The current database was developed to record Karst Geohazard information acquired as part of its onshore core and commissioned mapping programmes. Information held on the database includes details on stream sinks, sinkholes, natural cavities and associated building damage. The springs database was a componant part of this dataset, but has now been seperated into a stand alone dataset. The dataset is currently updated on an irregular basis as new karst geohazard information is received from field surveys. Karst geohazard details observed and measured in the field are recorded on a standard proforma (and via a GSD interface) to ensure consistency of information and to allow easy entry into the database. The database currently holds details of karst geohazards in the Mendip Hills area and part of the chalk of Southern England (especially in Dorset, and the Salisbury, Winchester, Andover, Basingstoke, Dorchester, Hungerford and Alresford 1:50K map areas plus Derbyshire and parts of South Wales). The database is eventually intended to hold information on karst geohazards throughout Great Britain.
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