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Ireland’s Earth Observation network

The government agencies, companies and research centres that use, build and research Earth Observation in Ireland. Filter by type or sector, or search by name.

13government & agencies
7enterprises
6research organisations

Environmental Protection Agency

Public agency · Johnstown Castle, Wexford

Environmental monitoring and reporting, climate and air-quality research, and EO research funding. Uses satellite data for water quality, land cover and emissions.

ClimateMarineAgri-forestry
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Teagasc

Public agency · Carlow · Ashtown · Moorepark

Agriculture and food development authority. Spatial analysis and EO research on grass growth, crops, soils and landscape, translated into farm advice.

Agri-forestry
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Marine Institute

Public agency · Oranmore, Galway

National agency for marine research. Ocean observation, forecasting models and data services that draw on Copernicus Marine and Sentinel data.

MarineClimate
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Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Government department · Dublin

Runs the CAP Area Monitoring System using Sentinel data, and sets forestry and marine policy.

Agri-forestryMarine
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Dept of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment

Government department · Dublin

National policy lead for space, ESA membership and the EU Space Programme in Ireland.

All sectors
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Met Éireann

Public agency · Glasnevin, Dublin

National meteorological service. Satellite meteorology, climate services and severe-weather warnings; Irish member of EUMETSAT and ECMWF.

ClimateEmergency
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Office of Public Works

Public agency · Trim, Meath

Lead agency for flood risk management, flood mapping and hydrometric monitoring.

Emergency
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National Parks and Wildlife Service

Public agency · Dublin

Habitats, protected areas and peatland conservation, with EO used for habitat condition and change.

Agri-forestryClimate
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Tailte Éireann

Public agency · Phoenix Park, Dublin

National mapping, land registration and valuation. Aerial imagery, geodesy and authoritative geospatial data via GeoHive.

All sectors
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Geological Survey Ireland

Public agency · Dublin

Geoscience data including INFOMAR seabed mapping, landslides and groundwater.

MarineEmergency
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National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management

Government · Dublin

Coordinates national emergency management; a route for Copernicus emergency mapping requests.

Emergency
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Coillte

State forestry company · Newtownmountkennedy, Wicklow

Manages about 7% of Ireland’s land, mostly forest. Uses remote sensing for inventory, storm damage and peatland restoration.

Agri-forestryClimate
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Enterprise Ireland

State agency · Dublin

Ireland’s ESA delegation. Supports Irish companies to win ESA contracts and grow space businesses.

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Treemetrics

Company · Cork

Forest intelligence that combines satellite EO with field data for inventory, harvest planning and climate-smart forestry.

Agri-forestryClimate
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TechWorks Marine

Company · Dún Laoghaire, Dublin

Marine data company: metocean buoys and sensors, water-quality monitoring, EO, GIS and machine learning.

Marine
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Compass Informatics (Tracsis)

Company · Blackrock, Dublin

GIS, EO and analytics, part of the Tracsis group with Icon GEO. Built the EO-based CAP Area Monitoring System for DAFM.

Agri-forestryEmergency
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Skytek

Company · Dublin

Space software and EO platforms, supporting ESA and EUMETSAT mission activities.

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Ubotica Technologies

Company · Dublin

AI on board satellites: edge processing of EO data in orbit, flown on ESA missions.

All sectors
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DecaMap

Company (pre-commercial) · Maynooth, Kildare

Geospatial imagery, AI and mapping applications developed with NCG Maynooth.

Agri-forestryEmergency
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GeoAerospace

Company · Ireland

Drone operations and aerial survey that complement satellite EO with very high-resolution data.

Agri-forestryEmergencyMarine
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National Centre for Geocomputation, MU

Research centre · Maynooth, Kildare

Geospatial and EO research, Terrain-AI land-use work, maritime surveillance and the EODataHub Copernicus Ambassador role.

All sectors
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ICARUS, Maynooth University

Research centre · Maynooth, Kildare

Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS: climate records, reanalysis and climate services.

Climate
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MaREI, UCC

Research centre · Cork

Research Ireland centre for energy, climate and marine research, including offshore and coastal EO.

MarineClimate
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University College Cork

University · Cork

Remote sensing of fires, land and emissions (FLARES) and environmental research.

ClimateAgri-forestry
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University College Dublin

University · Dublin

Earth Institute, agri-food and geospatial research using satellite data.

Agri-forestryClimate
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University of Galway

University · Galway

Ryan Institute research on oceans, coasts and the environment.

MarineClimate
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