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

This service is an INSPIRE download WFS service, providing UK onshore bedrock geological data at 1:625 000 scale. 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 WFS service. This service is delivering MappedFeatures specified by GeologicUnits, the geological history of which is recorded by GeologicEvents.

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What's in it

Data offered docs-verified: bedrock geology units (GeologicUnits) · mapped geological features (MappedFeatures) · geological event history (GeologicEvents)
Coverage docs-verified: UK onshore; extent lat 49.7662 to 61.4661, lon -7.5564 to 3.6349
Resolution docs-verified: 1:625 000 scale
Update frequency docs-verified: asNeeded
Formats docs-verified: OGC WFS
Access docs-verified: Copyright vested in NERC; no reproduction or transmission without prior permission of the copyright holder (via BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager)

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred: Bedrock geology context for preliminary ground model and site investigation scoping · Regional geological constraints screening for groundwater, aquifer and foundation risk · Geology layer for FRA and drainage desk studies at regional scale
Audience llm-inferred: geotechnical engineers · hydrogeologists · civils engineers · GIS analysts · planners

Limitations

Constraints docs-verified: No warranty as to quality, accuracy or suitability for any use · Use is at the customer's own risk · Data is 1:625 000 scale, so not suited to site-scale detail

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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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)