Select a GeoIndex map theme


Please note: you have reached an old version of our GeoIndex which we are continuing to run for a short time in case we experience any problems with our new version. Existing data in this old version of the application are being updated, but no new data layers are being added. Please refer to the new version of GeoIndex to access new data layers added since January 2010.
Onshore Great Britain
information types Open the Borehole layers Boreholes
Open the Collections layers Collections
Open the Earthquake layers Earthquakes
Open the Geochemistry layers Geochemistry
Open the Geology layers Geology
Open the Geophysics layers Geophysics
Open the Map Product layers Map Products
Onshore Great Britain
sector themes Open the Civil Engineering layers Civil Engineering
Open the Local Government layers Local Government
Open the Minerals layers Minerals
Other regions
  Open the Offshore UK layers Offshore UK
Open the World layers World

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Data is available for Northern Ireland from the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland GeoIndex.

Which browsers can use this application?

Internet Explorer 4 and above, Netscape Navigator 4.5, 4.61 and 4.7 on PCs. Netscape Navigator 4.6 and above on Macs. Internet Explorer on Macs is NOT supported. Netscape Navigator 4.5, 4.61 and 4.7 on Solaris 2.6 and 7. A message will advise you if you try to open a map with a version of a browser that does not work. Your browser must also have Javascript enabled.

Advice regarding status bar map coordinates display

Internet Explorer 7 and 8 and Firefox users may not see map coordinates displayed in their browser status bar. Security settings in these browsers often disable this functionality by default. The following changes will re-enable this functionality, but please be aware that you are making changes to the security settings within your browser.


Internet Explorer

  1. In Internet Explorer 7, select Tools - Internet Options - Security
  2. Click Trusted sites and then click the Sites button to add the GeoIndex server to your list of trusted sites.
  3. Enter http://194.66.252.150, make sure Require server verification is unchecked and click Add
  4. Click Close
  5. Click Custom level
  6. Scroll down towards the end until you get to the Allow status bar updates via script option. Change this to enabled.
  7. Click OK and Apply the changes.
  8. Close and reopen Internet Explorer 7 and you should now be able to see the coordinates within the status bar when using GeoIndex.
  9. Note that the security changes you have made will only apply to your trusted sites. All other websites will remain unchanged.

Firefox

  1. In Firefox, select Tools - Options
  2. Click the Content option along the top of the dialog box
  3. Tick the Enable Javascript option and then click the Advanced button
  4. Under the Advanced Javascript options tick the option for Allow scripts to change status bar text.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click OK.

Also available

  • "Geoscience Data List" GeoReport
    Bespoke report aimed at users carrying out site investigations who need to know what geoscience information might already exist for their site.
  • GeoRecords
    Borehole records online browsing and ordering system. Visitors who have previously requested borehole records using GeoIndex should now use this system.

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