IGME's Geoscientific Information

IGME's information pertaining to earth sciences. It includes maps, databases, documents, etc.

What are the most popular geoscientific resources?

Spanish Geological Survey maps MAGNA 50 - Geological map of Spain, scale 1:50.000 GEODE - Continuous digital geological map of Spain , scale 1:50.000 Lithostratigraphy, Permeability and Hydrogeological map of Spain, scale 1:200.000 Documentary Information System (SID)Manual de evaluación técnico-económica de proyectos mineros de inversión Manual de Ingeniería geológica Mapa de Rocas y Minerales Industriales de Galicia a E. 1:250.000 Geomineral Museum Groundwater points database Geological Guidebooks of National Parks Picos de Europa National Park Monte Perdido National Park National Inventory of Geological Sites of Interest Historical geological events

What are the differences between the catalogs?

Search results	IGME geoscientific web sites	Data catalog	Advanced search system (ISE)
Web pages Access to the resource homepage	✓	✓	✓
Dataset metadata Basic metadata for the datasets (name, abstract, spatial domain, relevant dates, etc.) and access to the available distributions (online accesses to the data in different formats or related webpages or services).		✓
Dataset distributions The distributions are URLs that give access to the datasets in ther available formats (Excel, Shapefile, WMS, etc.)		✓	✓
Records selection in the dataset Shows the main fields and location of those records in the datasets that meeting the user selection criteria.			✓
Selection criteria	IGME geoscientific web sites	Data catalog	Advanced search system (ISE)
Text search Searches resources with a title, abstract or keywords close to the text the user has typed.	✓	✓	✓
Spatial search Limits the results to the area selected by the user: bounding-box, a province, a 1:50.000 sheet, a polygon drawn, by the user.		✓	✓
Resource type filter Restricts the results to the selected types: maps, databases, documents, etc.	✓	✓
Topic filter Confines the results to the selected topics: geophysics, groundwater, etc.		✓	✓ Only resources (not records inside resources)
Format filter		✓
Type of elements included	IGME geoscientific web sites	Data catalog	Advanced search system (ISE)
Maps	✓	✓	✓
Databases	✓	✓	✓
Documents	✓	✓	✓
Scientific or technical projects	✓
IGME's services	✓
Scientific dissemination	✓
Other links	✓

IGME geoscientific web sites

Discover easily available geoscientific web applications and sites.

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Data catalog

Discover easily available spatial data. Evaluate their suitability for a purpose and get links to the dataset in different formats.

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Query entities from different datasets. It is possible to display the main attributes of the entities and its location on a map. It is also possible to access detailed information on the entities and the URLS to access the dataset in different formats.

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Map Viewer

Display map services and identify features, add WMS and ArcGIS Server services, access to additional information for the layers (metadata, legend, etc.) and the identified features (reports, pictures, etc).

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Map services

This site lists all the web map services provided by IGME. It includes a brief description, a map to preview the dataset and the WMS, ArcGIS Server, KMZ and ArcGIS Online addresses.

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Spanish Geological Survey maps

Access the geological and thematic geological maps published by IGME.

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