Map based index (GeoIndex) top soil

This layer shows data collected mainly by the Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment (G-BASE) programme. Geochemical data are available for soil samples for the Humber-Trent and East Anglia atlas areas (see the Geochemical atlas areas layer). Samples for East Midlands and part of Southeast England have been collected and are currently either undergoing analysis or data conditioning. More than twenty urban areas have also been sampled and top soil analyses are available for these urban areas (Belfast, Cardiff, Corby, Coventry, Derby, Doncaster, Glasgow, Hull, Ipswich, Leicester, Lincoln, Manchester, Mansfield, Northampton, Nottingham, Peterborough, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Swansea, Stoke, Telford, Wolverhampton and York). Regional samples are collected at an average density of one site per 2 square kilometres, urban sampling is at a density of 4 samples per square kilometre. Top soil samples are collected at a depth of 5 - 20cm. It is sieved through a 2mm mesh and milled to less than 150 microns. The data include analyses for some or all of the following elements by XRFS: Mg, P, K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, V, Cr, Co, Ba, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, As, Se, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Pb, Bi, Th, U, Ag, Cd, Sn, Sb, Cs, La, Ce, Ge, Sc, Se, Br, Hf, Ta, W, Tl, Te and I. Loss on Ignition (LOI) and pH (in a slurry of 0.01 M CaCl2 ) is now routinely determined on 50% of regional and all urban samples.

Date (Creation): 2000

Citation identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605449

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	Point of contact

Maintenance and update frequency: As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Geology

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

UK Location (INSPIRE)
Geochemistry
Scottish SDI
Soil chemistry
X ray fluorescence spectroscopy
Soils
Top soil

dataCentre

Keywords

NERC_DDC

Access constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: Free access. The usual BGS licensing terms and conditions apply to external use of the data.

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: 250000

Language: English

Topic category

Geoscientific information

Geographic identifier: Cardiff [id=1248135]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Corby [id=1263300]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Coventry [id=1264968]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Derby [id=1275269]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Doncaster [id=1276974]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: GBN
ISO 3166_2 2009 revision

Geographic identifier: GREAT BRITAIN [id=139600]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation

Geographic identifier: Glasgow [id=1298677]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Ipswich [id=1327146]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Kingston Upon Hull [id=1330999]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Leicester [id=1337254]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Lincoln [id=1338581]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Manchester [id=1354818]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Mansfield [id=1355935]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Northampton [id=1375281]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Nottingham [id=1375906]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Peterborough [id=1386038]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Scunthorpe [id=1405894]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Sheffield [id=1408237]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Stoke [id=1419095]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Swansea [id=1422484]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Telford [id=1424638]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Wolverhampton [id=1449930]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: York [id=1453715]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

End date: 2014-01 Before

Supplemental Information: Data is visible at map scales below 1:250000.

Unique resource identifier: OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Distribution format

Name	Version
Geographic Information System

Distributor contact

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

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://map.bgs.ac.uk/arcgis/services/GeoIndex_Onshore/geochemistry/MapServer/WMSServer?	Geochemistry map theme

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex/home.html?layer=BGSTopSoil	GeoIndex GBASE Top soil samples

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Other: dataset

Conformance result

Title: INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology

Date (Publication): 2011

Explanation: See the referenced specification

Pass: No

Conformance result

Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

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: The original data are top soil samples collected and analysed under the BGS G-BASE project. A database holds the information from the analysis and this layer of the GeoIndex is derived from this database.