Corrosivity Map for the UK

The dataset is a Soil Corrosivity Map for the U.K. based on the BGS DIGMapGB-PLUS Map. The creation of this dataset involves scoring the Soil Parent Material types for five different attributes that contribute towards the corrosion of underground assets. These are (i) high or low soil pH, (ii) general soil moisture, (iii) the likelihood that soil saturated and undergo periods of anaerobic conditions, (iv) the presence of sulphides and sulphates and (v) the resistivity of the soil parent material. The scoring of each of these parameters was undertaken based on the Cast Iron Pipe Association (CIPA) (now the Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association, DIPRA) rating system. By combining the scores of each parameter a GIS layer has been created that identifies those areas that may provide a corrosive environment to underground cast iron assets. The final map has been classified into three categories signifying: 'GROUND CONDITIONS BENEATH TOPSOIL ARE UNLIKELY TO CAUSE CORROSION OF IRON', 'GROUND CONDITIONS BENEATH TOPSOIL MAY CAUSE CORROSION TO IRON', 'GROUND CONDITIONS BENEATH TOPSOIL ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE CORROSION TO IRON'. The dataset is designed to aid engineers and planners in the management of and maintenance of underground ferrous assets.
 
Citation proposal
(2011) . Corrosivity Map for the UK. https://metadata.bgs.ac.uk/geonetwork/srv/api/records/aef31136-4603-2b47-e044-0003ba9b0d98

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Alternate title
CorrosivityGB_v1
Date ( Publication )
2011-10-10
Identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605576

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  0115 936 3276 

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  0115 936 3276 

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  0115 936 3276 

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  0115 936 3276 
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded As needed
GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Sulphates , Chlorides , Sulphides , Resistivity , Iron , Corrosion
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC
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Use constraints
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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
The dataset is made available to external clients under BGS Digital Data Licence terms and conditions. Revert to the IPR Section (iprdigital@bgs.ac.uk ) if further advice is required with regard to permitted usage.
Spatial representation type
vector Vector
Denominator
50000
Metadata language
English English
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
GBN

 

Date ( Revision )
2009

Geographic identifier
GREAT BRITAIN [id=139600]

 

Date ( Creation )
1979

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Distribution format
  • ArcGIS Shapefile (any )

  Distributor

  0115 936 3276 
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dataset Dataset
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dataset

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2011
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
false

Conformance result

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
false
Statement
The Corrosivity (Ferrosu) dataset comprises a series of layers (water content, pH, redox, resistivity and sulphates/sulphides) where the ‘potential for corrosion’ of each of the properties is scored. The separate GIS property layers contain the scores for each property according to the Cast Iron Pipe Research Association rating (Table 1). These are then combined to give an overall corrosion rating. By having separate layers as well as a combined score layer, the user can see which of the corrosion causing factors is/are detrimental so appropriate engineering remedies can be undertaken if required. It also allows for easier and better data checking.

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Metadata language
English English
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2021-10-22
Metadata standard version
2.3

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Dataset URI
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605576
 
 

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