Index To The BGS Medium Scale Geological Map Collection.
Dataset description
Digital index to the availability of published medium scale geological maps at 1:50000 scale and 1:63360 scale (one inch to one mile) produced by the Survey. The index was set up in the 1980's and currently contains some 1100 entries covering the whole of Great Britain. Entries for all registered maps but not all fields are complete for all entries.
Constraints
Subject to usual BGS terms and conditions. Copyright to NERC.
Further information
For more information please contact:
Enquiries
British Geological Survey
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill,
Keyworth
Nottingham
NG12 5GG
Tel : +44 (0)115 936 3143
Fax :+44 (0)115 936 3276
Email :enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Further details
Dataset details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Curator | British Geological Survey |
| Supply media/format | DIGITAL |
| Storage format | Digital:Oracle Relational Database |
| Frequency of update | daily |
| Start of capture | 1980 |
| End of capture | Not applicable |
| Contact details | |
| Department | Enquiries |
| Organisation | British Geological Survey |
| Address | Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth |
| City | Nottingham |
| County | Nottinghamshire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode | NG12 5GG |
| enquiries@bgs.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | +44 (0)115 936 3143 |
| Fax | +44 (0)115 936 3276 |
| Keywords | |
| Topic category | geoscientificInformation (information pertaining to earth sciences) |
| Keywords and Keyphrases | GENERAL GEOLOGY
GEOLOGICAL MAPS |
| Keyword source | BGS Keyphrases |
| Spatial details | |
| Spatial Reference System | OSGB 1936 / British National Grid [27700] |
| Dataset extent | |
| Coverage (Lat/Long) | North boundary : 60.86 East boundary : 1.78 South boundary : 49.77 West boundary : -8.65 |
| Metadata | |
| Metadata language | English |
| Metadata last updated | 9th September 2009 |
| Metadata standard | ISO standard 19115:2003 |
| Copyright and IPR | |
| 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. | |
Location
| W -8.65 | 60.86 N |
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| S 49.77 | 1.78 E |
