NGDC information and data

The National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC) holds a comprehensive collection of geological and environmental information on the surface and subsurface of Great Britain, and offshore, which is available to the public, industry and academia.

The Data Centre manages earth science datasets, physical collections, records and other information gathered or generated by the BGS, or its precursors, in addition to data provided by external organisations.

It is also the Natural Environment Research Council's designated data centre for the earth sciences and maintains and makes available the results of academic research from its grant holders and other researchers.

Man on truck About the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC)

The NGDC manages earth science datasets, physical collections, records and other information gathered or generated by the BGS, or its precursors, in addition to data provided by external organisations and researchers.


Digital geological map Earth Science Academic Archive

Manages the data resulting from NERC-funded earth science projects and other academic research. It is the place for you to deposit the results of your Earth Science research.


FossilsMaterials collections

Biostratigraphy and palaeontology collections (fossils). Onshore and offshore drillcore, borehole samples and associated specimens. Petrology and mineralogy (rocks and thin sections); building stones and geochemistry.


BGS stores over 15,000 borehole samplesRecords and archives (NGRC)

Borehole records, site investigation reports, geological maps, memoirs, technical reports, waste sites, mine plans, geophysical logs, coal records and the BGS historical archive.


NHDA logoNational Hydrocarbons Data Archive (NHDA)

BGS manages the legacy scientific and geological data from UK offshore oil and gas exploration and production.


Storage facilityNirex Geological Archive

Borehole cores and samples, thin and polished sections, digital data and paper records acquired by Nirex during its investigations at Sellafield and Dounreay.


Digital geological model Online data

BGS dictionaries, borehole materials, discovery metadata, GeoIndex, geological photographs, lexicon of rock units, palaeosaurus, rock classification, taxonomy, water watch, web services.