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Heat flow United Kingdom version 1

Publisher
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
13 August 2026
Topic
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Licence
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Summary

The dataset portrays heat flow as a continuous modelled surface, interpolated between observation points. Onshore coverage is provided for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The British Geological Survey (BGS) Heat flow dataset version 1 (United Kingdom) is derived from a catalogue of legacy heat flow observations and ground-heat modelling. Heat flow data is typically used to determine temperatures beneath the ground surface, and model how much thermal energy may be stored in or recovered from the ground. The dataset is presented as a raster model, but is also available as cellular, vector grids. The raster and square-cellular grid defines each cell by an area of c. 4km2 (2km per side). The hexagonal-cellular defines each cell by an area of c. 2.56km2 (1km per side). Heat flow values are milli-Watts per square metre (mWm-2). The data are available under BGS data licence. For more information, see the user guide: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/539413 (BGS Open Report OR/25/013).

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
UK Geothermal Platform Web Map 13/8/2026
UK Geothermal Platform 13/8/2026
User guide 13/8/2026
BGS Datasets Homepage 13/8/2026
Citation Information - Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 13/8/2026

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
13 August 2026
Harvest GUID
352b6156-fecb-dd74-e063-3050940a3735
Extent (Latitude)
61.0000° to 49.9000°
Extent (Longitude)
-8.2000° to 1.9000°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2024-02
Frequency of update
asNeeded
Access constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Responsible party
British Geological Survey (distributor, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng