AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Airborne Magnetic Survey Records for United Kingdom and Adjacent Areas

Analogue aeromagnetic surveys of Great Britain for the Geological Survey (GSGB), subsequently digitised. Commercial Analogue survey of North Sea by Aerosurveys Inc, subsequently digitised by BGS. Commercial digital (+ one analogue) surveys off NW/N/NE of Britain by Huntings Geology and Geophysics and ESL, purchased outright by BGS. Local surveys, digital and analogue aeromagnetic (+ other methods) surveys for BGS and commercial companies. Data acquired over many years by different companies. Surveys vary from High Resolution helicopter covering a few square kms to regional surveys covering 1000s of square kms. Some data recorded analogue, subsequently digitised, other data full digital capture with GPS navigation. Approximately 75% of the bounding rectangle covered. Flight line separation varies between 2km and 0.4km, line spacing typically 2km over UK but 0.4km over Devon/Cornwall. Flight line separation for Aerosurveys/Huntings surveys vary between 6.4 to 15 km. Detailed surveys at various resolutions. Along line spacing varies, analogue data: digitised from 1:63 360 and 1:253 440 scale map sheets and digital surveys: Decca navigation, 305m asl (above sea level). Local helicopter surveys, analogue and digital recordings, various survey heights. HiRES survey, full digital data capture at 0.1 sec intervals, GPS navigation, 90m survey height.

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

Data include geological logs and charts; letters, minutes & memos; notes; externally written reports; Internal reports; Research Reports; annotated publications, records and reports; and other miscellaneous documentation. Although some of the data go back to the first half of the 20th century (and rarely earlier), the bulk of the data refer to work carried out since about 1960. The data are filed under four subheadings: i. 1:50K sheet files (data relating to BGS mapping projects) for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. ii. Offshore sheet files (data relating to BGS mapping projects) for the UK continental shelf and North Atlantic. iii. Offshore Quadrants (data relating to the hydrocarbons industry) (confidential). iv. Foreign biostratigraphy (in part confidential). v. General Palaeontology, Biostratigraphy & Taxonomy.

Tags: Biostratigraphy, Micropalaeontology, NERC_DDC, Palaeontology
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
The BGS Rock Classification Scheme

The BGS Rock Classification Scheme (RCS) is a comprehensive classification scheme for all types of rocks and unconsolidated sediments worldwide. It is intended to be used for classification of single rock samples and can be used without any knowledge of field relationships. It has been designed for use by people with a wide range of geological knowledge; from experienced professional geologists to technicians and drillers. It also allows names to be assigned according to the level of information about the sample. The system if hierarchical, ranging from very simple names such as igneous rock to highly detailed names such as mugearite, that can only be applied after chemical analysis. Rock names can consist of a root name e.g. granite and several qualifiers that impart more information e.g. grey-biotite-bearing granite. The classification scheme has been implemented as a hierarchical dictionary of codes for all rock types. The classification scheme is described in BGS Research Reports 99-02, 99-03, 99-06. The BGS Rock Classification Scheme was devised between 1993 and 1996 in response to a need from the Digital Map Production System project.

Tags: Geology, NERC_DDC, Nomenclature
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Oracle data dictionaries

All data dictionaries held in Oracle. They include both administrative (e.g. codes for companies), scientific (e.g. codes for deformation episodes) and geographic (e.g. codes for countries). Typically, they are used to constrain the allowable values held in other Oracle datasets. In some cases they are an implementation of the classifications that the BGS uses in its work.

Tags: Dictionaries, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Mineral occurrences database

Dataset of mineral occurrences in the UK including locations of known mines, mineral showings and localities, including sites where minerals of economic interest have been identified in panned concentrates. Data is normally taken from published sources or from internal BGS records, such as field sheets, rock and stream sediment collection cards. Data compilation started ca. 1994.

Tags: Fluvial sediments, Minerals, Mines, NERC_DDC, Ores
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Analogue and Digital Aeromagnetic Surveys of (Offshore) UK Continental Shelf

Analogue and digital aeromagnetic surveys of (Offshore) UK Continental Shelf and other parts, comprising flight line plans,magnetometer flight records, aerial photos, contour maps, digital data.

Tags: Aerial geophysical surveys, Aerial magnetic surveys, Geology, Geophysical surveys, Geophysics, Magnetic surveys, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Biostratigraphy Reports - Onshore And Offshore, 1953-2000.

