British Geological Survey

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British Geological Survey

Summary

British Geological Survey is a geological survey[1]. It draws 562 Wikipedia views per month (geological_survey category, ranking #3 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Geological Survey was a member of British and Irish Committee on Map Information and Cataloguing Systems[3].
  • British Geological Survey is located in City of Nottingham[4].
  • British Geological Survey is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • British Geological Survey's instance of is recorded as geological survey[6].
  • British Geological Survey's instance of is recorded as government agency[7].
  • British Geological Survey's headquarters location is recorded as Keyworth[8].
  • British Geological Survey's postal code is recorded as NG12 5GG[9].
  • British Geological Survey's Commons category is recorded as Geological Survey of Great Britain[10].
  • British Geological Survey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.879, 'lon': -1.0774}[11].
  • British Geological Survey's parent organization or unit is recorded as Natural Environment Research Council[12].
  • British Geological Survey's official website is recorded as https://www.bgs.ac.uk/[13].
  • British Geological Survey's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • British Geological Survey's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BGS'}[15].
  • British Geological Survey's exact match is recorded as https://findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-04a7gbp98[16].
  • British Geological Survey's historic county is recorded as Nottinghamshire[17].
  • British Geological Survey's content partnership category is recorded as Category:Images from the British Geological Survey[18].

Body

Identity

British Geological Survey's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BGS'}[15].

Operations

British Geological Survey's headquarters location is recorded as Keyworth[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Natural Environment Research Council[12].

Why It Matters

British Geological Survey draws 562 Wikipedia views per month (geological_survey category, ranking #3 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . FindThatCharity.uk. Retrieved . findthatcharity.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Member of → British and Irish Committee on Map Information and Cataloguing Systems
    Official website → https://www.bgs.ac.uk/
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