Date (Publication)

1978-08-27

Identifier

British Geological Survey / BGS_CMD_REF160

Maintenance and update frequency

notPlanned Not planned

Keywords

• NDGO0001

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Geology

SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages (L131)

• soil and sediment
• crust

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary (P021)

• Gravity
• Bathymetry and Elevation
• Magnetics
• Two-dimensional seismic reflection

Access constraints

otherRestrictions Other restrictions

Access constraints

otherRestrictions No restrictions, a copyright acknowledgement is required and permission from any third party for the release of the data has been obtained. Inclusion of any third party data will determine the copyright acknowledgement that needs to be made.

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.

Use limitation

unrestricted use, copyright acknowledgement - Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced British Geological Survey materials "Contains British Geological Survey materials ©UKRI [year]"

Spatial representation type

grid Grid

Distance

5  urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001

Metadata language

EnglishEnglish

Topic category

• Geoscientific information

Geographic identifier

Faroe Shetland Basin

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Farne

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Thames Estuary

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Guernsey

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

East Anglia

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Tyne-Tees

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

California

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Humber-Trent

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Indefatigable

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Foula

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Peterhead

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Bosies Bank

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Fladen

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Orkney

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Bressay Bank

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Dungeness-Boulogne

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Wight

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Ostend

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Flemish Bight

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Spurn

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Silver Well

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Dogger

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Fisher

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Devil's Hole

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

DOVER STRAIT

Date (Creation)

1954-01-01

Geographic identifier

Eastern Channel

Date (Creation)

2009-06-18

Geographic identifier

Forties

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Cod

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Ling Bank

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Fair Isle

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Bergen Bank

Date (Revision)

2025-11-13

Geographic identifier

Southern North Sea

Date (Creation)

2009-06-18

Geographic identifier

Northern North Sea

Date (Creation)

2009-06-18

Geographic identifier

Scottish Continental Shelf

Date (Creation)

2009-06-18

Geographic identifier

NORTH SEA

Date (Creation)

1954-01-01

Geographic identifier

ENGLISH CHANNEL

Date (Creation)

1954-01-01

Geographic identifier

NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W)

Date (Creation)

1954-01-01

Begin date

1978-04-18

End date

1978-08-27

Reference system identifier

OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Date (Revision)

2005

Distribution format

OnLine resource

BGS Offshore Geoindex ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

GeoIndex allows users to search for information about BGS data collections covering the UK and other areas world wide. Access is free, the interface is easy to use, and it has been developed to enable users to check coverage of different types of data and find out some background information about the data. More detailed information can be obtained by further enquiry through the website.

Hierarchy level

dataset Dataset

Statement

Geophysical equipment types used included: Echo Sounder, Gravimeter, Magnetometer and Pinger. The survey was undertaken by British Geological Survey. Navigation: Magnavox satellite navigation system integrated with MX doppler sonar. Decca Mk21 Main Chain. Equipment: Atlas Deso 10 echo sounder with hull mounted transducer and digital readout unit (Edig 10). La Coste & Romberg S75 and LaCoste & Romberg S40 gravity meters. Askania GSS-3 gravity meter and Brown platform. Barringer magnetometer. Edo Western pinger with hull mounted transducer. For more detailed information see the Cruise Report.

File identifier

abc9f747-53e5-0f38-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML

Metadata language

EnglishEnglish

Hierarchy level

dataset Dataset

Date stamp

2025-11-13

Metadata standard name

MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard

Metadata standard version

Version 2.3.5