A series of technical palaeontological and biostratigraphical reports produced in the London, Leeds, Edinburgh and Keyworth offices of BGS between 1953 and March 2000. The reports provide information on fossils collected during Geological Survey mapping or supplied by clients. Fossils are collected in order to date (relative age) the rocks in which they occur and/or to provide evidence for the conditions of deposition, so the information contained in each report usually includes determinations of the fossils present in a collection and an interpretation of their stratigraphical and/or their palaeoenvironmental/palaeogeographical significance.Individual reports vary enormously in scope, depending on the reasons for the investigation. Some reports may be site specific, documenting the fossil fauna/flora from a particular locality or borehole, whereas others may deal with material from a number of localities on a 1:10 000, 1:25 000 or 1:50 000 sheet, or from several boreholes. Other reports may be in the form of reviews. Geographical coverage is wide, covering the UK and Northern Ireland onshore, UK offshore and overseas localities.All reports are held as hardcopy only. Each report bears a unique identifying number in the form SS/YY/NN, where 'SS' identifies the series, 'YY' identifies the year in which it was written and 'NN' is a serial number. Reports were numbered sequentially, regardless of whether they dealt with material from the UK and Northern Ireland onshore, UK offshore, or overseas, and a sequential set is held by BGS. Reports are also filed by 1:50 000 sheet, (UK onshore), offshore quadrant and foreign country, as appropriate.

Tags: Biostratigraphy, Geology, NERC_DDC, Palaeoenvironment, Palaeontology, Sedimentary geology, Stratigraphy
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units

The Lexicon of Named Rock Units provides definitions of lithostratigraphic, lithodemic, and litho-morpho-genetic geological units of the United Kingdom and its associated continental shelf. The Lexicon focuses mainly on units of Member, Formation, Group and higher rank (and equivalents) but it also includes information on some units of lesser rank, notably economically important coal seams and laterally extensive marine bands. It includes superficial and bedrock units. It includes synonyms and other names not currently recognised by the BGS or regarded as obsolete. Full Lexicon entries include geological unit name, a persistent unique identifier, map code, currency, rank, parent unit and rank, age, lithology, definitions of boundaries, thickness, previous and alternative names, geographical extent, type localities, and bibliographical references.

Tags: Lithologic unit, NERC_DDC, Rock stratigraphic unit, Stratigraphic nomenclature
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Datastore for BGS Digital Field Data Capture System (BGS SIGMAmobile)

The datastore for the BGS digital field data capture system contains databases that have been collected by field geologists and geoscientists using the MIDAS Tablet PCs. The databases replicate (in simple terms) the information and field observations that used to be recorded on paper fieldslips, notebooks and cameras. Depending on what is being mapped, each database can hold data from a complete series of field seasons, and contains points, lines, polygons, map face notes, sketches, photographs, tagged text, and structured data such as measurements and descriptions constrained by dictionaries and standards. Every item collected in the field using this system is attributed with a Unique User ID (UUID) that is constructed using the geologists ID and the date and time (to the second), along with a grid reference aided by a built-in EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) -enabled GPS (Global Positioning System). The store contains data collected across the UK and overseas. The scale varies depending on the project. MIDAS was first used in 2006 and each year more field teams are using it to replace pencil and paper records. The data are verified in this fully-relational datastore and transferred from here into the appropriate corporate databases for further manipulation.

Tags: Field geology, Mapping, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Geological interpreted superficial deposits thickness models version 2.1, GI_SDTM v2.1

A superficial thickness model covering England Scotland and Wales. The model is derived by direct modelling (natural neighbour interpolation) of BGS Borehole records and BGS Digmap. For the purposes of modelling, superficial deposits include sediments deposited during the Quaternary, subsequent Holocene rivers and coastal systems and also modern anthropogenic material. i.e. deposits that are less than 2.6 million years old. Grids are overprinted with a minimum value so that areas where no bore data is present, but superficial deposits are known to occur are given a minimum 1.5m thickness. The superficial thickness model has been created as baseline datasets for the BGS Information Products programme. The model provides only a simple, mathematical interpretation of reality with some phantom points that improve the model mainly in valley areas where lack of data was given different results as those expected by a geological interpretation of the area. The complexity of Superficial deposits in Great Britain is such that it is only possible to model indicative values of thickness and elevation. The models should never be used as a substitute for thorough site investigation.

Tags: Glacial sediments, NERC_DDC, Quaternary, Surficial geology
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Biomolecular Achaeology of Ancient Tuberculosis in Britain and Europe

