Identification

Title

Marine Maps and Charts Archive (1960 onwards)

Abstract

The Marine Maps and Chart Archive held by BGS contains maps created by BGS (the majority of which result from BGS offshore mapping projects) and also maps acquired from various other sources (e.g. UK Hydrographic Office and MCA Civil Hydrography Programme survey charts). The maps which date from the 1960s onwards are very variable in subject type and scale ranging from survey navigation to geological interpretation. The maps are primarily for the UKCS (United Kingdom Continental Shelf). The coverage of some map types is the entire UKCS whilst other have only regional or localised extent. The maps which are a mix of paper and digital are applicable to a wide range of uses including environmental, geotechnical, geophysical and geological studies. range of uses including environmental, geotechnical, geophysical and geological studies. Scanned maps can be viewed via the BGS maps portal http://www.bgs.ac.uk/data/maps.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://www.bgs.ac.uk/data/maps

description: BGS maps portal

function: information

http://www.bgs.ac.uk/data/maps/maps.cfc?method=listResults&MapName=&series=OFF250k&scale=&pageSize=100

description: 1:250 000 series maps

function: information

http://www.bgs.ac.uk/data/maps/maps.cfc?method=viewRecord&mapId=12055

description: Sea bed sediments around the United Kingdom (North Sheet) 1:1 000 000

function: information

http://www.bgs.ac.uk/data/maps/maps.cfc?method=viewRecord&mapId=12056

description: Sea bed sediments around the United Kingdom (South Sheet) 1:1 000 000

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605647

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

geoscientificInformation

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Marine geology

Maps

MEDIN

Marine geophysics

Site investigations

UK Location (INSPIRE)

Marine surveys

originating controlled vocabulary

title

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2022

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

NERC_DDC

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-25.0000

East bounding longitude

9.0000

North bounding latitude

65.0000

South bounding latitude

48.0000

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Gazetteer of sea areas

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010

code identifying the extent

NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN [id=2002262]

Extent group

authority code

title

British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1979

code identifying the extent

UK CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121701]

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1960

End position

1960

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1960

Frequency of update

asNeeded

Quality and validity

Lineage

The majority of maps result from BGS offshore mapping projects although there are maps from other sources also (e.g. UK Hydrographic Office survey charts).

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

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

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011

degree

false

explanation

See the referenced specification

Conformity report

specification

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

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Data format

name of format

Hardcopy

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

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

full postal address

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

EDINBURGH

EH14 4AP

United Kingdom

telephone number

0115 936 3142

facsimile number

0115 936 3276

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

distributor

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

EDINBURGH

EH14 4AP

United Kingdom

telephone number

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

EDINBURGH

EH14 4AP

United Kingdom

telephone number

+44 131 667 1000

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-04-11

Metadata language

eng