AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Mineral Planning Permissions for England 1997-2007

This dataset provides digital spatial information on the extent of planning permissions for the extraction of minerals across Great Britain. The dataset shows the extent of all known extant and non-extant mineral planning permissions, irrespective of their current planning or operational status. Permissions may include active, inactive and restored mineral workings and, in some cases, permitted but unworked mineral deposits. Planning permission areas represent locations where a commercial decision to extract mineral has been made and where a successful application has been granted through the provisions of Town and Country Planning legislation. The permitted mineral reserve may have been depleted to varying degrees. The dataset was compiled by the British Geological Survey (BGS) using data supplied primarily by Mineral Planning Authorities and supplemented by other available sources. Data were collected at different times between 1997 and 2007. As a result, the dataset represents a historic snapshot of planning permissions and is not fully complete or current. Where available, information on the planning status of permissions (for example valid or expired) is stored in the underlying database and may be accessed through attribute queries. Current planning permission data should be obtained directly from the relevant Mineral Planning Authority. This dataset is intended to support regional and national-scale understanding of the distribution of mineral planning permissions and should not be used as a definitive or current record of permitted mineral extraction.

Tags: Digital data, Economic geology, Minerals, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
BGS Mineral Planning Authorities

This dataset provides a digital spatial representation of the Mineral Planning Authorities (MPAs) across the United Kingdom. Each polygon represents an administrative area responsible for mineral planning and regulation and is linked to the relevant onshore mineral resource maps and accompanying reports for that area. The Mineral Planning Authority areas broadly align with the administrative units used in the preparation of BGS mineral resource maps. In England and parts of South Wales, these maps were produced following a commission to BGS by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (now the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) through the research project Mineral resource information in support of national, regional and local planning. This work was completed in 2006 and resulted in a series of digitally generated mineral resource maps at a scale of 1:100 000, covering administrative areas across England and parts of South Wales. In Scotland, BGS was awarded funding from the Scottish Government Aggregates Levy Fund in 2007 to develop a comprehensive and accessible mineral resource information base for 18 local authorities within the Central Belt of Scotland. This work was co-funded through the BGS Sustainable Mineral Solutions project and was completed in March 2008. The project outputs included a guide to minerals information for the Central Belt and a series of digitally generated mineral resource maps at a scale of 1:100 000. In Wales, BGS was awarded funding from the Welsh Government-administered Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund for Wales in 2009 to develop a comprehensive mineral resource information base covering Wales. The project was co-funded through the BGS Sustainable Mineral Solutions team, part of the Minerals and Waste Science Programme, and was led from the BGS Cardiff office. This work was completed in July 2010 and produced a series of six digitally generated mineral resource maps at a scale of 1:100 000, together with supporting mineral resource information for Wales. A primary objective of this work was to provide baseline mineral resource information in a consistent, updateable format to support mineral planning, including use in mineral development plan documents and regional spatial strategies. This Mineral Planning Authority spatial layer provides a framework for accessing these mineral resource maps and reports, supporting mineral planning, land-use decision making and resource management.

Tags: Digital data, Economic geology, Minerals, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
BGS Mineral Resources of Great Britain

This dataset provides digital spatial information on the location of mineral resources across the onshore area of the United Kingdom at a scale of 1:50 000. The term ‘mineral resources’ has a definition under international standards that includes both an economic and geological dimension. These data are based primarily on mapped geology with limited assessment of economics. Therefore, the term ‘mineral resources’ is used here in a broad sense. The dataset allows users to visualise the extent and distribution of mineral resources across the UK and to relate them to other forms of land-use (such as urban areas or designated environmentally sensitive areas) or to other factors (such as transport infrastructure and conservation information). The UK dataset has been created by integrating mineral resource datasets originally produced for England, Scotland and Wales through a series of commissioned and grant-funded projects led by the British Geological Survey (BGS) between 1994 and 2010. These national datasets were developed separately, using a consistent geological evidence base and interpretation approach, and have subsequently been harmonised and merged to support UK-wide online spatial delivery. The BGS Mineral Resource data does not determine mineral reserves and therefore does not denote potential areas of extraction. Only onshore, mainland mineral resources are included in the dataset. This dataset has been produced by the collation and interpretation of mineral resource data principally held by the British Geological Survey. The mineral resource data presented are based on the best available information but are not comprehensive and their quality is variable. The dataset should only be used to show a broad distribution of those mineral resources which may be of current or potential economic interest.

