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Bedrock is the solid rock at or below the land surface. Over much of Ireland, the bedrock is covered by materials such as soil and gravel. The Bedrock map shows what the land surface of Ireland would be made up of if these materials were removed. As the bedrock is commonly...
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These maps shows the aggregate potential across Ireland. To produce these maps, scores were given to each area based on several factors such as rock type suitability, number of quarries, area, elevation etc. The final score was a number between 5 and 100 The maps shows the...
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The Quarry Directory shows the location of sand and gravel, crushed rock and dimension stone quarries in Ireland. A questionnaire was sent to all known active quarries and pits (around 1,700). A location map (Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) 1:50,000 Discovery Series) was...
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Landslide locations and extents help us locate where landslides have occurred. Ireland's location, terrain and climate result in landslides occurring mainly in areas with steep slopes where rock meets the surface and peat covers the terrain. Landslides have the potential to...
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ScienceA landslide is the movement of material down a slope. This includes rock, earth, mud and peat. Landslides in Ireland mainly occur on steep mountain slopes. A landslide susceptibility map shows areas where a landslide could occur, how likely it will occur and what causes them....
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Bedrock is the solid rock at or below the land surface. Over much of Ireland, the bedrock is covered by materials such as soil and gravel. The Bedrock map shows what the land surface of Ireland would be made up of if these materials were removed. As the bedrock is commonly...
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The Dublin Soil Urban Geochemistry Project is a baseline survey of heavy metals and organic chemicals in topsoils in the greater Dublin area. Topsoil is the upper surface layer of the soil and this geochemical baseline survey measures the amount and type of chemicals in these...
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The 1:500k bedrock maps provide a simplified, smaller scale view of the bedrock geology of Ireland. The map was created in 2013 using the detailed 1:100k geology linework and polygons, which was adjusted and scaled to provide the best representation of the geology at this...
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EnergyGeothermal Open Loop Domestic suitability map. Ground source heat energy, sometimes called shallow geothermal energy, can be collected from the ground and boosted with heat pumps. This can yield up to four times as much energy as is used to collect it, giving ‘four for the...
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EnergyGeothermal Vertical Closed Loop suitability map. Ground source heat energy, sometimes called shallow geothermal energy, can be collected from the ground and boosted with heat pumps. This can yield up to four times as much energy as is used to collect it, giving ‘four for the...
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EnergyGeothermal Open Loop Commercial suitability map. Ground source heat energy, sometimes called shallow geothermal energy, can be collected from the ground and boosted with heat pumps. This can yield up to four times as much energy as is used to collect it, giving ‘four for the...
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EnvironmentA collated dataset of sightings of Orthoptera and allied insects in Ireland. Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland. Temporal Coverage: 2000 - 2019 Species Groups recorded: insect - cockroach (Dictyopter, insect - dragonfly (Odonata), insect - earwig (Dermaptera), insect -...
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Spatial distribution of records of Spiders Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 2011 to 2020 Species Groups recorded: spider (Araneae) Dataset Status: Complete up to January 2021
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Detailed Particle Size Analysis (PSA) data for deep-sea sediment samples acquired during the SeaR...Marine InstituteEnvironmentBetween 2017 and 2019 the SeaRover project, funded by the EMFF’s (European Maritime & Fisheries Fund) Biodiversity Scheme opportunistically collected deep-sea sediment samples during three offshore surveys. These data were processed aboard the RV Celtic Explorer and ILV...
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EnvironmentData on the geographic distribution of Irish plants Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: Data submitted online from 2012 to present Species Groups recorded: quillwort, stonewort, bird, conifer, flowering plant, moss, horsetail, clubmoss, fern Dataset...
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This map shows the areas where sub-bottom profile data is available in Irish waters. Sub-bottom profile data shows the rock features and the sediment layers that are below the seabed. A sub-bottom profile is created by sending sound waves from the vessel to the seabed. The...
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EnvironmentSpatial distribution of records of Sawflies Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 2005-2020 Species Groups recorded: insect - hymenopteran Dataset Status: This dataset is constantly being updated with new records
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Spatial distribution of records of Spider-Hunting Wasps Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 1831 - 2020 Species Groups recorded: insect - hymenopteran Dataset Status: Complete up to January 2021
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Collation of ladybird records submitted the National Biodiversity Data Centre. Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: No set defined period of surveying . See Temporal tab for live up-date on period ladybird sightings were recorded. Species Groups recorded:...
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EnvironmentMarine Species Records submitted to the National Biodiversity Data Centre’s Citizen Science Portal from 01/01/2019 onwards Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 2019 onwards, although some older records are also included Species Groups recorded:...
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