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Reference System

MD_ReferenceSystem:
referenceSystemIdentifier:
RS_Identifier:
code:
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
code:
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
MD_ReferenceSystem:
referenceSystemIdentifier:
RS_Identifier:
code:
/
code:
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3034
MD_ReferenceSystem:
referenceSystemIdentifier:
RS_Identifier:
code:
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3413
code:
WGS 84 / NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North (EPSG::3413)
MD_ReferenceSystem:
referenceSystemIdentifier:
RS_Identifier:
code:
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3857
code:
WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator (EPSG::3857)
MD_ReferenceSystem:
referenceSystemIdentifier:
RS_Identifier:
code:
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4258
code:
2D geodetic in ETRS89 on GRS80 (Latitude, Longitude) / ETRS89-GRS80
MD_ReferenceSystem:
referenceSystemIdentifier:
RS_Identifier:
code:
WGS 84 (EPSG::4326)
code:
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326

Identification

Service Identification:
citation:
Citation:
Title:
BGS OGE Surface geology (OGC WxS)
Date:
CI_Date:
date:
1995
Date Type:
creation
Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
code:
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605531
Abstract:
Data from the DiGMap covering the whole of the United Kingdom at a scale of 1:625 000 is available in this OGC WMS service for personal, non-commercial use only. The service is a contribution to the OneGeology-Europe initiative. The layers can be displayed either by age or by lithology. For more information about the digital maps available from the British Geological Survey, please visit https://www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/bgs-geology/
Point of Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name:
Enquiries
Organisation Name:
British Geological Survey
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
phone:
CI_Telephone:
voice:
0115 936 3143
facsimile:
0115 936 3276
Address:
Address:
Delivery Point:
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth
city:
NOTTINGHAM
administrative Area:
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Postal Code:
NG12 5GG
country:
United Kingdom
e-mail:
[email protected]
role:
distributor
Responsible Party:
Individual Name:
Enquiries
Organisation Name:
British Geological Survey
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
phone:
CI_Telephone:
voice:
0115 936 3143
facsimile:
0115 936 3276
Address:
Address:
Delivery Point:
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth
city:
NOTTINGHAM
administrative Area:
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Postal Code:
NG12 5GG
country:
United Kingdom
e-mail:
[email protected]
role:
pointOfContact
Resource Maintenance:
MD_MaintenanceInformation:
maint. / update frequency:
notPlanned
Graphic overview:
Browse Graphic:
File Name:
https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/9126bd73-6f5b-4030-8d1a-abfeea795cbf.png
Descriptive Keywords:
Keywords:
keyword:
Geology
keyword:
https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/theme/ge
Thesaurus Name:
Citation:
Title:
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Date:
CI_Date:
date:
2008-06-01
Date Type:
publication
Keywords:
keyword:
Geology
keyword:
GIS
keyword:
UK Location (INSPIRE)
keyword:
Digital maps
keyword:
EGDI
keyword:
Data
keyword:
Scottish SDI
keyword:
Maps
Thesaurus Name:
Citation:
Title:
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
Date:
CI_Date:
date:
2022
Date Type:
revision
Keywords:
keyword:
UK Location (INSPIRE)
keyword:
http://www.data.gov.uk
keyword:
Scottish SDI
keyword:
http://scotgovsdi.edina.ac.uk
keyword:
EGDI
keyword:
https://data.geoscience.earth/ncl/project/_48
Type:
dataCentre
Keywords:
keyword:
200-Geographic model/information management service
keyword:
http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/SpatialDataServiceCategory/infoManagementService
Thesaurus Name:
Citation:
Title:
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1205/2008 of 3 December 2008 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards metadata, Part D 4, Classification of Spatial Data Services
Date:
CI_Date:
date:
2008-12-03
Date Type:
publication
Keywords:
keyword:
NERC_DDC
Resource Constraints:
MD_LegalConstraints:
Access Constraints:
otherRestrictions
Other Constraints:
This service is delivered under the terms of the Open Government Licence (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/), subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying reproduced BGS materials: "Contains British Geological Survey materials © NERC [year]". Contact us if you create something new and innovative that could benefit others [email protected].
Other Constraints:
http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/LimitationsOnPublicAccess/INSPIRE_Directive_Article13_1d
MD_LegalConstraints:
Use Constraints:
otherRestrictions
Other Constraints:
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 any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Other Constraints:
Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section ([email protected]) for advice, should the position not be clear.
Service Type:
view
extent:
Extent:
Geographic Element:
Geographic Bounding Box:
westBoundLongitude:
-6.8647
eastBoundLongitude:
2.9603
southBoundLatitude:
49.7974
northBoundLatitude:
60.7719
Geographic Description:
Geographic Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
authority:
Citation:
Title:
ISO 3166_1 alpha-3
Date:
CI_Date:
date:
2009
code:
GB
Geographic Description:
Geographic Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
authority:
Citation:
Title:
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus
Date:
CI_Date:
date:
1979
code:
UK [id=139300]
Geographic Description:
Geographic Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
authority:
Citation:
Title:
ISO 3166_2
Date:
CI_Date:
date:
2009
code:
UKM
Temporal Element:
?
CouplingType:
tight
Contains Operations:
?

