Service Catalogue

Service Details

Description

Geology Digimap delivers a range of high quality, detailed digital geological map data from the British Geological Survey. Data covers the whole of Great Britain and is available either as maps generated online by Digimap or to download for use with appropriate application software such as GIS or CAD.

The mapping interface allows the user to view and interact with a full range of geological map products from small scale 1:650,000 solid and drift geology to 1:10,000 scale bedrock and superficial deposits data. At each scale a range of alternative base maps is available, including soil composition and indicators of flooding.  Users can search for specific locations anywhere in Great Britain using a full range of search options. Interactive tools allow the user to measure areas and distances on the map, as well as add their own annotations and labels to create simple datasets which can be both imported and exported in a range of formats. Maps, and any associated annotations, can be saved for further examination at a later date. An overview map is provided to give wider context to specific locations and a range of information about the map displayed is given, including the map date, extent, default print scale, projection and cursor coordinates.  For vector-based maps the map content can be controlled, allowing each map to be customised according to any specific requirement. Print files of each map can be generated at a full range of paper sizes from A4 to A0. The range of scales for printing on any given paper size is automatically detected, and a specific scale within that range can be chosen by the user.  Print files are generated as either PDF, JPG or PNG and can be printed directly or downloaded for use elsewhere. Print files include additional marginalia such as the user’s name and institution, date, scale bar and optional national grid lines and rock code labels.  Annotations added to the map by the user may also optionally be included in the print file.

All data products offered are available for download in a variety of data formats.  Users can search for and select their area of interest using either the search function or the map, with options to specify the area of interest using the coordinates of a bounding box.  Multiple data products can be requested for the same area in a single download order, with settings relating to version and format provided for each dataset requested. An “order history” is maintained to allow re-ordering of the same dataset for the same area, while changing only the version or the format. 

A wealth of support resources accompanies the service, offering guides on the data specifications, the use of data within popular application software as well as detailed instructions on the use of the service itself. 

StatusLive
ProviderISG - EDINA and Data Library

Support

Documentation http://digimap.edina.ac.uk
First LineIS EDINA Geoservices Support (UniDesk)
Second LineIS EDINA Geoservices Support (UniDesk)

Availability

Service URL http://digimap.edina.ac.uk/geology
LocationOnline

Responsibility

Service Owner

Emma Diffley

Email: Emma.Diffley@ed.ac.uk

Phone: 0131 651 1441

Dept: EDINA User Support