Digital Terrain Model (DTM) at 5 metre resolution (GB-wide) derived from photogrammetry (2008-2012)
The Digital Terrain Model (DTM) is a bare earth model, posted at 5m with a vertical accuracy of less than 60cm RMSE (root mean square error). The model represents the bare ground surface without any objects like trees and buildings. The dataset covers Great Britain. The first surface model, the Digital Surface Model (DSM), which represents the earth’s surface including all objects on the surface, is produced using the digital stereo aerial photography acquired by Getmapping. The DSM is edited to produce a 5m DTM product. A suite of algorithms have been applied to semi-automatically edit the DSM and remove unwanted surface features such as buildings and vegetation. These algorithms include a routine which reduces the woodland canopy areas based on a bounding polygon. This requires some manual intervention to create bounding polygons for woodland extents and identify true ground level. In addition, break lines are captured where required to ensure true terrain features are not removed and that bodies of water, such as lakes, remain flat. The PGA Elevation data offers improved spatial resolution compared to the NEXTMap data. The data is from the Pan Government Agreement (PGA) and an in-perpetuity license has been granted to BGS. The data is being managed by the Earth and Planetary Observation and Monitoring (EPOM) Team in support of the wider BGS Programme.
Simple
- Date (Creation)
- 2012-12
Distributor
British Geological Survey
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Enquiries
0115 936 3276
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth
,
NOTTINGHAM
,
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
,
NG12 5GG
,
United Kingdom
0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276
Point of contact
British Geological Survey
-
Enquiries
0115 936 3276
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth
,
NOTTINGHAM
,
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
,
NG12 5GG
,
United Kingdom
0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276
- Maintenance and update frequency
- notPlanned Not planned
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
- BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
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- DEM
- Elevation
- dataCentre
- Keywords
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- NERC_DDC
- Access constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- The data is for BGS internal use. Detailed copyright and licensing information can be found at S:\PGA_Elevation\licensing_and_copyright
- Use constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- 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.
- Denominator
- 50000
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Topic category
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- Geoscientific information
- Geographic identifier
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GBN
- Date (Revision)
- 2009
- Geographic identifier
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GREAT BRITAIN [id=139600]
- Date (Creation)
- 1979
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- Begin date
- 2008
- End date
- 2012
- Supplemental Information
- Delivery of the data to BGS is ongoing. The supplier is currently undergoing QA of the dataset. They have full national coverage of England, Scotland and Wales but there are some errors that they are addressing. These errors include steps and gaps. There are also missing tiles, which will be filled in. Once the full dataset has been received by BGS, there will be no further changes or additions to the basic dataset. BGS will not modify the original data but will add to it by for example merging data.
- Unique resource identifier
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
- Distribution format
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ASCII
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witheld
)
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ASCII
(
witheld
)
Distributor
British Geological Survey
-
Enquiries
0115 936 3276
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth
,
NOTTINGHAM
,
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
,
NG12 5GG
,
United Kingdom
0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276
- OnLine resource
-
BGS Homepage
(
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
)
The BGS Homepage is an entry point to the BGS data services.
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
- Other
- dataset
Conformance result
- Date (Publication)
- 2011
- Explanation
- See the referenced specification
- Pass
- No
Conformance result
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Explanation
- See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
- Pass
- No
- Statement
- The first surface model, the Digital Surface Model (DSM), is produced using the digital stereo aerial photography acquired by Getmapping. The DSM is edited to produce a 5m DTM product. A suite of algorithms have been applied to semi-automatically edit the DSM and remove unwanted surface features such as buildings and vegetation. These algorithms include a routine which reduces the woodland canopy areas based on a bounding polygon. This requires some manual intervention to create bounding polygons for woodland extents and identify true ground level. In addition, break lines are captured where required to ensure true terrain features are not removed and that bodies of water, such as lakes, remain flat. The result is a 5m posted DTM with a vertical accuracy of less than 60cm RMSE.
- File identifier
- d02d2258-85aa-455f-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2026-05-03
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
- 2.3
Point of contact
British Geological Survey
Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth
,
NOTTINGHAM
,
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
,
NG12 5GG
,
United Kingdom
+44 115 936 3100
- Dataset URI
- http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605691
Overviews
Spatial extent
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Associated resources
Not available
NERC Data Catalogue Service