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Offline Simon

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British Geological Survey opens up its image archive
« on: December 08, 2009, 17:29 »
Ever wondered if there was a volcano under your home?  Well, now you can find out by using the British Geological Survey's (BGS) new OpenGeoscience portal.  It allows the public to study all the UK's rocks on a simple Google map, down to a "scale" of 1:50,000. Toggling the map shows overlying towns and streets.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8398451.stm

Also, in pics:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8398477.stm
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Re: British Geological Survey opens up its image archive
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2009, 17:43 »
Sometimes, it feels like there's a volcano around, specially after a curry. :o:
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Re: British Geological Survey opens up its image archive
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2009, 17:53 »
 ;D
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Re: British Geological Survey opens up its image archive
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2009, 20:56 »
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Re: British Geological Survey opens up its image archive
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2009, 23:59 »
nice link!
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