Directories and Information Sources
Abacus Construction Index
A directory of 2,000 recommended websites and online documents for UK construction professionals. Also covers case studies and newsletters.
Blackwells Earth Pages
Earth Pages covers major advances in the Earth Sciences
British Isles GPS archive Facility (BIGF)
The NERC British Isles GPS archive Facility (BIGF), operated at the IESSG at the University of Nottingham, archives and delivers GPS data to scientists, from a network of over 50 continuously recording GPS stations sited throughout the UK, including the Ordnance Survey active stations. A wide and increasing range of science is being serviced by the archive, helping to reduce the costs of research by way of data acquisition and storage, with availability of some data sets reaching back as far as 1996.
Developments of UK oil & gas resources (The Brown Book)
The Department of Trade and Industry’s annual report on the development of the oil and gas resources of the United Kingdom (known throughout the oil and gas industry as ‘the Brown Book’) remains the pre-eminent source of information for those with a professional or academic interest in the United Kingdom’s oil and gas resources.
Digital Energy Atlas & Library
Data catalogue of reference information and vendor products for the United Kingdom offshore oil & gas industry.
EarthwireUK
EarthWire/UK gives you a free daily overview of environmental news from the United Kingdom. Every working day, a team from the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) reviews national, regional and local media sources for environment and sustainable development-related news stories. Relevant stories are included in EarthWire/UK where they can be viewed by country, topic, or time period. A search engine allows users to search for issues and keywords in the archive. Press releases and news from research organisations, the public sector, and environmental organisations are included as well.
GEOINDEX
A search engine for geo-environmental professionals
The Geologist's Directory
Free to access website of the companies and the products serving the geoscience industry in the UK & Ireland. From geologists to consultants, products to specialist services - full contact details are provided, enabling quick and easy sourcing and searching of suppliers and services alike. Also available in printed format containing a Who’s Who of the industry (available from the Society's online bookshop).
GeoScience Gateways
You'll find Geoscience Gateways to be a useful tool in your daily business. It is a dynamic resource that is continuously growing through participation of the Geoscience Community. Our intent is to provide a clearinghouse for Geoscience and Petroleum related Information Resources that will continue to grow and benefit our colleagues. Explore and enjoy your Geoscience Gateways. You'll be back!
Mineralogy Database
Information on over 4,205 mineral species and a variety
Oil Survey
Directory and search engines for the oil & gas industry with more than 11 000 links to relevant organisations
On-line Map Creation
Online Map Creation (OMC) is an amazing resource for geologists,geographers, or anyone needing to make a map figure for a research paper or conference talk. Here you can create Postscript-formatted maps of just about any locality by inputting geographical coordinates. OMC is a subset of GMT (Generic Mapping Tools) software developed by scientists at University of Hawaii and NOAA.
PSINavigator
PSI-Navigator is a search engine for public sector information in Europe. Developed on behalf of the European Commission, this facility provides end users to find publications that are published online or as printed versions from the whole of Europe regardless of their native language.
USA National Atlas On Line
This is the first release of the USA National Atlas data Online containing Map data layers compiled by the USGS as part of their National Atlas of USA™Project plus Elevation and Geology. We will continue updating the layers and software as new data become available.
Volcano World
Sponsored site offering a wide range of information on volcanoes world-wide