BGS onshore bedrock 1:625k geology (OGC WFS using GeoSciML with CGI vocabularies)

This service is a BGS contribution to the OneGeology project, providing UK onshore bedrock geological data at 1:625 000 scale in GeoSciML. This map data is collected as part of an ongoing BGS project: Digital Geological Map of Great Britain (DiGMapGB). GeoServer software is used to provide this complex features WFS service.

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What's in it

Data offered docs-verified: UK onshore bedrock geology · bedrock geological units (GeoSciML)
Coverage docs-verified: UK onshore
Resolution docs-verified: 1:625 000 scale
Update frequency docs-verified: asNeeded
Formats docs-verified: GeoSciML · OGC WFS · OGC WMS
Access llm-inferred: No auth listed. BGS/NERC copyright: reproduction or redistribution requires prior permission from the copyright holder (BGS IPR Manager). Free-of-charge status not stated.

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred: Desk study: regional bedrock geology context for a preliminary ground model · Catchment groundwater vulnerability screening using bedrock lithology · Background geology layer in GIS for flood risk or drainage assessments
Audience llm-inferred: geotechnical engineers · hydrogeologists · GIS analysts · environmental consultants

Limitations

Constraints llm-inferred: 1:625 000 scale is regional and not suitable for site-specific mapping · Copyright: reproduction or redistribution needs prior permission from NERC/BGS · BGS gives no warranty on accuracy or suitability; use is at the customer's own risk · Dataset reference creation date is 1995; currency of the underlying mapping is not stated · No fixed refresh schedule (update frequency asNeeded)

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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)