BGS - Seabed geology layers

What is it: 

These 5 layers are WMS feeds from the MAREMAP (Marine Environmental Mapping Programme) from data provided by BGS. They cover:

  • BGS UK Contintental Shelf Seabed Sediments (1:1M)
  • BGS SeaBed Sediment (1:250K)
  • BGS Hard Substrate (1:250K)
  • BGS Bedrock (1:250K)
  • BGS Linear Bedrock (1:250K)

 

Data originators: 
British Geological Survey (BGS) Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
This information page is part of the theme: 
Seabed Geology
Bedrock map -Copyright © BGS
More Information: 

The Maritime Environment Mapping Programme (MAREMAP) was launched in June 2010 to bring together Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) organisations with common geoscience objectives. It aims to integrate their research to inform practical applications such as marine planning, conservation and industry.

MAREMAP is a joint initiative led by the British Geological Survey (BGS), the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) with partners from the University of Southampton, Channel Coastal Observatory, the University of Plymouth, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) and Marine Scotland.

British Geological Survey (BGS) published (November 2014) an online database of freely viewable and downloadable Marine Geoscience Data, available through the Offshore GeoIndex, covering the whole Continental Shelf.

This page was last modified on : 
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 - 16:06

Links and Resources

Map Type Click title for metadata and licence informationsort descending Date of data View Map
Map Layers (NMPi) Offshore 1:250 000 scale hard substrate (BGS WMS) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Offshore 1:250 000 scale marine bedrock linear features (BGS WMS) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Offshore 1:250 000 scale marine bedrock polygons (BGS WMS) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Offshore 1:250 000 scale sea bed sediment (BGS WMS) Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) UKContShelf BGS 1:1M Seabed Sediments (BGS WMS) Access this map on NMPi
Type Link Titlesort descending External Link
Data Portals Marine Environmental Mapping Programme (MAREMAP) www.maremap.ac.uk
Type Title External link
Data Portals Marine Data at The British Geological Survey (BGS) www.bgs.ac.uk
Web link BGS UK onshore and offshore bedrock and superficial geology maps - WMS www.bgs.ac.uk
Data Portals BGS - GeoIndex Offshore mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk