INFOMAR Shipwrecks
This dataset provides point locations of shipwrecks in Irish waters surveyed under the INSS and INFOMAR national seabed mapping projects. It records over 480 surveyed shipwrecks in the INFOMAR shipwreck inventory, capturing accurate positions of known, unknown, and investigated wrecks identified through seabed mapping surveys. The dataset is published via Ireland's open data portal and supports marine heritage assessment, maritime archaeology, and seabed survey work around the Irish coastline.This dataset shows the point locations of shipwrecks in Irish Waters surveyed by INSS and INFOMAR national seabed mapping projects. Over 480 surveyed shipwrecks have been recorded in the INFOMAR shipwreck inventory. The database accurately records the location of shipwrecks (known, unknown and in...
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Data schema (19 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OBJECTID | oid | Internal unique record identifier.Internal unique record identifier. |
| SHAPE | geometry | Geometric point location of the shipwreck.Geometric point location of the shipwreck. |
| LONG_DD_WGLong dd wg | double | Longitude of the shipwreck in decimal degrees, WGS84.Longitude of the shipwreck in decimal degrees, WGS84. |
| LAT_DD_WGSLat dd wgs | double | Latitude of the shipwreck in decimal degrees, WGS84.Latitude of the shipwreck in decimal degrees, WGS84. |
| CRUISE | string | Identifier of the survey cruise that recorded the wreck.Identifier of the survey cruise that recorded the wreck. |
| WRECK_LENGWreck leng | string | Length of the wreck, in metres.Length of the wreck, in metres. |
| WRECK_WIDTWreck widt | string | Width of the wreck, in metres.Width of the wreck, in metres. |
| WATER_DEPTWater dept | string | Water depth at the wreck site, in metres.Water depth at the wreck site, in metres. |
| VESSEL_NAMVessel nam | string | Name of the wrecked vessel.Name of the wrecked vessel. |
| VESSEL_TYPVessel typ | string | Type or category of the wrecked vessel.Type or category of the wrecked vessel. |
| GSI_REFGsi ref | integer | Geological Survey Ireland reference number for the wreck.Geological Survey Ireland reference number for the wreck. |
| DATE_LOSSDate loss | date | Date the vessel was lost.Date the vessel was lost. |
| COMMENTS | string | Free-text notes about the wreck.Free-text notes about the wreck. |
| string | Link to a related PDF document for the wreck.Link to a related PDF document for the wreck. | |
| NMS_REFNms ref | string | National Monuments Service reference code for the wreck.National Monuments Service reference code for the wreck. |
| WRECK | string | Unique wreck identifier code.Unique wreck identifier code. |
| IMAGE | string | Link to an image of the wreck.Link to an image of the wreck. |
| REPORT | string | Type or label of the associated report or media.Type or label of the associated report or media. |
| LINK3DMODE | string | Link to a 3D model of the wreck.Link to a 3D model of the wreck. |
Schema captured from arcgis 24 days ago.
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Sample data (3 records)
Record 1PDF: · IMAGE: https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/Mar
{
"PDF": " ",
"IMAGE": "https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/Marine/Data/Shipwrecks/Image/UNKNOWN_GSI3_3D_3m_600.jpg",
"WRECK": "IE_GSI_shipwk_ID_3",
"CRUISE": "CE03_02",
"REPORT": "Image",
"GSI_REF": 3,
"NMS_REF": " ",
"COMMENTS": "Wreck",
"OBJECTID": 588,
"DATE_LOSS": null,
"LAT_DD_WGS": 55.9729,
"LINK3DMODE": " ",
"LONG_DD_WG": -8.76272,
"VESSEL_NAM": " ",
"VESSEL_TYP": "Unknown",
"WATER_DEPT": "132.226",
"WRECK_LENG": "50",
"WRECK_WIDT": "8.5"
}Record 2PDF: · IMAGE: https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/Mar
{
"PDF": " ",
"IMAGE": "https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/Marine/Data/Shipwrecks/Image/CITY_OF_SIMLA_GSI6_3D_allpts_600.jpg",
"WRECK": "IE_GSI_shipwk_ID_6",
"CRUISE": "CE03_02",
"REPORT": "Image",
"GSI_REF": 6,
"NMS_REF": "W07230",
"COMMENTS": "Wreck",
"OBJECTID": 589,
"DATE_LOSS": -923961600000,
"LAT_DD_WGS": 55.9361,
"LINK3DMODE": " ",
"LONG_DD_WG": -8.16485,
"VESSEL_NAM": "City of Simla",
"VESSEL_TYP": "Cargo Vessel",
"WATER_DEPT": "174.751",
"WRECK_LENG": "107",
"WRECK_WIDT": "29"
}Record 3PDF: · IMAGE: https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/Mar
{
"PDF": " ",
"IMAGE": "https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/Marine/Data/Shipwrecks/Image/UNKNOWN_GSI13_3D_3m_600.jpg",
"WRECK": "IE_GSI_shipwk_ID_13",
"CRUISE": "CE03_02",
"REPORT": "Image",
"GSI_REF": 13,
"NMS_REF": " ",
"COMMENTS": "Wreck",
"OBJECTID": 590,
"DATE_LOSS": null,
"LAT_DD_WGS": 55.89565,
"LINK3DMODE": " ",
"LONG_DD_WG": -8.58214,
"VESSEL_NAM": " ",
"VESSEL_TYP": "Unknown",
"WATER_DEPT": "122.424",
"WRECK_LENG": "43",
"WRECK_WIDT": "9"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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curl -s 'https://maps.marine.ie/arcgis/rest/services/Infomar/Shipwrecks/MapServer?f=json' -H 'Accept: application/json'Service definition: the list of layers.
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