GSI publishes All Ireland bedrock map
The publishing of a 1:500,000 Bedrock Geological Map of Ireland in June 2006 marked an exciting milestone in the development of geological mapping in Ireland. The map is a comprehensive update of earlier such maps first published in 1928 and it displays a remarkable variety of bedrock across the isl... | 100k GIS CD Edition
1:100,000 BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF IRELAND, SEAMLESS GIS EDITION
A new CD product of the entire 1:100,000 Bedrock geology of Ireland in ESRI GIS format was released in 2006. It contains seamless ESRI Shapefiles based on the printed 1:100,000 map series.
There are six layers in the dataset, the bedroc... |
Temporary Exposures data
A new programme was started in 2005 to record information on temporary geological exposures. As many of these occur in roadcuts and at building sites around the country, we are appealing to the interested public, from the non-geologist to our professional colleagues for as much information as possi... | 1:50,000 digital (GIS) map series
Sheet 77, Wexford, is the first map in this series to be published. In a new departure for GSI Bedrock Geology maps this series shows all the point data sources, (outcrops, boreholes, palaeontological localities etc.) that have been used to compile the map.
The map is available in... |
1:100,000 scale maps and booklets.
THE 1:100,000 BEDROCK MAP SERIES
This map is replicated as a clickable image linking to details of each map in the series in our Publications Section - please click here.
The 1:100,000 Bedrock Map Series comprises 21 map sheets covering the whole of the land area of the Republic of Ireland a... |
Twelve County Quarry Database
In conjunction with the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, GSI Minerals Programme produced a quarry database for Northern Ireland and the six border counties: Armagh, Antrim, Cavan, Derry, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan, Sligo, Tyrone. The project was funded under the EU Spe... | National Quarry Directory
The 2001 edition of the Directory of Active Quarries, Pits and Mines covers those facilities then operating in the Republic of Ireland. Small scale maps showing the approximate location of extractive sites supplement the Directory. The entries in the Directory are based on information supplied by... |
Landslides in Ireland
A report published by GSI in association with the Irish Landslides Working Group has found that the incidence of landslide events in upland areas of the country has been underestimated. The Landslides in Ireland Report is the culmination of a number of years work by the Group, made up of a team dra... | Landslide Susceptibility
Breifne Area (North West Ireland) Landslides Susceptibility Mapping
The implementation of a methodology for systematic production of landslide susceptibility maps hasn’t been embraced yet in Ireland. The Bréifne Area, located in North West Ireland and covering an area of 2129.7km2 within th... |
GeoUrban
The GeoUrban project 2007 - 2013 aims to produce a 3-D (4-D) spatial geological model for the Greater Dublin Area.
GSI has received funding from the National Development Plan (NDP) 2007-2013 for a major project in the Greater Dublin Region. The GSI geological maps and borehole databases will be s... |
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