The 1 : 5 Million International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas

About the project

Geodetic parameters of the IGME 5000

The IGME 5000: A geological GIS under construction (a comprehensive overview about the project)

Map of the participating countries

Final status of IGME 5000 data compilation in map form

If you wish to use the IGME 5000 map for presentations or publications, please quote the map as follows: Asch, K. (2005): IGME 5000: 1 : 5 Million International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas - final version for the internet.- BGR, Hannover

CMYK Values for the legend of the IGME 5000 (Status 11/2005)

List of participating surveys and contacts

Groups of scientific advisors

Pre-requisites

Guidelines for the Preparation of Draft Maps These include, in addition to advice on draft map preparation, the preliminary general legend and a table for data input

The Data Input Template (MS Access runtime for implementing in your PC)

Guide for Use of the Data Input Mask

Standards

IGME 5000 Term dictionary and abbreviations for lithology, age, genetic and tectonic elements of the 1 : 5 Million International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas

Preliminary Legend of the IGME 5000 (Screen view)

It describes the time and petrographical units used on the draft map so far. However, the database term dictionaries (still in constant modification) contain more detailed description of the units and will be retrievable when finished.

Final Legend of the IGME 5000 (Print version)

IGME 5000 conceptual data model