Great Britain Site Investigation Reports Index Since 1950s

Great Britain's index to external site investigation reports, dating back to the 1950s. The collection, established in 1988 by the British Geological Survey, covers reports containing information on boreholes, trial pits, laboratory tests, and chemical analyses.

Use Cases

• Geospatial analysis of borehole and trial pit locations across Great Britain for geological mapping.
• Temporal trend analysis of laboratory tests and chemical analyses reported since the 1950s.
• Categorizing and indexing site investigation reports by engineering geology features like boreholes.
• Linking external organization reports to specific site investigation projects for provenance tracking.

Strengths

• Covers the entire geographic scope of Great Britain.
• Contains records dating back to the 1950s, providing long-term historical data.
• Managed by the authoritative British Geological Survey (BGS).

Limitations

• The level of detail indexed for each report varies, leading to inconsistent metadata.
• Data is presented in HTML format, which is not optimal for structured analysis.
• The metadata record has been superseded, indicating potential staleness or deprecation.

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Collection Method

Oracle index setup in 1988 to catalog reports from external organizations.

Time Range

1950s onward

Freshness

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Geography

Great Britain