AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Prints, both negatives and positives of satellite imagery of the UK/World.

The database contains colour and black and white prints and negatives of satellite images of the UK and various locations scattered around the world. It includes data from the Landsat, SPOT, Radarsat and ERS satellites. Negatives include single scenes and subsampled mosaics.

Tags: Imagery, NERC_DDC, Photography, Remote sensing, Satellite imagery
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Map based index (GeoIndex) site investigation reports

[This metadata record has been superseded, see http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480403]. This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows the location of site reports covering a wide range of drilling and site investigation work. Some 2000 reports include the logs from over 10 000 boreholes in addition to those held in the borehole index. The rectangles shown are drawn using the SW and NE corners of the site maps.

Tags: Boreholes, Drilling, NERC_DDC, Reports, Site investigations
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Geophysical Logs Database - onshore hydrocarbon wells

The BGS Geophysical Logs Database contains downhole geophysical log data from onshore UK boreholes drilled for the purpose of oil and gas exploration and extraction. These wells are regulated by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA; formerly known as DECC – Department of Energy and Climate Change and OGA – Oil and Gas Authority) and deeply penetrate the crust (often over 1 km deep) under the UK mainland, making the data collected from them useful for a variety of purposes. This dataset is a subset of the BGS Geophysical Logs Database.

Tags: Boreholes, Down hole geophysics, Exploratory wells, Geophysical logs, Geophysics, Hydrocarbons, NERC_DDC, Well logging
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Map based index (GeoIndex) boreholes with geophysical logs

[This metadata record has been superseded, see http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480158] This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows the location of onshore UK boreholes known to BGS that have digital or paper geophysical borehole logs. The details given for each borehole are, the name of the borehole, the grid reference and the format, ie. paper or digital. Scattered distribution of boreholes, locally dense coverage, few logs from Scotland. The GeoIndex is updated at regular intervals but more information may be available than is shown at any one time.

Tags: Boreholes, Geophysical logs, Geophysics, NERC_DDC, Rock properties
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Map based index (GeoIndex) water wells with aquifer property measurements

This layer of the Map based index (GeoIndex) shows where water wells exist with data available on transmissivity, storativity and discharge/drawdown. These parameters indicate the physical characteristics of the aquifer which can relate to factors such as possible storage capacities or rate of movement of water through the rock.

Tags: Aquifer properties, Drawdown, NERC_DDC, Transmissivity, Well discharge tests
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Map based index (GeoIndex) technical reports

This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) provides an index to a sub set of the BGS Report Series. The reports themselves describe the local geology and are designed to be read in conjunction with their complementary map or maps. Additional information such as hydrogeology, engineering geology, geological hazards, economic minerals and made and worked ground or other specialist topics of local interest may be included.

Tags: NERC_DDC, Technical reports
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Map based index (GeoIndex) digital geological map availability 1:50k

This layer of the GeoIndex shows the location of available 1:50000 scale digital geological maps within Great Britain. The Digital Geological Map of Great Britain project (DiGMapGB) has prepared 1:625 000, 1:250 000 and 1:50 000 scale datasets for England, Wales and Scotland. The datasets themselves are available as vector data in a variety of formats in which they are structured into themes primarily for use in geographical information systems (GIS) where they can be integrated with other types of spatial data for analysis and problem solving in many earth-science-related issues. Most of the 1:50 000 scale geological maps for England & Wales and for Scotland are now available digitally as part of the DiGMapGB-50 dataset. It integrates geological information from a variety of sources. These include recent digital maps, older 'paper only' maps, and desk compilations for sheets with no published maps.

Tags: Digital maps, Geology, Maps, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Map based index (GeoIndex) 1:50000 series paper geological map availability

This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows the availability of 1:50000 series paper geological maps. For England and Wales (and Northern Ireland), map sheets normally cover an area 30 km east-west and 20 km north-south; in Scotland the coverage is 20 km east-west and 30 km north-south. The 1:50 000 geological map grids are based on an early Ordnance Survey 1:63 360 (one inch to one mile) scale map grid and are not related to the current Ordnance Survey 1:50 000 map sheets. Maps are normally available in both flat and folded formats.

