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BGS Groundhog Desktop

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Original author(s)British Geological Survey
Developer(s)British Geological Survey
Stable release
2.0.0 / January 27, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-27)
Operating systemMS Windows
Available inJava
LicenseOpen Government Licence
Websitewww.bgs.ac.uk/groundhog/

BGS Groundhog Desktop is a software tool developed and made available by the British Geological Survey and used for geological data visualisation, interpretation and 3D geologic modelling. It is available in both free-to-use and commercial editions. Groundhog Desktop is a key part of the BGS's work to develop 3D models of the UK subsurface.[1]

It is widely used by other Geological Survey Organisations including at the Geological Survey of Sweden, Geological Survey of Finland and with environmental consultancies.

Features

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3D Geological Modelling

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BGS Groundhog Desktop uses an implicit modelling algorithm based on a diverse set of inputs. An interpolation algorithm processes the inputs and generates each geological layer according to geological rules in order to create a vertically consistent stack. The resulting model is visualised as a block model.

Example projects

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  • A geological model of London and the Thames Valley, southeast England
  • Modelling rapid coastal catch-up after defence removal along the soft cliff coast of Happisburgh, UK
  • Enkoping Esker Pilot Study : workflow for data integration and publishing of 3D geological outputs[2]
  • UK Minecraft Geology Model built using Groundhog[3]
  • 3D Geological Model of the completed Farringdon underground railway[4]

References

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  1. ^ "BGS Groundhog Desktop GSIS - Environmental modelling - Our research - British Geological Survey (BGS)". Bgs.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ Terrington, R.; Thorpe, S.; Jirner, E. (1 June 2019). "Enkoping Esker Pilot Study : workflow for data integration and publishing of 3D geological outputs". Nora.nerc.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  3. ^ Clark, Liat (16 July 2015). "UK's ancient underground terrain built in Minecraft". Wired UK. Retrieved 1 June 2019 – via www.wired.co.uk.
  4. ^ "3D geological model of the completed Farringdon underground railway station". Crossrail Learning Legacy. Archived from the original on May 7, 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2019.