The British Geological Survey is a partly publicly funded body that aims to advance geoscientific knowledge of the United Kingdom landmass and its continental shelf through systematic surveying, monitoring and research. Its headquarters are in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, with other centres in Edinburgh, Wallingford, Cardiff and London. The organisation descends from the Geological Survey of Great Britain, founded in 1835 under Henry De la Beche, which is described as the first national geological survey in the world. It took its present name in 1984 and is today a component body of UK Research and Innovation. It advises the British government and industry on geoscience and produces geological, geophysical, geochemical and hydrogeological maps and databases, including the first comprehensive map of African groundwater reserves, while moving its mapping from two dimensions toward three dimensional models of the subsurface.
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The BGS headquarters are in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England.
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The British Geological Survey is the world’s oldest national geological survey, founded in 1835.
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Lead, headquarters
The BGS headquarters are in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England.
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The British Geological Survey (BGS) is a partly publicly funded body which aims to advance geoscientific knowledge of the United Kingdom landmass and its continental shelf by means of systematic surveying, monitoring and research.
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The core outputs of the BGS include geological, geophysical, geochemical and hydrogeological maps, descriptions and related digital databases.
Focuses On: Geophysics, Competences, core outputs
The core outputs of the BGS include geological, geophysical, geochemical and hydrogeological maps, descriptions and related digital databases.
Focuses On: Geochemistry, Competences, core outputs
The core outputs of the BGS include geological, geophysical, geochemical and hydrogeological maps, descriptions and related digital databases.
Focuses On: Hydrology, Competences, core outputs
The core outputs of the BGS include geological, geophysical, geochemical and hydrogeological maps, descriptions and related digital databases.
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