Irish infrastructural projects can be made more efficient by contributing information gathered remotely by scientists, a Dublin conference has heard.

Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), billed as Ireland’s premier gather of earth observation, said the island is now contributing a range of outstanding research methodologies and projects to global understanding of the dynamics of Earth.

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GSI Technical Director, Michael Sheehy said information is being used to develop strategies for coping with coastal and river flooding, and it is also being applied to indentify areas susceptible to landslides.

Earth observation is primarily delivered via a mechanism of remote sensing, whereby the sensor being used is not in contact (remote) with what it’s recording (sensing).

The conference attracted over 80 delegates who saw two different demonstrations by GSI and the Ordnance Survey of Ireland on their work in earth observation.

A keynote address was given by highly respected earth observation expert from the British Geological Survey, Dr Colm Jordan.

(PR/GK)