Marine Danger Areas
This API provides the locations and boundaries of military danger and restricted areas affecting coastal areas of Ireland. The polygons were digitised from coordinates and instructions in the Irish Aviation Authority's Integrated Aeronautical Information Package (ENR 5.1 Restricted and Danger Areas), last updated in February 2019, with coastal elements identified and extracted from the resulting restricted and danger area polygons. It offers national geospatial coverage relevant to maritime and coastal navigation safety around Ireland.The locations of military danger and restricted areas that can affect coastal areas in Ireland. The boundaries of the danger and restricted areas were digitised using coordinates and instructions provided in the Irish Aviation Authority’s Integrated Aeronautical Information Package, last updated in February 2019. The coordinates delineating restricted areas and danger areas were taken from the Irish Aviation Authority Integrated Aeronautical Information Package (ENR 5.1 Restricted and Danger Areas) and digitised to create the polygons. Coastal elements were identified and extracted from the restricted areas and danger areas polygons. None.
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Data access
Serves rendered map images, not a downloadable table — so there is no tabular schema. The service's GetCapabilities document lists the available map layers.
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Using the API
Configuration
- Base URL
- https://atlas.marine.ie/arcgis/services/06_Defence_and_Security/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Query examples
curl -s 'https://atlas.marine.ie/arcgis/services/06_Defence_and_Security/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS' -H 'Accept: application/json'Base API endpoint — see the documentation for available routes.