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Survey Results in Google Earth

You can you view and download Irish Seabed data from the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) and INFOMAR (INtegrated mapping FOr the sustainable development of Ireland's MArine Resource) programmes.

The data can be viewed using the free "Google Earth" software or any other viewer which accepts the Google Earth ".KMZ" file type.

It requires a broad-band internet connection.

Please note that this data is not to be used for navigation.

Overview

Merged Surveys

LiDAR Survey

Survey 2009

Survey 2008

Survey 2007

Survey 2006


Overview

Survey Name

Survey Area

Overview
 INFOMAR_Bathymetry_500M_25_08_2010 (15.7 Mb)

Entire Area

August 2010

 INFOMAR_Bathymetry_250M_25_08_2010 (58.5 Mb)

Entire Area

August 2010

 INFOMAR_Bathymetry_100M_25_08_2010 (297 Mb)

Entire Area

August 2010

 INFOMAR_Bathymetry_100M_Zone_3_10_08_2010 (285.4 Mb)

Zone 3

August 2010

 INFOMAR_Bathymetry_100M_Zone_3_10_08_2010 with seabed features (285.4 Mb)

Zone 3

August 2010

 INFOMAR_Bathymetry_100M_Zones_1_2_25_08_2010 (22.2 Mb)

Zones 1 & 2

August 2010

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Merged Surveys

Merged Survey Name

Survey Areas

Overview

 INFOMAR_Merged_Bantry_Dunmanus_10m_Bathymetry_Data

(45.3Mb)

Bantry & Dunmanus Bays

 INFOMAR_East_Coast_Merged_12m_Bathymetry_Dataset (44.5Mb)

East Coast

Dublin Bay

 INFOMAR_Merged_Galway_Bay_10m_Bathymetry_Data (60.9Mb)

Galway Bay

 INFOMAR_Merged_Donegal_Sligo_Bays_10m_Bathymetry_Data (95.2Mb)

Donegal & Sligo Bays

 INFOMAR_Merged_North_Donegal_80m_Bathymetry_Data (11.7Mb)

North Donegal

 INFOMAR_Merged_Inshore_Southwest_10m_Bathymetry_Data.kmz

(46.3Mb)

Inshore Southwest

 INFOMAR_Merged_Offshore_West_Kerry_70m_Bathymetry_Data (6.1Mb)

Offshore West Kerry

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INFOMAR LiDAR Survey

Aircraft using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology survey water depths.
Sensors onboard the planes measure the difference between laser returns from the sea surface and seabed allowing the water depth to be calculated. The use of aircraft allows the laser measurements to be made much more efficiently than surveying the same areas with boats and echo sounders.

Water depths from 0 to 70 metres can be surveyed by LiDAR but typically depths of around 15 metres are achieved in Irish Coastal waters. The data acquired will be integrated with that collected using the national state vessels the R.V. Celtic Explorer and the R.V. Celtic Voyager as well as commercial vessels.

Click on the links below to download the files.

Lidar Survey Name

Survey Area

Overview

Blacksod Bay

Donegal Bay

Galway Bay

Greatmans Bay

Lough Foyle

Sligo Bay

Tralee Bay

Bantry Bay

Dunmanus Bay

South Galway Bay

Mulroy Bay

Killala Bay

Clew Bay

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2009 Survey Name

Survey Area

Overview
 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV_09_01_5m_Bathymetry_Data (32Mb)

Shannon Estuary

 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV_09_02_Tralee_5m_Bathymetry_Data (6.4Mb)

Tralee

 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV09_02_Dingle_5m_Bathymetry_Data (38.6Mb)

Dingle

 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV09_03_Wexford_5m_Bathymetry_Data (121Mb)

Wexford

 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV09_03_Rosslare_1m_Bathymetry_Data (18.6Mb)

Wexford

 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV09_05_UCC_Dublin_Louth_5m_Bathymetry_Data (60.2 Mb)

Dublin/Louth

 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV09_05_UCC_Wicklow_2m_Bathymetry_Data (37.6 Mb)

Wicklow

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2008 Survey Name

Survey Area

Overview
 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV08_01_Donegal_Sligo_Bays 5m(33Mb)

Sligo & Donegal Bays

 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV08_01_Blacksod_Bay 5m (3Mb)

Blacksod Bay

 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV08_02_Cork 5m (78.7Mb)

Cork Coast

 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV08_03_Dublin 5m (55.7Mb)

Dublin Bay

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2007 Survey Name

Survey Area

Overview
 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CE07_01 10m(67.1Mb)

Off Kerry Coast

 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CE07_02 10m(49.6Mb)

Off Kerry Coast 

 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV07_01 5m (59.9Mb)

Galway Bay

 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV07_02_Cork 5m (1.3Mb)

Outside Cork Harbour

 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV07_02_Bantry 5m (13.6Mb)

Bantry Bay

 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV07_02_Dunmanus 5m (5.1Mb)

Dunmanus Bay

 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CV07_02_Waterford 5m (89.4Mb)

Waterford Coast

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2006 Survey Name

Survey Area

Overview
 INFOMAR Hydrographic Survey CE06_01 10m (64.6Mb)

Off West Cork Coast

 Geological Survey of Ireland Geological Survey of Ireland
Beggars Bush, Haddington Road
Dublin 4
Marine Institute Marine Institute Headquarters,
Rinville, Oranmore
Co. Galway
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