dataset · United Kingdom
Water
Polygon feature representing an area of permanent inland water. (This abstract has been temporarily padded to import into GeoNetwork)
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Licence: ["NGD data is available via OS Partners and to PSGA members"]
Evidence quality: 38.9
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
- permanent inland water polygons
- Coverage docs-verified
- Bounding box 49.90° to 60.85° N, -8.66° to 1.79° E
- Update frequency docs-verified
- daily
- Access docs-verified
- Restricted: NGD data is available via OS Partners and to PSGA members (not open data)
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- FRA baseline: exclude permanent water polygons from floodplain or impermeable-area mapping · BNG baseline: identify open water habitat polygons within a site boundary · Drainage strategy: locate permanent inland water bodies as candidate receiving waters or outfall points
- Audience llm-inferred
- GIS analysts · flood consultants · hydrologists · ecologists · planners
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Access restricted to OS Partners and PSGA members · Abstract is placeholder text padded for GeoNetwork import, so the description is minimal · Data format and spatial resolution are not stated in the docs
Evidence
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.