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Scanned images of deep mine data

Scanned images of primary Geological Data resulting from deep underground coal exploration and exploitation. Collection of data includes reports, interpretations and records of research in British coalfield areas deposited by the Coal Authority. Data for past and current collieries and for future prospects. The majority of the collection was deposited with the National Geological Records Centre by the Coal Authority in July 2001. The collection includes borehole site plans, borehole logs , analyses and geophysical data etc. A large percentage of this data will eventually be linked to existing collections.

Tags: Boreholes, Coal, Gases, General geology, Geophysics, Hydrocarbons, Mines, NERC_DDC, Oil
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Permeability Dataset for Great Britain (Bedrock)

The data comprises a GIS layer representing the permeability of bedrock for Great Britain The permeability data has been derived from DiGMap-GB (Digital Geological Map Data of Great Britain), and therefore reflects the scale of DiGMap-GB. For the majority of the Great Britain, the scale is 1:50,000, however in areas where the geology is not mapped to this scale, 1:250,000 data are. The data is updated annually, or after a major new release of DiGMap-GB. The permeability data describes the fresh water flow through geological deposits and the ability of a lithostratigraphical unit to transmit water. Maximum and minimum permeability indices are given for each geological unit to indicate the range in permeability likely to be encountered and the predominant flow mechanism (fracture or intergranular). Neither of the assigned values takes into account the thickness of either the unsaturated or saturated part of the lithostratigraphical unit. The data can be used freely internally, but is licensed for commercial use. It is best displayed using a desktop GIS, and is available in vector format as ESRI shapefiles and MapInfo TAB files.

Tags: Ground water movement, Hydrogeology, NERC_DDC, Permeability
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Groundwater Vulnerability Scotland version 1

The dataset describes the relative vulnerability of groundwater to contamination across Scotland, by means of five relative classes ranging from 1 (lowest vulnerability) to 5 (highest vulnerability). The dataset is a screening tool that can be used to show the relative threat to groundwater quality from contamination across Scotland. It can provide guidance on the vulnerability of groundwater at a regional scale, highlighting areas at comparatively higher risk of groundwater contamination, and can help indicate the degree of specific site investigation required for a new development or activity. It is designed to be used at a scale of 1:100,000 and should be regarded as a tool to aid groundwater risk assessment rather than a complete solution. Latest version: Groundwater Vulnerability Scotland version 2

Tags: Aquifers, Environmental protection, Geology, Groundwater, Hydrogeology, NERC_DDC, Natural resources
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
High Resolution/Local Airborne Surveys of UK

High Resolution / Local Aeomagnetic (+/- other Geophysical methods) Survey data consisting of flight line plans, magnetometer flight records, aerial photographs, contour maps, magnetic tapes. Many Surveys flown for BGS projects (eg DTI funded Mineral Reconnaissance Programme). Other surveys flown by commercial companies and subsequently deposited with BGS. Many of the surveys were flown by helicopter.

Tags: Aerial magnetic surveys, Geology, Geophysical surveys, Geophysics, Magnetic surveys, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Groundwater Flooding Susceptibility

The groundwater flooding susceptibility data shows the degree to which areas of England, Scotland and Wales are susceptible to groundwater flooding on the basis of geological and hydrogeological conditions. It does not show the likelihood of groundwater flooding occurring, i.e. it is a hazard not risk-based dataset. The data covers Great Britain in a consistent manner. It will be updated periodically (at least bi-annually) as the underlying datasets or the methodology to derive the groundwater flooding susceptibility data are improved. The data is based on data sets with a range of resolutions, but the derived data set has an effective spatial resolution of about 50m by 50m. The susceptibility data is suitable for use for regional or national planning purposes where the groundwater flooding information will be used along with a range of other relevant information to inform land-use planning decisions. It might also be used in conjunction with a large number of other factors, e.g. records of previous incidence of groundwater flooding, rainfall, property type, and land drainage information, to establish relative, but not absolute, risk of groundwater flooding at a resolution of greater than a few hundred metres. In all cases it is strongly recommend the confidence data is used in conjunction with the groundwater flooding susceptibility data. The susceptibility data should not be used on its own to make planning decisions at any scale, and, in particular, should not be used to inform planning decisions at the site scale. The susceptibility data cannot be used on its own to indicate risk of groundwater flooding.

