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Data Topics

  • Farming
  • Biota
  • Boundaries
  • Climatology, Meteorology, Atmosphere
  • Economy
  • Elevation
  • Environment
  • Geoscientific Information
  • Health
  • Imagery, Basemaps, Earth Cover
  • Inland Waters
  • Location
  • Oceans
  • Planning, Cadastre
  • Society
  • Structure
  • Transportation
  • Utilities, Communication

About GeoHub NI

GeoHub NI is the realisation of the GI Strategy for Northern Ireland.

The goal of the GeoHub is that every public servant can access the appropriate Geographic Information seamlessly from their desktop to better inform policy development and service delivery.

'Go Live' date 12th June 2008. For more info click here.

What is it?

It is a web based platform to share, use and develop Spatial Information for Northern Ireland.

GeoHub NI provides a mapviewer with query tools and secured Web Mapping and Feature Services.

What can it do?

Geohub has the following key features:

  • Centralised, scalable web based GI system.
  • Spatial data warehouse of Northern Ireland developed using market leading database and Geographical Information System (GIS) technology.
  • Map viewing and GIS capability.
  • Capable of integrating data from most common GI formats.
  • Developed in line with open standards of geographic data and systems.
  • Comprehensive data rights management system. This allows data providers to control the level of access to their data.
  • Stores searchable metadata to the UK GEMINI standard.
  • Will act as a central store for Government spatial data.

Core Benefits

  • Effective use of resources and financial savings

–Ability to share data across other departments and out to the public.

–Free access to web based introductory GIS software.

–Reduces potential duplication of effort in data capture by holding all Government held GI data in one central location.

  • Better informs policy making and decision making

–Improved policy decisions through better information.

–Improved operational decisions through better information

–Better quality of GI data.

–Wider range of GI information.

  • Enables Govt Departments to comply with the EU spatial data directive - INSPIRE

–Providing public access to GI data falls under the EU INSPIRE Directive on spatial data.

  • Better Service to Citizen

–Gives citizens free access to Government held GI data.

–Quicker and more informed decisions improve the citizens’ experience of interacting with Government.