Tags: Geological maps, Geology, Maps, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Map based index (GeoIndex) digital geological map availability 1:10k

This layer of the GeoIndex shows the location of available 1:10000 scale digital geological maps within Great Britain. The Digital Geological Map of Great Britain project (DiGMapGB) has prepared 1:625 000, 1:250 000 and 1:50 000 scale datasets for England, Wales and Scotland. The datasets themselves are available as vector data in a variety of formats in which they are structured into themes primarily for use in geographical information systems (GIS) where they can be integrated with other types of spatial data for analysis and problem solving in many earth-science-related issues. The DiGMapGB-10 dataset is as yet incomplete, current work is concentrated on extending the geographical cover, especially to cover high priority urban areas.

Tags: Digital maps, Geological mapping, Maps, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Map based index (GeoIndex) 1:10000 series paper geological map availability

This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows the location of available 1:10000 or 1:10560 series paper geological maps. Since the 1960s the standard large scale map for recording geological information has been the Ordnance Survey (OS) quarter sheet, covering a 5km by 5km area. The maps themselves are supplied in different formats depending on their age and the method of compliation or reproduction used. Only the latest and most up-to-date version is listed.

Tags: Geological maps, Maps, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Map based index (GeoIndex) geological memoirs

This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows areas covered by explanatory sheet Memoirs, along with basic information such as memoir title and publication date. The memoirs themselves,compiled by BGS geologists, date from the late 1890s to present day and provide a comprehensive and detailed account of all aspects of the geology of the areas covered by the 1:50,000 (and 1:63,360) map series. Some memoirs may cover more than one geological sheet area and a few cover key geological themes (eg Jurassic rocks) across a large region. Sheet Descriptions are fully colour-illustrated, shortened accounts of the geology that are available for some of the newer published geological sheets.

Tags: Geology, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UK Modern Recorded Earthquakes Catalogue

This dataset contains recorded earthquakes in the UK from 1970 onwards. The catalogue covers the offshore areas as well as mainland UK, covering an area between 10 degrees West to 4 degrees East and 49 degrees to 62 degrees North. This includes all of Ireland and some earthquakes in northern France that were also felt in the UK. Accuracies of magnitude, location, and origin time vary with the instrumental measurements. Variations are largely a function of the seismograph station coverage, which has been improving up to the present day.

Tags: Earthquakes, NERC_DDC, Seismic event, Seismic monitoring, Seismicity, Seismographs
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
G-BASE shallow soil samples

The BGS Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment (G-BASE) was the national strategic geochemical mapping programme in Great Britain. The project set out to establish the chemistry of the surface environment by the collection and analysis of stream sediment, stream water and soil samples. Beginning in the late 1960s in northern Scotland and moving southwards across the country, the primary focus was mineral exploration, however, the project quickly developed to address important environmental concerns. The final G-BASE samples were collected in southern England in 2014. The outputs from the G-BASE project provide an invaluable, systematic baseline of geochemical information for Great Britain, serving as a marker of the state of the environment against which to measure future change. The routine collection of regional soil samples was introduced in 1986 in areas of poor drainage density, with an average sample density of one site per 2 square kilometres. Urban soil sampling commenced in 1991, with an average density of four samples per square kilometres, for the urban areas of Belfast, Cardiff, Corby, Coventry, Derby, Doncaster, Glasgow, Hull, Ipswich, Leicester, Lincoln, Manchester, Mansfield, Northampton, Nottingham, Peterborough, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Swansea, Stoke, Telford, Wolverhampton and York. Topsoil samples were collected between depths of 5 cm and 20 cm, and were sieved through a 2 mm mesh and milled to less than 150 microns. The data include XRF and direct-reading optical emission spectrometry (DR-OES) analyses for some or all of the following elements: Ag, As, Ba, Bi, Br, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Ga, Ge, Hf, I, K, La, Mg, Mn, Mo, Nb, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, Sb, Sc, Se, Se, Sn, Sr, Ta, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, U, V, W, Y, Zn and Zr. Loss on Ignition (LOI) and pH (in a slurry of 0.01 M CaCl2) were also routinely determined on 50% of regional and all urban samples. For more information about accessing these samples and their analytical results, contact BGS Enquiries (enquries@bgs.ac.uk).

