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type: Distribution
access URL: https://doi.org/10.5285/5e8c3db0-2454-456f-a886-d996c80140f9
description: British Geological Survey. (2025). BGS Geology 50k Mass Movement version 9. British Geological Survey. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/5e8c3db0-2454-456f-a886-d996c80140f9
issued: 2026-07-30T19:35:22.641760
modified: 2026-07-30T19:35:22.577695

British Geological Survey (BGS)
type: Organization

BGS Geology 50k Mass Movement version 9
type: Dataset
keyword: Geology
keyword: NERC_DDC
keyword: Surficial geology
keyword: Anthropogenic factor
keyword: Geological maps
keyword: Bed rock
keyword: Landslides
keyword: GIS
keyword: Geological data
description: Data identifying landscape areas (shown as polygons) attributed with type of mass movement e.g. landslip. 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. Mass movement describes areas where deposits have moved down slope under gravity to form landslips. These landslips can affect bedrock, superficial or artificial ground. Mass movement deposits are described in the BGS Rock Classification Scheme Volume 4. However, the data also includes foundered strata, where ground has collapsed due to subsidence (this is not described in the Rock Classification Scheme). Caution should be exercised with this data; historically BGS has not always recorded mass movement events and due to the dynamic nature of occurrence significant changes may have occurred since the data was released. 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.
issued: 2025-11-05T06:14:21.911881
modified: 2026-07-30T19:35:22.572945
spatial: Location
  geometry: {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[2.6955, 49.8165], [-7.4829, 49.8165], [-7.4829, 60.7850], [2.6955, 60.7850], [2.6955, 49.8165]]]}

BGS Datasets - BGS Geology 50K
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access URL: https://www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/bgs-geology-50k-digmapgb/
description: Resource locator
issued: 2026-07-30T19:35:22.641757
modified: 2026-07-30T19:35:22.577516

User Guide : BGS Geology 50k v9
type: Distribution
access URL: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/540337/
description: British Geological Survey. 2025 User Guide : BGS Geology 50k v9 (OR/24/041)
issued: 2026-07-30T19:35:22.641759
modified: 2026-07-30T19:35:22.577651

BGS Geology: onshore digital geological map of Great Britain data
type: Distribution
access URL: https://www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/bgs-geology/
description: Resource locator
issued: 2026-07-30T19:35:22.641758
modified: 2026-07-30T19:35:22.577600