Map based index (GeoIndex) geological indicators of flooding

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Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Last updated:
23 July 2020
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Summary

This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows where river floodplains and coastal plains in Britain are located and therefore the main areas at greatest risk of flooding. The map shows areas vulnerable to two main types of flooding: inland (river floodplains) and coastal/estuarine and is therefore a key tool in identifying those areas most vulnerable from future flooding. The map is based on observation of the types of geological deposit present and does not take into account any man-made influences such as house building or flood protection schemes. It also does not take into account low-lying areas where flooding could occur but where there are no materials indicating flooding in the geological past. The BGS Geological Indicators of Flooding data should therefore be regarded as complementary to, but not a replacement for, existing Environment Agency flood risk maps. The BGS Geological Indicators of Flooding (GIF) dataset is a digital map based on the BGS Digital Geological Map of Great Britain at the 1:50,000 scale.

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Added to data.gov.uk
2020-07-08
Access contraints
otherRestrictions
Harvest GUID
9df8df53-2a96-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98
Extent
Latitude: 60.8600° to °
Longitude: -6.4500° to 1.7500°
Spatial reference system
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700
Dataset reference date
2000 (creation)
Frequency of update
asNeeded
Responsible party
British Geological Survey (pointOfContact, distributor)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng
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