BGS and LOIS Established in 1835, BGS is the world's oldest geologic survey. It employs 780 staff members and has an annual budget of 42 million pounds. Half of its funding comes from the government by way of the Natural Environmental Research Council and the other half is generated through commissioned projects and the sale of geologic data. The six year LOIS program was managed by the UK Natural Environmental Research Council from 1992 to 1998. It involved 360 scientists at 11 institutions and 27 universities with the goal of quantifying and simulating the movement of sediment in the coastal zone around England and Scotland.
Many LOIS projects are ongoing.
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