EMEP (The European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme) Air Quality monitoring sites
This dataset lists the locations of EMEP (European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme) air quality monitoring sites in Ireland, including both currently and previously active stations. EMEP is a cooperative programme for monitoring and evaluating the long-range transmission of air pollutants in Europe. The dataset is published via Ireland's open data portal and provides site-level location information useful for identifying where air quality measurements relevant to the EMEP network have been or continue to be recorded.This is a dataset of the locations of all currently and previously active EMEP air quality monitoring sites.
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Data schema (10 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Site_NameSite name | string | Name of the EMEP air quality monitoring site.Name of the EMEP air quality monitoring site. |
| EMEP_RefEmep ref | string | Unique EMEP reference code for the monitoring site.Unique EMEP reference code for the monitoring site. |
| STATUS | short | Numeric code indicating whether the site is active or inactive.Numeric code indicating whether the site is active or inactive. |
| Status_YearStatus year | string | Period during which the site's status applied.Period during which the site's status applied. |
| ALTITUDE_MAltitude m | decimal | Elevation of the site above sea level, in metres.Elevation of the site above sea level, in metres. |
| LATITUDELatitude | decimal | Latitude coordinate of the site in decimal degrees.Latitude coordinate of the site in decimal degrees. |
| LONGITUDELongitude | decimal | Longitude coordinate of the site in decimal degrees.Longitude coordinate of the site in decimal degrees. |
| EASTING | decimal | Easting coordinate of the site in the national grid system.Easting coordinate of the site in the national grid system. |
| NORTHING | decimal | Northing coordinate of the site in the national grid system.Northing coordinate of the site in the national grid system. |
| Shape | geometry | Geometric point location of the monitoring site.Geometric point location of the monitoring site. |
Schema captured from wfs 2 days ago.
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Sample data (3 records)
Record 1STATUS: 1 · EASTING: 45999.35929999
{
"STATUS": 1,
"EASTING": 45999.35929999,
"EMEP_Ref": "IE0001R",
"LATITUDE": 51.937167,
"NORTHING": 78427.7236,
"LONGITUDE": -10.24,
"Site_Name": "Valentia Observatory ",
"ALTITUDE_M": 11,
"Status_Year": "1980 to present"
}Record 2STATUS: 2 · EASTING: 307381.4955
{
"STATUS": 2,
"EASTING": 307381.4955,
"EMEP_Ref": "IE0002R",
"LATITUDE": 53.035333,
"NORTHING": 199459.3747,
"LONGITUDE": -6.4,
"Site_Name": "Turlough Hill ",
"ALTITUDE_M": 420,
"Status_Year": "1991 to 2002"
}Record 3STATUS: 2 · EASTING: 126196.9751
{
"STATUS": 2,
"EASTING": 126196.9751,
"EMEP_Ref": "IE0003R",
"LATITUDE": 53,
"NORTHING": 194894.91259999,
"LONGITUDE": -9.1,
"Site_Name": "The Burren ",
"ALTITUDE_M": 90,
"Status_Year": "1997 to 1992"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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Query examples
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EPA:AIR_EMEP_MONITORINGSITES (GeoJSON)
https://gis.epa.ie/geoserver/EPA/ows?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetFeature&typeNames=EPA%3AAIR_EMEP_MONITORINGSITES&count=10000&outputFormat=application%2FjsonSource: wfs
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