Geotechnical Database

The Geotechnical Database contains information about site investigation reports, boreholes and samples. It contains geotechnical measurements taken over borehole intervals and on samples. Some of the data is obtained digitally from AGS files (Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists - File Transfer Format), some is obtained manually from Site Investigation Reports stored in the National Geoscience Data Centre. The database currently contains geotechnical data from over 450 000 laboratory test samples and core descriptions, borehole observations and in situ tests from over 96 000 boreholes extracted from over 4800 site investigation reports. The database underpins BGS Geo-engineering properties and processes research and is an important information resource for answering enquiries and providing for the data needs of external customers.
 
Citation proposal
British Geological Survey. Geotechnical Database. https://metadata.bgs.ac.uk/geonetwork/srv/api/records/9df8df52-d7b5-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98
 

Simple

Date ( Creation )
1995
Identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480242

  Custodian

  Distributor

  +44 115 936 3276 

  Originator

  Point of contact

Maintenance and update frequency
weekly Weekly
GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Engineering geology , Boreholes
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
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
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
grid Grid
Denominator
10000
Metadata language
English English
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
GB

 

Date ( Revision )
2009

Geographic identifier
UK [id=139300]

 

Date ( Creation )
1979

Geographic identifier
UKM

 

Date ( Revision )
2009

N
S
E
W


Supplemental Information
The data is updated when new data becomes available, and funds are allocated from projects for the data to be entered. Contains geotechnical data for areas and rock formations required for BGS projects. Scattered distribution of boreholes - locally dense coverage. Compiled from SI reports obtained from external contractors.
Reference system identifier
OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700

 

Date ( Revision )
2005

Distribution format
  • TEXT - Text format ()

  Distributor

  +44 115 936 3276 
OnLine resource
BGS Homepage  

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Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Other
dataset

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2011
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
false

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
false
Statement
Compiled from Site Investigation reports obtained from external contractors.

gmd:MD_Metadata

File identifier
9df8df52-d7b5-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98   XML
Metadata language
English English
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2020-07-10
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3

  Point of contact

Dataset URI
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480242
 
 

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