Identification

Title

British Geological Survey (BGS) Sampling Survey 1979/18: Southern North Sea, English Channel and Western Approaches August 1979

Abstract

This sampling survey, aboard the drilling vessel Surveyor owned by Heerema Marine Contractors, was part of the British Geological Survey (BGS) Regional Mapping Programme and aimed to drill boreholes in areas covered by Quaternary sediments too thick for vibrocoring or gravity coring methods. The results would aid with the interpretation of shallow and deep seismic records used in the compilation of geological maps. The drill system was heave compensated with a derrick mounted over a moonpool and boreholes were drilled at seven sites.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex_offshore/home.html?cruise=1979/18

protocol: HTTP

name: BGS Offshore Geoindex

description: 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.

function: search

Unique resource identifier

code

BGS_CMD_REF616

codeSpace

British Geological Survey

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

geoscientificInformation

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-05-18

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2011-07-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-7.4792

East bounding longitude

2.7586

North bounding latitude

53.3514

South bounding latitude

48.7417

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Parsons Bank

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Scilly

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Lizard

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Haig Fras

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Portland

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

East Anglia

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Flemish Bight

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-18

code identifying the extent

Indefatigable

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Western Channel & Celtic Sea

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Eastern Channel

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Southern North Sea

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1954-01-01

code identifying the extent

CELTIC SEA

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1954-01-01

code identifying the extent

ENGLISH CHANNEL

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1954-01-01

code identifying the extent

NORTH SEA

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1979-08-01

End position

1979-09-30

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

1979-09-30

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Sample equipment types used included: Borehole and Grab. Heerema Marine Contractors was contracted to undertake the survey on behalf of 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. The information available may vary depending on the age of the survey. Data are checked and loaded to the BGS Coastal and Marine data management system following BGS marine data management procedures.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011

degree

false

explanation

See the referenced specification

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Constraint set

Use constraints

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]"

Limitations on public access

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.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey (BGS)

full postal address

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

Edinburgh

EH14 4AP

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)131 667 1000

facsimile number

+44 (0)131 668 4140

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey (BGS)

full postal address

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

Edinburgh

EH14 4AP

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)131 667 1000

facsimile number

+44 (0)131 668 4140

email address

offshoredata@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

originator

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

British Geological Survey (BGS)

full postal address

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

Edinburgh

EH14 4AP

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)131 667 1000

facsimile number

+44 (0)131 668 4140

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-04-18

Metadata language