Tellus

Tellus

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Tellus survey is a national programme to gather geochemical and geophysical data across Ireland – in other words, to examine the chemical and physical properties of our soil, rocks and water.

Tellus is undertaken by Geological Survey Ireland and is funded by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. All data from Tellus is made available free of charge online.

Tellus involves two types of surveying:

airborne geophysical surveying using a low-flying aircraft. To find out where the Tellus aircraft is flying you can view the weekly flight plan here.

– ground-based geochemical surveying of soil, stream water and stream sediment. Check out where our ground survey teams are sampling here.

For more information on the Tellus survey contact the Tellus Freephone Information line on 1800 45 55 65.

​Find out more about our ground and airborne field operations, education, applications of Tellus data and guidelines and factsheets.

Tellus collects geochemical and geophysical data that will inform the management of Ireland’s environment and natural resources.

Tellus undertakes research with a range of collaborators in order to maximise the societal and economic benefits of the geochemical and geophysical data. Explore the themes to see how Tellus​ data is being used to benefit society.

 

 

https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/events-and-news/news/Pages/7th-European-Meeting-on-3D-Geological-Modelling,-Warsaw.aspx7th European Meeting on 3D Geological Modelling, WarsawThe 7th European Meeting on 3D Geological Modelling took place in Warsaw, Poland from Tuesday, 8th of May to Friday, 11th May 2025. The theme of this year's conference was “New frontiers and challenges in geomodelling”.21/04/2025 23:00:00
https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/events-and-news/news/Pages/Impact-Assessment-Report.aspxGSI assesses ten years of investment in geoscience researchGeological Survey Ireland has today published a review of their Research Programme 2015-2024 evaluating the impact of its investment in geoscience research.16/04/2025 23:00:00

 

 

https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/publications/Pages/Impact-Assessment-Report.aspxAn assessment of the impact of the Geological Survey Ireland Research Funding Programme16/04/2025 23:00:00
https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/publications/Pages/The-Geological-Heritage-of-County-Cork.aspxThe Geological Heritage of County Cork08/05/2024 23:00:00