Distribution

Distribution:
Distribution Format:
Format:
Format Name:
GML
version:
3.2
Format:
Format Name:
GML
version:
3.2.1
Format:
Format Name:
GML
version:
2.1.2
Format:
Format Name:
XHTML
version:
1.0
Format:
Format Name:
Image (JPEG)
version:
?
Format:
Format Name:
Image (PNG)
version:
?
Format:
Format Name:
Image (TIFF)
version:
?
Format:
Format Name:
Image (SVG)
version:
?
Format:
Format Name:
GML
version:
3.1.1
Format:
Format Name:
Text file (TXT)
version:
?
Format:
Format Name:
PDF
version:
?
Format:
Format Name:
Mapbox Vector Tile
version:
?
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name:
Enquiries
Organisation Name:
British Geological Survey
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
phone:
CI_Telephone:
voice:
0115 936 3143
facsimile:
0115 936 3276
Address:
Address:
Delivery Point:
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth
city:
NOTTINGHAM
administrative Area:
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Postal Code:
NG12 5GG
country:
United Kingdom
e-mail:
[email protected]
role:
distributor
Transfer Options:
Digital Transfer Options:
onLine:
CI_OnlineResource:
linkage:
https://ogc2.bgs.ac.uk/cgi-bin/BGS_OGE_Bedrock_and_Surface_Geology/ows?service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities&
protocol:
OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-capabilities
name:
BGS OGE bedrock and surface geology
description:
GetCapabilities response for OGC WMS service for layer(s) relating to UK surface geology
function:
information
Digital Transfer Options:
onLine:
CI_OnlineResource:
linkage:
https://ogc2.bgs.ac.uk/cgi-bin/BGS_OGE_Bedrock_and_Surface_Geology/ows?service=WFS&request=GetCapabilities&
protocol:
OGC:WFS-2.0.0-http-get-capabilities
name:
BGS OGE bedrock and surface geology
description:
GetCapabilities response for OGC WFS service for feature types relating to UK surface geology
function:
download

Data Quality

Data Quality:
Scope:
DQ_Scope:
level:
service
Level Description:
MD_ScopeDescription:
other:
service
Report:
Domain Consistency:
Result:
Conformance Result:
specification:
Citation:
Title:
INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
publication
date:
2011
explanation:
See the referenced specification
pass:
0
Domain Consistency:
Result:
Conformance Result:
specification:
Citation:
Title:
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
publication
date:
2010-12-08
explanation:
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
pass:
0
Domain Consistency:
Result:
Conformance Result:
specification:
Citation:
Title:
Technical Guidance for the implementation of INSPIRE View Services Version 3.0
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
publication
date:
2011-03-21
explanation:
See the referenced specification at http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/Network_Services/TechnicalGuidance_ViewServices_v3.0.pdf
pass:
0
Lineage:
LI_Lineage:
statement:
For lineage of datasets served by this service please refer to the metadata for those data

Metadata

File Identifier:
9126bd73-6f5b-4030-8d1a-abfeea795cbf
language:
eng
Resource type:
service
Hierarchy Level Name:
service
Metadata Contact:
Responsible Party:
Organisation Name:
British Geological Survey
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
phone:
CI_Telephone:
voice:
+44 115 936 3100
Address:
Address:
Delivery Point:
Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth
city:
NOTTINGHAM
administrative Area:
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Postal Code:
NG12 5GG
country:
United Kingdom
e-mail:
[email protected]
role:
pointOfContact
Date Stamp:
2026-02-02
Metadata Standard Name:
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/M25/current/GEMINI/
Metadata Standard Name:
UK GEMINI
Metadata Standard Version:
2.3
Dataset URI:
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605531