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Radon Map

This map shows a prediction of the number of homes in a given grid square that exceed the national Reference Level. Grid squares in which the predicted percentage of homes is 10% or greater are called High Radon Areas.

Simple

Alternate title

RAD Radon Map

Date (Creation)
2002-02-28T00:00:00
Date (Publication)
2002-02-28T00:00:00
Date (Revision)
2002-01-28T00:00:00
Citation identifier
HH.IE.EPA.RAD_RadonMap
Purpose

This map is used to predict the percentage of homes in each 10 km grid square with radon concentrations in excess of the national Reference Level of 200 bequerel per cubic metre (Bq/m3).

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

Environmental Protection Agency

Radon Team

gis@epa.ie

Point of contact
Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned

GemetInspireTheme

  • Human Health and Safety

GEMET - Concepts, version 3.1

  • radiation

  • background radiation

Environmental Protection Agency

  • Radon Map

  • radon

  • radiological protection

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
1989-01-03T00:00:00
End date
1992-12-23T00:00:00

Vertical extent

Minimum value
0
Maximum value
1014

Vertical CS

No information provided.

Vertical datum

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

EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset EPSG 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

application/json

http://gis.epa.ie/geoserver/EPA/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typeName=EPA:RAD_RadonMap&maxFeatures=50&outputFormat=application%2Fjson&srsName=EPSG:4326

GeoJSON

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

image/png

http://gis.epa.ie/geoserver/EPA/wms?service=WMS&version=1.1.0&request=GetMap&layers=EPA:RAD_RadonMap&styles=&bbox=20178.276497693703,19588.41781874007,334517.9692780312,459955.78597030044&width=548&height=768&srs=EPSG:29902&format=image%2Fpng

WMS GetMap

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

text/html

http://gis.epa.ie/LatestReleases/Release/9

View Information about Data

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

Title

INSPIRE Data Specification on Human Health and Safety

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

This map is based on the results of a National Radon Survey ( http://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/radiation/RPII_Radon_Dwellings_Rad_Surv_02.pdf)

During this survey, radon measurements were carried out in a number of homes in each 10 km grid square of the National Grid. Houses were chosen at random to give a uniform distribution across the country. In all, over 11,000 homes were measured.The results were used to predict the percentage of homes in each 10 km grid square with radon concentrations in excess of the national Reference Level of 200 bequerel per cubic metre (Bq/m3).

The radon map has five categories: less than 1 per cent, 1 to 5 per cent, 5 to 10 per cent, 10 to 20 per cent and greater than 20 per cent. If you live in an area designated as 'greater than 20%', this means that more than 20 per cent (1 in 5) homes in that grid square are likely to have radon concentrations above the Reference Level.

Metadata

File identifier
d0c66827-a67c-45fa-adec-70aaef0f5ac9 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2023-01-27T16:52:18Z
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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Keywords

Environmental Protection Agency

Radon Map radiological protection radon
GEMET - Concepts, version 3.1

background radiation radiation
GemetInspireTheme

Human Health and Safety


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