Our services

The BGS offers a range of services and information for businesses,
home-owners, policy-makers and the general public.


Consultancy and online services
Digital geological map Digital products

3D UK geology, onshore and offshore digital maps.
Data — geochemical, geophysical, natural hazards, hydrogeological, minerals.
... DiGMapGB, Lithoframe 3D Geology, Geological Indicators of Flooding


Geological map Downloads

Free downloads. Reports, datasets, software and screensavers.


Digital geological model Online data

Borehole materials, discovery metadata, GeoIndex, NAGP, lexicon, palaeosaurus, rock classification, taxonomy, water watch.


Globe Services for you

Customer-focussed services.


From homebuyer to government, universities and research.
Construction, consultants, conveyancy, energy, minerals, transport, water ...
Cover of the 2008 BGS Catalogue Shops and publications

Online bookshop — buy books, maps and guides.
Online site specific reports - GeoReports
Online borehole records - GeoRecords
Publications catalogue


Subsidence Site specific information and data

Online site specific reports — GeoReports
Online borehole records — GeoRecords
Online map-based index covering 10 UK themes — GeoIndex
including, earthquakes, geochemistry, geology, geophysics and our map products.


On-site facilities
Fossils Biostratigraphy & Palaeontology

Consultancy - petroleum exploration, civil engineering, geohazards, ...
Macropalaeontology, micropalaeontology and palynology expertise.
Specialist training - morphology, taxonomy, stratigraphical applications ...


BGS holds a wide range of geoscientific data Information and data

Search online datasets: borehole core, map-based index, fossil classification (taxonomy), palaeontological collections, photographic archive.
Rock — collections, dictionary (lexicon) and classification scheme.


BGS staff in the laboratory Laboratories

Analytical and testing facilities.
Applications — environmental health and pollution, climate change,
carbon capture and storage, energy, and groundwater resources.


BGS Library Library

One of the world's major earth science libraries.
Collections include: books, maps, journals and BGS publications.
Search our library, using GEOLIB, or visit in person.


BGS logo Training

Geoscience training and professional development:
Geological field surveying and mapping.
Engineering geology, hydrogeology, sequence stratigraphy and tectonics.



Contact Enquiries
BGS staff answering a telephone enquiry Enquiries
Contact Enquiries if you can't find the information you need on our website.
The Enquiries Team will be happy to answer your question or put you in touch with the specialist you need.