Date (Creation)

1948

Citation identifier

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480102

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Distributor
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Originator
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Point of contact
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Custodian

Maintenance and update frequency

Irregular

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Geology

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

• Geomagnetism

• UK Location (INSPIRE)

dataCentre

• UK Location (INSPIRE)

Keywords

• NERC_DDC

Access constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

In its role as World Data Centre for Geomagnetism (Edinburgh) we make the data available for scientific research. If the data are used in publications and presentations, the data suppliers and this WDC should be acknowledged. For commercial applications of these data, please contact the relevant institute directly.

Use constraints

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

Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section ( ipr@bgs.ac.uk) for advice, should the position not be clear.

Spatial representation type

Vector

Denominator

1000000

Language

English

Topic category

• Geoscientific information

Geographic identifier

WORLD [id=100000]

British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation

Begin date

1840

Supplemental Information

The first compiliation of observatory annual means was in a publication by Bock & Schumann in 1948. The file is updated when new data are received. Additional Information Sources: ROYAL OBSERVATORY BULLETINS NUMBER 134 ANNUAL VALUES OF GEOMAGNETIC ELEMENTS SINCE 1941 (1967). OBSERVATORY ANNUAL MEANS, BOCK AND SCHUMANN 1948. Various organisations around the World that run magnetic observatories supplied the data.

Distribution format

Name	Version
DELIMITED ASCII - ASCII file containing all or selected data, with notes.

Distributor contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Distributor

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk/data_service/data/annual_means.shtml

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Other

dataset

Statement

Royal Observatory Bulletins Number 134 Joint Publications of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux (and) Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope. Annual Values of Geomagnetic Elements since 1941. Published 1967 by HMSO.

Metadata

File identifier

9df8df51-6324-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML

Metadata language

English

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Date stamp

2025-05-07

Metadata standard name

UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version

2.3

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
British Geological Survey		enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Point of contact

Dataset URI

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480102