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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) Real Time Data 2002 - Present

The Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (Weather Buoy Network) is managed by the Marine Institute in collaboration with Met Éireann and the UK Met Office. The Irish Weather Buoy Network is designed to improve weather forecasts and safety at sea around Ireland. The buoy network provides vital data for weather forecasts, shipping bulletins, gale and swell warnings as well as data for general public information and research. Buoy data is also helpful for validating our operational models. Note: The buoy previously stationed at M1 was relocated to M6 at the request of the Met Services. At the M1 station data collection was discontinued in 2007. Please note the weather buoys maybe intermittently inoperative during periods of servicing, or due to severe weather damage, vessel strikes or component failure. Any periods of in operation may result in gaps in the data record depending on the nature of the failure. Real time meteorological and oceanographic data collected from the Irish moored Weather Buoy network of stations. Parameters collected include: DateTime (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.sss), Atmospheric Pressure (mbar), Air Temperature (degreeCelsius), DewPoint Temperature (degreeCelsius), Wind Speed (knots), Max Gust Wind Speed (knots), Wind Direction (degreeTrue), Sea Surface Temperature (degreeCelsius), Wave Period (seconds), Wave Height (metres) and Relative Humidity (%). Real time data available for M2, M3, M4, M5 and M6. Historical data available for M1, FS1 and original M4 spatial location. Users of the download service can choose a station, time period, parameter(s) and output file type. Advanced download allows a user define a bounding box area of interest selecting one or more buoys from the network. 'NaN' or '-999' describes missing or unavailable data. None

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Date (Publication)
2018-09-05
Date (Revision)
2023-06-01
Date (Creation)
2018-09-05
Citation identifier
ie.marine.data:dataset.2783
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Marine Institute

datarequests@marine.ie

Originator
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
OGC Simple Feature Types
  • Polygon
Marine Strategy Framework Directive indicators 2010/477/EU
  • Physical, hydrological and chemical conditions
SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
  • Air pressure
  • Air temperature
  • Wind strength and direction
  • Temperature of the water column
  • Wave height and period statistics
Marine Institute Dataset Communities
  • Dataset
Use limitation

While every effort is made in preparing the dataset no responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of the Marine Institute for any errors, omissions or misleading information. The Marine Institute accepts no responsibility for loss or damage occasioned or claimed to have been occasioned, in part or in full, as a consequence of any person acting, or refraining from acting as a result of a matter contained in this datasets or as a consequence of using this dataset for any purpose whatsoever.

Use limitation

A Creative Commons (CC) license is one of several public copyright licenses that enable the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted work. A CC license is used when an author wants to give people the right to share, use, and build upon a work that they have created. Under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 the following is granted: Rights Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format; Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms. Requirements Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Access constraints
CC%20BY%204.0
Spatial representation type
Grid
Language
English
Begin date
2002-02-06
End date
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Reference system identifier
INSPIRE RS registry / http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3857
Distribution format
Name Version

CSV

ISO 19156:2011 Observations and Measurements XML

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

https://erddap.marine.ie/erddap/tabledap/IWBNetwork.csv

CSV

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

https://iemarinedata.blob.core.windows.net/observations-and-measurements/ie_marine_data__dataset_2783.xml

ISO 19156:2011 Observations and Measurements XML

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

http://www.marine.ie
Hierarchy level
Dataset

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

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation

See the referenced specification

Pass
Yes
Statement

Data supplied by Marine Institute.

Metadata

File identifier
ie.marine.data:dataset.2783 XML
Metadata language
English
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2023-06-01
Metadata standard name

ISDI Metadata Profile

Metadata standard version

1.2

Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Marine Institute

datarequests@marine.ie

Point of contact
 
 

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