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OPW API

The OPW API is a programming interface provided by the Irish Office of Public Works. Data on their site are licensed under the Reuse of Public Sector Information License, PSI General Licence No.: 2005/08/01 http://psi.gov.ie/files/2010/03/PSI-Licence.pdf

For accessing the OPW server no login credentials are required. However when using automated imports it is requested to limit the number of requests to the server.

As a courtesy, they the OPW request that you inform OPW them at this email address of your intention to access the data in this way, and of the ip IP address and url URL of your server(s): waterlevel@opw.ie

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The server parser interacts with the OPW programming interface as described on their website OPW API description

A list of available station identifiers and the sensors numbers that are available at each station can be found here: http://waterlevel.ie/last/

FEWS configuration

In order to activate the OPW Server import as a FEWS import, it is required to setup a TimeSeriesImportRun module configuration file and an accompanying IdMap file.

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