Geological Survey of Belgium
- Geological Survey of Belgium
The Geological Survey of Belgium (GSB) is a Belgian federal research institute for Belgian geology. It is a department of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. The institute is as a resource centre and project partner which produces maps, books and databases of Belgian geology. The GSB is a member of the European Geological Surveys network.
History
The institute was founded in 1896 and includes a "Documentation Center for Earth Sciences" on geological and hydrogeological data and a "Research and Development" department.
ee also
* BELSPO
* Geographical Information System (GIS)
* International Union of Geological Sciences
References
* [http://www.natuurwetenschappen.be/institute/structure/geology/gsb_website/products/memoirs/index_html Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Belgium]
* [http://foregs.eurogeosurveys.org/groups/marine_cg/belgium_1999.doc Geological Survey of Belgium - Marine Geology Group]
* [http://www.eurogeosurveys.org/museum-of-the-geological-survey-of-belgium.html Museum of the Geological Survey of Belgium (GSB)]
External links
* [http://www.naturalsciences.be/geology Geological Survey of Belgium]
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