Projects
We recently finished two GSI-sponsored projects in Donegal.
The WAW Rocks app
https://carraignua.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/nearby/index.html?appid=624a04a4cfe84162a06013282e80676b
A free geospatial webapp to enhance Wild Atlantic Way (WAW) visitors' engagement with the route's geology and geoheritage in counties Donegal, Leitrim, and Sligo.
The ESRI Storymap can be used from someone's home or as they travel the WAW and provides site-specific information on the basic geology, coastal history, locations of nearby shipwrecks, and local geological wonders across the West coast.
Digital supplement to the North Donegal Geology County Report
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9f32cd5ca5594eb3a9e00f23899113fd
https://skfb.ly/pMvII
A series of 3D renderings of satellite imagery and detailed drone-derived photogrametric models of important geological sites in north County Donegal.
Carraig Nua Geoscience is one of the recipients of a 2024 Donegal County Council and Creative Ireland grant to document landscapes and cultural heritage features: https://arcg.is/0SjCe40.
Carraig Nua Geoscience is one of the recipients of a 2024 Geological Survey of Ireland Short Call research grant to document geoheritage sites in County Donegal.
Cara na Mara ('Bad Eddie') shipwreck - a local landmark on Bunbeg Beach, Gweedore.
Poisoned Glen, Donegal
Carraig Nua Geoscience is one of the recipients of a 2024 EXCITE-2 award to conduct experiments on carbon mineralization in basalt, in collaboration with Freiberg Technical University.