text: How do I know that there is a sufficient level of quality control for how maps from Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition are georeferenced?
  I’ve subscribed to Geofacets-GSL ME but when I login and view the Geofacets page the Access Geofacets button is not displayed.
  I’ve subscribed to Geofacets-GSL ME and I can see my Fellowship Details panel in MyGSL but when I’m on www.geolsoc.org.uk/geofacetsI still do not have access to Geofacets.
  Only Fellows of the Geological Society who have subscribed to the service can access Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition.
  Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition subscription is £39.00 and will be billed annually along with your renewal. It is important to note that GSL fees, along with Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition subscription, are based on the calendar year. If you pay your fees and include Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition in the period September 1 to December 31, you will have an effective date of the following January 1. If you add the Geofacets subscription in August or earlier you have the option to finish out the current year or apply towards the following year.
  Fellows who have subscribed and have paid their renewal by the 1 November deadline, will able able to access Geofacets in the first week of December, and for payments made after the deadline, access will be activated in the first week of February, and then the first week of April, depending when payment is made.
  To access Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition log in on the Geolsoc website with your Geolsoc username and password. Next go to www.geolsoc.org.uk/geofacets and click [Access Geofacets] button located on the right hand side.
  Yes. Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition is a web-based application that can be accessed from anywhere with a username and password.
  Yes. Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition is compatible with both the Safari and Firefox browsers on a Mac.
  The total map count is 24,000 from books and journals published in the Lyell Collection from 2000 to the present.
  Whilst the categorisation of the maps by subject area is not mutually exclusive and maps may appear in multiple categories you will find there are 18,400 categorised in Geology; 2,600 in Paleogeography; 2,300 in Geophysics; 1,600 in Geography; 1,600 in Hydrology/Hydrogeology; 1,400 in Oceanography; 300 in Pedology and 100 in Meteorology and Climatology. You can see an infographic explaining this at www.geolsoc.org.uk/geofacets
  Yes. The value of Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition lies not only in access to the maps included in Lyell Collection journals and books, but also in access to the contextual information for the map made available in a full-text, read-only PDF of the associated article.
  While all maps from Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition are downloadable as TIFF or JPEG files, there are a few possible scenarios for why maps found in Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition could not be georeferenced:
  If a map is hand-drawn with errors introduced, which is common to maps generated prior to the mid-1990's when computers were not regularly used to generate maps
  If our modern day coordinate system does not apply to a map, i.e., for paleogeographic maps which depict geographic locations and movement of continents through geologic time
  If a map has no geographic coordinates and/or geographic identifiers (e.g., countries, cities, states, etc) that can be used as a reference point
  Yes. You can integrate Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition content with your own proprietary data and maps by downloading and importing our maps into external software programs. Download GeoTIFF files to integrate into a GIS program, KMZ files to integrate into Google Earth, and JPEG files to integrate into PowerPoint or similar presentation software. Please note that not all maps are available as a GeoTIFF file or KMZ file.
  Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition users must comply with all terms of their subscription agreement and the terms and conditions associated with each map, including restrictions on republishing the original or modified maps. Any public display or republishing must be cleared by the copyright holder, however any internal use is allowed. The terms and conditions for map use may be accessed via the Detail Window.
  Maps are extracted as is from the articles. The extracted maps will only have a key/legend if the original map contained one. Depending on map format, you may need to view the original image tab in the Detail Window or the original publication.
  Georeferenced maps may be downloaded in GeoTIFF or KMZ raster image format. No content is available as vector data at this time.
  • Assessing the root mean square (RMS) error of the georeferenced control points compared to control point on the basemap. Lower RMS error indicates that control points on the basemap and georeferenced map are closely aligned. However, alignment error may still be present in maps with a low RMS error.
  Many publications in Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition contain geological cross-sections. However, cross-sections are not available as an extracted image at this time. Users can refine search results to the map types: Structural, Stratigraphic Units/Deposits, Seismic Survey, and Borehole/Corehole Location as geological cross-sections are frequently located in the associated publications for these map types. Users can also perform a keyword search or keyword refinement for cross section.
  The ability of a user to create cross-sections or other geological interpretations from Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition depends on the geographic area of interest and the research publications that exist in that area.
  Please refer to our general faqs: http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/faq and see ‘I am a Fellow but I do not know my login details’.
  Please ensure that you have logged in with your Fellowship login details. You can check this by visiting MyGSL – your Fellowship details will be displayed in a panel entitled ‘Fellowship Details’. If you cannot see the panel you have logged in with some other profile and you will not get access.
  I’ve subscribed to Geofacets-GSL ME and I can see my Fellowship Details panel in MyGSL but when I’m on www.geolsoc.org.uk/geofacets I still do not have access to Geofacets.
  Extensive ground investigations have taken place at the Wylfa Newydd site in Anglesey, north Wales, where Horizon Nuclear Power is planning a new build nuclear power station. Since 2010 there have been seven significant ground investigations for Wylfa Newydd, where approximately 530 boreholes have been drilled producing around 22,000m of rock core.
  Our two speakers for this evening's presentation will focus on the most recent detailed onshore investigations which were carried out between 2014 and 2018. They will discuss the local geology, drilling, logging and testing, including how and why a sitespecific rock mass classification scheme was developed as part of the geotechnical engineering design.
  Ed Ball BSc (Hons), MSc, DIC, FGS is an Engineering Geologist with Atkins who graduated with a degree in geology and geography from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in Engineering Geology from Imperial College London. Prior to joining Atkins in 2014, Ed worked for a GI contractor and has extensive experience working on projects across the UK in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Ed has been part of the team working on the Wylfa Newydd project since 2014.
  Robert Hunt BSc (Hons), MSc, DIC, CGeol FGS is a Principal Geotechnical Engineer with Atkins with over 20 years of experience working on major projects in the UK and abroad. Robert has particular experience in nuclear new build, offshore renewables, offshore oil and gas, mass transit, building development, highways and water projects. He has been the Technical Team Lead on the Wylfa project since 2014