Tags: Digital data, Economic geology, Minerals, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Minerals4EU ~ UK mineral resources

A collection of industrial and construction minerals and metallic deposits, onshore and offshore, resources data for the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, including bedrock sand and gravel aggregates, igneous and metamorphic aggregates, limestone aggregates, offshore sand and gravel aggregate, sandstone aggregate, superficial sand and gravel aggregates, ball clay, barytes, bauxite, brick clay, calcite, cement, fireclay, fluorspar, fullers earth, gypsum anhydrite, industrial limestones and dolomites, kaolin, perlite, potash, salt, silica, talc and serpentine, metallic mineral resources and prospects, igneous and metamorphic building stone, limesone building stone, sandtone building stone. Data is mostly polygon data with the exception of the metallic mineral resource prospects, which are presented as points.

Tags: Mineral resources, Minerals, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
What drives and resists plate sinking through the transition zone? (NERC grant NE/J008028/1)

Tables of characteristic parameters for each model used in paper Agrusta et al. 2014, The effect of metastable pyroxene on the slab dynamics, DOI: 10.1002/2014GL062159 Tables of characteristic parameters for each model used in paper Agrusta et al 2017, Subducting-slab transition-zone interaction: Stagnation, penetration and mode switches, DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.02.005

Tags: Earth mantle, NERC_DDC, Plate tectonics, Subduction
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Volcanic flank collapse: diversity of behaviour, hazard generation and controls on volcano evolution (NERC Grant NE/I02044X/2)

The data is provided as a single spreadsheet containing geochemical information from three volcanoes (Antuco, Chile; Jocotitlan, Mexico; Montserrat), all of which have been affected by major debris avalanches. The data was collected in order to investigate the long-term evolution of these volcanic systems. In addition, a single worksheet is provided of a summary database of published examples of volcanic debris avalanches. The geochemical data include bulk-rock XRF and ICP-MS data, Sr and Pb isotope measurements, and glass analyses for the Montserrat samples, along with site information for Antuco and Jocotitlan. Additional published analyses for Montserrat is availabile in published papers, as detailed in the spreadsheet.

Tags: Geohazards, NERC_DDC, Volcanoes
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
The descent into the icehouse (NERC grant NE/I005714/1)

A set of climatological annual and monthly sea surface temperature and 1.5m air temperature for the Eocene Epoch as run in HadCM3L. The data also relates to NERC Grant NE/I006281/1

Tags: Cooling, Eocene, NERC_DDC, Ocean surface
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Continuous seismic waveform data from the UKArray temporary seismic network, between 2015 and 2025

Continuous seismic waveforms from a temporary network of seismometers deployed in the North of England between 2015 and 2025 for the UKArray project. The aim of the project was to establish a robust baseline of background seismicity prior to shale gas exploration in the region. Data were recorded on Guralp CMG3-ESP broadband seismometers and digitised with a sample rate of 100 Hz. Raw data are stored in miniSEED format (https://ds.iris.edu/ds/nodes/dmc/data/formats/miniseed/). Metadata that allows the raw data to be converted to ground motions, as well as the location of the stations are stored in StationXML format (https://docs.fdsn.org/projects/stationxml/en/latest/overview.html). Both raw data and metadata are available from the UK node of the European Integrated Data Archive (https://eida.bgs.ac.uk) using standard FDSN webservices (https://www.fdsn.org/webservices/). Further details about the network are available at https://www.fdsn.org/networks/detail/UR/. The DOI for this data set is https://doi.org/10.7914/SN/UR

Tags: Earthquakes, Geothermal energy, Hydraulic fracturing, Microseisms, NERC_DDC, Seismic waves, Seismicity, Shale gas
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Continuous seismic waveform data from the United Downs Geothermal Project, Cornwall, UK, between 2019 and 2021

Continuous seismic waveforms from a temporary network of 10 seismometers deployed around the United Downs Geothermal Project, Cornwall, between 2019 and 2021 as part of the NERC funded GWATT project. Data were recorded on Guralp CMG3-ESP broadband seismometers and digitised with a sample rate of 200 Hz. Raw data are stored in miniSEED format (https://ds.iris.edu/ds/nodes/dmc/data/formats/miniseed/). Metadata that allows the raw data to be converted to ground motions, as well as the location of the stations are stored in StationXML format (https://docs.fdsn.org/projects/stationxml/en/latest/overview.html). Both raw data and metadata are available from the UK node of the European Integrated Data Archive (https://eida.bgs.ac.uk) using standard FDSN webservices (https://www.fdsn.org/webservices/). Further details about the network are available at https://www.fdsn.org/networks/detail/9U_2019/. The DOI for this data set is https://doi.org/10.7914/hpf0-6r63.

