Thermal Properties Great Britain version 1

Data identifying landscape areas (shown as polygons) attributed with geological descriptions and thermal properties of geological materials. The scale of the data is 1:250 000 scale for the Thermal Properties V1 dataset. Onshore coverage is for Great Britain and the Isle of Man. This dataset shows thermal properties relating to bedrock beneath our feet. The information can be used to assess the potential for closed and open loop ground source heat pumps across, or deeper geothermal assessments, across the United Kingdom. The attribution and spatial data underpinning the model are that which is described and shown by Rollin (1987) and Gale (2004, 2005). The information is presented vector-based, irregular polygon coverage at 1:250 000 scale Each polygon is attributed with a range of geological properties including modelled values for Thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, specific heat capacity and density. 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. For more information, see the user guide: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/539481 (BGS Open Report OR/25/014.
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Citation Information - Digital Object Identifier (DOI) - British Geological Survey. (2025). Thermal properties Great Britain version 1. NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/def961e0-3432-4af8-a09a-a489c845af54
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User guide - User Guide: BGS Thermal Properties V1 (Great Britain). BGS Open Report OR/25/014.
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Geoscientific information
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0:
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences:
Geothermal maps
Bed rock
Geology
Geological data
Rocks
Economic geology
GIS
Geological maps
Free:
NERC_DDC
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GBN, GREAT BRITAIN [id=139600]
creation: 2024-02
1835 - 2024-02
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British Geological Survey
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Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, NOTTINGHAM, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom
tel: 0115 936 3143
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British Geological Survey
Enquiries
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, NOTTINGHAM, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom
tel: 0115 936 3143
Role: point of contact

Data Quality

The standard BGS Geology 250K Version 4 bedrock map has been attributed with basic thermo-physical properties comprising, thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity and density. From these parameters, thermal diffusivity has been calculated and attributed using long-established equations. More information available in the associated user guide, BGS Thermal Properties V1 (Great Britain). British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/25/014. 25pp.
INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Constraints

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.
The dataset is made available to external clients under BGS Digital Data Licence terms and conditions. Revert to the IPR Section ([email protected]) if further advice is required with regard to permitted usage.

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3529708d-ea43-af5b-e063-3050940a0aa5
British Geological Survey
Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth, NOTTINGHAM, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom
tel: +44 115 936 3100
Role: point of contact
2026-09-01

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