Thermal Properties Great Britain version 1

Data identifying landscape areas (shown as polygons) attributed with geological descriptions and thermal properties of geological materials. The scale of the data is 1:250 000 scale for the Thermal Properties V1 dataset. Onshore coverage is for Great Britain and the Isle of Man. This dataset shows thermal properties relating to bedrock beneath our feet. The information can be used to assess the potential for closed and open loop ground source heat pumps across, or deeper geothermal assessments, across the United Kingdom. The attribution and spatial data underpinning the model are that which is described and shown by Rollin (1987) and Gale (2004, 2005). The information is presented vector-based, irregular polygon coverage at 1:250 000 scale Each polygon is attributed with a range of geological properties including modelled values for Thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, specific heat capacity and density. The data are available in vector format (containing the geometry of each feature linked to a database record describing their attributes) as ESRI shapefiles and are available under BGS data licence.

Date (Creation): 2024-02

Identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608412

Distributor

British Geological Survey - Enquiries

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

Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth , NOTTINGHAM , NOTTINGHAMSHIRE , NG12 5GG , United Kingdom

0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276

Maintenance and update frequency: asNeeded As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Geology

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

Citable Data
Bed rock
Geology
UK Location (INSPIRE)
Geological data
BGS Data Products
Rocks
Scottish SDI
GIS
Geological maps

dataCentre

Keywords

NERC_DDC

Access constraints: otherRestrictions Other restrictions

Other constraints: license

Other constraints: Either : (i) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under license; and / or (ii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted before the dataset can be provided to, or accessed by, BGS staff or external clients. 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 access restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (IPR@bgs.ac.uk) for advice, should the position not be clear.

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: The dataset is made available to external clients under BGS Digital Data Licence terms and conditions. Revert to the IPR Section (iprdigital@bgs.ac.uk ) if further advice is required with regard to permitted usage.

Spatial representation type: vector Vector

Metadata language: EnglishEnglish

Topic category

Geoscientific information

Geographic identifier

GBN

Date (Revision): 2009

Geographic identifier

GREAT BRITAIN [id=139600]

Date (Creation): 1979

Begin date: 1835

End date: 2024-02

Unique resource identifier: OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Distribution format

ESRI Shapefiles ()

Distributor

British Geological Survey - Enquiries

Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth , NOTTINGHAM , NOTTINGHAMSHIRE , NG12 5GG , United Kingdom

0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276

OnLine resource: Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
British Geological Survey. (2025). Thermal properties Great Britain version 1. NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/def961e0-3432-4af8-a09a-a489c845af54

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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 standard BGS Geology 250K Version 4 bedrock map has been attributed with basic thermo-physical properties comprising, thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity and density. From these parameters, thermal diffusivity has been calculated and attributed using long-established equations. More information available in the associated user guide, BGS Thermal Properties V1 (Great Britain). British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/25/014. 25pp.