c35db9dd-2a09-6c2d-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 2026-04-16 UK GEMINI 2.3 http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605641 WGS 84 (EPSG::4326) Marine geophysical and seismic data from around the UK (1966 onwards) 1966 creation http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605641 The British Geological Survey hold a collection of data recorded during marine geophysical surveys which includes digital data and analogue records. These data result from approximately 350,000 line kilometres of multi-instrument geophysical survey lines. The dataset includes seismic, sonar, magnetic, gravity, echo sounder, multibeam bathymetry and navigation data. The seismic data are mainly airgun, sparker, boomer and pinger data. Most of the data were collected by BGS, but the collection also includes some third party data. The data are primarily from the UKCS (United Kingdom Continental Shelf). The data are stored within the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC) as the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centre (DAC) for Geology and Geophysics. The majority of legacy geophysical paper records are available as scanned images. Other records can be scanned on request. Older records are of variable quality. Data not yet available online, including digital SEG-Y data, are available on request from enquiries@bgs.ac.uk. The data are applicable to a wide range of uses including environmental, geotechnical, geophysical and geological studies. For more information, refer to Fannin, N. G. T. (1989) Offshore Investigations 1966-87. British Geological Survey Technical Report WB/89/2, British Geological Survey. 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 irregular https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/c35db9dd-2a09-6c2d-e044-0003ba9b0d98.png Geology GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Marine surveys Geophysical data Marine geology Geology Marine seismic surveys Seismic data Marine geophysics 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 ENGLISH CHANNEL [id=2001401] 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 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 UK CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121701] -21.0000 10.0000 48.0000 68.0000 1966 SEG-Y Image (TIFF) Image (JPEG2000) Coda Octopus file (COD) Extended Triton Format (.xtf) 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 https://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex_offshore/home.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link GeoIndex Offshore BGS GeoIndex is a web tool for professional users who need to access BGS data as part of their business requirements. The map viewer is free to use and is designed to work on desktop and mobile devices. search 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://map.bgs.ac.uk/arcgis/services/GeoIndex_Offshore/offshore_cultural/MapServer/WmsServer? OGC:WMS British Geological Survey (BGS) GeoIndex - Offshore Cultural data theme 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://map.bgs.ac.uk/arcgis/services/GeoIndex_Offshore/offshore_cultural/MapServer/WmsServer?service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-capabilities British Geological Survey (BGS) GeoIndex - Offshore Cultural data theme One or more layers for the dataset is provided through this OGC WMS (view) service. information https://map.bgs.ac.uk/arcgis/services/GeoIndex_Offshore/offshore_data/MapServer/WmsServer?service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-capabilities GeoIndex_Offshore_offshore_data One or more layers for the dataset is provided through this OGC WMS (view) service. 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 during marine geophysical surveys. A variety of types of data (types of geophysical survey equipment) are available, including airgun, sparker, boomer, pinger, gravimeter, magnetometer, sidescan sonar and multibeam echosounder data. This dataset has been managed by BGS over a considerable period of time. Legacy paper records from earlier surveys were scanned and some have been transcribed to digital formats, with QC of the information captured and addition to the BGS database. Some hard-copy records have not yet been scanned. More recent data are captured digitally and loaded directly into the BGS database.