AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Lesser Horseshoe bat database records

This GIS dataset contains records of Lesser Horseshoe bats from known bat roosts. Records are presented in 1km resolution and contain a subset of attributes held in the NPWS Lesser horseshoe bat database. Some observations of non-targeted bat species have been recorded as well and are included in this dataset. Temporal coverage: 1978 to 2015.

The data is collected to determine and track changes to the national population of Lesser Horseshoe Bat to guide conservation efforts. This species is listed in Annex II and Annex IV of the EU Habitats Directive.

Tags: bats, biodiversity, environment, heritage, ireland, lesser horseshoe bat, mammals, national biodiversity plan, national parks and wildlife service, npws, rhinolophus hipposideros, species, species distribution
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Special Protection Area (WFD RBMP Cycle 2)

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

The EU Birds Directive (79/409/EEC) requires designation of SPAs for listed rare and vulnerable species, regularly occurring migratory species, such as ducks, geese and waders; and wetlands, especially those of international importance, which attract large numbers of migratory birds each year. (Internationally important means that 1% of the population of a species uses the site, or more than 20,000 birds regularly use the site.) This is a national dataset.

Tags: biodiversity, biota, bird, bird species, birds habitat protection, ecology, environment, habitat, heritage, ie, national biodiversity plan, national parks and wildlife service, protected sites, protection of birds, spa, special protection area, wildlife protection
Organization: Marine Institute
Register of Protected Areas - Bathing Water Areas (WFD RBMP Cycle 2)

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

Bathing Water Area profiles referred to in Regulation 5 is to consist of a description of the physical, geographical and hydrological characteristics of the bathing water, as provided for in Directive 2006/7/EC  where Designated Bathing Waters exist under S.I. No. 79/2008 and S.I. No. 351/2011 Bathing Water Quality (Amendment) Regulations 2011. EC Bathing Water Profiles - Best Practice and Guidance 2009.

Tags: bathing, bathing water, beach, environment, environmental policy, human health and safety, ie, protected site, protected sites, splash, water-body
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Harbour porpoise surveys in Rockabill to Dalkey Island SAC, 2021

In order to contribute to the Department Housing, Local Government & Heritage (DHLGH) site management and surveillance, visual monitoring of harbour porpoises was carried out in Rockabill to Dalkey Island SAC during the summer of 2021. This was the third dedicated line transect survey of harbour porpoises within this SAC which enabled ongoing trends in summer density estimates to be explored. The objectives of the survey in 2021 were to:

i) derive updated summer density and population estimates for harbour porpoises within the Rockabill to Dalkey Island SAC using robust sampling methods for small cetacean density/population estimation;

ii) estimate associated Coefficients of Variation and 95% Confidence Intervals

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
Ancient and Long-established Woodland Inventory 2010

Ancient woodland refers to those woods that have had a continuous history of cover since before the period when planting and afforestation became common practice (mid‐1600s). These woodlands are important in terms of their biological and cultural value, and may even form links with prehistoric wildwoods. To date, unlike our European counterparts, no extensive study of ancient woodland has been conducted in the Republic of Ireland, leaving these irreplaceable habitats open to threats such as woodland clearance. 
This polygon shapefile constitutes the main output from the Ancient and long-established Woodland Inventory 2010.

A total of 481 woodland sites were digitised and the following categories were set up:
- Possible ancient woodland (PAW) stands have been continuously wooded since 1660. 
- After additional research some PAW stands were upgraded to ancient woodland (AW) status.
- Long‐established woodlands (LEW) have been continuously wooded since 1830. There are two sub‐categories, LEW (I) stands for which no evidence of antiquity could be found in older documentation, and LEW (II) stands for which there is evidence that the site is not ancient.

In addition, for each digitised polygon the stand type on the OS maps was determined. The categories used were semi‐natural broadleaf (SNB), mixed woodland (MW), conifer plantation (CP), non‐native broadleaf (NNB) and recent clearfell (RC).

This inventory is provisional in nature, investigating only a subset of Ireland’s woodland resource and available historical documents. However, it presents a working methodology to assist in the identification of these sites in Ireland. This study also promotes taking a multidisciplinary approach in the study of ancient woodlands.

