Details of Irish Historic Towns Atlas
BackDataset identification
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| Title of dataset | Irish Historic Towns Atlas |
| Narrative summary of dataset | This dataset shows the locations of towns identified in the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) Historic Towns Atlas. The Historic Towns Atlas displays towns of over 3000 inhabitants and urban district towns along with information about their origin. The Atlas was used to identify the settlements and the locations were digitised based on coordinates for the settlements. The dataset shows towns within 2 km of the coast. |
| Summary of processing methodology | The Royal Irish Academy Historic Towns Atlas was used to identify historic towns. Google Earth was used to obtain latitude and longitude coordinates for each town. These were converted to a shapefile and sites within 2km of the coast were exported to create the final dataset. The Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) project was established in 1981. The aim of the project is to record the topographical development of a selection of Irish towns both large and small. See https://www.ria.ie/research-projects/irish-historic-towns-atlas/about for more information. |
| Start date | 2019-11-15 |
| End date | 2019-11-20 |
Responsible organisations
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation name | Marine Institute |
| Role of organisation | Originator of Dataset |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation name | Marine Institute |
| Role of organisation | Publisher |
Dataset availability
| Original dataset download link | https://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/XmQFkbVz7bpkJ8x |
| Dataset format | Geographic Information System |
| Public access | No limitations |
| License for use | CC-BY 4.0 |
| Type | Dataset |
Locations
| Map | © OpenStreetMap contributors |
| Latitude north boundary | 55.482137660267 |
| Longitude east boundary | -5.2505070382269 |
| Latitude south boundary | 51.293030149903 |
| Longitude west boundary | -10.919452350727 |
Data types, collection and processing
| Observation type | Cultural Heritage |
| Parameter | Archaelogical site location |
| Port location |
Process information
| Submitting organisation | Marine Institute |
| Submission identifier (UUID) | 25874263-51e1-47b1-b75e-e9ef4a54d41b |
| Date of dataset creation | 1970-12-31 |
| Date of metadata creation | 2021-09-20 |
| Date of metadata latest revision | 2022-08-29 |
| Date of publishing | 2022-08-31 |
| Processing data centre | COGEA SRL, Business Management Consultants |
| Summary record-ID | 1098 |