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County Geological Sites, Somerset
Basic
About Resource: Dataset
DataSet Name: County Geological Sites, Somerset
Coverage: 208 non-statutory evaluated geological sites of at least county importance for Somerset on Recorder database and digitised to GIS
Survey Methods: Site surveys of geological exposures using standard recording forms
Purpose: To produce non-statutory evaluated geological sites of at least county importance for Somerset for planning related and proactive conservation purposes.
Commissioned By: Somerset Environmental Records Centre
Potential: Unknown
Limits: Not updated as frequently as County Wildlife Sites. Not assessed against new RIGS criteria.
Last Revised: 1995
Status: Ongoing
Quality Controls: Assessed through geological experts in the Somerset Geology Group
Related
Related Resource: Regionally Important Geological Sites (RIGS). Recorded Geological Sites
Access
Data Formats: Paper, Recorder, GIS digitised boundaries and att
Distribution Format: Hard disk & paper
Details
Taxa: None
Region: Somerset
Start Date: 1988
End Date:
Main Classification: No Classification