Identification

File identifier

9df8df52-d7c7-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML

Title

Single Onshore Borehole Index

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Metadata language

English

Spatial representation type

Grid

 

Classification of data and services

Topic category

• Geoscientific information

 

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Geology

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

• UK Location (INSPIRE)

• Boreholes

 

Geographic coverage

 

Temporal reference

Date (Creation)

1988

 

Quality and validity

Lineage

The database originated in 1988 from a number of existing tables and from data input from a variety of coding forms. Therefore not all fields in the database are populated and data that should be in some fields may currently form part of the entries in another.

Denominator

10000

 

Conformity

 

Restrictions on access and use

Access constraints

Some borehole records have been deposited with commercial-in-confidence restrictions. In this case the position of most boreholes can be given but no other index information such as depth.

Access 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.

Access 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.

 

Responsible organization (s)

 

Metadata information

Date stamp

2025-07-04

Metadata language

English