BGS onshore bedrock 1:625k geology (OGC WFS using GeoSciML with INSPIRE vocabularies)
This INSPIRE-compliant WFS download service provides UK onshore bedrock geological data at 1:625,000 scale, published by the British Geological Survey (BGS). The dataset forms part of the ongoing Digital Geological Map of Great Britain (DiGMapGB) project and is served via GeoServer using GeoSciML data models with INSPIRE vocabularies. It offers a small-scale, national-level view of bedrock geology across Great Britain, suitable for use in GIS applications requiring standardized, interoperable geological information at a broad regional level.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...
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Data schema (22 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| geologicUnitTypeGeologic unit type | string | — |
| rank | string | — |
| lithology | string | — |
| geologicHistoryGeologic history | string | — |
| observationMethodObservation method | string | — |
| positionalAccuracyPositional accuracy | string | — |
| source | string | — |
| geologicUnitType_uriGeologic unit type uri | string | — |
| representativeLithology_uriRepresentative lithology uri | string | — |
| representativeAge_uriRepresentative age uri | string | — |
| representativeOlderAge_uriRepresentative older age uri | string | — |
| representativeYoungerAge_uriRepresentative younger age uri | string | — |
| numericOlderAgeNumeric older age | double | — |
| numericYoungerAgeNumeric younger age | double | — |
| specification_uriSpecification uri | string | — |
| metadata_uriMetadata uri | string | — |
| genericSymbolizerGeneric symbolizer | string | — |
| shape | geometry | — |
| faultTypeFault type | string | — |
| faultType_uriFault type uri | string | — |
| movementType_uriMovement type uri | string | — |
| deformationStyle_uriDeformation style uri | string | — |
Schema captured from wfs 26 days ago.
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Sample data (3 records)
Record 1name: UISD-MFIR · rank: —
{
"name": "UISD-MFIR",
"rank": null,
"source": null,
"lithology": "Gabbroid",
"identifier": "bgsn_digmap20111213000012743_625k",
"description": "UNNAMED IGNEOUS INTRUSION, LATE SILURIAN TO EARLY DEVONIAN - MAFIC IGNEOUS-ROCK",
"metadata_uri": null,
"geologicHistory": "Ludlow",
"numericOlderAge": null,
"geologicUnitType": "lithodemic unit",
"genericSymbolizer": null,
"numericYoungerAge": null,
"observationMethod": null,
"specification_uri": "http://ogc.bgs.ac.uk/digmap625k_gsml_insp_gs/wfs?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetFeature&namespaces=xmlns%28gsmlb,http%3A%2F%2Fxmlns.geosciml.org%2FGeoSciML-Basic%2F4.0%29&typeNames=gsmlb:GeologicUnit&featureid=UISD-MFIR",
"positionalAccuracy": null,
"geologicUnitType_uri": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/lithodemicUnit",
"representativeAge_uri": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeochronologicEraValue/ludlow",
"representativeOlderAge_uri": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeochronologicEraValue/ludlow",
"representativeLithology_uri": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/LithologyValue/gabbroid",
"representativeYoungerAge_uri": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeochronologicEraValue/lowerDevonian"
}Record 2name: UISD-MFIR · rank: —
{
"name": "UISD-MFIR",
"rank": null,
"source": null,
"lithology": "Gabbroid",
"identifier": "bgsn_digmap20111213000012744_625k",
"description": "UNNAMED IGNEOUS INTRUSION, LATE SILURIAN TO EARLY DEVONIAN - MAFIC IGNEOUS-ROCK",
"metadata_uri": null,
"geologicHistory": "Ludlow",
"numericOlderAge": null,
"geologicUnitType": "lithodemic unit",
"genericSymbolizer": null,
"numericYoungerAge": null,
"observationMethod": null,
"specification_uri": "http://ogc.bgs.ac.uk/digmap625k_gsml_insp_gs/wfs?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetFeature&namespaces=xmlns%28gsmlb,http%3A%2F%2Fxmlns.geosciml.org%2FGeoSciML-Basic%2F4.0%29&typeNames=gsmlb:GeologicUnit&featureid=UISD-MFIR",
"positionalAccuracy": null,
"geologicUnitType_uri": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/lithodemicUnit",
"representativeAge_uri": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeochronologicEraValue/ludlow",
"representativeOlderAge_uri": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeochronologicEraValue/ludlow",
"representativeLithology_uri": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/LithologyValue/gabbroid",
"representativeYoungerAge_uri": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeochronologicEraValue/lowerDevonian"
}Record 3name: UISD-MFIR · rank: —
{
"name": "UISD-MFIR",
"rank": null,
"source": null,
"lithology": "Gabbroid",
"identifier": "bgsn_digmap20111213000012745_625k",
"description": "UNNAMED IGNEOUS INTRUSION, LATE SILURIAN TO EARLY DEVONIAN - MAFIC IGNEOUS-ROCK",
"metadata_uri": null,
"geologicHistory": "Ludlow",
"numericOlderAge": null,
"geologicUnitType": "lithodemic unit",
"genericSymbolizer": null,
"numericYoungerAge": null,
"observationMethod": null,
"specification_uri": "http://ogc.bgs.ac.uk/digmap625k_gsml_insp_gs/wfs?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetFeature&namespaces=xmlns%28gsmlb,http%3A%2F%2Fxmlns.geosciml.org%2FGeoSciML-Basic%2F4.0%29&typeNames=gsmlb:GeologicUnit&featureid=UISD-MFIR",
"positionalAccuracy": null,
"geologicUnitType_uri": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/lithodemicUnit",
"representativeAge_uri": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeochronologicEraValue/ludlow",
"representativeOlderAge_uri": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeochronologicEraValue/ludlow",
"representativeLithology_uri": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/LithologyValue/gabbroid",
"representativeYoungerAge_uri": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeochronologicEraValue/lowerDevonian"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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curl -s 'https://ogc.bgs.ac.uk/digmap625k_gsml_insp_gs/wfs?AcceptVersions=2.0.0&service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetCapabilities' -H 'Accept: application/json'List the feature types (layers) and supported operations.
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