abc9f747-5497-0f38-e044-0003ba9b0d98 English dataset British Geological Survey (BGS) +44 (0)131 667 1000 +44 (0)131 668 4140 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South Edinburgh EH14 4AP UK enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-04-07 MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard Version 2.3.5 www.epsg.org 2005 revision urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP British Geological Survey (BGS) Geophysical, Multibeam and Sampling Survey 2011/3: North Channel & Hebrides: (17/Apr/2011 to 05/May/2011) JC059 2011-05-05 publication BGS_CMD_REF593 British Geological Survey This British Geological Survey (BGS) marine multibeam, geophysical and sampling survey took place in April/May 2013 onboard the RRS James Cook. Data was collected from the North-Western Approaches area, incorporating the Sea of the Hebrides, Malin Sea and North Channel region, and extending landwards into sea lochs, including Loch Linnhe and Loch Scavaig. Sea-bed samples were collected using 15m rock drill, vibrocorer and piston corer. Sub-bottom seismic profiling data were gathered using the SBP120 installed in the RRS James Cook. MSCL data was measured by the University of Leicester. Most of the acoustic data were recorded digitally, but paper records were generated also. In additional to the initial work plan, a multibeam bathymetry dataset was acquired from the Sound of Kilbrannan. All the samples are archived by BGS except six piston core working halves were taken by Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) for further study. Technical details of the survey are contained in the BGS Report of Survey. British Geological Survey (BGS) +44 (0)131 667 1000 +44 (0)131 668 4140 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South Edinburgh EH14 4AP UK enquiries@bgs.ac.uk custodian British Geological Survey (BGS) +44 (0)131 667 1000 +44 (0)131 668 4140 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South Edinburgh EH14 4AP UK offshoredata@bgs.ac.uk originator notPlanned NDGO0001 Geology GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication soil and sediment crust SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages (L131) 2010-05-18 revision Lithology Two-dimensional seismic reflection SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary (P021) 2011-07-27 revision otherRestrictions otherRestrictions otherRestrictions The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. 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NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused. 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]" grid 5 English geoscientificInformation BGS Gazetteer 2026-04-07 revision Malin Charting Progress 2: Regional Sea Boundaries 2009-06-18 creation Minches & Western Scotland BGS Gazetteer 2026-04-07 revision Little Minch BGS Gazetteer 2026-04-07 revision Isle of Man BGS Gazetteer 2026-04-07 revision Clyde BGS Gazetteer 2026-04-07 revision Argyll BGS Gazetteer 2026-04-07 revision Tiree Charting Progress 2: Regional Sea Boundaries 2009-06-18 creation Irish Sea The SeaVoX Salt and Fresh Water Body Gazetteer: Sub-Ocean Category 1954-01-01 creation INNER SEAS OFF THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND -6.7162 -5.1460 54.8951 57.1646 2011-04-17 2011-05-05 British Geological Survey (BGS) +44 (0)131 667 1000 +44 (0)131 668 4140 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South Edinburgh EH14 4AP UK enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex_offshore/home.html?cruise=2011/3 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link BGS Offshore Geoindex 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. search dataset INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of unknown theme 2011 publication See the referenced specification false Geophysical equipment types used included: Multibeam Profiler. Sample equipment types used included: Corer, Corer: Piston, Corer: Vibrocorer and Drill. The survey was undertaken by British Geological Survey. For more detailed information on the acquisition equipment and data collection techniques, operational standards, data processing methods and quality control procedures used on this survey see the Report of Survey/Cruise Report and associated documentation where available. 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