dataset · United Kingdom

BGS Sensor Data

Data generated by a range of scientific projects, including: UK Geoenergy Observatories in Glasgow & Cheshire: UK future energy monitoring and testing, Cardiff Urban Observatory: monitoring geothermal heat recovery and storage project, Seismic monitoring: a network of more than 100+ seismograph stations, River Thames ground water monitoring. BGS collect data from sensors located throughout the UK and beyond.

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Source details

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

Evidence quality: 37.9

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

Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z

What's in it

Data offered docs-verified: UK Geoenergy Observatories sensor data (Glasgow & Cheshire): UK future energy monitoring and testing · Cardiff Urban Observatory: geothermal heat recovery and storage monitoring · Seismic monitoring: network of 100+ seismograph stations · River Thames groundwater monitoring
Coverage docs-verified: United Kingdom (extent 49.5N to 61.0N, 8.0W to 2.0E); sensors described as located throughout the UK and beyond
Update frequency docs-verified: continual
Access docs-verified: Not open-licence: NERC/BGS copyright; reproduction or transmission requires prior permission of the copyright holder. No auth listed in ENTRY (auth null). Use is at the customer's own risk.

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred: Groundwater level context from River Thames monitoring for site investigation reporting · Seismic background screening for geotechnical or infrastructure risk assessments · Ground-energy and geothermal monitoring context for heat network or ground-source design studies
Audience llm-inferred: geotechnical engineers · hydrogeologists · hydrologists · environmental consultants · civils engineers

Limitations

Constraints llm-inferred: Copyright restriction: reproduction needs prior permission from NERC/BGS, which limits reuse · No warranty on accuracy or suitability; NERC/BGS accepts no liability · Data links page does not state file formats · No spatial or temporal resolution stated in docs · No time span stated for the data (the 2020-03-16 date is the dataset creation reference date) · Dataset is a broad umbrella of project sensors, so coverage per sensor type is unclear · ENTRY licence field is truncated

Evidence

Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.