OneGeology cookbook exemplar bedrock age onshore 1:625k geology (OGC WMS)

This service is a BGS contribution to the OneGeology project, providing UK onshore 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). MapServer software is used to provide this view services. This service is one of the exemplar services accompanying the OneGeology cookbook

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What's in it

Data offered docs-verified: UK onshore bedrock geology map (bedrock age)
Coverage docs-verified: UK onshore
Resolution docs-verified: 1:625 000 map scale
Update frequency docs-verified: as needed (no fixed schedule stated)
Formats docs-verified: OGC WMS
Access docs-verified: No authentication (entry auth: null). Reuse restricted: NERC/BGS copyright; reproduction or transmission requires prior permission from the copyright holder. Not stated as free or open.

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred: Regional bedrock age context for a preliminary ground model in a desk study · Screening geology layer in GIS for flood risk or drainage scoping in a UK catchment · Overlaying bedrock age on site or catchment boundaries for early-stage civils and environmental reports
Audience llm-inferred: geotechnical engineers · hydrogeologists · flood consultants · GIS analysts · planners · environmental consultants

Limitations

Constraints llm-inferred: 1:625 000 scale is too coarse for site-specific or detailed design use · Source dataset reference date is 1995, so recent mapping revisions may not be reflected · Copyright restrictions limit reproduction and redistribution · Supplied with no warranty of accuracy or suitability; use is at the user's own risk · Service is WMS only; no bulk download format is listed in the docs

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)