Alert Data Sources
Alerts are issued from data that is publicly available from various Irish state and semi-state organisations. Data is either provided through an open licence (e.g. Creative Commons 4.0) or is available publicly through a variety of web and social media sources.
A major benefit of subscribing to WaterAlerts.ie is getting alerts from all these sources through a central service. In the past, you may need to search through numerous government websites or services, whereas WaterAlerts.ie brings all this data together through a central alert and information platform. After you subscribe, you can set up to receive alerts for your local area so you will only receive updates for the parts of WaterAlerts.ie that interest you.
River Height Alerts
River height data is provided by the Office of Public Works through their Water Level service. WaterAlerts.ie is reusing this data to provide the "river height alert" service.
Benefit:
If you own land, buildings or other assets that might be impacted by rising water levels then you can subscribe to up to hundreds of river sensors across Ireland. These email alerts will be triggered when the water level rises above a threshold that you can set within your WaterAlerts.ie account.
Low/High Tide Times
Low/high tide time data is provided by the Marine Institute through their open data service. WaterAlerts.ie is reusing this data to provide the "tide time alert" service.
Benefit:
If you swim or walk at any of Ireland's named beaches then it useful to know when the tide is in or out. You can opt into any of beaches on WaterAlerts.ie to get an email every evening letting you know about the following day's low/high tide times.
Bathing Water Quality Alerts
Bathing water quality alerts and measurement reading updates are provided via the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) open data. WaterAlerts.ie is reusing this data to provide the "bathing water quality alert" service.
Benefit:
If you swim at any of Ireland's named beaches then this service will provide you with a heads up if there are any bathing water restrictions or water quality problems at your preferred beaches. You can opt into individual beaches, and you will receive an email alert for any updates that are published.
Marine & Severe Weather Warnings
Severe weather and marine weather warnings are provided from open data sourced from Met Eireann. WaterAlerts.ie is reusing this data to provide the "weather alert" service.
Benefit:
Receive severe weather information for your county as soon as it is published by Met Eireann. You can opt into Level Yellow, Orange and Red alerts for the county, or you can also opt into marine warnings for the coastline region. You can set up your mobile number on WaterAlerts.ie to receive free Level Orange/Red severe weather SMS as part of the service.
Become a data provider / alerter
If your agency wishes to send water alerts to our subscribers then please get in touch. Our service is available for the following organisations and groups to send water-themed alerts, such as:
- Government / State Agencies
- Semi-State Agencies
- Private Group Water Schemes
How it works:
Agencies/groups can use this service to publish alerts to their subscribers. A dedicated login can be provided to "alerters" and it is a simple case of completing a web form to send targeted alerts. Further details available upon request.
By subscribing to WaterAlerts.ie, you can receive alerts from all these categories. You can add up to three map locations within your area of interest so you can receive alerts for your home, work or other family locations.