National Subsoils Map

The Teagasc Subsoils map classifies the subsoils of Ireland into 16 themes, using digital stereo photogrammetry supported by field work. Produced by Teagasc (Kinsealy), EPA and GSI.

Simple

Alternate title

Teagasc - EPA Subsoils data
Date (Revision)
2024-01-25T00:00:00
Date (Creation)
2006-05-23T00:00:00
Date (Publication)
2006-05-23T00:00:00
Citation identifier
SO.IE.EPA.Soil_subsoils_ie
Purpose

A national dataset of subsoils was required to assist in implementing the Water Framework Directive River Basin Management Plans. It describes and maps subsoils in the Republic of Ireland based on the GSI Quaternary sediment types.

Status
Completed
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Environmental Protection Agency

Informatics

gis@epa.ie

Point of contact
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

GemetInspireTheme

  • Soil

GEMET - Concepts, version 3.1

  • soil

  • soil function

  • soil type

  • vegetation

  • land cover

  • geology

  • sediment

Environmental Protection Agency

  • subsoil

  • sub soil

  • subsoils

  • sub soils

  • soil classification

  • irish forest soils

  • soil group

  • soils group

  • soil types

  • topography

  • soil occurrence

  • sediment types

ISO 3166

  • IE
Use limitation

no limitations
Use limitation

Data is for public use under Creative Commons CC-By 4.0
Access constraints
License
Use constraints
License
Other constraints

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spatial representation type
Vector
Denominator
50000
Language
English
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
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Begin date
1998-01-01T00:00:00
End date
2006-05-23T00:00:00

Vertical extent

Minimum value
0
Maximum value
1014

Vertical CS

No information provided.

Vertical datum

Reference system identifier
EPSG / http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/29902

EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset 2009-11-25

Distribution format
Name Version

ESRI Shapefile

10.x
Distributor contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Environmental Protection Agency

Informatics

gis@epa.ie

Publisher
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

text/html

 		http://gis.epa.ie/GetData/Download

Download data
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

image/png

 		http://gis.epa.ie/geoserver/EPA/wms?service=WMS&version=1.1.0&request=GetMap&layers=EPA:Soil_subsoils_ie&styles=&bbox=17444.120839731768,19999.999999998137,334573.9375319993,459879.5494111609&width=553&height=768&srs=EPSG:29902&format=image%2Fpng

WMS GetMap
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

text/html

 		http://gis.epa.ie/AskLearn/LearnAbout

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Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

Title

INSPIRE Data Specification on Soil
Alternate title

INSPIRE Data Specifications v3.0
Date (Publication)
2013-12-10
Explanation

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.

Pass
No

Conformance result

Title

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Alternate title

INSPIRE Interoperability Regulation
Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation

Level of conformance with the COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Pass
No
Statement

The dataset was created using a compilation of existing data, photogrammetric mapping, field studies. Soil survey maps, Quaternary maps and published and unpublished reports were complied and boundaries between sediment types are interpreted and mapped using photo-interpretation in a soft copy photogrammetric workstation with digital stereo-pairs of black and white photography acquired at a scale of 1:40,000. Fieldwork was carried out, around the flanks of large bogs delineate the exact boundary between peat and mineral soils but predominantly within the boundary zones of differencing subsoils. Areas mapped during the photogrammetric analysis were also checked during the fieldwork. Methods adopted during field mapping include reconnaissance mapping, auger sampling, trenching, digital photography and GPS data recording.

Aerial photography datasets involved in mapping were acquired in 1995 while field data collected was collected during 1998-2005.The classification of subsoils is based on the classification used by the Geological Survey of

Ireland Quaternary Section in mapping Quaternary sediment types.This classification has been

altered only to ensure utility specific to the requirements of the EPA Soil and Subsoil Mapping

Project. (Please refer to "Teagasc-EPA Soils and Subsoils Mapping Project - Final Report" for more information. Available for download at http://gis.epa.ie)

Metadata

File identifier
5f1999f0-37e4-4c14-acf8-3b42bfdae894 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2023-08-17T11:11:32.017Z
Metadata standard name

ISDI Metadata Profile
Metadata standard version

1.2
Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Environmental Protection Agency

Data Analyst

gis@edenireland.ie

Point of contact
 
 

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Spatial extent

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Keywords

Environmental Protection Agency

irish forest soils sediment types soil classification soil group soil occurrence soil types soils group sub soil sub soils subsoil subsoils topography
GEMET - Concepts, version 3.1

geology land cover sediment soil soil function soil type vegetation
GemetInspireTheme

Soil


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