1. British Geological Survey

Founded in 1835, the British Geological Survey (BGS) is the world's longest established national geological survey and the United Kingdom's premier centre for earth science information and expertise. As a public sector organisation BGS is responsible for advising the UK government on all aspects of geoscience as well as providing impartial geological advice to industry, academia and the public. The BGS is a component organisation of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), which is the UK's leading body for basic, strategic and applied research and monitoring in the environmental sciences. The NERC was founded by Royal Charter in 1965 and reports to the UK government's Office of Science and Technology under the Department of Trade and Industry.

http://www.bgs.ac.uk

Access details

• Access type: Z39.50
• Address: geolib.nkw.ac.uk
• Port number: 6668
• Database name: BGSDiscMdatadb
• Record metadata: USMARC
• Profile/attribute set: GEO
• Software: Isite
• Record metadata: FGDC

2. GIgateway Catalogue

Gigateway is a web service aimed at increasing awareness of and access to geographic information in the UK. Funded by the Government through the National Interest Mapping Services Agreement (NIMSA), gigateway is a not-for-profit organisation set up specifically to promote metadata best practice and information sharing.

http://www.gigateway.org.uk

Access details

• Access type: Z39.50
• Address: ledi.edina.ac.uk
• Port number: 9310
• Database name: gigateway
• Record metadata: USMARC
• Profile/attribute set: GEO
• Software: Isite
• Record metadata: FGDC

3. CEH (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology)

CEH is the UK's Centre of Excellence for research in the land and freshwater environmental sciences. CEH's staff have specialist skills in a wide range of environmental disciplines, ranging from the smallest scale (the gene) to the largest scale (whole Earth systems). Our research is aimed at improving understanding both of the environment as we see it today and the natural processes that underlie the Earth's support systems - for example climate & water resources. We are particularly interested in the impacts of human activity on natural environments. We aim to generate workable solutions to today's pressing environmental problems.

http://www.ceh.ac.uk

Access details

• Access type: Z39.50
• Address: mtfiles.nerc-monkswood.ac.uk
• Port number: 6668
• Database name: NMPdb
• Record metadata: USMARC
• Profile/attribute set: GEO
• Software: Isite
• Record metadata: FGDC

4. Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey is the National Mapping Agency of Great Britain. Since the 1780s, it has been responsible for mapping the entire country?s infrastructure.

http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk

Access details

• Access type: Z39.50
• Address: ledi.edina.ac.uk
• Port number: 9310
• Database name: os
• Record metadata: USMARC
• Profile/attribute set: GEO
• Software: Isite
• Record metadata: FGDC

5. Intra-governmental Group on Geographic Information

The Intra-governmental Group on Geographic Information (IGGI) was established in 1993 to enable central government to liaise effectively and exchange best practice in the use of geographic information. The aim of the Group is: 'To promote effective use of government geographic information'. In order to achieve this aim IGGI has a clear vision, is proactive, dynamic, responsive, and focused on delivering results. IGGI's objectives were developed with these ideas in mind.

http://www.iggi.gov.uk

Access details

• Access type: Z39.50
• Address: ledi.edina.ac.uk
• Port number: 9310
• Database name: iggi
• Record metadata: USMARC
• Profile/attribute set: GEO
• Software: Isite
• Record metadata: FGDC

6. Go-Geo! Catalogue

Go-Geo! is an online resource discovery tool which allows for the identification and retrieval of records describing the content, quality, condition and other characteristics of geospatial data that exist with UK tertiary education and beyond. The portal supports geospatial searching by interactive map, grid co-ordinates and place name, as well as the more traditional topic or keyword forms of searching. The portal is a key component of the UK academic Spatial Data Infrastructure. Go-Geo! has been a cooperative effort between EDINA National Data Centre, University of Edinburgh, and the UK Data Archive, University of Essex. To date there have been 3 phases in the development of Go-Geo!, all funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) under the JISC Portals Programme. The Go-Geo! catalogue contains dataset description records from services such as UKborders, Digimap and Landmap and are sourced from Edina, MIMAS and the UK Data Archive.

