Reference System

MD_ReferenceSystem:

referenceSystemIdentifier:

RS_Identifier:

code:

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700

code:

OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Identification

Data Identification:

citation:

Citation:

Title:

Legacy BGS geothermal models: temperature map of the UK at 7 km depth

Date:

CI_Date:

Date Type:

publication

date:

2017

Identifier:

RS_Identifier:

code:

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608372

Abstract:

This vector contour dataset represents the temperature distribution at 7 km depth in the UK. Method described in Busby, J. and Terrington, R., 2017. Assessment of the resource base for engineered geothermal systems in Great Britain. Geothermal Energy, 5, pp.1-18 and were used to calculate the heat-in-place and recoverable heat in EGS systems.

Point of Contact:

Responsible Party:

Individual Name:

Enquiries

Organisation Name:

British Geological Survey

Contact Info:

CI_Contact:

phone:

CI_Telephone:

voice:

0115 936 3142

facsimile:

0115 936 3276

Address:

Delivery Point:

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

city:

EDINBURGH

administrative Area:

LOTHIAN

Postal Code:

EH14 4AP

country:

United Kingdom

e-mail:

[email protected]

role:

distributor

Responsible Party:

Individual Name:

Enquiries

Organisation Name:

British Geological Survey

Contact Info:

CI_Contact:

phone:

CI_Telephone:

voice:

0115 936 3142

facsimile:

0115 936 3276

Address:

Delivery Point:

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

city:

EDINBURGH

administrative Area:

LOTHIAN

Postal Code:

EH14 4AP

country:

United Kingdom

e-mail:

[email protected]

role:

pointOfContact

Resource Maintenance:

MD_MaintenanceInformation:

maint. / update frequency:

notPlanned

Graphic overview:

Browse Graphic:

File Name:

https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/2faa1d08-931f-56db-e063-0937940af90d.png

Descriptive Keywords:

Keywords:

keyword:

https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/theme/ge

keyword:

Geology

Thesaurus Name:

Citation:

Title:

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Date:

CI_Date:

date:

2008-06-01

Date Type:

publication

Keywords:

keyword:

Aquifers

keyword:

Geothermal energy

keyword:

Temperature

Thesaurus Name:

Citation:

Title:

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

Date:

CI_Date:

date:

2022

Date Type:

revision

Keywords:

keyword:

http://www.data.gov.uk

keyword:

UK Location (INSPIRE)

keyword:

https://data.geoscience.earth/ncl/project/_48

keyword:

EGDI

Type:

dataCentre

Keywords:

keyword:

NERC_DDC

Resource Constraints:

MD_LegalConstraints:

Access Constraints:

otherRestrictions

Other Constraints:

http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/LimitationsOnPublicAccess/noLimitations

Other Constraints:

no limitations

Other Constraints:

The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.

MD_LegalConstraints:

Use Constraints:

otherRestrictions

Other 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.

Other Constraints:

Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]"

Other Constraints:

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.

Spatial Representation Type:

vector

Spatial Resolution:

Resolution:

distance:

value:

1000

units:

urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001

language:

eng

topicCategory:

geoscientificInformation

Extent:

Geographic Element:

Geographic Bounding Box:

westBoundLongitude:

-6.8109

eastBoundLongitude:

2.4034

southBoundLatitude:

49.8851

northBoundLatitude:

58.6372

Geographic Description:

Geographic Identifier:

RS_Identifier:

authority:

Citation:

Title:

ISO 3166_1 alpha-3

Date:

CI_Date:

Date Type:

revision

date:

2009

code:

ENG

Geographic Description:

Geographic Identifier:

RS_Identifier:

authority:

Citation:

Title:

British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus

Date:

CI_Date:

Date Type:

creation

date:

1979

code:

ENGLAND [id=150000]

Geographic Description:

Geographic Identifier:

RS_Identifier:

authority:

Citation:

Title:

British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus

Date:

CI_Date:

Date Type:

creation

date:

1979

code:

SCOTLAND [id=140000]

Geographic Description:

Geographic Identifier:

RS_Identifier:

authority:

Citation:

Title:

ISO 3166_1 alpha-3

Date:

CI_Date:

Date Type:

revision

date:

2009

code:

SCT

Temporal Element:

TemporalExtent:

extent:

begin / end:

begin:

1978

end:

2017

Distribution

Distribution:

Distribution Format:

Format:

Format Name:

version:

Distributor:

Distributor Contact:

Responsible Party:

Individual Name:

Enquiries

Organisation Name:

British Geological Survey

Contact Info:

CI_Contact:

phone:

CI_Telephone:

voice:

0115 936 3142

facsimile:

0115 936 3276

Address:

Delivery Point:

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

city:

EDINBURGH

administrative Area:

LOTHIAN

Postal Code:

EH14 4AP

country:

United Kingdom

e-mail:

[email protected]

role:

distributor

Transfer Options:

Digital Transfer Options:

onLine:

CI_OnlineResource:

linkage:

https://ukgtp.bgs.ac.uk

protocol:

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name:

UK Geothermal Platform Web Map

description:

An interactive Web map for exploring geothermal energy potential, assessing constraints, and making informed exploration decisions.

function:

information

Digital Transfer Options:

onLine:

CI_OnlineResource:

linkage:

https://ukgeothermalplatform.org

protocol:

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name:

UK Geothermal Platform

description:

An online platform for exploring geothermal energy potential, assessing constraints, and making informed exploration decisions.

function:

information

Data Quality

Data Quality:

Scope:

DQ_Scope:

level:

dataset

Level Description:

MD_ScopeDescription:

other:

dataset

Report:

Domain Consistency:

Result:

Conformance Result:

specification:

Citation:

Title:

INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology

Date:

CI_Date:

Date Type:

publication

date:

2011

explanation:

See the referenced specification

pass:

Domain Consistency:

Result:

Conformance Result:

specification:

Citation:

Title:

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

Date:

CI_Date:

Date Type:

publication

date:

2010-12-08

explanation:

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

pass:

Lineage:

LI_Lineage:

statement:

These temperature maps were calculated based on a 2-layer model comprising the basement and the overlying sedimentary rocks, constructed from a series of surfaces exported from the BGS LithoFrame 1:1M model (http://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/3Dgeology/lithoframe.html). Following the Beardsmore Protocol, the temperature at 1 km was first calculated based on surface heat flow (corrected for paleoclimate), mean surface temperature (mean annual air temperature), the thermal conductivity structure of the 2-layer model (thickness-weighted and temperature-corrected harmonic mean of all the formations in the sedimentary section) and the heat production within the sedimentary layer and basement (thickness-weighted arithmetic mean of all the sedimentary formations). Thermal conductivities of individual formations were taken from Rollin (2002). The temperatures at the mid-point of each 1000 m depth interval from 3000 m to the base of the model at 9500 m were then calculated, assuming heat conduction only and accounting for the decrease in radiogenic heat production with depth.

Metadata

File Identifier:

2faa1d08-931f-56db-e063-0937940af90d

language:

eng

Resource type:

dataset

Metadata Contact:

Responsible Party:

Organisation Name:

British Geological Survey

Contact Info:

CI_Contact:

phone:

CI_Telephone:

voice:

+44 131 667 1000

Address:

Delivery Point:

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

city:

EDINBURGH

administrative Area:

LOTHIAN

Postal Code:

EH14 4AP

country:

United Kingdom

e-mail:

[email protected]

role:

pointOfContact

Date Stamp:

2026-09-01

Metadata Standard Name:

http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/M25/current/GEMINI/

Metadata Standard Name:

UK GEMINI

Metadata Standard Version:

2.3

Dataset URI:

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608372