BGS onshore bedrock 1:625k geology (OGC WFS using GeoSciML with INSPIRE vocabularies)

DatasetNational · United Kingdom

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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Composite of 5 axes from our methodology (proof-based officialness, live verification, metadata completeness, license clarity, agent readiness).

Officialnessweight 25%0/100
0/100 from 5 proof signals (domain / portal-backlink / GitHub-org / reciprocal / policy).
Availabilityweight 25%100/100
Latest verification succeeded.
Metadata completenessweight 20%67/100
4 of 6 recommended metadata fields populated.
License clarityweight 15%50/100
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Agent readinessweight 15%0/100
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Confidence: 0%

Data schema (22 fields)

Field	Type	Description
geologicUnitType	string	—
rank	string	—
lithology	string	—
geologicHistory	string	—
observationMethod	string	—
positionalAccuracy	string	—
source	string	—
geologicUnitType_uri	string	—
representativeLithology_uri	string	—
representativeAge_uri	string	—
representativeOlderAge_uri	string	—
representativeYoungerAge_uri	string	—
numericOlderAge	double	—
numericYoungerAge	double	—
specification_uri	string	—
metadata_uri	string	—
genericSymbolizer	string	—
shape	geometry	—
faultType	string	—
faultType_uri	string	—
movementType_uri	string	—
deformationStyle_uri	string	—

Schema captured from wfs 3 days ago.

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"
}

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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'

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