Welcome
Census 2011 Update: New Northern Ireland Census 2011 Mapping Tool online here
The All-Island Research Observatory (AIRO) is a research unit and spatial data portal focused on improving evidence informed planning in Ireland.
AIRO collects, analyses and provides evidence and tools to support better planning and decision making. The key strengths behind the AIRO team are mapping, data analytics and visualisation, policy advice, research and training.
AIRO actively works to maximise the usage and benefit of publicly funded and readily available datasets in Ireland as well as highlighting the benefits of proper collection, management and dissemination of datasets across different organisations.
AIRO seeks to produce all-island, spatial datasets and specialist tools to aid their analysis and to undertake academic and applied mapping research. AIRO aims to act as a single point of access to a wide variety of spatial data and information about the various regions of Ireland. The intended audience of this site are planners, policy makers, researchers and those interested in gaining an understanding of the dynamics that are shaping the island of Ireland today.
Feature Viz - New Car Registrations EU27,1991-2012
Featured Projects
Delineating Functional Territories
Delineating Functional Territories Research Project
Spatial policy in Ireland, as set out in the National Spatial Strategy (NSS), places a strong emphasis on the exploitation of complementarity, both among urban centres and between urban and rural areas, in order to achieve the ‘critical mass’ which the NSS sees as a vital prerequisite for sustainable and balanced development.
Ireland After Nama
http://irelandafternama.wordpress.com/Much of the research AIRO and NIRSA members are undertaking is disseminated and discussed on the IrelandafterNama blog. Log on to view lots of interesting posts, maps and data visualisations. Site Stats November 2010......Posts: 234, Comments: 1,065 Views: 130,076
Ireland after NAMA was established after a one day symposium held in NUI Maynooth, on November 23rd, 2009, entitled ‘Geography after NAMA’.
ESPON Ireland and Projects
About ESPON
The ESPON 2007-2013 Programme, the European Observation Network for Territorial Development and Cohesion, was adopted by the European Commission on 7 November 2007. ESPON is a transnational planning and related research programme.
The Atlas of the Island of Ireland
The Atlas of the Island of Ireland - Mapping Social and Economic Change
Mapping Social Inclusion
The overall aim of our research is to highlight the potential of mapping social inclusion data at a local level to improve decision making, planning and monitoring. To date government departments have yet to develop proper and integrated data management systems and as a result planners and researchers are unable to benefit from the detail that is held within administrative datasets.
Latest News
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Irish Prison Service Annual Report Data - Interactive 2007-2012
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Petrol Prices by Country 2008-2013 Fuel prices have been steadily on the rise in Ireland since a dip in late 2008. As one of the single largest expenses people are faced with,... |
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EU House Price Index - Quarterly Change 2011-2012 The latest update from Eurostat profiles house prices across the EU27 using an index score. It provides an interesting insight into the Irish... |
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Recorded Crime 2004-2012 The CSO have released Garda Crime statistics for the period between 2004 and 2012 at regional & divisional level. The data reflects a decline... |
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Planning Applications 2007-2012 AIRO has taken planning application data from 2007 to 2012 and generated interactive bubble charts using updated visualisation software. These... |
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Events
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Mapinfo in the Irish Public Sector, March 7th On Wednesday March 7th GAMMA and Pitney Bowes Software are bringing you a one day event that will showcase the very best in the world of public... |
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Dublin City of Science 2012 : Detecting the impact of climate change on plants and animals March 13th - Detecting the impact of Climate Change on plants and animals On Tuesday 13th March 2012 the National Botanic Gardens will host... |
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Environment Ireland 2011 - 15th September The seventh Environment Ireland conference will take place on Thursday 15th September in the Croke Park Conference Centre... |
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GIS Ireland 2011 - October 12th The 16th annual GIS Ireland Conference and Exhibition will take place on WEDNESDAY, 12th October 2011, in Dublin's... |
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Irish Social Science Platform - 5th September Ireland Through a Social Sciences Lens: One day conference celebrating four years of the Irish Social... |