PROJECT DETAILS ONLY - NO DATA. Tuberculosis (TB) is a reemerging infection that was also common in the past in Britain. Poverty, drug resistance, the HIV, and migration are key factors in its occurrence today. The disease can be caused by any one of five related bacteria known as the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. In Britain the two most likely candidates are Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis. M. bovis can infect many different animals, including cows, and humans were often infected by drinking milk, which is why it is pasteurised in Britain. Today, most TB infections occur in the lungs, because it is transmitted via coughing, but other parts of the body can also be infected, especially if the disease is caught by eating or drinking infected foods. If left untreated the infection can cause damage to different bones in the body, most commonly the spine, ribs, hips and knees. Archaeologists have used this information to study TB in the past, but visual examination of skeletons does not reveal which bacterium has caused the infection, nor which strain of either species is present. We would like to be able identify species and strains because this would enable us to trace the origin of TB in Britain. We think TB came to Britain from the Mediterranean region but to confirm this idea we would have to compare the particular strain present in early British skeletons with that in bones from southern Europe. Similarly, we believe that there were changes in the frequencies of different strains of Mycobacterium over time, and these changes were possibly influenced by factors such as immigration, changes in population density, and changes in the environment. There are also interesting questions about the evolution of TB in the New World after contact with Europeans. All of these questions could be addressed if we could identify the particular strains of Mycobacterium in skeletons from different places and different time periods. Until recently, this was impossible, but now there are techniques for studying the small amounts of 'ancient' DNA that are preserved in some archaeological skeletons. We will therefore extract ancient DNA from a variety of skeletons that show the bone changes associated with TB, and use DNA sequencing to determine which Mycobacterium strain is present in each case. The proposed project will carry out this work with skeletons from Britain and Europe. Our Project Partners in Arizona State University are doing similar work with bones from North America, and by comparing our two sets of results we will be able to study the impact that Contact had on TB in the New World.

Tags: Archaeology, Environmental impact, Evolution, Genetic engineering, NERC_DDC, Population
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Characterisation of palaeo-precipitation from variations in the structure of stalagmite annual luminescence laminations

PROJECT DETAILS ONLY - NO DATA. To determine the seasonality and inter-annual variability of rainfall from the variations in annual luminescence laminations for multiple samples of recently deposited stalagmites from two monitored cave systems. a) extend this for the last 2000 years of climate change for multiple sites in the UK and continental Europe to establish regional palaeoprecipitation records. Measurement of variations in the structure of laminae luminescence using UV microscope and laser techniques for samples from England and France with parallel monitoring of seasonal variations of luminescence. UV techniques as above with additional samples to extend the project spatially (to Belgium, Scotland, England & France) and temporally (last 2000 years)

Tags: Climate change, Earth surface, NERC_DDC, Palaeoenvironment, Weather
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Mineral resource polygons central belt of Scotland version 1

The British Geological Survey (BGS) was awarded a grant from the Scottish Government Aggregates Levy Fund in 2007 to provide a comprehensive, relevant and accessible information base to enhance the sustainability of mineral resources for 18 local authorities in the central belt of Scotland. BGS co-funded this project through its Sustainable Mineral Solutions project. This work was completed in March 2008. This dataset comprises the digital GIS files which were produced through this project. The major elements of minerals information presented are the geological distribution of all mineral resources in the Central Belt of Scotland. 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. The data should not be used to determine individual planning applications or in taking decisions on the acquisition or use of a particular piece of land, although they may give useful background information which sets a specific proposal in context.

Tags: Mineral economics, Mineral resource maps, Mineral resources, Minerals, NERC_DDC, Planning
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
An Experimental Study of the Stability of Hydrous Phases at High Pressures Implications for H2O Storage and Release in Subduction Zones

PROJECT DETAILS ONLY - NO DATA. To determine the p-t stability of hydrous phases in ultramafic compositions in subduction zones, and the conditions at which h2o is released from subducting slabs in dehydration reactions; to obtain thermodynamic data for hydrous phases through phase-equilibrium experiments and in situ volume measurements; and to constrain the equation of state of h2o at high pressures. Reversed phase-equilibrium experiments will be conducted on reactions in the systems mgo-sio2-h2o and mgo-al2o3-sio2-h2o; thermodynamic data for hydrous phases wil be extracted from p-t postions of solid-solid reactions; positions of dehydration reactions will constrain the equation of state of h2o; volumes of phases will be measured in situ using synchrotron radiation

Tags: Hydrogeology, NERC_DDC, Subduction zones
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Marine Geophysical Surveys of North West Europe Offshore Areas.

Corrected and smoothed ship gravity, magnetics and bathymetry data acquired by BGS as part of its Offshore Reconnaissance Mapping Programme. This programme was commenced in 1967, funded mainly by the Department of Energy. Corrected and smoothed ship gravity and bathymetry data from various commercial and academic surveys between 1965 and 1994 Confidential MOD (Ministry of Defence) Hydrographic Office integrated ship gravity and magnetics surveys of North West Europe marine areas for which BGS acts as agent. Network adjusted gravity and magnetic compilations of data from BGS and non-BGS sources.

