Wessex Archaeology Marine Geology and Geophysics Survey Data (2003 to 2010)

This dataset comprises data from Wessex Archaeology surveys which were conducted over various wreck sites between 2003 and 2010. Three of these datasets were acquired in English waters, one in Welsh waters and one in Scottish waters. The geology and geophysics component of the data are archived by British Geological Survey (BGS) in the Marine Environmental data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centre (DAC) for Geology and Geophysics. The data include multibeam echosounder, single-beam echosounder, sidescan sonar, sub-bottom profiler, magnetometer, and geological data (vibrocore logs and photos). Data were also provided to other archive centres as appropriate - UKHO (bathymetry), Royal Commission Ancient and Historic Monuments Wales (geophysics), Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (geophysics and diving/ROV), Archaeology Data Service (diving/ROV). Although generated for archaeological purposes, these high quality and resolution data are capable of re-use by marine surveyors and scientists from a range of different fields. Data are delivered via the BGS Offshore GeoIndex www.bgs.ac.uk/GeoIndex/offshore.htm and additional data are available on request enquiries@bgs.ac.uk.

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Identification info

Metadata Language
English (en)
Dataset Reference Date ()
2003
Identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605668
  Wessex Archaeology
United Kingdom
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
Maintenance and update frequency
notApplicable
GEMET - INSPIRE themes
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Geological data
  • Marine geophysics
  • Geophysical data
  • Marine geology
  • Bottom sampling
  • Bathymetry
  • Marine seismic surveys
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC
Limitations on Public Access
otherRestrictions
Other constraints
licenceOGL
Other constraints
Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]"
Use constraints
otherRestrictions
Other constraints
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.
Other constraints
Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]"
Spatial representation type
vector
Denominator
250000
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Extent
ENGLISH CHANNEL [id=2001401]

Dataset Reference Date ()
2010

Extent
INNER SEAS OFF THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND [id=2001428]

Dataset Reference Date ()
2010

Extent
NORTH SEA [id=2001452]

Dataset Reference Date ()
2010

Extent
NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W) [id=2001453]

Dataset Reference Date ()
2010

Extent
UK CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121701]

Dataset Reference Date ()
1979

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Begin date
2003
End date
2010
 

Spatial Reference System

No information provided.

Distribution Information

Data format
  • TXT ()

  • XTF ()

  • SEG-Y ()

  • PDF ()

  • TIF ()

  • JPG ()

Resource Locator
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/GeoIndex/offshore.htm
Resource Locator
Offshore Theme
Resource Locator
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/GeoIndex/offshore.htm
Resource Locator
Offshore Theme
 
Quality Scope
dataset
Other
dataset

Report

Dataset Reference Date ()
2011
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Degree

Report

Dataset Reference Date ()
2010-12-08
Explanation
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
Degree
Statement
Wessex Archaeology (WA) was commissioned by various organisations to acquire, process and interpret marine survey data. Data were collected using various techniques. The geological and geophysics component of the data were provided to the BGS for long term archival in the MEDIN DAC and data were provided to other archive centres as appropriate.

Metadata

File identifier
cc2b3345-3298-4e9b-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML
Metadata Language
English (en)
Resource type
dataset
Metadata Date
2023-05-24
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
  British Geological Survey
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
+44 131 667 1000
 
 

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