UK Geothermal Platform Map Explorer

The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ)'s UK Geothermal Platform (UKGTP) is a freely available geothermal energy information hub. Summary layers provide a map overview of geothermal energy potential for four technologies, whilst a map explorer and a data access page enable you to view more detailed geoscientific datasets from several organisations. A user guide and examples are also provided. The map explorer is a user-friendly interface for visualising and examining spatial summary and data layers. There are summary layers for: shallow, vertical closed loops with ground-source heat pump; shallow, open loops with ground-source heat pump; deep, hot, sedimentary aquifers (hydrothermal); deep, engineered geothermal systems in granites (petrothermal). The summary layers include indications of thermal output, temperature and cost information from the Arup 2025 study. A range of legacy BGS geothermal datasets such as heat flow, temperature and thermal properties maps as well as depth and regional resource potential maps for hot sedimentary aquifers are also included. The first release of the UK Geothermal Platform in 2025 has been funded by the UK Government's DESNZ. It is delivered and maintained by the British Geological Survey (BGS). The platform incorporates data and information from a range of organisations.

Simple

Alternate title

UKGTP Map Explorer
Date (Creation)
2025-08
Citation identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608764
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

British Geological Survey

Enquiries

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

Distributor

British Geological Survey

Enquiries

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

Point of contact

British Geological Survey

Enquiries

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

Distributor

British Geological Survey

Enquiries

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

Point of contact
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

  • Aquifers

  • Basement depth maps

  • Geothermal energy

  • Geothermal modelling

  • Geology
dataCentre

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1205/2008 of 3 December 2008 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards metadata, Part D 4, Classification of Spatial Data Services

Keywords

  • NERC_DDC
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
no limitations
Other constraints
The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other 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.

Other constraints

Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section ( ipr@bgs.ac.uk) for advice, should the position not be clear.

Service Type
view
Geographic identifier
GB

ISO 3166_1 alpha-3 2009 revision

Geographic identifier
UK [id=139300]

British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation

Geographic identifier
UKM

ISO 3166_2 2009 revision

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Begin date
2025-08
Coupling Type
Tight

Contains Operations

No information provided.
Operates On
Distribution format
Name Version
Distributor contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

British Geological Survey

Enquiries

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

Distributor
Distributor contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

British Geological Survey

Enquiries

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

Distributor

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

 		https://ukgeothermalplatform.org/

UK Geothermal Platform

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

 		https://ukgtp.bgs.ac.uk/

UK Geothermal Platform Map Explorer
Hierarchy level
Service
Other

service

Conformance result

Title

INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology
Date (Publication)
2011
Explanation

See the referenced specification
Pass
No

Conformance result

Title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation

See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Pass
No

Conformance result

Title

Technical Guidance for the implementation of INSPIRE View Services Version 3.0
Date (Publication)
2011-03-21
Explanation

See the referenced specification at http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/Network_Services/TechnicalGuidance_ViewServices_v3.0.pdf

Pass
No
Statement

The UK Geothermal Platform is a viewing service for datasets of various lineage. For more information, refer to the metadata entries for each dataset.

Metadata

File identifier
5a7e5e70-4445-af23-e063-3050940affa2 XML
Metadata language
English
Hierarchy level
Service
Hierarchy level name

service
Date stamp
2026-10-06
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version

2.3
Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

British Geological Survey

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

Point of contact
Dataset URI

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608764

 
 

Overviews

overview

Keywords

EGDI UK Location (INSPIRE)


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