Date (Creation)

2010

Identifier

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605520

Maintenance and update frequency

asNeeded As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Geology

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

• Aquifers
• UK Location (INSPIRE)

dataCentre

• UK Location (INSPIRE)

Keywords

• NERC_DDC

Access constraints

otherRestrictions Other restrictions

Other constraints

license

Other constraints

Licensed dataset. BGS not responsible for supplying the data direct to local authorities/public bodies without the permission of the EA.

Other constraints

Either : (i) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under license; and / or (ii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted before the dataset can be provided to, or accessed by, BGS staff or external clients. 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 access restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (IPR@bgs.ac.uk) for advice, should the position not be clear.

Use constraints

otherRestrictions 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.

Other constraints

The dataset is made available to external clients under BGS Digital Data Licence terms and conditions. Revert to the IPR Section (iprdigital@bgs.ac.uk ) if further advice is required with regard to permitted usage.

Spatial representation type

vector Vector

Denominator

50000

Metadata language

EnglishEnglish

Topic category

• Geoscientific information

Geographic identifier

ENG

Date (Revision)

2009

Geographic identifier

ENGLAND [id=150000]

Date (Creation)

1979

Geographic identifier

WALES [id=170000]

Date (Creation)

1979

Geographic identifier

WLS

Date (Revision)

2009

End date

2010 Before

Unique resource identifier

OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Distribution format

• ESRI Shapefile ( Current BGS version )

• MapInfo Files ( Current BGS version )

OnLine resource

Aquifer designation data ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

The aquifer designation dataset has been created by the Environment Agency (EA), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the BGS, and identifies the different aquifers of England and Wales.

Hierarchy level

dataset Dataset

Statement

Dataset derived from DiGMapGB-50 v5.18 linework. Aquifer designation status attributed to linework by BGS and Environment Agency staff. BGS responsible for final geoprocessing steps (removing DiGMap attribution and merging shared boundaries).

File identifier

9df8df53-2aca-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML

Metadata language

EnglishEnglish

Hierarchy level

dataset Dataset

Date stamp

2025-11-13

Metadata standard name

UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version

2.3

Dataset URI

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605520