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Marine survey data from around the UK (1966 onwards)

This dataset is the complete collection of the British Geological Survey (BGS) held Marine Survey data. The data held includes digital data and analogue records, plus associated physical sample material. Data are stored within the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC) and the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centre (DAC) for Geology and Geophysics. BGS have collected marine survey data since 1966, and have also been provided with a range of third-party data. The data includes geophysical data (seismic reflection, side-scan sonar, multibeam echosounder bathymetry and backscatter, gravity and magnetics) and sample data from boreholes, cores and seabed grabs (logs, geological description, geochemical, particle size analysis and geotechnical data). The majority of surveys are within the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) area. Individual survey data coverage varies, depending on survey type (sampling, geophysics, multibeam or multi-disciplinary) and objectives (regional or local, shallow or deep). These data are applicable to a wide range of uses including environmental, geotechnical, geophysical and geological studies. A summary layer of areas covered by individual marine surveys, including links to downloadable data where available, is available on the BGS GeoIndex. Additional data are available on request to enquiries@bgs.ac.uk.

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Alternate title
Marine survey data
Date (Creation)
1966
Identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605638
Distributor
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
Point of contact
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
Distributor
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
Point of contact
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
Maintenance and update frequency
irregular Irregular
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Absorbents
  • Geology
  • Magnetic data
  • Marine seismic surveys
  • Seismic surveys
  • Geological data
  • Magnetic surveys
  • Marine geology
  • Seismic data
  • Site investigations
  • Boreholes
  • Bathymetry
  • Gravity surveys
  • Drilling
  • Geological surveys
  • Marine gravity surveys
  • Marine magnetic surveys
  • MEDIN
  • UK Location (INSPIRE)
  • Geophysical data
  • Geophysical surveys
  • Geophysics
  • Gravity data
  • Geochemical data
  • Marine geochemistry
  • Marine geophysics
  • Marine surveys
  • Offshore drilling
  • Sampling
  • Sea floor
  • Seismic reflection surveys
  • Core drilling
  • Geochemistry
dataCentre
  • UK Location (INSPIRE)
  • MEDIN
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
Access constraint: some survey data are commercial-in-confidence and are not provided (http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/LimitationsOnPublicAccess/INSPIRE_Directive_Article13_1d). Use constraint: this dataset is an aggregate of data collected from different offshore surveys (or cruises) which have different use restrictions. Refer to the terms of use provided in the survey metadata for more information (http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/ConditionsApplyingToAccessAndUse/conditionsUnknown).
Use constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Other constraints
Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]"
Spatial representation type
vector Vector
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
BRISTOL CHANNEL [id=2001350]

Date (Revision)
2010

Geographic identifier
CELTIC SEA [id=2001353]

Date (Revision)
2010

Geographic identifier
ENGLISH CHANNEL [id=2001401]

Date (Revision)
2010

Geographic identifier
INNER SEAS OFF THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND [id=2001428]

Date (Revision)
2010

Geographic identifier
IRISH SEA [id=2001430]

Date (Revision)
2010

Geographic identifier
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN [id=2002262]

Date (Revision)
2010

Geographic identifier
NORTH SEA [id=2001452]

Date (Revision)
2010

Geographic identifier
NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W) [id=2001453]

Date (Revision)
2010

Geographic identifier
NORTHWEST EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121700]

Date (Creation)
1979

Geographic identifier
UK CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121701]

Date (Creation)
1979

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Begin date
1966

Reference System Information

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Distribution format
  • Digital data ()

  • Raster GIS data ()

  • Vector GIS data ()

  • Digital images ()

  • Physical specimens ()

  • Paper hard-copy records ()

  • SEG-Y file (.sgy, .segy) ()

  • ESRI Shapefile (.shp) ()

Distributor
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
Distributor
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
OnLine resource
Offshore GeoIndex
OnLine resource
Offshore GeoIndex
OnLine resource
Offshore theme
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Other
dataset

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2011
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
No

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
Pass
No
Statement
Data were collected using various survey techniques. This dataset has been managed by BGS over a considerable period of time. Legacy paper records have undergone selective scanning and/or transcription to digital formats, with QC of the information captured and migration into the BGS database. More recent data are captured digitally and loaded to the database. The related sample material is curated and managed as part of the physical materials collections. Information is delivered via the BGS web site.
File identifier
c35c748d-3f7d-682d-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2025-07-16
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
Point of contact
  British Geological Survey
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
+44 131 667 1000
Dataset URI
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605638
 
 

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