dataset · United Kingdom
GeoSure Basic
The GeoSure data sets and reports from the British Geological Survey provide information about potential ground movement or subsidence in a helpful and user-friendly format. The reports can help inform planning decisions and indicate causes of subsidence. Complete Great Britain national coverage is available. GeoSure Basic is a single, combined GeoSure model, containing only the highest score of all the GeoSure layers. The model has been re-classified to negligible - very low, low and moderate -
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Licence: ["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 an
Evidence quality: 51.4
Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- ground movement / subsidence hazard (combined GeoSure Basic model, reclassified to negligible-very low, low, moderate, high)
- Coverage docs-verified
- Great Britain
- Update frequency docs-verified
- annually
- Formats docs-verified
- ESRI · MapInfo
- Access docs-verified
- Download from data.gov.uk; no API key or auth. Licence not set on the dataset page. BGS access constraints apply: NERC holds copyright, and no part of the work may be reproduced or transmitted without the copyright holder's prior permission.
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Ground movement and subsidence screening during planning-stage desk studies · Subsidence constraints mapping for development site selection and GIS overlays · Identifying subsidence hazard inputs for foundation and ground investigation scoping
- Audience llm-inferred
- geotechnical engineers · civils engineers · planners · GIS analysts
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Combined model keeps only the highest score across GeoSure layers, so individual hazard detail is lost · Metadata reference date is 2006-03-31, despite the listed annual update frequency · BGS gives no warranty on accuracy or suitability; use is at the customer's own risk · Copyright restrictions on reproduction and redistribution · Only ESRI and MapInfo formats are listed; other formats must be requested
Evidence
- https://www.bgs.ac.uk/geological-data/datasets/?tax_topic=all&tax_purpose=all&tax_area=all&sterm=Geosure&order=asc
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/33ed08b3-fabc-44ce-abfb-5cda6fdae444/geosure-basic
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.