BGS 50000 scale digital geology

This dataset is designed for 1:50000 scale but can be viewed in this WMS below 1:100000. Separate bedrock geology, superficial deposits, artificial ground, mass movement deposits and geological linear features layers are available in this service. For information about more of the British Geological Survey's maps that are available digitally please visit http://www.bgs.ac.uk/products/digitalmaps/digmapgb.html. These data are delivered under the terms of the Open Government Licence (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/), subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced BGS materials: Contains British Geological Survey materials copyright UKRI [year]. Contact us if you create something new and innovative that could benefit others usingbgsdata@bgs.ac.uk.

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Point of contact
  British Geological Survey - Garry Baker ( Head of BGS Data Centre )
+44 (0)115 936 3100
+44 (0)115 936 3200
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/products/digitalmaps/digmapgb_50.html
GEMET
  • Geology
ISO
  • infoMapAccessService
Theme
  • Map
  • Geology
  • DiGMapGB
  • United Kingdom
  • Bedrock
  • Superficial
  • Artificial ground
  • Mass movement deposits
  • Geological linear features
  • Lithology
  • Lithostratigraphy
  • Age
  • OneGeology
  • MD_DATE@2014-12-16
  • MD_LANG@ENG
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These data are delivered under the terms of the Open Government Licence (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/), subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced BGS materials: Contains British Geological Survey materials copyright UKRI [year]. Contact us if you create something new and innovative that could benefit others usingbgsdata@bgs.ac.uk.
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OGC:WMS
Service Version
1.3.0
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Contains Operations

Operation Name
GetCapabilities
Distributed Computing Platforms
HTTP-GET
Connect Point
Format : application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml ( application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml )

Format :

application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml

Connect Point
Format : text/xml ( text/xml )

Format :

text/xml

Contains Operations

Operation Name
GetMap
Distributed Computing Platforms
HTTP-GET
Connect Point
Format : image/png ( image/png )

Format :

image/png

Connect Point
Format : image/png8 ( image/png8 )

Format :

image/png8

Connect Point
Format : image/png24 ( image/png24 )

Format :

image/png24

Connect Point
Format : image/png32 ( image/png32 )

Format :

image/png32

Connect Point
Format : image/bmp ( image/bmp )

Format :

image/bmp

Connect Point
Format : image/jpeg ( image/jpeg )

Format :

image/jpeg

Connect Point
Format : image/tiff ( image/tiff )

Format :

image/tiff

Connect Point
Format : image/gif ( image/gif )

Format :

image/gif

Connect Point
Format : image/svg+xml ( image/svg+xml )

Format :

image/svg+xml

Contains Operations

Operation Name
GetFeatureInfo
Distributed Computing Platforms
HTTP-GET
Connect Point
Format : application/vnd.esri.wms_raw_xml ( application/vnd.esri.wms_raw_xml )

Format :

application/vnd.esri.wms_raw_xml

Connect Point
Format : application/vnd.esri.wms_featureinfo_xml ( application/vnd.esri.wms_featureinfo_xml )

Format :

application/vnd.esri.wms_featureinfo_xml

Connect Point
Format : application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml ( application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml )

Format :

application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml

Connect Point
Format : application/geo+json ( application/geo+json )

Format :

application/geo+json

Connect Point
Format : text/xml ( text/xml )

Format :

text/xml

Connect Point
Format : text/html ( text/html )

Format :

text/html

Connect Point
Format : text/plain ( text/plain )

Format :

text/plain

OnLine resource
GetCapabilities URL ( OGC:WMS )

GetCapabilities URL

File identifier
38f715fa04cb0d216d0fcfe53b874e6aa90c961d XML
Metadata language
English
Hierarchy level
Service
Date stamp
2025-12-15T06:30:01
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115-3
Point of contact
  British Geological Survey - Garry Baker ( Head of BGS Data Centre )
+44 (0)115 936 3100
+44 (0)115 936 3200
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/products/digitalmaps/digmapgb_50.html
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Keywords

Age Artificial ground Bedrock DiGMapGB Geological linear features Geology Lithology Lithostratigraphy MD_DATE@2014-12-16 MD_LANG@ENG Map Mass movement deposits OneGeology Superficial United Kingdom
GEMET
Geology
ISO
infoMapAccessService

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