BGS OneGeology-Europe surface onshore 1:625k geology (OGC WFS)

Data from the DiGMap covering the whole of the United Kingdom at a scale of 1:625 000 is available in this OGC WFS service for personal, non-commercial use only. The service is a contribution to the OneGeology-Europe initiative. The layers can be displayed either by age or by lithology. For more information about the digital maps available from the British Geological Survey, please visit https://www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/bgs-geology/

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What's in it

Data offered docs-verified: DiGMap UK geology layers by age · DiGMap UK geology layers by lithology
Coverage docs-verified: whole of the United Kingdom
Resolution docs-verified: Map scale 1:625 000 (no pixel or vector resolution stated)
Update frequency docs-verified: Not planned (per dataset metadata)
Formats docs-verified: OGC WFS
Access docs-verified: Personal, non-commercial use only; no API key listed. Copyright vested in NERC; reproduction needs prior permission from the copyright holder.

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred: Regional bedrock and superficial geology context for a UK desk study (screening only, not site-scale) · Lithology-based regional geology backdrop for a conceptual hydrogeological model (non-commercial use only) · Age-based bedrock context map for a catchment or flood risk background section (non-commercial use only)
Audience llm-inferred: hydrogeologists · geotechnical engineers · GIS analysts · planners

Limitations

Constraints llm-inferred: Personal, non-commercial use only, so commercial consultancy use is not permitted by the stated terms · 1:625 000 scale is regional and unsuitable for site-scale detail · Dataset creation reference date is 1995 and updates are not planned, so content may be dated · Copyright vested in NERC; reuse requires prior permission

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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)