GeoSure Soluble Rocks

The GeoSure data sets and reports from the British Geological Survey provide information about potential ground movement or subsidence in a helpful and user-friendly format. The reports can help inform planning decisions and indicate causes of subsidence. The methodology is based on BGS DiGMap (Digital Map) and expert knowledge of the behaviour of the formations so defined. This dataset provides an assessment of the potential for dissolution within a geological deposit. Ground dissolution occurs when certain types of rock contain layers of material that may dissolve if they get wet. This can cause underground cavities to develop. These cavities reduce support to the ground above and can lead to a collapse of overlying rocks. Dissolution of soluble rocks produces landforms and features collectively known as 'karst'. Britain has four main types of soluble or 'karstic' rocks; limestone, chalk, gypsum and salt, each with a different character and associated potential hazards. Engineering problems associated with these karstic rocks include subsidence, sinkhole formation, uneven rock-head and reduced rock-mass strength. Sinkhole formation and subsidence has the potential to cause damage to buildings and infrastructure. Complete Great Britain national coverage is available. The storage formats of the data are ESRI and MapInfo but other formats can be supplied.
 
Citation proposal
British Geological Survey. GeoSure Soluble Rocks. https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/9df8df52-d60a-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98

Simple

Date ( Creation )
2005
Identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13603030

  Distributor

  +44 115 936 3276 

  Custodian

  Point of contact

Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded As needed
GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Natural hazards
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC
Use limitation
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.
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
otherRestrictions
Denominator
50000
Metadata language
English English
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
ENG

 

Date ( Revision )
2009

Geographic identifier
ENGLAND [id=150000]

 

Date ( Creation )
1979

Geographic identifier
SCOTLAND [id=140000]

 

Date ( Creation )
1979

Geographic identifier
SCT

 

Date ( Revision )
2009

Geographic identifier
WALES [id=170000]

 

Date ( Creation )
1979

Geographic identifier
WLS

 

Date ( Revision )
2009

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S
E
W


Supplemental Information
Geotechnical data abstracted from NGDC site investigation collection and entered into the BGS geotechnical database. Methodology may be revised in the light of new knowledge or customer feedback. Changes in DiGMapGB-50 base data will require periodic or continuous revision. ADDITIONAL_INFO 1 = Complete GB National Coverage, subject to revision in line with changes in DiGMapGB-50 lithology codes. Based on 1:50 000 DiGMapGB-50 linework. Methodology consistent throughout. Otherwise subject to logical consistency of DiGMapGB-50.
Reference system identifier
OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700

 

Date ( Revision )
2005

Distribution format
  • ESRI Shapefile (Current BGS version )

  Distributor

  +44 115 936 3276 
OnLine resource
BGS GeoSure Homepage  
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2011
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
false

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2010-12-08
Explanation
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
Pass
false
Statement
Methodology devised by GeoHazard project. Latest version and earlier versions are held in project files.

Metadata

File identifier
9df8df52-d60a-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98   XML
Metadata language
English English
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2017-01-17
Metadata standard name
NERC profile of ISO19115:2003
Metadata standard version
1.0

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Dataset URI
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13603030
 
 

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