http://www.gogeo.ac.uk

Access details

• Access type: Z39.50
• Address: gogeo.edina.ac.uk
• Port number: 9201
• Database name: GoGeo
• Record metadata: USMARC
• Profile/attribute set: GEO
• Software: Isite
• Record metadata: FGDC

7. MIMAS Landmap

Description – The Landmap Spatial Discovery Service (http://landmap.mimas.ac.uk/landmap/) offered by MIMAS (http://mimas.ac.uk/) provides web-based access to a range of image-based spatial data for research, learning and teaching.

http://mimas.ac.uk

Access details

• Access type: Z39.50
• Address: gogeo.edina.ac.uk
• Port number: 9201
• Database name: MIMAS
• Record metadata:
• Profile/attribute set:
• Software:
• Record metadata: FGDC

8. Arts and Humanities Archaeology Catalogue

AHDS Archaeology supports research, learning and teaching with high quality and dependable digital resources. It does this by preserving digital data in the long term, and by promoting and disseminating a broad range of data in archaeology. It promotes good practice in the use of digital data in archaeology, it provides technical advice to the research community, and supports the deployment of digital technologies. AHDS Archaeology is hosted by the ADS at the University of York.

http://ahds.ac.uk/archaeology

Access details

• Access type: Z39.50
• Address: gogeo.edina.ac.uk
• Port number: 9201
• Database name: ADS
• Record metadata: USMARC
• Profile/attribute set: GEO
• Software: Isite
• Record metadata: FGDC

9. UK Data Archive Catalogue [Economic and Social Data Service]

The UK Data Archive (UKDA) is an internationally-renowned centre of expertise in data acquisition, preservation, dissemination and promotion; and is curator of the largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities in the UK. The UKDA provides resource discovery and support for secondary use of quantitative and qualitative data in research, teaching and learning as a lead partner of the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS). The UKDA houses AHDS History, provides preservation services for other data organisations and facilitates international data exchange. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) of the Higher Education Funding Councils and the University of Essex. Founded in 1967, it now houses several thousand datasets of interest to researchers in all sectors and from many different disciplines.

http://www.data-archive.ac.uk

Access details

• Access type: Z39.50
• Address: 155.245.69.1
• Port number: 9999
• Database name: ukda-esds
• Record metadata: XML
• Profile/attribute set: Bib1
• Software: Zebra
• Record metadata: codebook

10. UK Data Archive Catalogue [Arts and Humanities Data Service History]

The UK Data Archive (UKDA) is an internationally-renowned centre of expertise in data acquisition, preservation, dissemination and promotion; and is curator of the largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities in the UK. The UKDA provides resource discovery and support for secondary use of quantitative and qualitative data in research, teaching and learning as a lead partner of the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS). The UKDA houses AHDS History, provides preservation services for other data organisations and facilitates international data exchange.

http://www.data-archive.ac.uk

Access details

• Access type: Z39.50
• Address: 155.245.69.1
• Port number: 9999
• Database name: ukda-ahds
• Record metadata: XML
• Profile/attribute set: Bib1
• Software: Zebra
• Record metadata: codebook

11. Copac

Copac is a union catalogue, giving FREE access to the merged online catalogues of members of the Consortium of Research Libraries (CURL). There are over 31 million records on Copac representing the merged holdings of 27 CURL member institutions. This includes the British Library, the National Library of Scotland, and the National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru. There are also special collections from a small number of non-CURL libraries. The remaining CURL libraries' catalogues are also being loaded.

http://copac.ac.uk

Access details

• Access type: Z39.50
• Address: z3950.copac.ac.uk
• Port number: 210
• Database name: copac
• Record metadata: XML
• Profile/attribute set: Bib1
• Software: DBV-OSI
• Record metadata:

12. BGS JIDI Image Collection

The British Geological Survey houses the National Archive of Geological Photographs (NAGP), comprising in excess of 100 000 fully-described images dedicated to the theme of earth sciences. This image database contains c. 6 400 images digitised almost entirely with grant-in-aid from two sources: SCRAN ? The Scottish Cultural Access Network, responsible for the funding for two projects: Quarrying, mining and other extractive industries of Scotland, and The Landscapes of Scotland. JIDI ? The JISC Image Digitisation Initiative, responsible for funding the image capture of 3 000 images under the theme: Classic areas of British geology. The project titles indicate the scope of the selection in this image database.

