maps are presented in the style of a heat map, and were derived from resource and constraints data that were also mapped. Potential clients for the future national version of this tool include landowners, developers, government-owned organisations, local authorities and consultants. This Innovate UK-funded project is a very good example of innovative use of data and collaboration with industrial partners, and shows great potential for commercialisation. Groundhog Desktop The Groundhog Desktop GSIS (geoscientific information system) is a graphical software tool that we have developed for the display and editing of geological and geospatial information such as interpreted (correlated) geological cross-sections, maps and boreholes. Groundhog Desktop is intended as a basic GSIS that facilitates the collation, display, filtering and editing of a range of data relevant to subsurface interpretation and modelling. It also supports reference data such as elevation models, and the free Ordnance Survey digital terrain model is available directly in Groundhog Desktop to facilitate section drawing anywhere in the UK. Groundhog Desktop uses a map and cross-section approach to subsurface interpretation. This approach effectively allows the construction of a traditional fence diagram via the construction of a series of interlocking 2D cross-sections and map lines, thus following tried-and-trusted methods of geological subsurface mapping. We are currently using Groundhog Desktop to refine and extend the UK3D National Fence Diagram and future development plans include direct access to more of our geoscience databases and the use of Groundhog Desktop as a collaborative tool with partners in industry and academia in the UK and worldwide. In situ stress in drilling wells Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to increase underground flow in oil and gas wells and those drilled for geothermal heat. High-volume hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking’, has become controversial in the UK following tremors in a shale gas well in Lancashire in 2011. The Earth’s crust is under stress from global plate movements: this in situ stress is a key constraint on the safety of hydraulic fracturing as fractures form parallel to the maximum stress orientation. Did you know? BGS data is used in over one million reports every year for everyone from home buyers to consultants. 8 Annual science review England 212 473 staff GENDER FUNCTION Science 309 261 Non-science 164 BGS headquarters – Keyworth, Nottingham BGS London – Natural History Museum, London BGS Wallingford – housed within CEH at Wallingford, Oxford Space geodesy facility – Herstmonceux, East Sussex Geomagnetic facility – Hartland, Devon @BritGeoSurvey
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