Our hydrographic surveys employ multiple vessels equipped with state-of-the-art technology and highly experienced teams to collect valuable marine data sets.

Find out more here. 👉 bit.ly/3TVOczZ

Geological Survey IE Marine Institute @Dept_ecc

Since joining INFOMAR the Research Vessel Lir has mapped over 2,339 square kilometers of Ireland's seabed with 28,560 survey line kilometers?

Check out this map and learn more about our vessels and surveys at infomar.ie

Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Geological Survey IE Marine Institute

It's #MeetTheFleet

Meet RV Lir our versatile inshore survey vessel. It features a dual-head Multibeam Echosounder with rapid transit/shallow water survey capabilities.

Read more about RV Lir and the #INFOMAR fleet 👉 bit.ly/49cRlRg?utm_so…

Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Geological Survey IE Marine Institute

Check out our new #DataDownloadPortal tutorial video below!

#DidYouKnow all of our data is freely available for you to view and download? See infomar.ie/data for more.

#SeabedMapping #OpenData

Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Geological Survey IE Marine Institute

It's #ThrowbackThursday

Here's some more coastal geology from our #Seabedmapping vessels on the West coast of Ireland. Do you know the name of this iconic headland?

Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Geological Survey IE Marine Institute

📘 Year in Review 2023 👏

6,409km2 of seabed was mapped by the Marine Institute in 2023 as part of the #INFOMAR INFOMAR programme, in partnership with Geological Survey IE
For more on this and other key achievements, click
👉 oar.marine.ie/handle/10793/1…

#Marine #SeabedMapping

#MappyFriday

Did you know #INFOMAR have a range of downloadable map products including grey-scale charts?

Explore this map and much more for yourself here 👉bit.ly/4ato99M

Geological Survey IE Marine Institute @Dept_ecc

DidYouKnow?

Since joining, the Research Vessel Keary has mapped over 7,278 square kilometers of Ireland's seabed over 1,935 hours at sea?

Check out this map and learn more about our vessels and surveys at infomar.ie

Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Geological Survey IE Marine Institute

Customise the seafloor with our interactive Dynamic Map Viewer! Delve in to some of the intricate Irish seabed features, from shallow sand waves and reefs, to deep sea canyons.

Explore here ➜ bit.ly/2UGS5xE

#SeabedMapping #OpenData

Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Geological Survey IE Marine Institute

It's #MeetTheFleet

RV Keary is our catamaran vessel equipped with state of the art hydrographic/geophysical gear. It can can operate in deep and shallow waters and be mobilized as a diving platform for archaeology!

👉bit.ly/3V3t1Ok?utm_so…

Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Geological Survey IE Marine Institute

It's #ThrowbackThursday

Here's more #Seabedmapping fieldwork photos from an iconic headland in Southwest Ireland. This image is from R.V. Keary! Do you know the name of this headland?

Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Geological Survey IE Marine Institute

Have you tried our Spyglass #StoryMap ? Compare beautiful historic maps around Ireland with exciting recent #seabedmapping data!

#opendata

Check out the spyglass viewer here➜ bit.ly/2XXTZJH

Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Geological Survey IE Marine Institute

It's #StPatricksDay / #Submarine Day ! Did you know the #Submarine was invented by Irish engineer Philip Holland? ☘️

Learn about the exciting SeaRover Holland-1 ROV habitat mapping project delivered by #INFOMAR here ➜ searover.ie

Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Geological Survey IE Marine Institute

Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge tosaithe! ☘️

Bain sult as an léarscáil gormscála seo de Cuan Bhaile Átha Cliath Léirithe i nGaeilge! Bígí ag súil le tuilleadh an tseachtain seo chugainn! #SnaG24

íoslódáil 👉 bit.ly/3Nhqf3E

Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Geological Survey IE Marine Institute Conradh na Gaeilge ⭕️

The #INFOMAR survey season has kicked off on the R.V. Tom Crean!

The vessel has been #seabedmapping off the coast of Galway and Clare and carried out a valuable training exercise with Irish Coast Guard!

Learn more 👉bit.ly/3TxpSFi

Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Geological Survey IE Marine Institute

DidYouKnow?

Since 2003, the Research Vessel Celtic Explorer has mapped over 50,668 square kilometers of Ireland's seabed over 1,757 hours at sea?

Check out this map and learn more about our vessels and surveys at infomar.ie

Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Geological Survey IE Marine Institute

#DidYouKnow ?

Sub-Bottom Profiler SEG-Y data is available to view and download via our #DataViewer .

Find it here ➜ infomar.ie/maps/interacti…

#SeabedMapping #OpenData

Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Geological Survey IE Marine Institute

#MeetTheFleet

This 65.5m research vessel excels in hydrographic capabilities with MBES systems reaching depths of 5000m. Key features include acoustically silent operation, dynamic positioning!

Read more here👉 infomar.ie/index.php/surv…

Marine Institute Geological Survey IE @dept_ecc

It's #InternationalWomensDay

Today we are celebrating the women of the #INFOMAR team who make it possible to capture and deliver important seabed mapping data in Ireland and inspire the next generation of marine scientists.

#IWD2024 !

Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Geological Survey IE Marine Institute

It's #ThrowbackThursday

Here's a fieldwork image for the geology lovers out there. This fascinating image is from the Dingle Peninsula and was taken from R.V. Lir.

Do you know what type of rock this is?

Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications Geological Survey IE Marine Institute