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SPA Datasheets

Summary tabular data relating to Natura 2000 SPA sites in Ireland, providing Natura 2000 SPA site-related details, including lists of bird species for which each Natura 2000 site is selected.



Data is accurate up to March 2023. Please check the Iris Oifigiúil, Irish, Irish Statute Book for more recently published Statutory Instrument (S.I.) regulations.

Data is provided in a single zip file containing sub folders holding MS Excel, CSV and JSON formats, each accompanied by a ‘readme’ file.

This data should be read in conjunction with the spatial (GIS) boundaries for sites, site documents and related publications (see further https://www.npws.ie/maps-and-data/designated-site-data/ )

Simple

Alternate title

Special Protection Area Datasheets

Date (Publication)
2023-04-20T00:00:00
Citation identifier
https://data.gov.ie/dataset/ / spa-data-sheets
Purpose

To provide Natura 2000 site-related details, including lists of the birds listed in Birds Directive for which each Natura 2000 site is selected.

Status
On going
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

National Parks and Wildlife Service

datadelivery@npws.gov.ie

Point of contact
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Protected sites

GEMET - Concepts, version 3.1

  • protection of animals, protection of species, protection of birds, wildlife protection, terrestrial ecosystem, biodiversity, ecological, habitat, ecology, animal species, wildlife sanctuary

National Parks and Wildlife Service

  • Special Protection Area, SPA, National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, biodiversity, habitat, species, habitat protection, heritage, National Biodiversity Plan

ISO 3166

  • Ireland

Use limitation

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

Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

Copyright Government of Ireland. This dataset was created by National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. This copyright material is licensed for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Spatial representation type
Vector
Denominator
10560
Language
English
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Biota
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S
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Vertical extent

Minimum value
0
Maximum value
1014

Vertical CS

No information provided.

Vertical datum

Reference system identifier
EPSG / https://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/2157

EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset EPSG 2009-11-25

Distribution format
Name Version

csv

/

json

/

excel

/

Distributor contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

National Parks and Wildlife Service

datadelivery@npws.gov.ie.ie

Point of contact
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

zip

https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/files/SPA_datasheets_20231017.zip

Zip file containing CSV download

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

zip

https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/files/SPA_datasheets_20231017.zip

Zip file containing JSON download

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

zip

https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/files/SPA_datasheets_20231017.zip

Zip file containing Excel download

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

Title

INSPIRE Data Specification on Protected sites

Alternate title

INSPIRE Data Specifications v3.2

Date (Publication)
2014-04-17
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

Data is accurate up to March 2023. Please check the Iris Oifigiúil, Irish, Irish Statute Book for more recently published Statutory Instrument (S.I.) regulations.

Metadata

File identifier
728fd7b0-f068-4697-a084-0f0c982bb770 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2023-12-06T16:09:06
Metadata standard name

ISDI Metadata Profile

Metadata standard version

1.2

Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

National Parks and Wildlife Service

datadelivery@npws.gov.ie

Author
 
 

Overviews

Spatial extent

thumbnail

Keywords

GEMET - Concepts, version 3.1

protection of animals, protection of species, protection of birds, wildlife protection, terrestrial ecosystem, biodiversity, ecological, habitat, ecology, animal species, wildlife sanctuary
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Protected sites
National Parks and Wildlife Service

Special Protection Area, SPA, National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, biodiversity, habitat, species, habitat protection, heritage, National Biodiversity Plan


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