Geological Map of the Maltese Islands – Superficial

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A WFS geospatial service providing polygon data identifying superficial geological deposits across the Maltese Islands, at a scale of 1:10,000. Each polygon is attributed with geological names and descriptions of the deposits. Superficial deposits are the youngest geological formations, dating from the Quaternary period, the most recent interval of geological time. The dataset is published and maintained by the Planning Authority of Malta and is accessible without authentication via the HALE Connect OWS platform, supporting geological mapping and land-use planning applications.Data identifying landscape areas (shown as polygons) attributed with geological names and deposit descriptions. The scale of the data is 1:10 000 scale. Superficial deposits are the youngest geological deposits formed during the most recent period of geological time, the Quaternary, which extends b…

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Data schema (3 fields)

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Field	Type	Description
shape	geometry	Polygon geometry outlining the mapped geological area.Polygon geometry outlining the mapped geological area.
mappingFrameMapping frame	ReferenceType	Reference to the framework or scale context used for mapping.Reference to the framework or scale context used for mapping.
specification	GeologicFeaturePropertyType	Link to the geologic feature specification associated with this unit.Link to the geologic feature specification associated with this unit.

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Sample data (3 records)

Record 1name: SUPERFICIAL_POLYGON · location: {"LocationString":{"href":"http://public

{
  "name": "SUPERFICIAL_POLYGON",
  "location": {
    "LocationString": {
      "href": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/country/MLT",
      "title": "Malta"
    }
  },
  "boundedBy": {
    "Envelope": {
      "lowerCorner": [
        4981361.581,
        400725.576
      ],
      "upperCorner": [
        4981517.716,
        400783.488
      ]
    }
  },
  "identifier": {
    "value": "BGS_MaltaGeology_202202241543451577",
    "codeSpace": "https://msdi2.data.gov.mt/BGS_MaltaGeology_202202241543451577"
  },
  "mappingFrame": {
    "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/MappingFrameValue/surfaceGeology"
  },
  "specification": null,
  "metaDataProperty": [
    {
      "about": "gmd:supplementalInformation",
      "GenericMetaData": "Method: Field/Desktop"
    },
    {
      "href": "https://msdi.data.gov.mt/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/f5486fed-dc27-19fc-e053-0937940aa368",
      "title": "INSPIRE dataset metadata"
    },
    {
      "about": "gmd:lineage",
      "GenericMetaData": "Data source is: Not applicable"
    },
    {
      "about": "gmd:date",
      "GenericMetaData": "Date of publication: 15-12-2022"
    },
    {
      "about": "gmd:equivalentScale",
      "GenericMetaData": "Nominal scale is: 10000"
    }
  ]
}

Record 2name: SUPERFICIAL_POLYGON · location: {"LocationString":{"href":"http://public

{
  "name": "SUPERFICIAL_POLYGON",
  "location": {
    "LocationString": {
      "href": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/country/MLT",
      "title": "Malta"
    }
  },
  "boundedBy": {
    "Envelope": {
      "lowerCorner": [
        4982432.524,
        392730.492
      ],
      "upperCorner": [
        4982494.734,
        392795.586
      ]
    }
  },
  "identifier": {
    "value": "BGS_MaltaGeology_202202241543451581",
    "codeSpace": "https://msdi2.data.gov.mt/BGS_MaltaGeology_202202241543451581"
  },
  "mappingFrame": {
    "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/MappingFrameValue/surfaceGeology"
  },
  "specification": null,
  "metaDataProperty": [
    {
      "about": "gmd:supplementalInformation",
      "GenericMetaData": "Method: Field/Desktop"
    },
    {
      "href": "https://msdi.data.gov.mt/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/f5486fed-dc27-19fc-e053-0937940aa368",
      "title": "INSPIRE dataset metadata"
    },
    {
      "about": "gmd:lineage",
      "GenericMetaData": "Data source is: Not applicable"
    },
    {
      "about": "gmd:date",
      "GenericMetaData": "Date of publication: 15-12-2022"
    },
    {
      "about": "gmd:equivalentScale",
      "GenericMetaData": "Nominal scale is: 10000"
    }
  ]
}

Record 3name: SUPERFICIAL_POLYGON · location: {"LocationString":{"href":"http://public

{
  "name": "SUPERFICIAL_POLYGON",
  "location": {
    "LocationString": {
      "href": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/country/MLT",
      "title": "Malta"
    }
  },
  "boundedBy": {
    "Envelope": {
      "lowerCorner": [
        4982465.92,
        392658.119
      ],
      "upperCorner": [
        4982544.934,
        392718.101
      ]
    }
  },
  "identifier": {
    "value": "BGS_MaltaGeology_202202241543451580",
    "codeSpace": "https://msdi2.data.gov.mt/BGS_MaltaGeology_202202241543451580"
  },
  "mappingFrame": {
    "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/MappingFrameValue/surfaceGeology"
  },
  "specification": null,
  "metaDataProperty": [
    {
      "about": "gmd:supplementalInformation",
      "GenericMetaData": "Method: Field/Desktop"
    },
    {
      "href": "https://msdi.data.gov.mt/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/f5486fed-dc27-19fc-e053-0937940aa368",
      "title": "INSPIRE dataset metadata"
    },
    {
      "about": "gmd:lineage",
      "GenericMetaData": "Data source is: Not applicable"
    },
    {
      "about": "gmd:date",
      "GenericMetaData": "Date of publication: 15-12-2022"
    },
    {
      "about": "gmd:equivalentScale",
      "GenericMetaData": "Nominal scale is: 10000"
    }
  ]
}

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