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Personal Locator Beacon Register

From: Commission for Communications Regulation

National Government

Description

The Personal Locator Beacon Register provides a location for the general public to register their Personal Locator Beacon device. A Personal Locator Beacon or PLB is a portable radio transmitter, which aids the Search & Rescue (SAR) emergency services in the detection and location of persons in distress.

Coverage

The Personal Locator Beacon Register is a national register of all PLB devices which have been registered by the general public with ComReg. Details of the unique device are provided by owners of a PLB device. This data is made available by ComReg to the Rescue Services on a daily basis allowing them to locate a person in need once their device has been activated to seek assistance. Data is acquired and maintain by PLB owners entering their own details on the ComReg web site. https://serviceregister.comreg.ie/Account/Register?w=PLB

Additional Info

Field	Value
Sector	National Government
Dataset Coverage	The Personal Locator Beacon Register is a national register of all PLB devices which have been registered by the general public with ComReg. Details of the unique device are provided by owners of a PLB device. This data is made available by ComReg to the Rescue Services on a daily basis allowing them to locate a person in need once their device has been activated to seek assistance. Data is acquired and maintain by PLB owners entering their own details on the ComReg web site. https://serviceregister.comreg.ie/Account/Register?w=PLB
Primary Identifier	PLB Device Unique Identifier
Personal Data	Yes
Sensitive Personal Data	No
Business Data	No
Spatial Data	No
Data Sharing	Yes
API Available	No
Open Data	No
Open Data Portal Link
Update frequency	Other
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