Tags: biodiversity, biota, environment, habitat, habitat protection, habitats and biotopes, heritage, ireland, national biodiversity plan, national parks and wildlife service, npws, species, woodland ecosystem
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
National Parks & Wildlife Service  Coastal Lagoons

This dataset is owned and provided by NPWS.

Note: The following metadata information relates to the distribution map submitted as part of the 2007 Conservation Assessment under the EU Habitats Directive. 

Current distribution map of "Coastal Lagoons" (1150) 
Abstract: Map showing distribution for Coastal Lagoons, Natura code 1150. Map prepared as part of Ireland's first 6-yearly report to the EU on the conservation status of all habitats and species referred to in Article 2 of the Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (the Habitats Directive).

Tags: coastal heritage, environment, habitats and biotopes, heritage council, national parks & wildlife service  coastal lagoons
Organization: Heritage Council
Urban Waste Water Treatment Area Boundaries for areas with a population equivalent of more than 500.

This shows the urban areas with a population equivalent of more than 500 served by a sewage collection system.

The boundaries shown in the map are based on the maps provided by the licensee in the EPA's Waste Water Discharge Licence Applications.

Further information about each licence and their application can be found on the EPA website - www.epa.ie

Tags: environment, government, ie, industrial waste, sewage, sewage disposal, sewage plant, sewage treatment, urban areas, urban wastewater, utility and governmental services, waste water
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Groundwater Invasive Species 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 invasive species vary depending on the species itself, via alteration of waterbodies and competition of species within the aquatic ecosystem.

Tags: alteration, catchment, channelization, characterisation, competition, critical load, diffuse, ecosystem, environment, environmental impact, environmental policy, environmental pressures, environmental risk, groundwater, groundwater pollution, groundwater quality, hydrography, ie, impact, invasive species, land drainage, nutrient, pathway, point, point source, pollutant pathway, pollution, pollution impact potential (pip), pressure, receptor, risk, sediment, source, subcatchment, water framework directive, wfd
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Indicative Soil Bulk Density mapping based on Irish Soils Information System

Bulk density (BD) reflects the soil?s ability to function for structural support, water and solute movement, and soil aeration and also allows concentration data of elements to be presented on a mass and/or volume basis. It is used to express soil physical, chemical and biological measurements on a volumetric basis for assessment of soil ecosystem services and thus comparisons between management systems.

Tags: environment, ie, irish soils map, modelled soil bulk density, soil, soil classification, soil map, soil modelling, soil properties, soils
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Register of Protected Areas - Groundwater bodies in Bathing Locations (WFD RBMP Cycle 2)

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

WFD Groundwater waterbodies intersecting with Designated Bathing Waters under S.I. No. 79/2008 and S.I. No. 351/2011 Bathing Water Quality (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and all relevant previous Statutory Instruments.

Tags: bathing water, environment, environmental policy, groundwater, human health and safety, ie, protected site, protected sites, water-body
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Farm and Landscape measures for Agriculture

Where agricultural measures are needed to restore water quality, the Subbasin are highlighted with one or more coloured flags to indicate the types of water quality issues associated with that Subbasin: Red (potential point source), Orange (nitrate losses) and/or Navy (phosphorus/sediment losses).

Tags: agriculture, catchment, environment, environmental monitoring facilities, hydrography, ie, nitrogen, phosphorus, targeting agricultural measures, water quality
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Northern Ireland Special Protection Areas

Special Protection Areas (SPAs) are designated under the European Commission Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. All European Community member States are required to identify internationally important areas for breeding, over-wintering and migrating birds and designate them as Special Protection Areas (SPAs).

Tags: animal species, biodiversity, biota, ecological, ecology, environment, habitat, northern ireland, protected sites, protection of animals, protection of birds, protection of species, spa, special protection area, terrestrial ecosystem, wildlife protection, wildlife sanctuary
Organization: Marine Institute
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) National Dataset

The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) is a state initiative under the administration of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and established on a statutory basis under the provisions of the Architectural Heritage (National Inventory) and Historic Monuments (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999.The purpose of the NIAH is to identify, record, and evaluate the post-1700 architectural heritage of Ireland, uniformly and consistently as an aid in the protection and conservation of the built heritage. NIAH surveys provide the basis for the recommendations of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to the planning authorities for the inclusion of particular structures in their Record of Protected Structures (RPS). 

