Geological Survey of Belgium

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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.

Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

• BELSPO
• Geographical Information System (GIS)
• International Union of Geological Sciences

[edit] References

• Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Belgium
• Geological Survey of Belgium - Marine Geology Group
• Museum of the Geological Survey of Belgium (GSB)

[edit] External links

• Geological Survey of Belgium