Tags: Geochemical background, Geochemical data, Geochemical mapping, Geochemical sampling, Geochemistry, Geology, NERC_DDC, Sample analysis, Sampling, Soil analysis, Soil chemistry
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
G-BASE deep soil samples

The BGS Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment (G-BASE) was the national strategic geochemical mapping programme in Great Britain. The project set out to establish the chemistry of the surface environment by the collection and analysis of stream sediment, stream water and soil samples. Beginning in the late 1960s in northern Scotland and moving southwards across the country, the primary focus was mineral exploration, however, the project quickly developed to address important environmental concerns. The final G-BASE samples were collected in southern England in 2014. The outputs from the G-BASE project provide an invaluable, systematic baseline of geochemical information for Great Britain, serving as a marker of the state of the environment against which to measure future change. Deep soil samples (also known as profile soil samples) were taken from depths of between 35 cm and 50 cm at densities of 1 sample per two square kilometres (rural / regional areas) and 4 samples per square kilometre (urban areas). The G-BASE profile soils were generally sieved to 150 microns before analysis and determined by XRF for some or all of: Ag, As, Ba, Bi, Br, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Ga, Ge, Hf, I, K, La, Mg, Mn, Mo, Nb, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, Sb, Sc, Se, Se, Sn, Sr, Ta, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, U, V, W, Y, Zn and Zr. Since 2003, for both regional and urban sampling, deep soil samples and shallow soil samples were routinely collected from the same sites, but only the shallow soil samples were submitted for chemical analysis. The deep soil samples were archived in the National Geoscience Data Centre. For more information about accessing these samples and their analytical results, contact BGS Enquiries (enquries@bgs.ac.uk).

Tags: Geochemical background, Geochemical data, Geochemical mapping, Geochemical sampling, Geochemistry, Geology, NERC_DDC, Sample analysis, Sampling, Soil analysis, Soil chemistry
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
G-BASE stream sediment samples

The BGS Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment (G-BASE) was the national strategic geochemical mapping programme in Great Britain. The project set out to establish the chemistry of the surface environment by the collection and analysis of stream sediment, stream water and soil samples. Beginning in the late 1960s in northern Scotland and moving southwards across the country, the primary focus was mineral exploration, however, the project quickly developed to address important environmental concerns. The final G-BASE samples were collected in southern England in 2014. The outputs from the G-BASE project provide an invaluable, systematic baseline of geochemical information for Great Britain, serving as a marker of the state of the environment against which to measure future change. Stream sediments were the primary sample medium for G-BASE, with an average density of one site per 1.5 km square. The drainage sampling sites cover most of Great Britain. Sediment was collected from the centre of the stream and sieved through two sieves (2 mm and 150 µm) to obtain a fine grain-size fraction of <150 microns. Analytical data (by a variety of analytical methods, including XRF and direct-reading optical emission spectrometry (DR-OES) for the <150 micron fraction of stream sediment samples are available for some or all of the following elements: Ag, As, Ba, Bi, Br, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Ga, Ge, Hf, I, K, La, Mg, Mn, Mo, Nb, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, Sb, Sc, Se, Se, Sn, Sr, Ta, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, U, V, W, Y, Zn and Zr. Some stream sediment samples were originally collected as part of the Mineral Reconnaissance Programme (MRP), and later re-analysed for G-BASE. These samples may have been assigned a new sample number, but will plot at the same site. For more information about accessing these samples and their analytical results, contact BGS Enquiries (enquries@bgs.ac.uk).

