Northern Ireland Priority Grassland Habitats Survey from NIEA

Priority Habitats - Grassland Inventory Update data represents NIEA surveys identifying grassland habitats prioritized in the Northern Ireland biodiversity strategy and those important under Annex 1 of the Habitats Directive. The research used established survey techniques to locate high nature conservation value grasslands from study areas across Northern Ireland. The dataset is provided by the Government Digital Service under an Open Government Licence.

Use Cases

• Mapping priority grassland habitats for conservation planning based on the biodiversity strategy mentioned in the description
• Identifying areas of high nature conservation value for environmental assessments based on the established survey techniques
• Analyzing spatial distribution of Annex 1 Habitats Directive grasslands for regulatory compliance based on the described research focus

Strengths

• Data focuses on habitats prioritized by official Northern Ireland biodiversity strategy
• Survey methodology uses well-established techniques for identifying high conservation value
• Available in common geospatial formats (GEOJSON, ESRI SHAPE) for GIS integration

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 notes the data may not represent the entire extent of habitat or species across Northern Ireland

Provenance

Source

Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) surveys.

Collection Method

Established survey techniques applied to high incidence study areas.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Northern Ireland.