British Geological Survey
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The British Geological Survey (BGS) is a partly publicly funded body which aims to advance geoscientific knowledge of the United Kingdom landmass and its continental shelf by means of systematic surveying, monitoring and research.
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Abbreviation | BGS |
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Formation | 1835 |
Legal status | Government organisation |
Purpose | Geoscience |
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Region served | United Kingdom |
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Parent organisation | UK Research and Innovation (via NERC)[1] |
Budget | £57m around 50% from the Science Budget |
Website | www |
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The BGS headquarters are in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England. Its other centres are located in Edinburgh, Wallingford, Cardiff and London. The current tagline of the BGS is: Understanding our Earth.[2]