Tags: Floods, Groundwater, NERC_DDC, Water flooding
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UK Coal Resource for New Exploitation Technologies

Several coal resource maps for the whole of the UK have been produced by the British Geological Survey as a result of joint work with Department of Trade and Industry and the Coal Authority. The UK Coal Resource for new exploitation technologies map is a map of Britain depicting the spatial extent of the principal coal resources overlayed with existing workings and potential new technologies for accessing the resource. The map also shows the areas where coal and lignite are present at the surface and also where coal is buried at depth beneath younger rocks. The project covers all onshore coalfields in the UK, including Northern Ireland. It includes coal under estuaries and near-shore areas that can practically be reached by land-based directional drilling. No data more than 5 km offshore were considered. The maps are intended to be used for resource development, energy policy, strategic planning, land-use planning, the indication of hazard in mined areas, environment assessment and as a teaching aid. In addition to a summary map at 1:750000 scale for Britain data also exists for each technology of 21 individual regions or coal fields at a scale of 1:100000. The data was published in printed map form for the summary map, inkjet plots for the 42 individual maps and as PDF documents on CD. The maps were accompanied by BGS report CR/04/015N, "UK Coal Resource for New Technologies, Final Report". The work was initiated in April 2002 and completed in October 2003. The data was also simplified for inclusion in the Britain Beneath your Feet atlas 2005.

Tags: Coal, Coal resource maps, Coalbed methane, Mineral resources, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Digital High Resolution/Local Airborne Surveys of UK

Data from High Resolution/Local Aeomagnetic (+/- other Geophysical methods) Surveys has been digitised or reprocessed to give full georeferenced digital records from paper maps, raw data tapes etc. 1998 HiRes1 survey has been manually de-cultured and reprocessed from original data. Many Surveys flown for BGS projects (eg DTI funded Mineral Reconnaissance Programme). Other surveys flown by commercial companies and subsequently deposited with BGS. Many of the surveys were flown by helicopter.

Tags: Aerial geophysical surveys, Aerial magnetic surveys, Geology, Geophysical surveys, Geophysics, Magnetic surveys, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Environmental Sensitivity Vector 1 Hectare Grid - England

The dataset is based on a 1 hectare(ha) vector grid which covers the whole of England. It has been populated with a series of environmental and cultural assets, reflecting the presence or absence of an asset in an individual cell. The dataset has been designed to enable a single asset to be displayed in a generalised fomat; total numbers of assets within a given cell; or the opportunity to create in unique combination of the assets based on the generalised 1 ha data. The data is also available at 1km.

Tags: Aggregates, Land use planning, NERC_DDC, Planning
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Land survey collection of photographs

This is the core collection of photographs in BGS it represents photographs taken by professional photographers and selected by subject and quality for public reference in the BGS libraries. The collection dates from c 1890 to c.1995 and is organized in a series of sub-collections depending on which office the photographers were based. The collection covers photography taken in the field during the geological mapping programme. Series A, the main Land Survey collection for England and Wales, are all taken by professional photographers and are of high quality. Dates from c.1890 to the start of the current "P" system, the first 7500 are glass plates. Series B, Edinburgh, part of the main Land Survey collection for Scotland, full plate size and all glass plates. Series C, Edinburgh, part of the main Land Survey collection for Scotland, half plate size. Series D, Edinburgh, part of the main Land Survey collection for Scotland consists of large format negative size with additional 35mm transparencies, earlier parts of the collection are black and white, later, colour. Series L, Keyworth, the main Land Survey collection for Northern England and Wales emanating from the Leeds Office, all are taken by professional photographers and include large format black and white, colour originals and colour 35 mm transparencies. Access constraints are only physical constraints relating to handling negatives and glass plates. scans are available in the Geoscience Imagebase. Photographs are either: Out of copyright; Crown or NERC.

Tags: NERC_DDC, Photography
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Geological Indicators of Flooding Great Britain

The BGS Geological Indicators of Flooding (GIF) dataset is a digital map based on the BGS Digital Geological Map of Great Britain at the 1:50,000 scale (DiGMapGB-50, BGS, 2009). Current coverage includes England, Wales and Scotland. It characterises Superficial Deposits on DiGMapGB-50 in terms of their likely susceptibility to flooding, either from coastal inundation or fluvial (inland) water flow. These Superficial Deposits are considered 'recent' in geological terms, most having been formed within the last few tens of thousands of years. Typically they have been laid down by processes of erosion and deposition and they have produced subtle topographical features, resulting in low-lying landforms we call floodplains. The mapping of these landforms, in conjunction with characterisation of deposits that underlie them allows us to determine the extent of the coastal and inland flooding that created them.

Tags: Floods, NERC_DDC, Natural hazards
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Permeability Dataset for Great Britain (Artificial Deposits)

The data comprises GIS layers representing the permeability of artificial deposits for Great Britain. The permeability data has been derived from DiGMap-GB (Digital Geological Map Data of Great Britain), and therefore reflects the scale of DiGMap-GB. For the majority of the Great Britain, the scale is 1:50,000. The data is updated annually, or after a major new release of DiGMap-GB. The permeability data describes the fresh water flow through these deposits and the ability of a lithostratigraphical unit to transmit water. Maximum and minimum permeability indices are given for each geological unit to indicate the range in permeability likely to be encountered and the predominant flow mechanism (fracture or intergranular). Neither of the assigned values takes into account the thickness of either the unsaturated or saturated part of the lithostratigraphical unit. The data can be used freely internally, but is licensed for commercial use. It is best displayed using a desktop GIS, and is available in vector format as ESRI shapefiles and MapInfo TAB files.

