GeoVisionary has been designed in such an open way that it is not limited to the British shores or BGS data. BGS has already used the application to validate and plan projects internationally. BGS has also gathered planetary data, such as that freely provided by NASA, and investigated how best to view and interpret such data.

Andrew Connell, technical director at Virtalis, commented: “What marks GeoVisionary out is the quality and detail of the images we have achieved and its speed. It is possible to “fly” to any part of the UK in seconds. Nor do you need a powerful workstation to operate GeoVisionary - a laptop is sufficient. We have built in seamless streaming, merging detailed pictures, geological notes, historical maps and subsurface data from boreholes in real time, giving a landscape that rapidly morphs before your eyes.”