BGS OGCAPI Service

This server provides OGCAPI endpoints for a selection of BGS open geospatial data. The BGS has a wide range of datasets and wants to increase access to these, publishing as many as possible under Open Government Licence. Not all datasets are available under OGL, please check the metadata record for the dataset to confirm any licence requirements and obligations if not OGL. This is a BETA API service, endpoints and attributes could change at anytime, unscheduled downtime should be expected. Data

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What's in it

Data offered docs-verified: boreholes · earthquakes · mineral statistics
Coverage llm-inferred: United Kingdom
Update frequency docs-verified: as needed
Formats docs-verified: OGC API
Access docs-verified: Free, no authentication listed. Licensing is mixed: many datasets are under Open Government Licence v3.0, but not all. Check each dataset's metadata record for licence terms.

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred: Borehole records for ground-investigation desk studies · Historic earthquake context for seismic screening · Mineral statistics for aggregates and minerals baseline reports
Audience llm-inferred: geotechnical engineers · civils engineers · hydrogeologists · environmental consultants · GIS analysts

Limitations

Constraints docs-verified: BETA service: endpoints and attributes could change at any time · Unscheduled downtime should be expected · Not all datasets are OGL-licensed; licence must be checked per dataset · No warranty of quality or accuracy; use is at the customer's own risk

Licence: ["The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in an
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Provenance & evidence

Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).

Metadata observed 14/10/2026 · research sweep: sweep-2026-10-16 (data.gov.uk)