Tags: Geology, Geophysical surveys, Geophysics, Gravity, Gravity surveys, Magnetic surveys, Marine geophysics, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Geohazard Assessment of Collapsible Deposits

**No longer exists - now part of GeoSure**An assessment of the potential for a geological deposit to collapse under a critical load. A characteristic usually of loess or loessic material. The methodology is based on BGS digital stratigraphic linework and expert knowledge of the behaviour of the formations so defined.

Tags: NERC_DDC, Natural hazards
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
An Investigation of the Rheology and Flow Behaviour of Vesicular Magmas and Lavas

PROJECT DETAILS ONLY - NO DATA. We aim to conduct an in-depth study of the rheology and flow dynamics of foams and bubble suspensions in Newtonian liquids with gas volume fraction in the range 0 to 75% and to apply the results to the flow of vesicular magmas and lavas in various confined and unconfined geometries. We will determine shear and bulk viscosity and viscoelastic properties as a function of bubble concentration and size-distribution. Foam breakdown under shear, flow down slopes and along pipes will be investigated by experiments and numerical models. Results will be applied to magma flow along dykes and up conduits and lava flows down slopes

Tags: NERC_DDC, Rheology, Volcanology
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Holocene palaeoceanography of shelf seas: long-term seasonal stratification dynamics

PROJECT DETAILS ONLY - NO DATA. Seasonal stratification is a widespread phenomenon of shelf seas which influences climate both regionally and through land sea heat exchange and globally through impacts on marine bioproduction and therefore the carbon cycle. This proposal seeks to investigate the long term (103 -104 years) dynamics of shelf sea stratification with the aim of defining the climatic role of physical and biogeochemical processes operating in extensive shallow seas during eustatic highstands. The proposal builds on Holocene modelling and observational pilot study from the Celtic sea by (1) an investigation of stable isotopic (oxygen, carbon) content of living benthic foraminifera from across the Celtic sea frontal region and (2) stable isotopic and faunal investigation of AMS 14C-dated Holocene cores underlying mixed, frontal and stratified localities in this area

Tags: Climate change, NERC_DDC, Oceanic circulation, Palaeoenvironment, Quaternary
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Biodiversity Change in the Ordovician of the British Isles

PROJECT DETAILS ONLY - NO DATA. The most sustained steep increase in marine biodiversity took place during the Ordovician. The variety of biogeographical and palaeoecological settings in the British Isles, the historical type area for the Ordovician, makes this a crucial area for understanding the patterns and processes of biodiversity change. Databases on well-constrained spatial and temporal distributions of organisms will be compiled and analysed to answer a series of pertinent questions on the timing, patterns and controls of biodiversity increase and also its implications for the end-Ordovician extinction event. The understanding of these issues will contribute directly and significantly to the global analysis of Ordovician biodiversity change

Tags: NERC_DDC, Palaeoenvironment
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Geometry and Dynamics of Large Ice Caps in the Canadian High Arctic

PROJECT DETAILS ONLY - NO DATA. This proposal addresses the geometry and flow dynamics of three large ice caps in the Canadian arctic islands, with implications for glacier mass balance and the rate of sea-level change in a warming world. The work involves a combination of airborne 60 MHz radar to measure ice thickness, which is at present poorly known for these ice caps, and satellite remote sensing of ice velocities. Thickness and velocity data allow calculation of mass loss by iceberg production from the major outlet glaciers of these ice caps. Iceberg production is widely acknowledged as the least well known element in the mass balance of arctic glaciers, and indeed, ice masses worldwide. Internal radar-reflecting horizons and bed power-reflection coefficients also indicate glacier thermal structure. The data will be used as boundary conditions in three-dimensional numerical modelling studies of the response of these ice masses to climate change through time

Tags: Climate change, Glacial action, Land ice, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
GeoSure Basic

The GeoSure data sets and reports from the British Geological Survey provide information about potential ground movement or subsidence in a helpful and user-friendly format. The reports can help inform planning decisions and indicate causes of subsidence. Complete Great Britain national coverage is available. GeoSure Basic is a single, combined GeoSure model, containing only the highest score of all the GeoSure layers. The model has been re-classified to negligible - very low, low and moderate - high. The methodology is based on the 6 GeoSure individual hazard Assessments. The storage formats of the data are ESRI and MapInfo but other formats can be supplied.

Tags: NERC_DDC, Natural hazards
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
National Soil-Parent Material

The National Soil Parent Material dataset is a GIS describing the geological material from which topsoils and subsoils (A and B horizons) develop (i.e. from the base of pedological soil down to c. 3m). These deposits display a variable degree of weathering, but still exhibit core geological characteristics relating to their lithologies. The dataset covers England, Scotland and Wales and characterises parent material lithology, texture, mineralogy, strength and a range of other soil/parent related properties.

Tags: Geology, NERC_DDC, Soil classification, Soil properties, Soils
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)