dataset · Northern Ireland
GSNI GeoIndex Soils
Tellus Soils For rural soils, samples were collected at an interval of approximately one site per 2 km2 (about one site every 500 acres). Samples were collected from two depths (20 cm and 50 cm) at each site to provide an insight into vertical geochemical variations. The samples were analysed by XRF for Ag, Al2O3, As, Ba, Bi, Br, CaO, Cd, Ce, Cl, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe2O3, Ga, Ge, Hf, I, In, K2O, La, MgO, MnO, Mo, Na2O, Nb, Nd, Ni, P2O5, Pb, Rb, SO3, Sb, Sc, Se, SiO2, Sm, Sn, Sr, Ta, Te, Th, Tl, TiO
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Licence: ["The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in an
Evidence quality: 38.3
Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- soil geochemistry (multi-element XRF, rural soils, 20 cm and 50 cm depths) · Au, Pt and Pd (10g fire assay, aqua regia ICP-MS) · soil pH · loss on ignition
- Coverage llm-inferred
- Northern Ireland · 2001 (dataset reference date, creation)
- Resolution docs-verified
- Sampling density of approximately one site per 2 km² (about one site every 500 acres), with samples at two depths (20 cm and 50 cm) per site
- Update frequency docs-verified
- continual
- Formats docs-verified
- HTML
- Access docs-verified
- No API key or authentication stated. Licence: materials derived from BGS work are NERC copyright; no reproduction or transmission without prior permission of the copyright holder.
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Background soil metal and pH baselines for contaminated-land screening in Northern Ireland · Regional geochemical context for soil reuse or waste classification assessments · Desk study ground-condition context for drainage and foundation design
- Audience llm-inferred
- environmental consultants · contaminated land specialists · geotechnical engineers · geologists · planners
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Rural soils only; not designed for urban or made ground · Sampling is approximately one site per 2 km², so not suitable for site-specific values · Dataset reference date is 2001, so the survey may not reflect current soil conditions · Docs bounding box (51.36° to 55.44° N, 10.64° to 5.41° W) extends beyond Northern Ireland; confirm the spatial extent · Copyright limits reproduction; NERC/BGS gives no warranty on accuracy or suitability · Only an HTML data link is listed; no API or programmatic access is described
Evidence
- https://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/GSNI_Geoindex/home.html
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/0d4ee4bb-7537-4e4b-886f-9228ae57afaf/gsni-geoindex-soils
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.