9df8df52-d644-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98 English dataset British Geological Survey +44 115 936 3100 Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-05-04 UK GEMINI 2.3 http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13603094 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700) Geological Indicators of Flooding Great Britain 2006 creation http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13603094 The BGS Geological Indicators of Flooding (GIF) dataset is a digital map based on the BGS Digital Geological Map of Great Britain at the 1:50,000 scale (DiGMapGB-50, BGS, 2009). Current coverage includes England, Wales and Scotland. It characterises Superficial Deposits on DiGMapGB-50 in terms of their likely susceptibility to flooding, either from coastal inundation or fluvial (inland) water flow. These Superficial Deposits are considered 'recent' in geological terms, most having been formed within the last few tens of thousands of years. Typically they have been laid down by processes of erosion and deposition and they have produced subtle topographical features, resulting in low-lying landforms we call floodplains. The mapping of these landforms, in conjunction with characterisation of deposits that underlie them allows us to determine the extent of the coastal and inland flooding that created them. Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3143 0115 936 3276 Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3143 0115 936 3276 Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact asNeeded https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/9df8df52-d644-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98.png Geology GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Floods Natural hazards BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences 2022 revision UK Location (INSPIRE) dataCentre NERC_DDC otherRestrictions license This information has commercial potential and access should be subject to the project leader's approval, contact the BGS. 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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. vector 50000 English geoscientificInformation ISO 3166_1 alpha-3 2009 revision ENG British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation ENGLAND [id=150000] British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation SCOTLAND [id=140000] ISO 3166_1 alpha-3 2009 revision SCT British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation WALES [id=170000] ISO 3166_1 alpha-3 2009 revision WLS -5.7627 2.7773 49.9285 60.7785 2020 ESRI Shapefile 1994 Hardcopy - Printed Map Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3143 0115 936 3276 Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor https://www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/geological-indicators-of-flooding/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Geological indicators of flooding The geological indicators of flooding dataset is a digital map based on the BGS Digital Geological Map of Great Britain at 1:50 000 scale (BGS Geology 50K). Coverage includes England, Wales and Scotland. It characterises superficial deposits on BGS Geology 50K in terms of their likely susceptibility to flooding, either from coastal inundation or fluvial (inland) water flow. order dataset INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology 2011 publication See the referenced specification false Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF false The Geological Indicators of Flooding in Great Britain dataset characterises superficial deposits such as river and lake alluvium taken from DiGMapGB-50 and applies the defined criteria to the individual DigMap polygons. The 'indicator' deposits have been subdivided into two categories; zone 1 being the initial areas prone to flooding, and zone 2 containing areas that may be susceptible to secondary flooding in extreme or prolonged events and the details of this classification are given in the accompanying methodology BGS report IR\10\30 Geological Indicators of Flooding Version 5.2.