A 1 km hex grid dataset from the British Geological Survey showing thermal properties of bedrock across Great Britain. The data is provided as a Web Map Service (WMS) and is based on attribution and spatial data described by Rollin (1987) and Gale (2004, 2005). It is intended for assessing the potential for ground source heat pumps and deeper geothermal energy projects.
Use Cases
- Site suitability analysis for closed-loop ground source heat pumps based on bedrock thermal properties.
- Feasibility studies for open-loop ground source heat pump systems based on the thermal model.
- Regional geothermal resource assessment for deeper geothermal projects based on the spatial data.
- Spatial planning for renewable heating infrastructure based on the 1 km hex grid thermal map.
Strengths
- Data is underpinned by attribution and spatial data from published geological works (Rollin 1987, Gale 2004, 2005).
- Covers the spatial extent of Great Britain with a defined 1 km hexagonal grid resolution.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and specific file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Collection Method
- Model based on attribution and spatial data described by Rollin (1987) and Gale (2004, 2005).
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-09 08:32:36.545083; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Great Britain / United Kingdom