Date (Creation)

2022-03

Citation identifier

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607927

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	not available	Distributor
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	not available	Point of contact

Maintenance and update frequency

Not planned

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Geology

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

• Coastal management

• Coasts

• Engineering geology

dataCentre

• UK Location (INSPIRE)

Keywords

• NERC_DDC

Access constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

license

Other constraints

Either : (i) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under license; and / or (ii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted before the dataset can be provided to, or accessed by, BGS staff or external clients. 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 access restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (IPR@bgs.ac.uk) for advice, should the position not be clear.

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

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

Language

English

Topic category

• Geoscientific information

Geographic identifier

GBN

ISO 3166_2 2009 revision

Geographic identifier

GREAT BRITAIN [id=139600]

British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation

End date

2022

Unique resource identifier

OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Distribution format

Name	Version
ESRI Shapefile	1994

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	not available	Distributor

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download	https://www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/geocoast-open/	BGS Datasets - GeoCoast Open

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link	https://www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/geocoast-premium/	BGS Datasets - GeoCoast Premium

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Other

dataset

Statement

The methodology for creating the GeoCoast data product consists of the summary analysis and reprocessing of a suite of baseline datasets that are provided as a spatial dataset comprised of 50 m by 50 m cellular grids (vector). The final gridded output is designed to streamline the multiple key datasets and potential factors that impact on coastal processes. Rather than having multiple layers, the data will be combined to create an easy-to-use dataset that contains all of the relevant data necessary for a coastal assessment. The gridded format (50 m grid cells) also helps to convey to users the accuracy limitations of the data rather than having a specific vector line that users often perceive as a precise location, particularly where shorelines are concerned. These include the following information: GeoCoast Premium: Coastal Properties Grid • Foreshore (type, properties, spatial area): the area between high water line and low water line. • Backshore (type, properties, spatial area): the area between high water line and the landward limit of coastal deposits. • Coastal erosion susceptibility (vertical cliff layers, properties): erosion scores ranking from 0 (low susceptibility to erosion) – 100 (high susceptibility to erosion) and divided into 5 susceptibility classes. Data available for every lithology within in cliff section plus summary data for mean, worst-case and lithology 1 (base lithology). • Cliff profiling (slope angle/distance/cliff height): based from high water line to top of cliff section as defined by transects across a Digital Terrain Model (DTM). • Inundation under climate change scenarios (future sea level rise, 2020 (baseline), 2050, 2080, 2100): max flood extents as defined by UKCP18 sea level rise climate scenarios. • Coastal subsidence potential (satellite measurements and lithology type): based on geology properties and measured subsidence from satellite. • Groundwater flooding zones: A combined assessment of coastal inundation (not including UKCP18 scenarios) and groundwater flooding susceptibility to identify areas where combined hazards have the potential to exacerbate impact. In addition to the gridded datasets, we also provide the following data: Open data • The analysis of the baseline datasets (above) to provide a range of summary statistics aligned to commonly used boundaries i.e. SMPs, Counties and Local Unitary Authorities. • The compilation of coastal relevant figures and photographs from BGS archives and publications. Coastal Domains • The analysis of a range of parameters and combinations of data to identify key characteristics of different types of coast. • Provided on the same 50 m x 50 m vector grid. Further information available in the user guide: BGS GeoCoast V1. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/21/001. British Geological Survey 2022. 48pp. https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/538724/.

Metadata

File identifier

dc24a8ff-0859-0b3a-e053-0937940a96d4 XML

Metadata language

English

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Date stamp

2026-08-14

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/13607927