Irish Sea Pilot Project EUNIS Habitats

Published by: Marine Institute
Category: Environment
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The Irish Sea Pilot Project Habitats classified to EUNIS habitat classification. The EUNIS habitat classification is a comprehensive pan-European system to facilitate the harmonised description and collection of data across Europe through the use of criteria for habitat identification. It is hierarchical and covers all types of habitat types from natural to artificial, from terrestrial to freshwater and marine. Data covers areas of the Irish Sea off the eastern coastline of Ireland. The Irish Sea Pilot Project Habitats surveys completed between 2002-2004. Data generated from the collation of historical sediment and biological data by Joint Nature Conservation Committee as part of the Irish Sea Pilot Project. The original classes assigned to the data were translated to the EUNIS habitat classification system as part of the MESH Atlantic project. Habitat classification and extent mapping supports understanding and knowledge on the nature of the seabed habitat. Habitat mapping translation completed by the Advanced Mapping Services team of Ocean Science and Information Services (OSIS) of the Marine Institute (Ireland). Habitat coverage 100% for the area defined and surveyed.

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Theme Environment
Date released 2004-12-31
Date updated 2017-12-14
Dataset conforms to these standards The INSPIRE Directive or INSPIRE lays down a general framework for a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for the purposes of European Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment.
Rights notes ['Creative Commons licence conditions apply', 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/', 'license']
Update frequency Never
Language English
Geographic coverage in GeoJSON format {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-6.127325, 52.133333],[-6.127325, 53.704498], [-5.272333, 53.704498], [-5.272333, 52.133333], [-6.127325, 52.133333]]]}
Spatial Reference Systems (SRS) WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Vertical Extent {"verticalDomainName": "sea level", "minVerticalExtent": "-152", "maxVerticalExtent": "-1"}
Provenance information A map of marine landscapes were generated from the collation of historical sediment and biological data by Joint Nature Conservation Committee as part of the Irish Sea Pilot Project. A hard copy version of the habitat map was georeferenced and the habitat classes were traced and saved as polygon shapefiles using ArcMap version 10. All original classifications assigned to the habitats were translated to EUNIS using expert judgement and additional data and merged into one standardised polygon shapefile displaying EUNIS habitats in the Celtic Sea.
Period of time covered (begin) 2002-01-01
Period of time covered (end) 2004-01-31