View the Seabed in Google Earth
You can you view and download Irish Seabed data from the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) and INFOMAR (INtegrated mapping FOr the sustainable development of Ireland's MArine Resource) progammes.
The most up-to-date listing of files available for download can be found on the INFOMAR website.
The data can be viewed using the free "Google Earth" software or any other viewer which accepts the Google Earth ".KMZ" file type.
Please note that this data is not to be used for navigation.
Additional files are available for download on the INFOMAR website.
Overview
INFOMAR LiDAR Survey
Survey 2007
Survey 2006
INFOMAR LiDAR Survey
Aircraft using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology survey water depths.
Sensors onboard the planes measure the difference between laser returns from the sea surface and seabed allowing the water depth to be calculated. The use of aircraft allows the laser measurements to be made much more efficiently than surveying the same areas with boats and echo sounders.
Water depths from 0 to 70 metres can be surveyed by LiDAR but typically depths of around 15 metres are achieved in Irish Coastal waters. The data acquired will be integrated with that collected using the national state vessels the R.V. Celtic Explorer and the R.V. Celtic Voyager as well as commercial vessels.
Click on the links below to download the files.