{"id":7961,"date":"2020-04-02T16:23:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?post_type=map-viewer&#038;p=7961"},"modified":"2022-09-07T16:37:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T16:37:37","slug":"geology-of-britain-viewer","status":"publish","type":"map-viewer","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/geology-of-britain-viewer\/","title":{"rendered":"Geology of Britain viewer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Geology of Britain viewer<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Map Viewers<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/geology-of-britain-viewer\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Geology%20of%20Britain%20viewer&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/geology-of-britain-viewer\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/geology-of-britain-viewer\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Geology%20of%20Britain%20viewer&#038;body=The%20Geology%20of%20Britain%20viewer%20is%20a%20simple%20tool,%20aimed%20at%20the%20general%20public,%20which%20helps%20you%20explore%20the%20geology%20where%20you%20live.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/geology-of-britain-viewer\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/geology-of-britain-viewer\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p><strong>As part of our ongoing programme of application upgrades and redevelopment, the Geology of Britain map viewer was retired on 1 August 2022. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are looking for an interactive geological map of Great Britain then you may be interested in one of our newer online map viewers listed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/bgs-geology-viewer\/\">BGS Geology Viewer<\/a> <\/strong>is a lightweight viewer designed to provide geology enthusiasts and the general public with bedrock and superficial geology maps of Great Britain<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/geoindex-onshore\/\"><strong>BGS GeoIndex<\/strong><\/a>, which is recommended for professional users and provides access to a wide range of data, including both borehole scans, fault information and interactive 3D models<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the retirement of the Geology of Britain viewer please see our FAQ section below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faqs\">Geology of Britain update FAQs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Geology of Britain map viewer was retired on 1 August 2022 and is no longer  available. This includes both the classic 2D Geology of Britain and the 3D version.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"why\" class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Why was the Geology of Britain map viewer retired?<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since 2009, BGS has maintained three core map viewer applications:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"6\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Geology of Britain (classic and 3D versions): a web viewer aimed at the general public<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"6\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">iGeology:\u00a0 a native mobile app aimed at the general public<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"6\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GeoIndex: a web viewer aimed at GeoScience professionals.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the years since their launch, there have been a number of advancements in both browser and mobile technology. We believe that now is the correct time to consolidate some of these services, and our resources, into a new bespoke map viewer that provides greater accessibility and is available to a wider audience.\u00a0 BGS made the decision to retire both iGeology and Geology of Britain, replacing them with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/bgs-geology-viewer\/\">BGS Geology Viewer<\/a>, a lightweight web-based application aimed at the public for general use, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/geoindex-onshore\/\">BGS GeoIndex<\/a>, a premium map viewer service for professional use.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"replacement\" class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Is there an alternative to the Geology of Britain viewer?<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS host a number of mobile optimised map viewers that offer many of the same features and data as was available in the Geology of Britain viewer.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/bgs-geology-viewer\/\">BGS Geology Viewer<\/a> is a free-to-use, lightweight viewer, offering access to bedrock and superficial deposit data across most modern browser-enabled devices.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk\/geoindex\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BGS GeoIndex<\/a>\u00a0is a web tool for professional users who need to access BGS data as part of their business requirements, including borehole records, fault information, and interactive 3D models.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"download\" class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Where can I download the 3D cross sections?<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW212986528 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW212986528 BCX9\">3D cross section data is available via our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/uk3d\/\">UK3D dataset<\/a> on the BGS website.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Interactive 3D models are also available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk\/geoindex\/home.html?layer=InteractiveModels3D&amp;_ga=2.168022562.263388738.1659265291-1062763090.1659102796\">BGS GeoIndex<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"earthquakes\" class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Where can I view earthquakes data?<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Modern instrument recorded earthquakes can be viewed on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk\/geoindex\/home.html?layer=BGSModernEq\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">BGS GeoIndex<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> application<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Full information and data can be found in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">BGS Seismology<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> webpages.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Modern instrument recorded earthquakes are available as a Web Map Service <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/technologies\/web-map-services-wms\/geoindex-wms-services\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">WMS (Boreholes theme)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and from ESRI\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=ac12e7a665ce4427bcfdc86aad421dc3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Living Atlas<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"boreholes\" class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Where can I view borehole data?<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our borehole data is available through a number of BGS sources:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Borehole data can be found in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk\/geoindex\/home.html?layer=BGSBoreholes\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">BGS GeoIndex<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> application.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Full borehole information and data downloads are available on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/boreholes-index\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">BGS website<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Borehole data is available as a web map service <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/technologies\/web-map-services-wms\/geoindex-wms-services\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">WMS (Hazards theme)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and through ESRI\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=e7a3ba8d3c984c2eb6c70fdd943400c6\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Living Atlas<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact\"><strong>Who can I contact about this change?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any comments or questions about this change that is not covered by this page, please contact the <a href=\"mailto:enquiries@bgs.ac.uk?subject=App%20Retirement:%20geologyofbritain\">BGS Enquiries team<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what\">What was the Geology of Britain viewer?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Geology of Britain viewer was a simple tool, aimed at the general public, which allowed users to explore the geology of Great Britain. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GOB_viewer_2020.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Geology of Britain map viewer.\u00a0BGS \u00a9 UKRI&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_50776\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GOB_viewer_2020-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Geology of Britain viewer\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GOB_viewer_2020-960x570.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Geology of Britain map viewer.\u00a0BGS \u00a9 UKRI<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GOB_viewer_2020.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Geology of Britain map viewer.\u00a0BGS \u00a9 UKRI&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_50776\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Terms of use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These data are delivered under the terms of the<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/doc\/open-government-licence\/version\/3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Open Government 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