Tags: Geothermal energy, Microseisms, NERC_DDC, Seismic waves, Seismicity
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
OneGeology cookbook exemplar bedrock age onshore 1:625k geology (OGC WMS)

This service is a BGS contribution to the OneGeology project, providing UK onshore geological data at 1:625 000 scale. This map data is collected as part of an ongoing BGS project: Digital Geological Map of Great Britain (DiGMapGB). MapServer software is used to provide this view services. This service is one of the exemplar services accompanying the OneGeology cookbook

Tags: Data, Digital maps, GIS, Geology, Maps, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
OneGeology cookbook exemplar bedrock and superficial onshore 1:625k geology (OGC WMS)

This service is a BGS contribution to the OneGeology project, providing UK onshore geological data at 1:625 000 scale. This map data is collected as part of an ongoing BGS project: Digital Geological Map of Great Britain (DiGMapGB). MapServer software is used to provide this view services.

Tags: Data, Digital maps, GIS, Geology, Maps, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Multi-season Himalayan spring, stream and rainwater geochemical data set from the Melamchi Valley catchment, Nepal (2022 - 2025)

This dataset contains geochemical data from springs, streams and monsoonal rainwater samples, collected from the Melamchi Valley catchment, Nepal, between 2022 and 2025. The data includes analysis of major ions, stable water isotopes and Sr, Li, Si and C isotopes to investigate chemical weathering along mountain flow paths. Filtered water samples were collected across the Melamchi Valley catchment, with springs grouped into sub-linear transects. Additional time series samples span 2023 to 2025 at bi/weekly sampling at 5 sites.

Tags: Chemical weathering, Isotopes, NERC_DDC, Springs, Water, Water chemistry
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Natural ground stability (GeoSure) subset Kilmarknock and Loughborough 1:50k (OGC WFS)

The 1:50 000 scale GeoSure (natural ground stability) data covering the map sheets for Loughborough and Kilmarnock are available in this OGC WFS service for personal, non-commercial use only. This service is a contribution to the OneGeology-Europe initiative. For information about more of the British Geological Survey's maps and other digital products please visit https://www.bgs.ac.uk/geological-data/. MapServer software is used to provide this OGC WFS service.

Tags: Data, Digital maps, GIS, Geology, Maps, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
BGS bedrock and superficial onshore 1:625k geology and offshore 1:1M sediments (OGC WFS and OGC Features APIs)

These services are a BGS contribution to the OneGeology project, providing UK onshore geological data at 1:625 000 scale and UK continental shelf seabed sediment data at 1:1 million scale. This map data is collected as part of an ongoing BGS project: Digital Geological Map of Great Britain (DiGMapGB). MapServer software is used to provide these OGC download APIs.

Tags: Data, Digital maps, GIS, Geology, Maps, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Phosphorus fractions and phosphate oxygen isotope measurements from three lake sediment cores, Rutland Water, UK (2024)

The data consist of a spreadsheet containing data for three lake sediment cores collected from Lagoon 3 at Rutland Water. The data were used to support the understanding of phosphate oxygen isotopes in lake sediments with focus on stability and application for assessing palaeo nutrient dynamics. Core 1 was used as a baseline core and analysed immediately after collection, and core 2 and 3 were treated with oxygen enriched water and incubated for 6 months under controlled conditions to then be analysed and track changes in phosphate oxygen isotope over time.

Tags: Biogeochemistry, Lacustrine sediments, NERC_DDC, Phosphorus, Stable isotopes
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UKCCSRC Call 2 Project C2-181 - Data associated with "Chemical equilibrium analysis of hydrogen production from shale gas using sorption enhanced chemical looping steam reforming" in Fuel Processing Technology

Dupont, Valerie (2017) Data associated with "Chemical equilibrium analysis of hydrogen production from shale gas using sorption enhanced chemical looping steam reforming" in Fuel Processing Technology. University of Leeds. Data file containing datasets used to generate the figures and tables in the paper. [Dataset] https://doi.org/10.5518/149. [Publication] http://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2017.01.026

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UKCCSRC Call 2 Project C2-181. Data for "Kinetics study and modelling of steam methane reforming process over a NiO/Al2O3 catalyst in an adiabatic packed bed reactor" in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

Dupont, Valerie (2016) Data for "Kinetics study and modelling of steam methane reforming process over a NiO/Al2O3 catalyst in an adiabatic packed bed reactor" in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. University of Leeds. Data file containing datasets used to generate the figures and tables in the paper. [Dataset] https://doi.org/10.5518/126. [Publication] http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.11.093

