Datasets
These are our most popular and influential datasets. For a comprehensive list of all BGS data, please visit the BGS Metadata Catalogue
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BGS Civils is a suite of national maps of engineering properties based on geological data and the digital 1:50 000 scale geological map – BGS Geology 50k.
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- 1:50 000
- Great Britain
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The BGS corrosivity dataset is a GIS layer supporting the management of underground iron assets that has been created in response to the growing awareness of the cost of maintenance of structures such as pipelines and building foundations.
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- 1:50 000
- Great Britain
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This theme provides information on the discontinuities in bedrock and superficial deposits as part of a suite of GIS layers for different engineering parameters.
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- 1:50 000
- Great Britain
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This theme provides information on the suitability of a geological material to be used as engineered fill.
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- 1:50 000
- Great Britain
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This theme provides information on the excavatability of geological deposits at surface.
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- 1:50 000
- Great Britain
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This theme provides information on the suitability of a geological material for foundations as part of a suite of GIS layers for different engineering parameters.
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- 1:50 000
- Great Britain
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This theme provides information on zones of rock strength and the local factors controlling it, as part of a suite of GIS layers for different engineering parameters.
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- 1:50 000
- Great Britain
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