11 worksheets catalog aerial photographs and satellite imagery held at the BGS Murchison House office. The inventory was fully catalogued by late 2001 and updated through 2003 to include digital holdings. Metadata quality varies across the nine aerial photograph sub-collections.
Use Cases
- Map the geographic coverage of the collection using the areal extent coordinates from Shetland to the Lake District
- Analyze metadata completeness and variation across the 11 different inventory worksheets
- Study the integration of digital holdings and satellite imagery added to the spreadsheet by late 2003
- Trace the acquisition history of sub-collections based on their pre-existing organization and assembly methods
Strengths
- Inventory contains 11 distinct worksheets for managing different sub-collections and media types
- Areal extent is documented with specific national grid references spanning from Shetland to the Lake District
- Historical tracking of cataloguing progress, with full photo cataloguing achieved by late 2001
Limitations
- Metadata quality and coverage varies significantly between worksheets
- Sample data and specific column names are unavailable for detailed analysis
- The core inventory data reflects a snapshot from the early 2000s, with updates ending around 2003
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Collection Method
- Inventory compiled and maintained in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet at the BGS Murchison House office
- Time Range
- Cataloguing completed by late 2001, with updates through late 2003
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- United Kingdom, spanning from Shetland (north) to the southern Lake District and from Barra (west) to Stockton-on-Tees (east)