Exploratory Locations can be viewed as layers on the map and within summary grids.
Geodatasets can be viewed
Exploratory Locations can be viewed on the map by turning on the Exploratory Locations layer. Some mapping layers are only available at certain zoom levels. If Exploratory Location layers are greyed out, zoom in for them to become available to view.
Filtered Exploratory Locations from a summary grid can be viewed as a custom layer using the Show on Map functionality.
Use one of the Search tools to navigate to the Details page of the Exploratory Location. The Details page lists basic information including co-ordinates and reference numbers etc.
To view more detailed information, such as the observed geology and testing results, you should download the associated Geodata File for interrogation outside of the system.
To do this, first navigate to the details page of the associated Geodataset object on GDMS, by clicking the View Geodataset button on the Command Bar.
From there, click Download Geodatafile on the Command Bar.
You will need to import the Geodata File into a compatible software package to interrogate the contents. The most common format is AGS, and there are many suitable packages available, some of which are listed on the AGS Website
You can access borehole records and other information provided by the British Geological Society (BGS) from the map.
To display the information turn on layer Third Party Mapping > British Geological Society (BGS) > Boreholes using the Legend.
If you select a particular item some basic information is displayed as a tooltip with a link to the full record on the BGS website.