Coastal Interbasins: Hydrological Units for Water Framework Directive Monitoring

Coastal Interbasins are parcels of land defined under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) that are situated between river water bodies and transitional or coastal water bodies. The dataset is provided by OpenDataNI and was last updated on March 18, 2026. It supports the implementation of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017.

Use Cases

• Delineate hydrological management units based on WFD legislation mentioned in the description
• Support environmental monitoring programs for coastal and transitional water bodies
• Inform land-use planning in areas adjacent to river systems
• Analyze spatial relationships between different water body types

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (GPKG, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, GDB) for interoperability
• Dataset is explicitly linked to active national legislation (Water Environment Regulations 2017)
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded (2026-03-18 11:23:37.668580)

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

OpenDataNI

Collection Method

Likely defined and digitized by regulatory authorities for legislative compliance.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 11:23:37.668580

Geography

Northern Ireland