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Dental Microwear Texture Analysis (DMTA) of tooth surfaces of fossil wolves from Britain

One Excel workbook reporting dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) raw data. These are values from scale-sensitive fractal analysis (SSFA), and areal surface texture analysis (based on a suite of parameters, most of which are defined by ISO-25718-2) for dental microwear texture analysis of tooth surfaces of wolves from Britain (MIS 2, MIS 3, MIS 5a). This study examines the dietary adaptability of European grey wolves using dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA). These datasets offer new insights into the palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental conditions under which grey wolves endured climate change in the past, free of anthropogenic influence. Tooth surface casts were produced using high-resolution, which is optimised for imaging purposes. Epoxy tooth replicas were scanned with a Sensofar S neox. MountainsMap Imaging Topography was utilised to quantify dental microwear texture parameters from Sensofar scans.

Tags: Climate change, Fossils, Glacial period, NERC_DDC, Palaeoenvironment
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Rupture directivity analysis data of hydraulic fracturing-induced seismic events in a shale gas field near Fox Creek, Alberta, Canada

This data repository contains the raw waveforms of seven hydraulic fracturing-induced seismic events, together with their rupture directivity analysis. The entire data is consolidated in one .mat file per seismic event (which can be read with Matlab and Octave). A detailed description of the .mat files, and a Matlab script to import and visualise the seismic data and rupture directivity analysis of each event, is also included in this repository. The passive seismic dataset was collected in a shale gas field near Fox Creek, Alberta, Canada, during a multi-stage hydraulic fracturing stimulation that induced shallow earthquakes (less than 5 km deep) of magnitudes up to 3.2. This area has experienced in recent years multiple cases on induced seismicity associated with oil and gas operations, including hydraulic fracturing and wastewater disposal, of magnitudes above 4.0 in some cases. The full passive seismic dataset was collected between October and November 2016 and made open source through a GitHub repository (https://github.com/ToC2ME). To determine the rupture directivity of each induced seismic event, we use the Empirical Green's Functions (EGF) method to first obtain apparent source time functions (ASTF), and then measure the rupture time at each seismic station. We then invert the rupture directivity of each seismic event based on the azimuthal variation of the measured rupture times at each seismic station. Observations of rupture directivity (the direction of propagation of the earthquake rupture) can provide important information as to the nature of the interactions between injection-induced pressure increases and earthquake nucleation. Measurement of rupture directivity could therefore have important implications for induced seismicity hazard management. The rupture directivity analysis of these hydraulic fracturing-induced seismic events was led and coordinated by Dr. James Verdon and Dr. Germán Rodríguez at the School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol.

Tags: Hydraulic fracturing, Induced seismicity, NERC_DDC, Shale gas
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Alkenone UK'37 data for sediment samples from Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) site 982 in the North Atlantic

Alkenone abundances and resulting temperature reconstruction from sediment samples retrieved from ODP leg 162, Site 982, North Atlantic. Sediments are dated from 3.3-3.0 Ma. The age of samples was determined using the age model of Lawrence et al. (2009) (https://doi.org/10.1029/2008PA001669). Alkenone abundances were solvent extracted and measured using gas chromatography-flame ionisation detection (GC-FID). The relative alkenone abundances were converted to sea surface temperature using the UK’37 index and the calibration of Müller et al (1998). All analyses were performed at The Open University, UK. Data was collected between 2023 and 2024 by Sarah Cottee, Bridget Warren, and Marcus Badger. Data analysis was supported by NERC grant NE/X000567/1, Marcus Badger.

Tags: NERC_DDC, Ocean surface, Palaeoclimatology, Pliocene
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Alkenone UK'37 data of sediment samples from Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) site 594 in the South Pacific

Alkenone abundances and resulting temperature reconstruction from sediment samples retrieved from DSDP Leg 90, Site 594, South Pacific. Sediments are dated from 3.4-3.0 Ma. The age of samples was determined using the age model of Caballaro-Gill et al. (2019) (https://doi.org/10.1029/2018PA003496). Alkenone abundances were solvent extracted and measured using gas chromatography-flame ionisation detection (GC-FID). The relative alkenone abundances were converted to sea surface temperature using the UK’37 index and the calibration of Müller et al (1998). All analyses were performed at The Open University, UK. Data was collected between 2023 and 2024 by Sarah Cottee, Bridget Warren, and Marcus Badger. Data analysis was supported by NERC grant NE/X000567/1, Marcus Badger.

Tags: NERC_DDC, Ocean surface, Palaeoclimatology, Pliocene
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)