Identification info

Metadata Language

English (en)

Dataset Reference Date ()

1994

Identifier

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13453046

Maintenance and update frequency

notPlanned

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Geology

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

• Construction materials
• Mineral resources
• UK Location (INSPIRE)
• Industrial minerals

Keywords ()

• UK Location (INSPIRE)

Keywords

• NERC_DDC

Limitations on Public Access

otherRestrictions

Other constraints

Internal BGS use. Cannot be provided to third parties without appropriate license in place

Use constraints

otherRestrictions

Other constraints

The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.

Other constraints

Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (ipr@bgs.ac.uk ) for advice, should the position not be clear.

Spatial representation type

vector

Denominator

10000

Topic category

• Geoscientific information

Extent

GBN

Dataset Reference Date ()

2009

Extent

GREAT BRITAIN [id=139600]

Dataset Reference Date ()

1979

End date

1994

Additional information

Cannot be provided to third parties without appropriate license in place. All existing data are available to user. However, digital data has not been formaly QA'd. Dependent on the underlying geology.

 

Code

OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Distribution Information

Data format

• Paper Map ()

• Various digital formats ()

 

Quality Scope

dataset

Other

dataset

Statement

The mineral resources are based on the BGS 1:625 000 Geological Map of the United Kingdom (North and South sheets), the BGS 1:250 000 Solid Geology map series, other BGS maps, publications and databases (specifically its BritPits database). Data was digitised using Microstation and later converted into ESRI attributed shapefile format.

Metadata

File identifier

9df8df51-62c5-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML

Metadata Language

English (en)

Resource type

dataset

Metadata Date

2024-09-16

Metadata standard name

UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version

2.3