Date (Creation)

2007

Identifier

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605427

Maintenance and update frequency

notPlanned Not planned

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Geology

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

• Digital maps
• Maps
• Data
• Scottish SDI
• GIS
• Geology
• UK Location (INSPIRE)

dataCentre

• UK Location (INSPIRE)
• Scottish SDI

Keywords

• NERC_DDC

Access constraints

otherRestrictions Other restrictions

Other constraints

External use of the data may be possible. Individual cases should refer to IPR for details regarding the possibility of obtaining a data licence.

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.

Spatial representation type

vector Vector

Denominator

25000

Denominator

35000

Denominator

50000

Denominator

250000

Denominator

625000

Metadata language

EnglishEnglish

Topic category

• Geoscientific information

Geographic identifier

GBN

Date (Revision)

2009

Geographic identifier

GREAT BRITAIN [id=139600]

Date (Creation)

1979

Begin date

2010 Before

Supplemental Information

Ongoing modifications to dataset as appropriate. 100% GB coverage. As accurate as the underlying geological interpretation. Nominally 1:50k scale resolution i.e. accurate to approximately 50m.

Unique resource identifier

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

Distribution format

• ESRI file geodatabase ( ArcGIS931 )

OnLine resource

BGS Geology: onshore digital geological map of Great Britain data ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

Hierarchy level

dataset Dataset

Other

dataset

Statement

The data overlays Superficial polygons on Bedrock polygons giving a representation of the geology at the Surface. Sourced from 1:50000 DiGMapGB-50 Version 6 where avalable, augmented by additional data from the folowing sources in the order - new 1:25000 mapping, new 1:35000 Superficial Derived Products interpretation, 1:250000 DiGMapGB-250 Bedrock or 1:625000 DiGMapGB-625 V4 Superficial.

File identifier

9df8df53-2a6d-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML

Metadata language

EnglishEnglish

Hierarchy level

dataset Dataset

Date stamp

2025-11-13

Metadata standard name

UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version

2.3

Dataset URI

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605427