OCTek-UK: Crustal Structure Maps and Grids for the UK and Adjacent Areas

OCTek-UK provides maps and grids of crustal structure for the UK and adjacent areas, produced by applying the OCTek gravity inversion technique. The dataset is made available by the North Sea Transition Authority in collaboration with Badley Geoscience. The data was last updated on 2026-06-18.

Use Cases

• Modeling crustal thickness and density based on gravity inversion data.
• Analyzing regional geological structures for the UK and adjacent areas based on provided maps and grids.
• Integrating crustal structure data with other geophysical datasets for basin analysis.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple standard geospatial formats including ArcGIS (.asc), Surfer grid (.grd), and GeoTiff (.tif).
• The dataset is produced by a collaboration between the North Sea Transition Authority and Badley Geoscience, suggesting an authoritative source.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count and specific column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

North Sea Transition Authority in collaboration with Badley Geoscience.

Collection Method

Produced by application of the OCTek gravity inversion technique.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-18 11:12:57.790792; freshness should be verified.

Geography

UK and adjacent areas.