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Map based index (GeoIndex) Aquifer Vulnerability Maps

This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows where aquifer vulnerability maps are available for England and Wales. These maps identify areas in which the groundwater resources require protection from potentially polluting activities. The maps are designed to be used by planners, developers, consultants and regulatory bodies to ensure that developments conform to the Policy and Practice of the Environment Agency for the protection of Groundwater. The Soil Survey, Land Research Centre and the British Geological Survey were commissioned by the Environment Agency to prepare 53 groundwater vulnerability maps at 1:100,000 scale. Currently we are unable to provide scanned copies of these maps due to Copyright restrictions. Please note that these maps are based on data from the late 1980's and early 1990's. More up-to-date digital data may now be available from the Environment Agency.

Simple

Date (Creation)
2000
Citation identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605469
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

British Geological Survey

Enquiries

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

Distributor

British Geological Survey

Enquiries

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

Point of contact
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Geology

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

  • Ground water pollution

  • Aquifers

  • UK Location (INSPIRE)

  • Groundwater

  • Maps

  • Scottish SDI

dataCentre
  • UK Location (INSPIRE)
  • Scottish SDI
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC

Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
Free access. The usual BGS licensing terms and conditions apply to external use of the data.
Use constraints
Other restrictions
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 ( ipr@bgs.ac.uk) for advice, should the position not be clear.

Spatial representation type
Vector
Denominator
1000000
Language
English
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
EAW

ISO 3166_2 2009 revision

Geographic identifier
ENGLAND & WALES [id=149000]

British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation

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E
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End date
2014-01 Before
Supplemental Information

Data is visible at all map scales.

Unique resource identifier
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
Distribution format
Name Version

Geographic Information System

Distributor contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

British Geological Survey

Enquiries

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

Distributor
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://map.bgs.ac.uk/arcgis/services/GeoIndex_Onshore/products/MapServer/WMSServer?

Map products map theme

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
http://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex/home.html?layer=BGSAquVul

GeoIndex aquifer vulnerability maps

Hierarchy level
Dataset
Other

dataset

Conformance result

Title

INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology

Date (Publication)
2011
Explanation

See the referenced specification

Pass
No

Conformance result

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 (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation

See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Pass
No
Statement

This layer of the GeoIndex provides an index to aquifer vulnerability maps produced by the British Geological Survey, the Soil Survey and the Land Research Centre, commissioned by the Environment Agency.

Metadata

File identifier
9df8df53-2a97-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML
Metadata language
English
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2025-05-06
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version

2.3

Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

British Geological Survey

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

Point of contact
Dataset URI

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605469

 
 

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Spatial extent

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Keywords

Scottish SDI UK Location (INSPIRE)


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