{"id":8343,"date":"2026-05-11T15:39:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maritimeregulator.ie\/?p=8343"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:40:26","slug":"gis-data-delivery-shapefile-template-pack-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maritimeregulator.ie\/ga\/gis-data-delivery-shapefile-template-pack-published\/","title":{"rendered":"GIS Data Delivery Shapefile Template Pack Published"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) has published a GIS Data Delivery Shapefile Template Pack on its website which is available as a downloadable zip. 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