Tags: Geochemical background, Geochemical data, Geochemical maps, Geochemical sampling, Geochemistry, Geology, NERC_DDC, Sample analysis, Sampling, Stream sediment sampling
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
G-BASE water samples

The BGS Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment (G-BASE) was the national strategic geochemical mapping programme in Great Britain. The project set out to establish the chemistry of the surface environment by the collection and analysis of stream sediment, stream water and soil samples. Beginning in the late 1960s in northern Scotland and moving southwards across the country, the primary focus was mineral exploration, however, the project quickly developed to address important environmental concerns. The final G-BASE samples were collected in southern England in 2014. The outputs from the G-BASE project provide an invaluable, systematic baseline of geochemical information for Great Britain, serving as a marker of the state of the environment against which to measure future change. Stream water samples were collected at each drainage site. Four different water samples were collected routinely: two filtered waters (for major and trace elements) and two unfiltered waters (for pH, conductivity and alkalinity). Samples were collected for approximately 85% of Great Britain, but a wide range of analytes were only determined from the Wales and Humber-Trent atlas areas southwards. Stream water pH, conductivity and alkalinity were determined in the field. In the later stages of the programme, stream water samples from high order streams were analysed by ICP-AES/MS for 27 elements (Al, B, Ba, Be, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, La, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, P, Pb, S (as SO42-), Si, Sr, V, Y, Zn and Zr) and by quadrupole ICP-MS for 24 trace elements (Ag, Al, As, Ba, Be, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cu, La, Li, Mo, Ni, Pb, Rb, Sb, Sn, Th, Tl, U, V, Y and Zr). Some samples were analysed by ion chromatography (IC). Automated colorimetric methods were used to determine Cl and NO3-, and an ion selective electrode (ISE) technique was used to determine F. Waters were also analysed for non-purgeable organic carbon (NPOC) to determine dissolved organic carbon content. All samples were routinely analysed for pH, conductivity and bicarbonate. Much of the UK coverage also includes uranium and fluoride analyses. For more information about accessing these samples and their analytical results, contact BGS Enquiries (enquries@bgs.ac.uk).

Tags: Geochemical background, Geochemical data, Geochemical mapping, Geochemical sampling, Geochemistry, Geology, NERC_DDC, Sample analysis, Sampling, Stream sampling, Streams
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
G-BASE panned stream sediment samples

The BGS Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment (G-BASE) was the national strategic geochemical mapping programme in Great Britain. The project set out to establish the chemistry of the surface environment by the collection and analysis of stream sediment, stream water and soil samples. Beginning in the late 1960s in northern Scotland and moving southwards across the country, the primary focus was mineral exploration, however, the project quickly developed to address important environmental concerns. The final G-BASE samples were collected in southern England in 2014. The outputs from the G-BASE project provide an invaluable, systematic baseline of geochemical information for Great Britain, serving as a marker of the state of the environment against which to measure future change. At G-BASE drainage sampling sites (average density: one site per 1.5 km square), sediment was collected from the centre of the stream and sieved through two sieves (2 mm and 150 microns). The fine-grained fraction formed the stream sediment sample and underwent chemical analysis. Excess material from the <2 mm fraction was panned using a wooden dulang pan to collect a heavy mineral concentrate. During the G-BASE project, these samples were archived, but not routinely submitted for chemical analysis. For more information about accessing these samples and their analytical results, contact BGS Enquiries (enquries@bgs.ac.uk).

Tags: Geochemical background, Geochemical data, Geochemical maps, Geochemical sampling, Geochemistry, Geology, NERC_DDC, Sample analysis, Sampling, Stream sediment sampling
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Map based index (GeoIndex) rock

This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows the locations of over 12,500 rock samples from the land area of the United Kingdom gathered as part of the Mineral Reconnaissance Programme (MRP). The Mineral Reconnaissance Programme (MRP), funded by the DTI, carried out baseline mineral exploration in Great Britain between 1972 and 1997. The programme has been subsumed into the new BGS Minerals Programme, also funded by the DTI. The rock samples have been analysed for a variety of major and trace elements, mainly by XRF.

