Sites and Monuments Database
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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WEBSITE NOTICE
- Please note that the web-site is using a new map/search application. This application requires the use of the Flash plug-in made available by Adobe for your browser. Most browsers will have this already installed. If you do not have the plug-in installed, your browser should prompt you to install it before you can view the site correctly. The Flash program has its own cache for storing temporary information on your computer. This speeds up map display and searching. On occasion, the cached information may not reflect the most up to date set of data being made available by the National Monuments Service (e.g. townlands, class list). For this reason, it is good practice to clear the Flash cache regularly (for example every week). The base mapping and imagery on the site utilises the Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) MapGenie web-services. In consequence, the displayed mapping is at 1:5000 and greater scale. It is important to note that this mapping uses the Irish Transverse Mercator (ITM) co-ordinate system. In order to facilitate users during the transition from Irish Grid (IG) to ITM, downloads will include both sets of co-ordinates. The existing point centroids for the records were digitised relative to the OSI 6-inch mapping and the move from this older IG-referenced series to the larger-scale ITM mapping will necessitate revisions. It is intended to commence a positional accuracy improvement programme shortly. The date of the most recent revision of the SMR data on this website is March 2011. A further notice will issue in respect of scheduled data uploads.
Please note the following:
- The map viewer is compatible only with the following internet browsers: Internet Explorer, Netscape and Firefox.
- It requires the use of the Flash plug-in made available by Adobe for your browser.
- The search facility is optimised for viewing with a minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768.
- The search facility is best experienced using either high-speed or broadband internet access.
- You will need to allow pop-ups.
- If you choose to download data you will need database software or a GIS application to view the mapping component.
Copyright
The data featured on this website is subject to Government copyright according to the Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000. The data may be downloaded to file or printer for personal use only. Where this material is being issued to others, the source (including URL) and copyright status must be acknowledged. This data should not be passed on to third parties, either directly or as part of an application. Data should not be sold, in whole or in part, nor form part of any application or development which is being sold. Please note that data downloaded from this server may not be uploaded in whole or in part to any other website without the consent of this Department. In addition, anyone who wishes to incorporate this data into an added-value application should first contact the Department to request permission and negotiate terms, if applicable.
The permission to reproduce Government copyright material does not extend to any material on this site which may be the property of a third party. Authorisation to reproduce such material (e.g., OSi mapping) must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned.
Disclaimer
These data sets are provisional in that they are a record of our data holdings at the moment and should be treated as useful and fairly authoritative guidelines only. They are intended to enhance public access to information. While every effort has been made in preparing this data no responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of the State for any errors, omissions or misleading statements on these pages or any website to which these pages connect. Please note that the centre point (in Irish National Grid co-ordinates) of each monument displayed on the site is not indicative of the geographic extent of the monument.
The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cannot offer assistance on any technical or content related issue other than the Notes on Downloading Data and the help notes provided on the viewer.
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