Tags: Ground water movement, Hydrogeology, NERC_DDC, Permeability
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Methane, Carbon Dioxide and Oil Seepages Geohazard Data for Great Britain

BGS identified a requirement to develop methane and carbon dioxide gas emission data holdings in a format that would be suitable both for BGS GeoReports and for value added resellers, such as Landmark, so that information on methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) gas emission hazards from natural sources and coal mining can be included in reports for house buyers and developers. Rock strata and unconsolidated deposits can be classified using BGS 1:50,000 scale DiGMapGB data (or 1:250,000 for those sectors of Wales for which 1:50,000 scale geological data is not availabe) according to their susceptibility to gas seepages.

Tags: Carbon dioxide, Geology, Methane, NERC_DDC, Natural hazards
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Marine Samples and Cores

This is the collection of cores and samples held by BGS for the sea areas around the UK. It includes material collected by BGS during its mapping projects and material donated to BGS by other organisations. The main core and sample types are grab samples (sea-bed), gravity cores, vibrocores and rock-drill cores (up to 6m in length), and borehole cores (up to 274m in length). The sea-bed grab samples are Holocene sediments present at the sea-bed and are stored in plastic jars. Where possible, sub-sample material has been retained after analysis. The bulk of the cores consist of Holocene and Pleistocene material. The rest are of bedrock ranging in age from Neogene to Pre-Cambrian. A lot of the core was collected in plastic liner tubing and the unlithified cores have been split vertically. The bulk of the material was collected in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and early 1990's with ongoing additions of new sample and cores each year. The distribution is very variable, but, in general, there are grab samples and/or shallow cores spaced about every 5 - 10km across the entire UK Continental Shelf. In some localised areas the sampling density is much higher. The samples and cores are applicable to a wide range of uses including environmental, geotechnical and geological studies.

Tags: Marine geochemistry, Marine geology, NERC_DDC, Site investigations
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UK Onshore Geophysical Library (UKOGL)

The UK Onshore Geophysical Library was established in 1994 in conjunction with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the UK Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG). The Library manages the archive and official release of seismic data recorded over landward areas of the UK. By agreement with the DTI and HMSO, the Library operates as a registered charity, funded by revenues raised from data sales and donations, with the long term objective of bringing all available UK onshore digital seismic data into secure archival storage, whilst providing efficient access to all interested parties. BGS has access to the data at cost of copying only for science budget work. Data index on the BGS Geoscience Data Index.

Tags: Geophysics, NERC_DDC, Seismic data
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Non-BGS marine geophysical surveys of North West Europe offshore areas

Corrected and smoothed ship gravity, magnetics and bathymetry data acquired by various commercial and academic bodies. Provided to BGS for various reasons. May be available for distribution.

Tags: Geology, Geophysical surveys, Geophysics, Gravity, Gravity surveys, Magnetic surveys, Marine surveys, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Digital Geophysical Borehole Log Index (RECALL database)

[This metadata record has been superseded, see http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480158] The Geophysical Borehole Log index provides details of all digital geophysical logs available to BGS. The database provides the borehole metadata related to logging and metadata for the logging itself and log data stored in a proprietary hierarchical database system (PETRIS RECALL). Contains most digital geophysically logged bores known to BGS National Geological Records Centre. Scattered distribution of boreholes, locally dense coverage, relatively few logs from Scotland & Central Wales, increasing data density on UK continental Shelf.

Tags: Boreholes, Formation evaluation, Geophysical logs, Geophysics, Logging, NERC_DDC, Wire line logging
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Regional gravity surveys of onshore and nearshore United Kingdom

Regional gravity observations on the UK mainland, Northern Ireland, offshore islands, tidal estuaries and seabed. Most of the surveys were carried out by the BGS but the database includes data originally acquired by other organisations and subsequently given to the BGS to be managed as part of the national archive. Complete coverage of the UK mainland with a station density of 1-2 stations per square kilometre.

Tags: Geology, Geophysical surveys, Geophysics, Gravity, Gravity surveys, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Regional gravity survey records of onshore and nearshore United Kingdom

Field notebooks,maps, field sheets etc for Regional gravity observations on the UK mainland, Northern Ireland, offshore islands, tidal estuaries and seabed. Most of the surveys were carried out by the BGS but the database includes data originally acquired by other organisations and subsequently given to the BGS to be managed as part of the national archive. Complete coverage of the UK mainland with a station density of 1-2 stations per square kilometre.