Tags: Chemical analysis, Geochemistry, Major element analysis, NERC_DDC, Rock chemistry, Trace analysis, X ray fluorescence spectroscopy
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Map based index (GeoIndex) mineral reconnaissance programme borehole rock samples

[This metadata record has been superseded, see http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608329]. This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) providex an index to 17,500 borehole rock samples (drillcore) from the Mineral Reconnaissance Programme (MRP) and related studies. The UK Government's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) funded BGS to provide baseline information on areas prospective for the occurrence of metallic minerals in Great Britain. This programme, known as the MRP, ran continuously from 1973 to 1997 and covered particular locations across Great Britain. It was designed to stimulate private sector exploration and to encourage the development of Britain's indigenous mineral resources. Under the programme a number of boreholes were drilled to gather information.

Tags: Core samples, Drill core, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
BGS G-BASE Regional Geochemical Atlases

The Regional Geochemical Atlases are the principal hard copy product of the British Geological Survey G-BASE (Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment) project. The majority of atlases are for stream sediment, with data on stream water and soil included where available. Separate stream sediment, soil and stream water atlases have been published for Wales. This dataset relates to the hard-copy atlases, which are available for Shetland, Orkney, South Orkney and Caithness, Sutherland, Hebrides, Great Glen, East Grampians, Argyll, Southern Scotland, Lake District, NE England, NW England and N Wales and Wales. The atlases were issued between 1978 and 2000. Each atlas comprises a set of separate interpolated heat-maps for each analyte, as well as descriptive and interperative information. The atlases provide an invaluable, systematic baseline of geochemical information for Great Britain, serving as a marker of the state of the environment against which to measure future change. Digital atlases and map products are also available for the Clyde Basin, central England, the London region and south-west England. National-scale digital atlas products are also available.

Tags: Atlases, Geochemistry, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Bathymetric Survey HI1120, Tail of the Falls, (08/06/2005 to 09/06/2005)

Samples and associated geological data are held at the British Geological Survey for Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), Bathymetric Survey HI1120; Tail of the Falls, Area in SqKm: 7, (08/06/2005 to 09/06/2005), Standard: IHO S44ed4 Order 1. Contract: RRS (2005/06). FY 2005/06. Contractor: RN (NP1016).

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Bathymetric Survey HI1480, Western Approach to Off Casquets TSS, (01/05/2015 to 01/06/2015)

Samples and associated geological data are held at the British Geological Survey for Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), Bathymetric Survey HI1480; Western Approach to Off Casquets TSS, Area in SqKm: 1413, (01/05/2015 to 01/06/2015), Standard: IHO S44ed5 Order 1a. Contract: Medium. FY 2015/16. Contractor: MMT UK.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Bathymetric Survey HI1122, Sanday Sound to Westray Firth (Orkney Islands), (28/02/2005 to 22/05/2005)

Samples and associated geological data are held at the British Geological Survey for Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), Bathymetric Survey HI1122; Sanday Sound to Westray Firth (Orkney Islands), Area in SqKm: 308, (28/02/2005 to 22/05/2005), Standard: IHO S44ed4 Order 1. Contract: Orkney Islands. FY 2004/05. Contractor: MMT.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Bathymetric Survey HI1137, E Approaches to Sanday & Stronsay, (29/05/2006 to 19/09/2006)

Samples and associated geological data are held at the British Geological Survey for Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), Bathymetric Survey HI1137; E Approaches to Sanday & Stronsay (Blocks 2,3,5), Area in SqKm: 2693; E Approaches to Sanday & Stronsay (Blocks 3,4,6,7), Area in SqKm: 1711, (29/05/2006 to 19/09/2006), Standard: IHO S44ed4 Order 1). Contract: ETV. FY 2006/07. Contractor: NetSurvey.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)