This dataset is provided for re-use in a number of ways and the technical options are outlined below. For a live and current view of the data, please use the web services or the data extract tool in the Historic Environment Viewer. The NIAH  also provide an Open Data snapshot of its national dataset in CSV as a bulk data download. It contains all the Ministerial Recommendations published to date and is updated as surveys are published.

Open Data Bulk Data Downloads (version date: 11/10/2023)

The NIAH Survey data is provided as a national download in Comma Separated Value (CSV) format. This format can be easily integrated into a number of software clients for re-use and analysis. The Longitude and Latitude coordinates are also provided to aid its re-use in web mapping systems, however, the ITM easting/northings coordinates should be quoted for official purposes. 

GIS Web Service APIs (live views):

For users with access to GIS software please note that the NIAH data is also available as spatial data web services. By accessing and consuming the web service users are deemed to have accepted the Terms and Conditions. The web services are available at the URL endpoints advertised below:

NIAH Feature Service: https://services-eu1.arcgis.com/HyjXgkV6KGMSF3jt/arcgis/rest/services/NIAHBuildingsOpenData/FeatureServer 

Historic Environment Viewer - Query Tool

The "Query" tool can alternatively be used to selectively filter and download the data represented in the Historic Environment Viewer. The instructions for using this tool in the Historic Environment Viewer are detailed in the associated Help file: https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/HEV_UserGuide_v01.pdf

Tags: architecture, built environment, environment, ireland, planningcadastre, protected sites
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
WFD River Waterbody Status 2013 - 2018

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 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, inlandwaters, river water status, river waterbody status, river waters, rwb status, water, water management, water quality, water quality monitoring, water status
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Article 12 Birds Directive Reporting 2008-2012 Dataset Series

The Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC) came into force in Ireland in 1981.  Article 12 of this directive requires Member States to report on the implementation of national provisions taken under this Directive including specific reporting on status and trends of bird species.
The first new format Article 12 report was submitted by member states in 2014 covering the four year period 2008 – 2012 inclusive.
The Eionet  website provides access to the information contained in all the national reports - see http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/article12/.

The reports include a separate report for each individual bird species. If the particular report is describing a breeding population then a breeding distribution and range map forms part the report. 
Detailed distribution data was primarily derived from the 2007-11 Bird Atlas (via BirdWatch Ireland) but also from species specific projects conducted by NPWS and others. Final 10km and 50km grid mapping was generated from this information by NPWS and by Birdwatch Ireland.

The resources referenced in this metadata relate to these distribution and range mapping for breeding populations in Irish National Grid. 

The individual species reports on the Eionet website provide important information on the sources and selection of data to derive the final distributions and ranges.

All enquires on detailed distributions should first be directed to BirdWatch Ireland. NPWS is in a position to release the 10km (and 50km where appropriate) derived grid distribution data.

Details of the Article 12  the related reporting requirements, including reporting format guidance and reference portal are available at http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/knowledge/rep_birds/index_en.htm.

The following Data Resources are included in this download, and detailed metadata is available for each resource in the download:

- AR1212_CurrentDistributionAllSpecies.shp - 

Multipart polygon shapefile showing the national distribution of the all reported breeding bird species. 
The national grid distributions for the 135 individual species are largely based on the national distributions for these species generated by Birdwatch Ireland for the BirdAtlas2007 to 2011.

- AR1212_CurrentRangeAllSpecies.shp

Multipart polygon shapefile showing the national range of the all 135 reported breeding bird species. 

Range "...describes roughly the spatial limits within which the habitat or species occurs.

Tags: biodiversity, biota, bird, bird species, birds, birds directive, birds habitat protection, ecology, environment, habitat, heritage, ireland, mapping, national biodiversity plan, national parks and wildlife service, protection of birds, spa, special protection area, species distribution, wildlife protection
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
WFD Coastal Waterbody Status 2010 - 2015

This dataset contains all the Coastal 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 at present by 22nd December 2015.

