cc6f87e9-6e66-434f-8431-deb998c4c731 National Parks and Wildlife Service Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Biodiversity Data Manager +353-1-8882000 n/a National Parks and Wildlife Service 90 North King Street Dublin 7 D07 N7CV Ireland NPWS_data@npws.gov.ie 2026-03-24T11:03:19 ISDI Metadata Profile 1.2 EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset EPSG 2009-11-25 2157 https://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/2157 Harbour Seal Moult Thermal-imaging Aerial Survey 2024 2024 Harbour Seal Moult Thermal Aerial Survey 2026-03-24 Harbour Seal Moult Thermal-imaging Aerial Survey 2024 https://data.gov.ie/dataset/ A helicopter survey carried out by the Sea Mammal Research Unit of the University of St Andrews to obtain abundance and distribution data on Harbour Seals and Grey Seals in Ireland during the Harbour Seal moult period (Aug-Sep) in 2024, using thermal imaging and high resolution digital photography. 1. Conduct an aerial survey of 80-100% of all coastal areas in Ireland during the Harbour Seal moult period (Aug-Sep), using a thermal imaging video camera to detect groups of seals ashore and a high resolution photo camera to record all groups of seals encountered. 2. Data analysis to provide species identification, count and spatial data using the imagery and location data collected during the survey. 3. Produce a comprehensive report describing the survey, findings, tables and maps presenting seal abundance , distribution, and national trend analysis. 4. Provide all data collected during the survey in digital format (video files and photographs), as well as the final seal count and location data (Excel spreadsheet and GIS shapefile). National Parks and Wildlife Service Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Biodiversity Data Manager +353-1-8882000 n/a National Parks and Wildlife Service 90 North King Street Dublin 7 D07 N7CV Ireland NPWS_data@npws.gov.ie Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 GEMET 2008-12-05 biota, biodiversity, marine fauna, marine mammal GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.3 2021-12-06 National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, marine, mammal, biodiversity National Parks and Wildlife Service NPWS 2012-07-20 Ireland ISO 3166 ISO Country List 2008-12-13 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 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/ 50000 environment -10.650444030762 -5.289115905762 50.807923689449 55.993470564449 2024-08-01 2025-02-28 0 1014 An Ordnance Datum or OD is a vertical datum used by an ordnance survey as the basis for deriving altitudes on maps. A spot height may be expressed as AOD for "above ordnance datum". Usually mean sea level (MSL) is used for the datum. Malin Ordnance Datum Derivation of vertical height or depth (in metres) In the Republic of Ireland, OD for the Ordnance Survey of Ireland is Malin Ordnance Datum: the Mean Sea Level (MSL) at Portmoor Pier, Malin Head, County Donegal, between 1960 and 1969. 5731 EPSG Projection 5731 - Malin Head height Metres Derivation of Altitude OD based on Mean Sea Level, Malin Head 1960-1969 Esri shapefile 10+ Access database mdb excel xlsx National Parks and Wildlife Service Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Biodiversity Data Manager +353-1-8882000 n/a National Parks and Wildlife Service 90 North King Street Dublin 7 D07 N7CV Ireland NPWS_data@npws.gov.ie.ie https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/general/HSTI24_aerial_seal_survey.zip zip Dataset Thermal imaging survey of Harbour Seals 2024 - dataset published on NPWS website https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/publications/pdf/IWM158.pdf pdf Irish Wildlife Manual 158 Aerial thermal-imaging survey of seals in Ireland in August 2024 INSPIRE Data Specification on Provide Spatial Data Theme keyword INSPIRE Data Specifications v3.0 2011-06-15 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. true 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 INSPIRE Interoperability Regulation 2010-12-08 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 true Sightings data obtained between the 1st August and 28th February 20245 during the Harbour Seal thermal imaging survey.