OR/14/012 Introduction

Lee, K A, and Diaz Doce, D. 2014. User guide for the British Geological Survey GeoSure dataset. British Geological Survey Internal Report, OR/14/012.

Founded in 1835, the British Geological Survey (BGS) is the world's oldest national geological survey and the United Kingdom's premier centre for earth science information and expertise. The BGS provides expert services and impartial advice in all areas of geoscience. Our client base is drawn from the public and private sectors both in the UK and internationally.

Our innovative digital data products aim to help describe the ground surface and what's beneath across the whole of Great Britain. These digital products are based on the outputs of the BGS survey and research programmes and our substantial national data holdings. This data coupled with our in-house Geoscientific knowledge are combined to provide products relevant to a wide range of users in central and local government, insurance and housing industry, engineering and environmental business, and the British public.

The GeoSure dataset comprises six different Geographical Information System (GIS) layers, with each layer representing a different natural ground stability hazard that occurs in Great Britain. The GeoSure datasets are polygon (area) layers, which are described using a straightforward A to E potential hazard classification.

This document provides information for users on the six ground stability hazard layers, together forming the GeoSure Natural Ground Stability dataset.

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