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June 23, 2025
# Searches User Guide: An introduction
The Groundsure Searches User Guide is designed to provide further information on the datasets used within Groundsure reports.
Each report uses a variety of different data. In order to find out which specific datasets are included in a report, please refer to the datasets searched page at the back of the report or see an example below.
**Data sections**
| #### [**ClimateIndex**](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-climateindex?hsLang=en) |
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| #### **Contaminated land** [Past land use](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-past-land-use?hsLang=en) [Waste and landfill](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-waste-and-landfill-?hsLang=en) [Current industrial land use](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-current-industrial-land-use?hsLang=en) [Hydrogeology & hydrology](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-hydrogeology?hsLang=en) [Land uses and their potential contaminants](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-user-guide-land-uses-and-their-potential-contaminants?hsLang=en) |
| #### [**Flooding**](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-flooding?hsLang=en) |
| #### [**Radon**](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-radon?hsLang=en) |
| #### **Ground stability** [Natural instability](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-natural-ground-stability?hsLang=en) [Sinkholes](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-sinkholes?hsLang=en) [Infilled land](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-infilled-land?hsLang=en) |
| #### **Mining** [Historical features](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-historical-features?hsLang=en) [Mining features](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-mining-features?hsLang=en) [Mining records](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-mining-records?hsLang=en) [Geological features](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-geological-features?hsLang=en) [CON29M - coal mining](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-con29m-coal-mining?hsLang=en) [Cheshire Brine](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-cheshire-brine?hsLang=en) |
| #### [**Transportation**](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-transportation?hsLang=en) |
| #### [**Energy**](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-energy?hsLang=en) |
| #### **Planning** [Planning applications](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-planning-applications?hsLang=en) [Planning constraints](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-environmental-designations?hsLang=en) |
| #### [**Agricultural**](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-agricultural?hsLang=en) |
| #### [**Local information**](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-local-information?hsLang=en) |
### Example datasets searched page:
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- [Searches User Guide](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-user-guide?hsLang=en#main-content)
- [Introduction](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-user-guide?hsLang=en#introduction)
- [Contaminated Land](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-user-guide?hsLang=en#contaminated-land)
- [Flooding](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-user-guide?hsLang=en#flooding)
- [Radon](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-user-guide?hsLang=en#radon)
- [Energy](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-user-guide?hsLang=en#energy)
- [Transportation](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-user-guide?hsLang=en#transportation)
- [Planning](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-user-guide?hsLang=en#planning)
- [Ground stability](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-user-guide?hsLang=en#ground-stability)
- [Mining](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-user-guide?hsLang=en#mining)
- [Local information](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-user-guide?hsLang=en#local-information)
- [Agricultural](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-user-guide?hsLang=en#agricultural)
- [Climate change](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/searches-user-guide?hsLang=en#climate-change)
- [Order Platforms](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/order-platforms?hsLang=en#main-content)
- [Insights platform (insights.groundsure.io)](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/order-platforms?hsLang=en#insights-platform-insights-groundsure-io)
- [Searches order platform (searches.groundsure.io)](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/order-platforms?hsLang=en#searches-order-platform-searches-groundsure-io)
- [Insight Reports User Guide](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/insight-reports-user-guide?hsLang=en#main-content)
- [Getting started](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/insight-reports-user-guide?hsLang=en#getting-started)
- [Enviro Insight](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/insight-reports-user-guide?hsLang=en#enviro-insight)
- [Geo Insight](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/insight-reports-user-guide?hsLang=en#geo-insight)
- [Map Insight](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/insight-reports-user-guide?hsLang=en#map-insight)
- [Enviro + Geo Insight - GIS](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/insight-reports-user-guide?hsLang=en#enviro-geo-insight-gis)
- [Eco Insight](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/insight-reports-user-guide?hsLang=en#eco-insight)
- [Glossary](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/insight-reports-user-guide?hsLang=en#glossary)
- [Streetworks](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/insight-reports-user-guide?hsLang=en#streetworks)
- [Clauses](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/clauses?hsLang=en#main-content)
- [Climate\_Index](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/clauses?hsLang=en#climate_index)
- [EPC](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/clauses?hsLang=en#epc)
- [Environmental](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/clauses?hsLang=en#environmental)
- [Webinars](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/webinars?hsLang=en)
- [Integrations](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/integrations?hsLang=en#main-content)
- [Hazard alerts](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/integrations?hsLang=en#hazard-alerts)
- [Client care letters](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/client-care-letters?hsLang=en#main-content)
- [Commercial](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/client-care-letters?hsLang=en#commercial)
- [Residential](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/client-care-letters?hsLang=en#residential)
- [Podcasts](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/podcasts?hsLang=en)
- [Factsheets](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/factsheets?hsLang=en#main-content)
- [Conveyancing](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/factsheets?hsLang=en#conveyancing)
- [GIS](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/factsheets?hsLang=en#gis)
- [Natural ground subsidence](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/factsheets?hsLang=en#natural-ground-subsidence)
- [Flood](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/factsheets?hsLang=en#flood)
- [Product Materials](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/product-materials?hsLang=en#main-content)
- [Core commercial](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/product-materials?hsLang=en#core-commercial)
- [Core residential](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/product-materials?hsLang=en#core-residential)
- [Mining searches](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/product-materials?hsLang=en#mining-searches)
- [Methodologies and limitations](https://knowledge.groundsure.com/product-materials?hsLang=en#methodologies-and-limitations)
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