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UK Geothermal Platform (map explorer)

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero / British Geological Survey

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Cost
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Harvestable
Automated

What it contains

Parent record for the ~90 layers in UK Geothermal Platform v1 (launched 11 Aug 2025). Summary layers are UNFC-coded on the F and G axes (E omitted). The four technology assessments cover Great Britain only; Northern Ireland is excluded.

When you need it

Useful at these project stages, from the working group's stage matrix:

Strategic DefinitionInitial FeasibilityAssess

Matched on
Temperature, heat flow and thermal properties (not a matrix item)
Assigned by
Matched to data items the matrix names

Coverage and detail

Geographic
Great Britain
Nations
England, Scotland, Wales

Access and machine route

Licence as stated
The holder does not state a licence.
Assertion source
no licence statement found at source
Protocol
GeoNetwork (CSW path unverified)
Endpoint
https://hosted-metadata.bgs.ac.uk/geonetwork/uk_geothermal_platform/
Harvest note
yes-automated

Classification

Category
Resource & Subsurface
Sub-category
1.2 Thermal regime
Assigned by
Stated by the source
Data form
Tool
Evidence confidence
Not yet assessed. Only a person can set this.

How current this entry is

Last updated here
2026-09-22
Last checked against the holder
2026-09-07
Checked by a person
Not yet. Nobody has read this entry.
Catalogue id
uk-geothermal-platform-map-explorer

91 layers in this platform

BGS SOBI Boreholes
Northern Ireland boreholes
UK England onshore petroleum wells top holes
UK Onshore Geophysical Library wells
Borehole Shaft Temperature Profiles
Coal Mining Reporting Area
Heating Demand
Mine Water Treatment Schemes
Underground Working Extent
Waste Heat From Treatment
Cairngorms National Park
England National Parks
Great Britain Sites of Special Scientific Interest
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
UK England coal mine methane vents
UK England onshore hydrocarbon fields
UK England onshore petroleum licences
Wales National Parks
Great Britain bedrock geology 50k
Great Britain bedrock geology 625k
Great Britain faults 625k
Great Britain linear features 50k
Great Britain superficial geology 50k
Great Britain superficial geology 625k
Northern Ireland bedrock geology 250k
Northern Ireland superficial geology 250k
Coalfield temperature: Equilibrium temperature
Coalfield temperature: Pumped temperature
Deep geothermal areas
Estimated temperature map of the UK (100 m depth)
Heat flow (UK)
Legacy Geothermal Catalogue
Modelled temperature map (5 km depth)
Modelled temperature map (7 km depth)
Thermal conductivity properties
Closed loop GSHP summary
Deep geothermal, granites / EGS summary
Deep geothermal, Hot Sedimentary Aquifer summary Unit 3 Carboniferous/Devonian
Deep geothermal, Hot Sedimentary Aquifer summary Unit 2 Permian
Deep geothermal, Hot Sedimentary Aquifer summary Unit 1 Triassic
English cities mine water heat opportunity mapping
Open loop GSHP summary
Overall and cost summary
Wales mine water heat opportunity mapping
England Source Protection Zones
Scotland groundwater classification and quality
Wales source protection zones
Water wells
England groundwater bodies
Hydrogeology 625k
Wales groundwater bodies
EA Monitoring Sites
Engineering geology classification - bedrock
Engineering geology classification - superficial
Thickness of superficial deposits
British Geological Survey 2D seismic
Mining Remediation Authority 2D seismic
Mining Remediation Authority 3D seismic
UK Onshore Geophysical Library 2D seismic
UK Onshore Geophysical Library 3D seismic
Basal temperature contours
Depth to base
Depth to top
Base faults
Top faults
Theoretical potential 'heat in place'
Theoretical potential 'heat recoverable'
Theoretical potential 'identified resources'
Basal temperature contours
Depth to base
Faults
Theoretical potential 'heat in place'
Theoretical potential 'heat recoverable'
Theoretical potential 'identified resources'
Depth to top
Faults
Theoretical potential 'heat in place' (P50)
Theoretical potential 'heat recoverable' (P50)
Top temperatureC
Depth to base
Non-vertical faults
Vertical Faults
Temperature contours
Theoretical potential 'heat in place'
Theoretical potential 'heat recoverable'
Theoretical potential 'identified resources'
Basal temperature
Depth to top
Faults
Theoretical potential 'heat in place'
Theoretical potential 'heat recoverable'
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