BGS World Mineral Statistics service (OGC WFS)

Name: BGS World Mineral Statistics service (OGC WFS)
Creator: British Geological Survey (BGS)

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This OGC Web Feature Service (WFS) provides access to the British Geological Survey's World Mineral Statistics database, offering geospatial data on global mineral production, trade, and reserves. Maintained by the British Geological Survey (BGS), it allows users to query and retrieve structured mineral statistics records for integration into GIS and other geospatial applications. The dataset supports analysis of worldwide mineral resource trends across countries and commodities, drawing on BGS's long-running compilation of international mineral statistics.This service provides access to the World Mineral Statistics database data.

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Data schema (41 fields)

Field	Type	Description
msGeometryMs geometry	geometry	Geometry of the record's spatial location.Geometry of the record's spatial location.
ITEM_INDEX_IDItem index id	string	Unique identifier for the record item.Unique identifier for the record item.
COMMODITY_IDCommodity id	string	Identifier code for the mineral commodity.Identifier code for the mineral commodity.
COUNTRY_NAMECountry name	string	Name of the country the record relates to.Name of the country the record relates to.
PARENT_COMMODITYParent commodity	integer	Identifier of the parent commodity category.Identifier of the parent commodity category.
ERML_GROUPErml group	string	Commodity group classification from the ERML scheme.Commodity group classification from the ERML scheme.
ERML_COMMODITYErml commodity	string	Commodity name according to the ERML classification.Commodity name according to the ERML classification.
ERML_SUBCOMMODITYErml subcommodity	string	Subcommodity name according to the ERML classification.Subcommodity name according to the ERML classification.
ERML_ABBREVErml abbrev	string	Abbreviated code for the commodity under the ERML scheme.Abbreviated code for the commodity under the ERML scheme.
COUNTRY_CODECountry code	string	Code identifying the country.Code identifying the country.
YEAR	integer	Year the statistics refer to.Year the statistics refer to.
PROD_AMOUNTProd amount	double	Quantity of the commodity produced.Quantity of the commodity produced.
PROD_UNITProd unit	string	Unit of measurement for production amount.Unit of measurement for production amount.
PROD_COMMENTSProd comments	string	Additional notes about the production data.Additional notes about the production data.
IMP_AMOUNTImp amount	double	Quantity of the commodity imported.Quantity of the commodity imported.
IMP_UNITImp unit	string	Unit of measurement for import amount.Unit of measurement for import amount.
IMP_COMMENTSImp comments	string	Additional notes about the import data.Additional notes about the import data.
EXP_AMOUNTExp amount	double	Quantity of the commodity exported.Quantity of the commodity exported.
EXP_UNITExp unit	string	Unit of measurement for export amount.Unit of measurement for export amount.
EXP_COMMENTSExp comments	string	Additional notes about the export data.Additional notes about the export data.
ISO2	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
ISO3	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code.ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code.
CGI_URLCgi url	string	URL reference to the CGI commodity vocabulary.URL reference to the CGI commodity vocabulary.
name	string	Name associated with the record.Name associated with the record.
inspireid	string	INSPIRE identifier for the spatial dataset feature.INSPIRE identifier for the spatial dataset feature.
commodity_groupCommodity group	string	Group category the commodity belongs to.Group category the commodity belongs to.
commodity	string	Name of the mineral commodity.Name of the mineral commodity.
subcommodity	string	Name of the commodity subcategory.Name of the commodity subcategory.
cgi_commodity_notationCgi commodity notation	string	CGI vocabulary notation code for the commodity.CGI vocabulary notation code for the commodity.
year	integer	Year the statistics refer to.Year the statistics refer to.
amount_producedAmount produced	double	Quantity of the commodity produced.Quantity of the commodity produced.
amount_produced_unitAmount produced unit	string	Unit of measurement for the amount produced.Unit of measurement for the amount produced.
production_commentProduction comment	string	Additional notes about the production data.Additional notes about the production data.
amount_importedAmount imported	double	Quantity of the commodity imported.Quantity of the commodity imported.
amount_imported_unitAmount imported unit	string	Unit of measurement for the amount imported.Unit of measurement for the amount imported.
imports_commentImports comment	string	Additional notes about the import data.Additional notes about the import data.
amount_exportedAmount exported	double	Quantity of the commodity exported.Quantity of the commodity exported.
amount_exported_unitAmount exported unit	string	Unit of measurement for the amount exported.Unit of measurement for the amount exported.
exports_commentExports comment	string	Additional notes about the export data.Additional notes about the export data.
iso_a2Iso a2	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
iso_a3Iso a3	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code.ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code.

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curl -s 'https://ogc2.bgs.ac.uk/cgi-bin/UKWM/ows?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetCapabilities' -H 'Accept: application/json'

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