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:

BGS Geology 50k Artificial version 9

Date:

CI_Date:

Date Type:

creation

date:

2025-03

Identifier:

RS_Identifier:

code:

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608548

Abstract:

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. The data is presented at 1:50 000 scale. Onshore coverage is provided for England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man. Approximately 99% coverage is available and BGS is committed to completing the coverage, and ongoing updates as part of its ongoing national survey. 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. Reclaimed ground are areas of land fill, where new ground is created, usually in coastal margins, may be for example a consequence of draining of submerged wetlands and beach rebuilding. Worked ground areas where ground has been removed including quarries and road cuttings. 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.

Point of Contact:

Responsible Party:

Individual Name:

Enquiries

Organisation Name:

British Geological Survey

Contact Info:

CI_Contact:

phone:

CI_Telephone:

voice:

0115 936 3143

facsimile:

0115 936 3276

Address:

Delivery Point:

Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth

city:

NOTTINGHAM

administrative Area:

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Postal Code:

NG12 5GG

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 3143

facsimile:

0115 936 3276

Address:

Delivery Point:

Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth

city:

NOTTINGHAM

administrative Area:

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Postal Code:

NG12 5GG

country:

United Kingdom

e-mail:

[email protected]

role:

pointOfContact

Resource Maintenance:

MD_MaintenanceInformation:

maint. / update frequency:

asNeeded

Graphic overview:

Browse Graphic:

File Name:

https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/41a7362c-1d20-8197-e063-3050940adcc6.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:

UK Location (INSPIRE)

keyword:

BGS Data Products

keyword:

Anthropogenic factor

keyword:

Geological maps

keyword:

Geology

keyword:

EGDI

keyword:

Citable Data

keyword:

GIS

keyword:

Geological data

Thesaurus Name:

Citation:

Title:

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

Date:

CI_Date:

date:

2022

Date Type:

revision

Keywords:

keyword:

UK Location (INSPIRE)

keyword:

http://www.data.gov.uk

keyword:

EGDI

keyword:

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

keyword:

Citable Data

keyword:

https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/nationalgeosciencedatacentre/citeddata/catalogue.html

keyword:

https://www.bgs.ac.uk/geological-data/datasets/

keyword:

BGS Data Products

Type:

dataCentre

Keywords:

keyword:

NERC_DDC

Resource Constraints:

MD_LegalConstraints:

Access Constraints:

otherRestrictions

Other Constraints:

license

Other Constraints:

Either : (i) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under license; and / or (ii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted before the dataset can be provided to, or accessed by, BGS staff or external clients. 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 access restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section ([email protected]) for advice, should the position not be clear.

Other Constraints:

http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/LimitationsOnPublicAccess/INSPIRE_Directive_Article13_1d

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:

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:

Equivalent Scale:

Representative Fraction:

denominator:

50000

language:

eng

topicCategory:

geoscientificInformation

Extent:

Geographic Element:

Geographic Bounding Box:

westBoundLongitude:

-7.4829

eastBoundLongitude:

2.6955

southBoundLatitude:

49.8165

northBoundLatitude:

60.7850

Geographic Description:

Geographic Identifier:

RS_Identifier:

authority:

Citation:

Title:

ISO 3166_2

Date:

CI_Date:

Date Type:

revision

date:

2009

code:

GBN

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:

GREAT BRITAIN [id=139600]

Temporal Element:

TemporalExtent:

extent:

begin / end:

begin:

1835

end:

2025-03

Distribution

Distribution:

Distribution Format:

Format:

Format Name:

ESRI Shapefiles

version:

Distributor:

Distributor Contact:

Responsible Party:

Individual Name:

Enquiries

Organisation Name:

British Geological Survey

Contact Info:

CI_Contact:

phone:

CI_Telephone:

voice:

0115 936 3143

facsimile:

0115 936 3276

Address:

Delivery Point:

Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth

city:

NOTTINGHAM

administrative Area:

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Postal Code:

NG12 5GG

country:

United Kingdom

e-mail:

[email protected]

role:

distributor

Transfer Options:

Digital Transfer Options:

onLine:

CI_OnlineResource:

linkage:

https://www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/bgs-geology-50k-digmapgb/

protocol:

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name:

BGS Geology 50K

function:

order

Digital Transfer Options:

onLine:

CI_OnlineResource:

linkage:

https://www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/bgs-geology/

protocol:

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name:

BGS Geology: onshore digital geological map of Great Britain data

function:

information

Digital Transfer Options:

onLine:

CI_OnlineResource:

linkage:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/540337/

protocol:

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name:

User Guide : BGS Geology 50k v9

description:

British Geological Survey. 2025 User Guide : BGS Geology 50k v9 (OR/24/041)

function:

information

Digital Transfer Options:

onLine:

CI_OnlineResource:

linkage:

https://doi.org/10.5285/d361f5cc-c408-4fd5-a04c-406b9b10ec35

name:

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

description:

British Geological Survey. (2025). BGS Geology 50k Artificial version 9. British Geological Survey. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/d361f5cc-c408-4fd5-a04c-406b9b10ec35

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:

The BGS Geology 50k Artificial dataset is a digital representation of the geology of Great Britain at 1: 50 000 scale. It is a compilation of digital tiles derived from previously published and unpublished maps, archive information and results of field mapping campaigns. The mapping, description and classification of rocks are based upon the interpretations and evidence available at the time of survey, or time of re-evaluation for modifications/correction. The data has been digitally captured from paper record, originally using Bentley MicroStation and latterly ESRI ArcGIS software. Post capture processing has occurred to combine geometry and attribution from existing BGS data resources. Quality control checks are run on individual data batches prior and subsequent to their integration into the main data mosaic. The source dataset is dynamic in nature with periodic data releases. More information in the BGS Geology 50k V9 User Guide. https://www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/bgs-geology/

Metadata

File Identifier:

41a7362c-1d20-8197-e063-3050940adcc6

language:

eng

Resource type:

dataset

Metadata Contact:

Responsible Party:

Organisation Name:

British Geological Survey

Contact Info:

CI_Contact:

phone:

CI_Telephone:

voice:

+44 115 936 3100

Address:

Delivery Point:

Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth

city:

NOTTINGHAM

administrative Area:

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Postal Code:

NG12 5GG

country:

United Kingdom

e-mail:

[email protected]

role:

pointOfContact

Date Stamp:

2025-11-03

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/13608548