Datasets
| Title: | Themes: | Scale: | Coverage: | Availability: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquifer designation data | Hydrogeology | 1:50 000 | England and Wales | Free / Licensed |
| BGS Civils: bulking volume | Engineering geology | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS Civils: corrosivity ferrous | Engineering geology | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS Civils: discontinuities | Engineering geology | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS Civils: engineered fill | Engineering geology | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS Civils: excavatability | Engineering geology | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS Civils: foundation conditions | Engineering geology | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS Civils: strength | Engineering geology | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS Civils: sulfate/sulfide potential | Engineering geology | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS Geology | Geology | NA | ||
| BGS Geology 10K | Geology | 1:10 000 | Partial Great Britain coverage | Licensed |
| BGS Geology 250K | Geology | 1:250 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS Geology 50K | Geology | 1:50 000 | Most of Great Britain | Free / Licensed |
| BGS Geology 625K | Geology | 1:625 000 | Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Free |
| BGS GeoScour Open | Hazards | Tier 1: 1:625 000 Tier 2: 1:250 000 |
Great Britain | Free |
| BGS GeoScour Premium | Hazards | Tier 1: 1:625 000 Tier 2: 1:250 000 Tier 3: 1:50 000 |
Great Britain | Free / Licensed |
| BGS GeoSure | Hazards | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS GeoSure 5 km hex grid | Hazards | 5 km hex grid (approx. 1:5 000 000) | Great Britain | Free |
| BGS GeoSure: collapsible deposits | Hazards | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS GeoSure: compressible ground | Hazards | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS GeoSure: debris flow susceptibility model | Hazards | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS GeoSure: landslides | Hazards | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS GeoSure: running sand | Hazards | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS GeoSure: shrink–swell | Hazards | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS GeoSure: shrink–swell 3D for London and Thames Valley | Hazards | 1:50 000 | London and Thames Valley | Licensed |
| BGS GeoSure: shrink–swell subsurface | Hazards | 1:625 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS GeoSure: soluble rocks | Hazards | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS LithoFrame | Geology | Varied | Great Britain (partial coverage) | Licensed |
| BGS National Landslide Database | Hazards | N/A | Great Britain | Free / Licensed |
| BGS Resistivity | Built environment | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| BGS Seabed Geology | Geology | 1:10 000 – 1:50 000 | Regional | Free |
| Biosphere isotope domains (Great Britain) | Geochemistry | The dataset is represented by 1 km hexagon cells | Great Britain | Free |
| BritPits | Mining and minerals | N/A | Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands | Free / Licensed |
| Buried valleys | 1:250 000 | Great Britain | Free | |
| Coal Authority geophysical borehole logs | Geophysics | N/A | Various areas in the UK | Licensed |
| Coal Authority seismic survey | Geophysics | N/A | Various areas in the UK | Licensed |
| Coal resources for new technologies | Mining and minerals | 1:1 000 000 | UK | Free |
| Depth to groundwater | Hydrogeology | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| G-BASE for south-west England | Geochemistry | N/A | SW England | Free |
| GeoClimate UKCP09 and UKCP18 | Hazards | NA | ||
| GeoClimate UKCP09 Open | Hazards | 2 km gridded dataset | Great Britain | Free |
| GeoClimate UKCP09 Premium | Hazards | Quasi-1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| GeoClimate UKCP18 Open | Hazards | 2km gridded dataset | Great Britain | Free |
| GeoClimate UKCP18 Premium | Hazards | Quasi-1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| GeoCoast Open | Environmental change | Multiple | Great Britain | Free |
| GeoCoast Premium | Hazards | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| Geological indicators of flooding | Hydrogeology | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| Geophysical borehole logs | Geophysics | N/A | Various areas in the UK | Licensed |