http://www.bgs.ac.uk/photoarchive/home.html

Access details

• Access type: Z39.50
• Address: ledi.edina.ac.uk
• Port number: 1999
• Database name: bgs
• Record metadata: XML
• Profile/attribute set: Bib1
• Software: Zebra
• Record metadata:

13. National Soils Research Institute

This is a public node for the NSRI (National Soil Resources Institute) at Cranfield University to host their soils metadata. The NSRI was established in August 2001 in order to create a unified Institute with the necessary scientific expertise and the research capability to focus on the long-term development of the sustainable management of soil and land resources both in the UK and around the world.

http://www.silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk/nsri/

Access details

• Access type: Z39.50
• Address: gogeo.edina.ac.uk
• Port number: 9201
• Database name: NSRI
• Record metadata: USMARC
• Profile/attribute set: GEO
• Software: Isite
• Record metadata: FGDC

14. International Node

Public node to demonstrate the variety of international research carried out at UK institutions.

15. British Oceanographic Data Centre

The British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) is a national facility for looking after and distributing data concerning the marine environment.

http://www.bodc.ac.uk

Access details

• Access type: OAI-MPH
• Address : http://grid.bodc.nerc.ac.uk:80/oai/provider
• Record metadata: dif

16. British Geological Survey

Founded in 1835, the British Geological Survey (BGS) is the world's oldest national geological survey and the United Kingdom's premier centre for earth science information and expertise. The BGS provides expert services and impartial advice in all areas of geoscience. Our client base is drawn from the public and private sectors both in the UK and internationally.

http://bgs.ac.uk

Access details

• Access type: OAI-MPH
• Address : http://194.66.252.141:80/oai/provider
• Record metadata: dif

17. British Atmospherical Data Centre

The British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC) is the Natural Environment Research Council's (NERC) Designated Data Centre for the Atmospheric Sciences. The role of the BADC is to assist UK atmospheric researchers to locate, access and interpret atmospheric data and to ensure the long-term integrity of atmospheric data produced by NERC projects.

http://badc.nerc.ac.uk

Access details

• Access type: OAI-MPH
• Address : http://badc.nerc.ac.uk:80/badc_oai/provider
• Record metadata: dif

18. NERC Earth Observation Data Centre

The NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC) is a Designated Data Centre of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and as such it is tasked with the acquisition, archiving and provision of access to remotely sensed data of the surface of the Earth acquired by satellite and airborne sensors.

http://neodc.nerc.ac.uk

Access details

• Access type: OAI-MPH
• Address : http://neodc.nerc.ac.uk:80/neodc_oai/provider
• Record metadata: dif

19. Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Our science is mission driven and delivers a valuable, integrated approach to solving problems and providing solutions concerning the complexity of marine ecosystems and the unique bioresources they contain. PML's research mission blends understanding the major issues of concern today, with developing the expertise, tools and technologies needed to make significant advances in examining and solving the detailed processes that underpin marine ecosystems. We are therefore uniquely qualified to research and advise on many of the issues that form the debate on global change and sustainability in marine systems.

http://www.pml.ac.uk

Access details

• Access type: OAI-MPH
• Address : http://www.npm.ac.uk:8080/oai/provider
• Record metadata: dif

20. National Oceanography Centre Southampton

The centre is the country's focus for oceanography and represents an unparalleled investment in marine and earth sciences and technology in the UK. The centre opened in 1995 in a purpose-built, £50 million waterfront campus on the city's Empress Dock. A collaboration between the Natural Environment Research Council and the University of Southampton, the centre houses around 500 staff and 750 undergraduate and postgraduate students.

http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk

Access details

• Access type: OAI-MPH
• Address : http://ndg.noc.soton.ac.uk:80/oai/provider
• Record metadata: dif

21. Leeds GeoNode

LUDOS contains multimedia collections reflecting the wide range of research and learning and teaching activities at the University of Leeds.

http://ludos.leeds.ac.uk

Access details

• Access type: OAI-MPH
• Address : https://ludos.leeds.ac.uk:443/OAI-PUB
• Record metadata: oai_dc