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

The OPW import makes use of the FEWS custom import mechanism described in Custom import formats. The OPW server import offers the ServerParser:

• OpwTimeSeriesServerParser.java

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

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.

Example Import configuration file for the OPW service: