BGS Groundhog Desktop

Free geomodelling software

Original author(s)| British Geological Survey

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Developer(s)| British Geological Survey
Stable release|

2.0.0 / January 27, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-27)

Operating system| MS Windows
Available in| Java
License| Open Government Licence
Website| www.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[edit]

* Digitise and interpret geologic cross section
* Correlate borehole logs
* Display and edit borehole data
* Import AGS borehole data
* Display and edit geologic map linework
* Import georeferenced imagery
* Import digital elevation model
* Develop conceptual site models (CSM)
* Develop 3D geological models

## 3D Geological Modelling[edit]

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[edit]

* 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[edit]

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.

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