western European Shelf Pelagic Acoustic Survey (WESPAS) 2021

Under the EU Birds Directive, there is a requirement on member states to conduct surveillance of seabirds occurring within their waters. A standard line transect survey methodology was employed by the seabird observer with additional visual point sampling at fishing locations and oceanographic sampling stations. Survey transects were undertaken at speeds of 5-10 knots, with fishing activity being conducted at speeds of 2-3 knots. The seabird observer’s survey effort was maximized and optimized during periods of sea state less than or equal to sea state 6 and with visibility of greater than 300m. A total of 7210 seabird observations were recorded throughout the survey, totalling 32229 individuals. In total, 12391 seabirds were recorded as “in transect”, while 19838 were recorded “off transect”. The species encountered included 26 species from eight families. A further 21 observations of terrestrial/migratory birds were also recorded, comprising of 79 individuals.

Tags: animal population, biodiversity, biota, bird, birds directive, environment, ireland, national parks and wildlife service, npws, species distribution
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
OSPAR Regional Boundaries

OSPAR Regional Boundaries GIS dataset.

The OSPAR Convention is the current legal instrument guiding international cooperation on the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic. Work under the Convention is managed by the OSPAR Commission, made up of representatives of the Governments of 15 Contracting Parties and the European Commission, representing the European Community. 

During the OSPAR Commission's Ministerial Meeting, the North-East Atlantic Environment Summit, OSPAR made ground breaking decisions, including the establishment of a vast network of unique and ecologically sensitive areas in the wider Atlantic. By adopting the Bergen Statement, the OSPAR Ministers committed to achieve a clean, healthy and biologically diverse North-East Atlantic used sustainably.

Tags: boundaries, catchment areas, coastal heritage, environment, heritage council, irish sea, marine natural resources, north atlantic, north sea, norwegian sea, oceanographic geographical features, oceans, ospar
Organization: Marine Institute
Ammonium Concentration in Irish Waters (2014)

Average concentrations in 2014 for Ammonium (mg/lP) in samples from monitoring locations on the Irish Environmental Protection Agency Water Framework Directive (WFD) Groundwater Monitoring Network.

Tags: ammonia, ammonium, environment, environmental monitoring facilities, environmental protection agency, epa, groundwater, groundwater quality, ie, ireland, monitoring network, mrp, nutrient, nutrients, water framework directive, water quality, wfd
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Lake and TRaC Abstractions 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. An abstraction point pressure can refer to a public or private drinking water supply, or an agricultural or industrial facility abstraction point.  Impacts from abstractions include modifications of flow regimes and morphological alterations.

Tags: abstraction, catchment, characterisation, coast, coastal waterbodies, commercial abstraction, critical source area, diffuse, drinking water supply, environment, environmental impacts, environmental policy, environmental pressures, environmental risk, flow regime, hydrography, ie, impact, industrial abstraction, lake, lake waterbodies, nitrate, nutrient, phosphate, point source, pollutant impact potential (pip), pollutant pathway, pollution, pressure, private water supply, public water supply, receptor, risk, sediment, source, subcatchent, surface water, trac, transitional waterbodies, transitional waters, water framework directive, wfd
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Bottlenose Dolphin Survey Lower River Shannon cSAC, 2010

A population assessment of the bottlenose dolphins in the Lower River Shannon candidate SAC was undertaken between July and October 2010. Dolphins were located on each transect. During 12 transects a total of 64 dolphin groups were encountered with 547 individuals recorded. Group sized ranged from 1-50 overall. Lone dolphins were reported on two occasions. Dolphins were located throughout the survey area with concentrations off Kilcredaun Head, Kilbaha, Leck Point in the outer estuary and Carrig buoy in the middle estuary.

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