Explore Ireland from space
The Copernicus Browser shows every Sentinel image taken over Ireland, free, in your web browser. Pick a date, filter out cloud, switch between true colour, vegetation, moisture and radar layers, and compare dates side by side.
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Open the live map
The Copernicus Browser opens in a new tab, centred on the island of Ireland with Sentinel-2 true colour and cloud cover under 30%.
Launch Copernicus BrowserIrish views to try
Each link opens the Copernicus Browser on Sentinel-2 true colour over that place. Choose a date from the calendar to load the latest clear image.
Island of Ireland
All 32 counties in one Sentinel-2 view. Set cloud cover low and pick a clear spring or summer date.
53.41°N 7.94°W · Z7EmergencyRiver Shannon: Athlone to Banagher
The callows and floodplain mapped by CEMS after Storm Claudia. Compare winter and summer dates.
53.30°N 8.02°W · Z10MarineWexford Harbour & the Slobs
Sediment, sandbanks and the Raven Point spit. This month’s image of the month.
52.35°N 6.42°W · Z12MarineCork Harbour
The Lee, Lough Mahon and one of the world’s largest natural harbours.
51.86°N 8.30°W · Z11ClimateDublin Bay & city
Urban growth, the port and the Bull Island lagoon.
53.34°N 6.20°W · Z11ClimateBog of Allen, Midlands
Cut-over peatland under rehabilitation. Try the false-colour or moisture layers.
53.28°N 7.00°W · Z10LandGolden Vale, Tipperary–Limerick
Intensive grassland. Try the NDVI layer through the growing season.
52.50°N 8.20°W · Z10MarineDonegal & Lough Swilly
Atlantic coast, blanket bog and upland in the north-west.
55.05°N 7.70°W · Z10Five steps to your first image
Zoom to your area
Pan and zoom, or search a place name. Views open on Ireland.
Choose a mission
Sentinel-2 L2A for optical, Sentinel-1 for radar through cloud, Sentinel-3 for national and ocean views.
Find a clear day
Lower the cloud-cover slider and pick a date from the calendar. Irish skies make this step matter.
Pick a visualisation
True colour, false colour, NDVI, moisture index or SWIR for burn scars.
Compare and export
Use compare or timelapse, then download an image. Sign in free for full exports.
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