Identification

Title

Teaching Pack of Digital Geological Data (GeoScholar)

Abstract

GeoScholar is a set of free geological data - available in GIS format - for UK universities and the higher education sector, to support teaching and learning within the geosciences. The dataset includes digital geological map data from BGS, aerial photos from Infoterra, NEXTmap digital terrain model from Intermap Technologies, borehole data and their corresponding logs, several BGS geological map sheets. Each Geoscholar teaching package will include 12 different geographical regions, including Assynt, Coniston and South West Wales.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://www.bgs.ac.uk/

name: BGS Homepage

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605387

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Additional information source

GeoScholar is available under free licence to academic institutions. Please note that only academic institutions can apply for a licence, GeoScholar data and licenses are not available to individual students. The data is in ESRI ArcGIS format. Users must have an ESRI licence for ArcGIS 9.2 or higher to view the project files, although the data can be loaded individually in previous versions of ArcGIS or ArcView 3.X.

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

geoscientificInformation

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Digital maps

Boreholes

UK Location (INSPIRE)

DEM

Aerial photographs

Geological maps

GIS

Well logging

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2022

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

NERC_DDC

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.6500

East bounding longitude

1.7800

North bounding latitude

60.8600

South bounding latitude

49.7700

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

England + Wales 119 Snowdon [id=1624396]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

England + Wales 226 [id=1624515]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

England + Wales 227 [id=1624516]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

England + Wales 228 Haverfordwest [id=1624517]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

England + Wales 244 Linney Head [id=1624534]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

England + Wales 245 Pembroke [id=1624535]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

England + Wales 29 Keswick [id=1624583]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

England + Wales 31 Brough-under-Stainmore [id=1624606]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

England + Wales 330 Lymington [id=1624629]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

England + Wales 331 Portsmouth [id=1624630]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

England + Wales 344 [id=1624644]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

England + Wales 345 [id=1624645]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

England + Wales 38 Ambleside [id=1624664]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

Scotland 15E Leadhills [id=1624845]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

Scotland 15W New Cumnock [id=1624846]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

Scotland 28E Knapdale [id=1624887]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

Scotland 44 Mull [id=1624940]

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

1950

code identifying the extent

Scotland 71W Broadford [id=1625035]

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

2009

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-02

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

First version of dataset. This teaching package is compiled from current BGS and other datasets already in existence. This includes published geological map sheets, DiGMapGB-50, SOBI, borehole logs, aerial photos (from Infoterra), Digital Terrain Models (NEXTMap).

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011

degree

false

explanation

See the referenced specification

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Data format

name of format

ESRI ArcGIS format

version of format

Current BGS version

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

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.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth

NOTTINGHAM

NG12 5GG

United Kingdom

telephone number

0115 936 3143

facsimile number

0115 936 3276

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

distributor

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth

NOTTINGHAM

NG12 5GG

United Kingdom

telephone number

0115 936 3143

facsimile number

0115 936 3276

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth

NOTTINGHAM

NG12 5GG

United Kingdom

telephone number

0115 936 3143

facsimile number

0115 936 3276

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth

NOTTINGHAM

NG12 5GG

United Kingdom

telephone number

+44 115 936 3100

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2025-03-24

Metadata language