c35c748d-3f7d-682d-e044-0003ba9b0d98 English dataset British Geological Survey +44 131 667 1000 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-04-06 UK GEMINI 2.3 http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605638 Marine survey data from around the UK (1966 onwards) Marine survey data 1966 creation http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605638 This dataset is the complete collection of the British Geological Survey (BGS) held Marine Survey data. The data held includes digital data and analogue records, plus associated physical sample material. Data are stored within the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC) and the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centre (DAC) for Geology and Geophysics. BGS have collected marine survey data since 1966, and have also been provided with a range of third-party data. The data includes geophysical data (seismic reflection, side-scan sonar, multibeam echosounder bathymetry and backscatter, gravity and magnetics) and sample data from boreholes, cores and seabed grabs (logs, geological description, geochemical, particle size analysis and geotechnical data). The majority of surveys are within the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) area. Individual survey data coverage varies, depending on survey type (sampling, geophysics, multibeam or multi-disciplinary) and objectives (regional or local, shallow or deep). These data are applicable to a wide range of uses including environmental, geotechnical, geophysical and geological studies. A summary layer of areas covered by individual marine surveys, including links to downloadable data where available, is available on the BGS GeoIndex. Additional data are available on request to enquiries@bgs.ac.uk. Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3142 0115 936 3276 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3142 0115 936 3276 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact Enquiries British Geological Survey United Kingdom not available distributor Enquiries British Geological Survey United Kingdom not available pointOfContact irregular https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/c35c748d-3f7d-682d-e044-0003ba9b0d98.png Geology GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Geology Magnetic data Marine seismic surveys Seismic surveys Geological data Magnetic surveys Marine geology Seismic data Site investigations Boreholes Bathymetry Gravity surveys Drilling Geological surveys Marine gravity surveys Marine magnetic surveys Geophysical data Geophysical surveys Geophysics Gravity data Geochemical data Marine geochemistry Marine geophysics Marine surveys Offshore drilling Sampling Sea floor Seismic reflection surveys Core drilling Geochemistry BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences 2022 revision UK Location (INSPIRE) MEDIN dataCentre NERC_DDC otherRestrictions Access constraint: some survey data are commercial-in-confidence and are not provided (http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/LimitationsOnPublicAccess/INSPIRE_Directive_Article13_1d). Use constraint: this dataset is an aggregate of data collected from different offshore surveys (or cruises) which have different use restrictions. Refer to the terms of use provided in the survey metadata for more information (http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/ConditionsApplyingToAccessAndUse/conditionsUnknown). otherRestrictions 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. Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]" vector English geoscientificInformation British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Gazetteer of sea areas 2010 revision BRISTOL CHANNEL [id=2001350] British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Gazetteer of sea areas 2010 revision CELTIC SEA [id=2001353] British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Gazetteer of sea areas 2010 revision ENGLISH CHANNEL [id=2001401] British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Gazetteer of sea areas 2010 revision INNER SEAS OFF THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND [id=2001428] British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Gazetteer of sea areas 2010 revision IRISH SEA [id=2001430] British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Gazetteer of sea areas 2010 revision NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN [id=2002262] British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Gazetteer of sea areas 2010 revision NORTH SEA [id=2001452] British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Gazetteer of sea areas 2010 revision NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W) [id=2001453] British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation NORTHWEST EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121700] British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation UK CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121701] -21.0000 10.0000 48.0000 68.0000 1966 Digital data Digital images Physical specimens Paper hard-copy records SEG-Y ESRI Shapefile 1994 Image (BMP) Image (JPEG) Image (PNG) Image (GIF) Image (SVG) Image (TIFF) Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3142 0115 936 3276 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor Enquiries British Geological Survey United Kingdom not available distributor https://map.bgs.ac.uk/arcgis/services/GeoIndex_Offshore/offshore_data/MapServer/WmsServer? OGC:WMS GeoIndex_Offshore_offshore_data One or more layers for the dataset is provided through this OGC WMS (view) service. This URL is the service end-point and is intended for consumption by software clients that understand the WMS API. information https://www.bgs.ac.uk/map-viewers/geoindex-offshore/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link GeoIndex (offshore) information dataset dataset INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology 2011 publication See the referenced specification false 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 2010-12-08 publication See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF false Data were collected using various survey techniques. This dataset has been managed by BGS over a considerable period of time. Legacy paper records have undergone selective scanning and/or transcription to digital formats, with QC of the information captured and migration into the BGS database. More recent data are captured digitally and loaded to the database. The related sample material is curated and managed as part of the physical materials collections. Information is delivered via the BGS web site.