05_Shapefiles.md

Getting Shapefiles

• DIVA-GIS - https://www.diva-gis.org/Data

• Country Level Data : https://www.diva-gis.org/gdata

• Ireland: http://biogeo.ucdavis.edu/data/diva/adm/IRL_adm.zip

• USA: http://biogeo.ucdavis.edu/data/diva/adm/USA_adm.zip

• Government Agencies

  • Central Statistics Office

  • Environmental Protection Agency

  • Ireland's Open Data Portal: https://data.gov.ie/

  • Non-Government Agencies

  • http://beyond2020.cso.ie/censusasp/saps/boundaries/census2006_boundaries.htm

  • http://www.npws.ie/mapsanddata/designatedsitedata/downloadboundarydata/

  • http://www.archaeology.ie/ArchaeologicalSurveyofIreland/SitesandMonumentsDatabase/NotesonDownloadingData/

Preparing for Installation

• Download and unzip these files.

• Retain the location of the downloaded directory