DCENR Spatial Data

Disclaimer

By using data obtained from these pages you are agreeing to abide by the following Disclaimer which defines the nature of the data available and the terms of its usage.  Please read this text in full.

Map Viewers

The images below are links to a selection of the Spatial Data Map Viewers that are available, additional resources can be found by visiting the divisional spatial pages on the right.

Petroleum Affairs Division View License / Lease information Online	Geological Survey of Ireland View Mines, boreholes, Geological Settings, Seabed Survey data Online
Exploration and Mining Division View License / Lease information, Geophysics Online	Engineering Division View 25cm Orthophotograhpy, contours and more Online

Government Spatial Links

• Marine Data Online
• DoEHLG Heritage Data Download Site
• Department of Agriculture and Food Online Services
• National Parks and Wildlife Service Map Viewer

Data Download

• Petroleum Affairs Division
• Exploration and Mining Division
• Geological Survey of Ireland
• Engineering Division
• Summary Metadata

Divisional Spatial Links

• Exploration and Mining Division
• Geological Survey of Ireland
• Engineering Division
• Petroleum Affairs Division 

Online Services

Online Services are currently under construction, but very shortly we will have a Metadata search engine which will allow users to discover and search for Departmental data online, download or view these datasets as appropriate. So please check back to when this is available.

The following links are available for use with OCG compliant applications (click for details). These links will develop over time based on customer feedback, so if you have a suggestion or recommendation of what you would d like to see please mail.

See your application help on how to use the link below. If your using for instance ArcMap, add GIS Server using the Add WMS Server option and post the url below into the dialog.

WMS Example

http://gis3.dcmnronline.ie/wmsconnector/com.esri.wms.Esrimap?Servicename=PAD_Simple

WMS Example without and Application, just use your browser to create the map image.
The following url (contained in the picture link) is editable and makes a dynamic request based on your parameters, click the link and it will open a browser window and present a map, if you then copy the url and edit the parameters ( in notepad or similar) you can request different extents, layers and format of output.

WFS Example
Copy the following url into a browser to retrieve the capabilities file. The capabilities file lists the contents of the WFS service, the extent of layers, and the projection system used. Please consult your application help to find further information on how to consume WFS services.

http://gis3.dcmnronline.ie/wfsconnector/com.esri.wfs.Esrimap/PAD_Simple_FS?request=getcapabilities&service=wfs&version=1.0.0

For the best use of WMS and WFS services please consult your GIS product documentation or simply search the internet for appropriate guidance