FutureThames
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FutureThames data compendium
The British Geological Survey (BGS) has access to a wide range of digital data for the Thames basin region that has been compiled into an extensive GIS (Geographical Information System).
This data is available for FutureThames projects/collaborations and some datasets are free to download*. The table below lists all of the data currently in the Thames basin GIS along with the sources of these data.
NB: The Thames basin GIS is a work-in-progress and as new datasets are added to the GIS the table below will be updated.
Some datasets may be restricted to non-commercial research only].
| Data | Source | |
|---|---|---|
| Thames basin | ||
| Thames catchment area extent | BGS Thames Basin Project Map | |
| Environmental | ||
| Locations of potential Eco-towns | Campaign to Protect Rural England | |
| Water only authority areas | Water UK | |
| Water and sewage company areas | Water UK | |
| County parks | Natural England | |
| Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) | MAGIC (joint DEFRA/Natural England data portal) | |
| Ancient woodlands | Natural England | |
| National Nature Reserves (NNRs) | Natural England | |
| RAMSAR wetland sites | Natural England | |
| Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) | Natural England | |
| Special Protection Areas (SPAs) | Natural England | |
| Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) | Natural England | |
| BGS reports and plans | ||
| Borehole request locations | BGS | |
| Georeport request locations | BGS | |
| Internet GeoIndex request locations | BGS | |
| Georeport type | BGS GeoReports | |
| Site investigation and soil mechanics | BGS GeoIndex | |
| Waste disposal sites | BGS GeoIndex | |
| Geological maps and geology | ||
| 1:50 000 geological map availability | BGS GeoIndex | |
| 1:10 000 geological map availability | BGS GeoIndex | |
| 1:50 000 geological map sales | BGS GeoReports | |
| 1:625 000 geological maps | OpenGeoscience | |
| 1:250 000 geological maps | BGS Digital Products | |
| 1:50 000 geological maps | BGS Digital Products | |
| 1:10 000 geological maps | BGS Digital Products | |
| 3D geology | BGS Digital Products | |
| 3D geological (subsurface) model coverage | BGS Thames Basin Project Map | |
| Single Onshore Borehole Index (SOBI) | BGS GeoIndex | |
| Fossil localities | BGS GeoIndex | |
| BGS spring locations | BGS | |
| Geohazard data | ||
| Karst | BGS | |
| Landslide locations and slope instability | BGS GeoSure | |
| Collapsible deposits | BGS GeoSure | |
| Compressible ground | BGS GeoSure | |
| Running sand | BGS GeoSure | |
| Shrink swell | BGS GeoSure | |
| Soluble rocks (dissolution) | BGS GeoSure | |
| Natural radon potential | BGS Digital Products | |
| Groundwater flooding | BGS Digital Products | |
| Mining hazard (not including coal) | BGS Digital Products | |
| Mining and minerals | ||
| Mine plans | Mining plans portal | |
| Plans - mine abandonment | BGS | |
| Mineral assessment report locations | BGS GeoIndex | |
| Active BritPits (quarries) | BGS GeoIndex | |
| Geochemistry | ||
| Water chemistry | BGS GeoIndex | |
| Soil geochemistry | BGS GeoIndex and BGS Digital Products | |
| Geophysics | ||
| Geophysics | BGS GeoIndex | |
| Seismic – DTI | BGS GeoIndex | |
| Seismic – Coal Authority | BGS GeoIndex | |
| Geophysical survey points | BGS GeoIndex | |
| Gravity data | BGS GeoIndex | |
| Geophysical Survey Lines | BGS GeoIndex | |
| Geophysical Surveys | BGS GeoIndex | |
| Demographics | ||
| Population per local authority | NOMIS and EDINA Digimap | |
| Topographic and base data | ||
| Aerial photographs | BGS | |
| Photographs | OpenGeoscience | |
| 1:10 560 scale county map series | BGS GeoIndex | |
| Distinct county maps series | BGS GeoIndex | |
| 1:10 000 scale national grid map | BGS GeoIndex | |
| 1:10 000 scale saleable national grid map | BGS GeoIndex | |
| 1:250 000 scale maps | BGS GeoIndex | |
| Old series 1 inch maps | BGS GeoIndex | |
| Memoirs | BGS GeoIndex | |
| 5 km2 polygon grid | BGS | |
| County map sheet areas | BGS GeoIndex | |
| 1:250 000 map sheet areas | BGS GeoIndex | |
| 1:50 000 map sheet areas | BGS GeoIndex | |
| 1:10 000 map sheet areas | BGS GeoIndex | |
| OS 1:1 000 000 base map | Licensed from Ordnance Survey | |
| OS 1:625 000 base map | Licensed from Ordnance Survey | |
| OS 1:250 000 base map | Licensed from Ordnance Survey | |
| OS 1:50 000 base map | Licensed from Ordnance Survey | |
| OS 1:10 000 base map | Licensed from Ordnance Survey | |
| Field slips | ||
| Fieldslips county | BGS | |
| Fieldslips grid | BGS | |
| Field notebook index (Happ Hall data) | BGS | |
| Digital terrain models | ||
| NextMap – orthorectified radar image | NextMap | |
| NextMap – surface model hillshade | NextMap | |
| NextMap – surface model slope | NextMap | |
| NextMap – terrain model slope | NextMap | |
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