Map based index (GeoIndex) top soil

This layer shows data collected mainly by the Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment (G-BASE) programme. Geochemical data are available for soil samples for the Humber-Trent and East Anglia atlas areas (see the Geochemical atlas areas layer). Samples for East Midlands and part of Southeast England have been collected and are currently either undergoing analysis or data conditioning. More than twenty urban areas have also been sampled and top soil analyses are available for these urban areas (Belfast, Cardiff, Corby, Coventry, Derby, Doncaster, Glasgow, Hull, Ipswich, Leicester, Lincoln, Manchester, Mansfield, Northampton, Nottingham, Peterborough, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Swansea, Stoke, Telford, Wolverhampton and York). Regional samples are collected at an average density of one site per 2 square kilometres, urban sampling is at a density of 4 samples per square kilometre. Top soil samples are collected at a depth of 5 - 20cm. It is sieved through a 2mm mesh and milled to less than 150 microns. The data include analyses for some or all of the following elements by XRFS: Mg, P, K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, V, Cr, Co, Ba, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, As, Se, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Pb, Bi, Th, U, Ag, Cd, Sn, Sb, Cs, La, Ce, Ge, Sc, Se, Br, Hf, Ta, W, Tl, Te and I. Loss on Ignition (LOI) and pH (in a slurry of 0.01 M CaCl2 ) is now routinely determined on 50% of regional and all urban samples.
 
Citation proposal
British Geological Survey - British Geological Survey. Map based index (GeoIndex) top soil. https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/9df8df53-2a83-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98

Simple

Date ( Creation )
2000
Identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605449

  Custodian

  Custodian

  Distributor

  +44 115 936 3276 
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded As needed
GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Top soil , X ray fluorescence spectroscopy , Soil chemistry , Geochemistry , Soils
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC
Use limitation
Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (ipr@bgs.ac.uk ) for advice, should the position not be clear.
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
otherRestrictions
Denominator
250000
Metadata language
English English
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
Cardiff [id=1248135]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Corby [id=1263300]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Coventry [id=1264968]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Derby [id=1275269]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Doncaster [id=1276974]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
GBN

 

Date ( Revision )
2009

Geographic identifier
GREAT BRITAIN [id=139600]

 

Date ( Creation )
1979

Geographic identifier
Glasgow [id=1298677]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Ipswich [id=1327146]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Kingston Upon Hull [id=1330999]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Leicester [id=1337254]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Lincoln [id=1338581]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Manchester [id=1354818]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Mansfield [id=1355935]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Northampton [id=1375281]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Nottingham [id=1375906]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Peterborough [id=1386038]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Scunthorpe [id=1405894]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Sheffield [id=1408237]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Stoke [id=1419095]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Swansea [id=1422484]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Telford [id=1424638]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
Wolverhampton [id=1449930]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

Geographic identifier
York [id=1453715]

 

Date ( Revision )
2002

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Supplemental Information
Data is visible at map scales below 1:250000.
Reference system identifier
OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700

 

Date ( Revision )
2005

Distribution format
  • Geographic Information System (Not Entered )

  Distributor

  +44 115 936 3276 
OnLine resource
Top soil  
OnLine resource
Geochemistry map theme  

The wms layer for 'GeoIndex top soil' is held within the 'Geochemistry' map theme WMS layer which this URL link connects to.

OnLine resource
Geochemistry map theme  

The user will need to select the 'Map layers' option from the top left menu and select the 'Top soil' check box from the drop down menu to view the data. The data is only visible at map scales below 1:250000.

Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Other
dataset

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2011
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
false

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2010-12-08
Explanation
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
Pass
false
Statement
The original data are top soil samples collected and analysed under the BGS G-BASE project. A database holds the information from the analysis and this layer of the GeoIndex is derived from this database.

Metadata

File identifier
9df8df53-2a83-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98   XML
Metadata language
English English
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2017-01-17
Metadata standard name
NERC profile of ISO19115:2003
Metadata standard version
1.0

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Dataset URI
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605449
 
 

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