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    Model metadata report for the South Downs teaching model
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    This report describes the South Downs 3D geological model, which was constructed by the British Geological Survey (BGS) using GSI3D software and methodology. The model covers an area of approximately 3,100 km2 from Winchester to Beachy Head in the south of England. Ten bedrock units are modelled, which correspond with the published 1:250 000 scale geological maps of the area. The South Downs model was developed under a BGS project entitled “3D Models for Teaching” and as such is created with a very broad approach to the regional geological understanding, and is intended as a teaching aid for educational purposes
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    Geologic map
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    This report contains a brief description of the data and methodology used to compile the National Geological Fence Diagram (NGFD). The NGFD comprises a network of intersecting geological cross-sections covering England and Wales, to a minimum depth of 1 km and a total section length of approximately 5,500 km. It was compiled by the British Geological Survey (BGS) on behalf of the Environment Agency (EA) and is based upon lines of section agreed between both parties at the inception of the project. The model includes generalised bedrock strata based principally on the BGS 1:625 000 scale digital geological data and superficial deposits greater than 10m in thickness. Additional sources of model data were also considered, largely taken from published BGS data holdings. In total 41 cross-sections were constructed and geologically correlated within the GSI3D software.
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    Abstract The production of a series of Geological Maps on a. scale of 4 miles to an inch has been the aim of the New Zealand Geological Survey since about 1947 when the first proposed subdivision of New Zealand into sheets for this purpose was made by Mr A. W. Hampton, at that time chief draughts-man to the Geological Survey.
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    Geologic map
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    Christian ministry
    Field survey
    Geologic map
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