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.
Simple
- Date (Creation)
- 2000
- Citation identifier
- http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605449
- Point of contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role British Geological Survey
enquiries@bgs.ac enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Custodian British Geological Survey
enquiries@bgs.ac enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Custodian British Geological Survey
enquiries@bgs.ac enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Distributor
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes
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BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
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Top soil
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X ray fluorescence spectroscopy
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Soil chemistry
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Geochemistry
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Soils
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- Keywords
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NERC_DDC
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- Use limitation
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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. ipr@bgs.ac 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
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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otherRestrictions
- Denominator
- 250000
- Language
- English
- Topic category
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- Geoscientific information
- Geographic identifier
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Cardiff [id=1248135]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Corby [id=1263300]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Coventry [id=1264968]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Derby [id=1275269]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Doncaster [id=1276974]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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GBN
ISO 3166_2 2009
- Geographic identifier
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GREAT BRITAIN [id=139600]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979
- Geographic identifier
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Glasgow [id=1298677]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Ipswich [id=1327146]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Kingston Upon Hull [id=1330999]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Leicester [id=1337254]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Lincoln [id=1338581]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Manchester [id=1354818]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Mansfield [id=1355935]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Northampton [id=1375281]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Nottingham [id=1375906]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Peterborough [id=1386038]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Scunthorpe [id=1405894]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Sheffield [id=1408237]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Stoke [id=1419095]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Swansea [id=1422484]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Telford [id=1424638]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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Wolverhampton [id=1449930]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- Geographic identifier
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York [id=1453715]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002
- End date
- 2014 Before
- Supplemental Information
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Data is visible at map scales below 1:250000.
- Reference system identifier
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OGP
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urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700
www.epsg.org 2005
- Distribution format
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Name Version Geographic Information System
Not Entered
- Distributor contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role British Geological Survey
enquiries@bgs.ac enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Distributor
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name http://www.bgs.ac.uk/GeoIndex/geochemistry.htm#top_soil Top soil
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/ArcGIS/services/GeoIndexLite/geochemistry/MapServer/WMSServer Geochemistry map theme
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex/home.html?theme=geochemistry Geochemistry map theme
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Other
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dataset
Conformance result
- Date (Publication)
- 2011
- Explanation
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See the referenced specification
- Pass
- No
Conformance result
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Explanation
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See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
- Pass
- No
- Statement
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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
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2020-07-08T09:41:04
- Metadata standard name
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NERC profile of ISO19115:2003
- Metadata standard version
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1.0
- Metadata author
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role British Geological Survey
Hobbs,Susan F
sfh@bgs.ac sfh@bgs.ac.uk
Point of contact
- Dataset URI