BGS bedrock geology (OGC WxS)

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 http://www.bgs.ac.uk/products/digitalmaps/digmapgb.html.
 
Citation proposal
. BGS bedrock geology (OGC WxS). https://metadata.bgs.ac.uk/geonetwork/srv/api/records/d494f2a2-a5c6-516f-e044-0003ba9b0d98
 

INSPIRE

Identification

File identifier
d494f2a2-a5c6-516f-e044-0003ba9b0d98   XML
Hierarchy level
service Service
Online resource
Protocol
HTTP
Resource identifier
Encoding
Format
text/xml
Format
application/vnd.ogc.gml
Format
text/html
Format
text/plain
Format
GeoSciML
Version
2
Format
text/xml; subtype=gml/3.1.1
Version
3.1.1
Format
image/svg+xml
Format
image/tiff
Format
image/vnd.wap.wbmp
Format
image/png
Format
image/jpeg
Format
image/png; mode=24bit
Format
image/gif
Projection
 

Classification of data and services

 

Classification of data and services

Service Type
view
Coupling Type
Tight
Coupled resource
Coupled resource
 
 

Classification of data and services

Service Type
view
Coupling Type
Tight
Coupled resource
Coupled resource
 
 

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Geology , GIS , Data , Digital maps , Maps
Other keywords
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC
 
 

Geographic coverage

N
S
E
W


 

Temporal reference

Temporal extent
Temporal extent
Date ( Creation )
1995
 

Quality and validity

Lineage
For lineage of datasets served by this service please refer to the metadata for those data
 

Conformity

Conformity
Conformity
 

Conformity

Conformity
Conformity
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Explanation
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
Explanation
See the referenced specification at http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/Network_Services/TechnicalGuidance_ViewServices_v3.0.pdf
 

Restrictions on access and use

 

Restrictions on access and use

Access 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.
Access 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.
 

Responsible organization (s)

Contact for the resource
Organisation name
British Geological Survey
Email
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Organisation name
British Geological Survey
Email
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
 

Responsible organization (s)

Contact for the resource
Organisation name
British Geological Survey
Email
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Organisation name
British Geological Survey
Email
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
 

Metadata information

Contact for the metadata
Organisation name
British Geological Survey
Email
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Date stamp
2020-08-13
Metadata language
English English
 
 

SDS

Conformance class 1: invocable

Pass
false
Pass
false
Pass
false
Access Point URL
Endpoint URL
Technical specification
Date
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Date
Explanation
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
Date
Explanation
See the referenced specification at http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/Network_Services/TechnicalGuidance_ViewServices_v3.0.pdf
 

Conformance class 2: interoperable

Coordinate reference system
 
Quality of Service
 
Access constraints
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Limitation
 
Use constraints
Limitation
string
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.
string
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.
 
Responsible custodian
Contact for the resource
 
 

Conformance class 3: harmonized

Contains Operations  

No information provided.
 
 

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