Superficial Aquifer Productivity (Scotland)
The dataset describes the potential of superficial deposit aquifers across Scotland to sustain various levels of borehole water supply, based on four productivity classes: high; moderate to high; moderate; and a category to signify that a deposit is 'not a significant aquifer'. All superficial deposits aquifers in Scotland are assumed to have primarily intergranular groundwater flow. The dataset is a tool to indicate the location and productivity of superficial deposit aquifers across Scotland. It may have several uses, including in policy analysis and development; to prioritise aquifer and site investigations; to inform planning decisions; and to improve awareness of groundwater in general. The complexity and heterogeneity of geological formations means that the dataset is only a guide. It is designed to be used at a scale of 1:100,000, and not to assess aquifer conditions at a single point.
dataset
protocol: HTTP
name: BGS Homepage
description: The BGS Homepage is an entry point to the BGS data services.
function: information
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13603083
eng
OGP
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700
geoscientificInformation
publication
2008-06-01
Aquifers
Water supply
Natural resources
Ground water
Hydrogeology
Geology
revision
2011
NERC_DDC
-8.1418
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61.5696
54.2387
creation
1979
SCOTLAND [id=140000]
revision
2009
SCT
2011
2011
creation
2011
asNeeded
Methodology as defined in BGS User Guide V2, available from BGS Enquiries and http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/16222/
publication
2011
false
See the referenced specification
publication
2010-12-08
false
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
ESRI Shapefile
Current BGS version
Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (ipr@bgs.ac.uk) for advice, should the position not be clear.
otherRestrictions
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custodian
British Geological Survey
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pointOfContact
British Geological Survey
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distributor
NERC-BGS Hydrogeologist
British Geological Survey
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South
EDINBURGH
EH14 4AP
United Kingdom
+44 131 667 1000 Ex:424
pointOfContact
2018-08-24