Tags: Geology, Geophysical surveys, Geophysics, Gravity, Gravity surveys, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland - Aerial Photographs

A collection of aerial photographs providing national coverage supplied to BGS by Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS). The aerial photos bought by BGS were taken during a two year period from 1988-89 and were bought by BGS for individual mapping projects. The photos are a copy of the originals held by the RCAHMS. Since 1976, RCAHMS has undertaken an annual programme of aerial survey, recording archaeological sites, monuments and buildings throughout Scotland. All RCAHMS data is crown copyright. The photos are for internal BGS use but external users are welcome to view them at BGS, an appointment must be made first. An index is provided on the Geoscience Data Index (GDI).

Tags: Aerial photography, NERC_DDC, Photography
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Microfossils from the continental shelf - value added data

Added value microfossil analyses carried out on material from the British Continental shelf are included. Sample number, borehole details, locality and geological information are given together with microfossil identification. The identification logging sheets are housed in box files. Symbols included: CSA1-2205 Continental Shelf Unit North; CSB1-6047 Continental Shelf Unit South; CSC1-7134 Offshore microfossils; CSD1-507 Offshore microfossils; CSE1-6826 Offshore microfossils (incidental and occasional macrofossil data are included). The raw data is held in CONTSHELFRAW and the interpretative reports relating to the microfossils are held elsewhere (TECHREPORTS).

Tags: Continental shelf, Macrofossils, Microfossils, NERC_DDC, Palaeontology
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Microfossils - Raw Dataset

Microfossil samples submitted to the BGS are currently registered using the prefix 'MPA'. Samples include rock, residues from sample preparations, and slides of mounted specimens. Rock, residues and slides from the same sample all bear the same unique identifying sample number. The numbers MPA 1 to 51000 have been used, but this grows steadily. There are currently 21 volumes of registered samples.

Tags: Microfossils, Micropalaeontology, NERC_DDC, Palaeontology
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Nirex Magnetic Tape Archives - Processed Data

A significant part of this data collection is geophysical survey data in digital form being derived data created during the subsequent processing and interpretation of the field data described in 'Nirex Magnetic Tape Archives - Raw Data'. These data were originally stored on a variety of media. With the overall aim of delivering an efficient and effective archive service, the data have been consolidated onto DLT cartridges. Some related data, which were either analogue, on obscure media or in unknown formats have been retained in their original form. British Geological Survey maintains a full catalogue of the data, as an Access database. The data sets that comprise the magnetic archive are the following: Seismic surveys: demultiplexed and processed data; Geophysical wireline logging of boreholes: wireline derived data including synthetic seismograms; cross-hole tomography. The ownership of NIREX (Nuclear Industry Radioactive Waste Executive) was transferred from the nuclear industry to the UK Government departments DEFRA and DTI in April 2005, and then to the UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in November 2006.

Tags: Boreholes, Deep drilling, Gamma rays, Geophysics, Gravity surveys, Magnetic surveys, NERC_DDC, Porosity, Radioactivity surveys, Seismic profiles, Seismographs, Site investigations
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Nirex magnetic tape archives - raw data

A significant part of this data collection is geophysical survey data in digital form, being mainly instrumental recordings made during fieldwork. Derived data created during the subsequent processing and interpretation of the field data is described in 'Nirex Magnetic Tape Archives - Processed Data'. These data were originally stored on a variety of media. With the overall aim of delivering an efficient and effective archive service, the data have been consolidated onto DLT cartridges. Some related data, which were either analogue, on obscure media or in unknown formats have been retained in their original form. British Geological Survey maintains a full catalogue of the data, as an Access database.The data sets that comprise the magnetic archive are the following: Seismic surveys: marine, land and transition zone; field, navigation, statiatcs; Geophysical wireline logging of boreholes: routine wireline logging of investigation boreholes (gamma-ray, sonic, porosity, etc.); velocity surveys; dipmeter surveys;vertical seismic profiling; borehole televiewer (BHTV) surveys; formation microscanner (FMS) surveys; Ground surveys: magnetic; gravity; radiometric; thermal imaging; photographic imaging; in-flight videos. The ownership of NIREX (Nuclear Industry Radioactive Waste Executive) was transferred from the nuclear industry to the UK Government departments DEFRA and DTI in April 2005, and then to the UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in November 2006.

Tags: Boreholes, Deep drilling, Gamma rays, Geophysics, Gravity surveys, Magnetic surveys, NERC_DDC, Porosity, Radioactivity surveys, Seismic profiles, Seismographs, Site investigations
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Aeromagnetic Survey of North Sea (Geopairnseadig)

Digitised version of Aeromagnetic Survey of North Sea comprising a record for each digitised point, supported by survey and 'ends and bends' based line indexes.

Tags: Aerial geophysical surveys, Aerial magnetic surveys, Geology, Geophysical surveys, Geophysics, Magnetic surveys, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)