Tags: aquatic environment, clean waters, coastal area, coastal water, coastal water status, coastal waterbody status, coastal waters, cwb status, environment, environmental quality, hydrography, ie, water, water management, water quality, water quality monitoring, water status
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Noise Round 2 Airport (Day)

This is a polygon dataset of the strategic noise mapping of airports, in the form of noise contours for the Lden (day) and Lnight (night) periods for Dublin and Cork agglomerations airports.
The Db Value represents the average decibel value during the day time.

Tags: air, 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
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Impacting on Bathing Water

This shows the urban areas where waste water discharges were a contributing factor to the poor classification of the bathing waters, as identified in the EPA’s annual Bathing Water Quality in Ireland Report.  When bathing waters are classified as poor it means that there is a risk of periodic pollution, with the potential to cause illness such as skin rash and stomach upset. 

Further information about Urban Areas impacting on bathing waters can be found in the EPA’s Annual Urban Waste Water Report on the EPA website – www.epa.ie 

You can find out more about bathing water at Ireland’s beaches and lakes on our website – www.beaches.ie.

Tags: environment, government, ie, industrial waste, plant locations, sewage, sewage disposal, urban wastewater, utility and governmental services, waste water
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Inventory of Irish coastal lagoons 2007

Before the Habitats Directive, only four lagoons were at all well known in Ireland (Lady’s Island Lake, Tacumshin Lake, Lough Murree, Furnace Lough) and very few biological studies had been published. Under the obligations of the Directive, the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Irish Government commissioned a series of surveys of coastal lagoons in Ireland in order to compile an inventory of lagoons in the country for selection of representative examples for designation as, or within, SACs. 
Surveys were carried out in 1996 (Good 1996, Good and Butler 1998, Hatch 1996, Hatch and Healy 1998, Healy and Oliver 1998, Oliver and Healy 1998). These surveys were summarised by Healy et al. 1997a,b,c. 
Further surveys were carried out in 1998 (Healy 1999a,b; Oliver 1999, Roden 1999, Good 1999, Good and Butler 2000). An inventory of approximately 100 lagoons was compiled as a result of these surveys and 36 of the higher conservation value lagoons were sampled over a 1-4 day period, depending on the size of the lagoon. 
More lagoons were sampled from 2002-3 as part of a PhD study (Oliver 2005, Roden 2004).

Tags: biodiversity, biota, coastal ecosystem, coastal environment, environment, habitat, habitat protection, habitats and biotopes, heritage, ireland, lagoon, national biodiversity plan, national parks and wildlife service, npws, species
Organization: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Seabird Monitoring undertaken during the Celtic Sea Herring Acoustic Survey (CSHAS) 2019

Irish waters represent one of the most important marine habitats for seabirds in Europe and are utilized by a wide range of seabird species. However, the at-sea abundance and distribution of many of the seabird species occurring in Irish waters remains poorly understood. Under the EU Birds Directive, there is a requirement on member states to conduct surveillance of seabirds occurring within their waters. The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (DAHG), through the Marine Institute, commissioned a seabird survey during the annual Celtic Sea Herring Acoustic Survey (CSHAS), running from the 10th to the 28th of October 2019.

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
RAMSAR Wetland Sites

RAMSAR

The Convention on Wetlands came into force for Ireland on 15 March 1985. Ireland presently has 45 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance, with a surface area of 66,994 hectares.
For information on Irelands designated RAMSAR sites view:

http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-pubs-annolist-annotated-ramsar-16569/main/ramsar/1-30-168%5E16569_4000_0__

Tags: coastal heritage, designations, environment, heritage council, protected sites, ramsar wetland sites, society
Organization: Marine Institute
Register of Protected Areas - Shellfish Areas (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 shellfish polygons as delineated originally as the 14 shellfish production areas listed in the Irish Shellfish Regulations (S.I. 200 / 1994), and updated in 2009 to include polygons delineated in accordance with European Communities (Quality of Shellfish Waters) (Amendment) Regulations 2009.

Tags: environment, environmental policy, habitats and biotopes, ie, protected site, protected sites, register of protected areas, water, water framework directive, waterbody
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency