BGS Geology - 50k (DiGMapGB-50) Artificial version 8
Data identifies landscape areas (shown as polygons) attributed with type of artificial or man-made ground. It indicates areas where the ground surface has been significantly modified by human activity. Types of artificial ground include: Disturbed ground areas of ill-defined shallow or near surface mineral workings where distinction cannot be made between made and worked ground. Infilled ground areas where original geology has been removed and then wholly or partially back filled includes waste or landfill sites. Landscaped ground areas where surface has been reshaped includes former sand and gravel workings for recreation and amenity use. Made ground man made features including embankments and spoil heaps. Worked ground areas where ground has been removed including quarries and road cuttings. Disturbed ground areas of ill-defined shallow or near surface mineral workings where distinction cannot be made between made and worked ground. Whilst artificial ground may not be considered as part of the 'real geology' of bedrock and superficial deposits it does affect them. Artificial ground impacts on the near surface ground conditions which are important to human activities and economic development. Due to the constantly changing nature of land use and re-use/redevelopment, caution must be exercised when using this data as it represents a snapshot in time rather than an evolving picture hence the data may become dated very rapidly. The data are available in vector format (containing the geometry of each feature linked to a database record describing their attributes) as ESRI shapefiles and are available under BGS data licence.
dataset
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/products/digitalmaps/DiGMapGB_50.html
function: information
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607008
eng
OGP
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700
geoscientificInformation
publication
2008-06-01
GIS
Digital maps
Maps
Data
Geology
revision
2011
NERC_DDC
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2.4400
58.9900
50.0800
revision
2009
GBN
creation
1979
GREAT BRITAIN [id=139600]
2016
creation
2016
irregular
The data shows artificial ground polygons, for further information http://www.bgs.ac.uk/downloads/start.cfm?id=644 The data is processed by improvements and additions of new geological mapping to the master geodatabase; comprising all BGS published maps at this scale.
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
Unknown
Unknown
The dataset is made available to external clients under BGS Digital Data Licence terms and conditions. Revert to the IPR Section (DigitalLE@bgs.ac.uk) if further advice is required with regard to permitted usage.
otherRestrictions
British Geological Survey
Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth
NOTTINGHAM
NG12 5GG
United Kingdom
+44 115 936 3100 Ex:3585
pointOfContact
British Geological Survey
Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth
NOTTINGHAM
NG12 5GG
United Kingdom
+44 115 936 3100 Ex:3146
author
British Geological Survey
Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth
NOTTINGHAM
NG12 5GG
United Kingdom
+44 115 936 3143
+44 115 936 3276
distributor
NERC-BGS Cartographer
British Geological Survey
Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth
NOTTINGHAM
NG12 5GG
United Kingdom
+44 115 936 3100 Ex:3585
pointOfContact
2018-08-24