Getech UKCS Multi-Satellite Gravity Data for Offshore Exploration

UKCS offshore area gravity data provides a high-resolution, consistent dataset for the whole region. The North Sea Transition Authority purchased and published this Getech Multi-Satellite Gravity data in Q1 2017 to support industry and academic exploration. Outputs include technical summaries, grids in multiple formats, and an ArcGIS project.

Use Cases

• Analyze subsurface geological structures based on high-resolution gravity data.
• Support hydrocarbon exploration activity based on consistent offshore gravity coverage.
• Integrate gravity data with other geospatial datasets using the provided ArcGIS project.
• Study regional geophysical features based on multi-satellite derived gravity grids.

Strengths

• Covers the whole of the offshore UKCS area.
• Data is provided in PDF, ASCII, ESRI, GEOSOFT, and ArcGIS project formats.
• Includes web feature services (WFSs) for automatically updated block, licence, and quadrant data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last metadata update is 2026-06-18.

Provenance

Source

North Sea Transition Authority

Collection Method

Purchased from Getech via the NSTA Data Purchase tender process (TRN097012017).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-18 11:13:36.914636; freshness should be verified

Geography

UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) offshore area.