| GeoSure insurance product | Hazards | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | via BGS Data Resellers |
| Great Britain aeromagnetic survey | Geoscience information | Mostly at 2 km flight line separation 400 m in South West England | Onshore GB and adjacent seas | Free |
| Great Britain land gravity survey | Geophysics | Approximately one observation per 1.6 km2 | Onshore Great Britain | Free |
| Groundwater flooding | Hazards | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| Groundwater vulnerability data | Hydrogeology | 1:50 000 | England and Wales | Licensed |
| Hi-RES1 survey | Geoscience information | 400 m flight line separation | North Midlands of England into Welsh Borderland | Free |
| Historical planning permission database | Mining and minerals | 1:50 000 | England and Wales | Licensed |
| Hutton hydrocarbon field data | Mining and minerals | N/A | The Hutton Field, East Shetlands Basin | Free |
| Hydrogeological maps of Scotland | Hydrogeology | 1:100 000 | Scotland | Licensed |
| Hydrogeology 625K digital hydrogeological map of the UK | Hydrogeology | 1:625 000 | UK | Free |
| Indicative Atlas of Radon | Hazards | 1 km grid size (approx. 1:1 000 000) | Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Free |
| Infiltration SuDS map | Hydrogeology | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| London Earth | Geochemistry | Greater London and surrounding area | Licensed | |
| Marine gravity survey | Geoscience information | N/A | UK continental shelf | Licensed |
| Marine magnetic survey | Geophysics | N/A | UK continental shelf | Licensed |
| Mineral resources | Mining and minerals | 1:50 000 | England, Wales, central belt of Scotland | Licensed |
| Mining hazard (not including coal) 1 km hex grid | Hazards | 1 km hex grid (approx. 1:1 000 000) | Great Britain | Free |
| Mining hazard (not including coal) coverage | Hazards | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| Offshore bedrock 250K | Marine geoscience | 1:250 000 | UK and adjacent European waters | Free / Licensed |
| Permeability | Hydrogeology | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| Property subsidence assessment | Built environment | PSA buildings: 1:50 000; PSA postcodes | England & Wales | via BGS Data Resellers |
| Radon potential | Hazards | 1:50 000 | Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Licensed |
| Seabed sediments 250K | Marine geoscience | 1:250 000 | UK and adjacent European waters | Free / Licensed |
| Single Onshore Borehole Index (SOBI) | Geology | N/A | Great Britain | Free |
| Soil chemistry for environmental assessments | Geochemistry | 1:50 000 (or as defined below) | Great Britain | Licensed |
| Soil chemistry for environmental assessments FAQs | Geochemistry | NA | ||
| Soil Parent Material Model | Geology | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| South-west England rare earth element stream sediments | Geochemistry | N/A | Partial Great Britain coverage: south-west England | Free / Licensed |
| Superficial thickness 1 km hex grid | Geology | 1 km hex grid (approx. 1:1 000 000) | Great Britain | Free |
| Superficial thickness model | Geology | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| Total organic carbon | Energy | N/A | Great Britain | Licensed |
| UK and world mineral statistics datasets | Mining and minerals | N/A | Worldwide | Free |
| UK Atlantic frontier aeromagnetic survey | Geoscience information | Flight line varies between surveys but many at 2 km | UK Atlantic margin | Licensed |
| UK: Stream sediment geochemistry | Geochemistry | N/A | Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Free / Licensed |
| UK: Topsoil geochemistry | Geochemistry | N/A | Partial UK Coverage | Free / Licensed |
| UK3D | Geology | 1:625 000 | UK | Free |
| Vitrinite reflectance | Geoscience information | N/A | Great Britain | Licensed |
| WellMaster hydrogeological database | Hydrogeology | N/A | Great Britain | Free / Licensed |
From 1 April 2024, BGS will apply a 5 per cent increase to its direct licence fees for all data products. This means that any direct licence issued or renewed on or after 1 April 2024 will reflect this increased price. Existing data licensees will not be affected until such time as their licence is next due for renewal, after 1 April 2024..
BGS has not increased its data product licence fees for many years: this 2024 increase takes into account inflationary and cost pressures faced by BGS, including increased staff costs, and follows a review of Office for National Statistics guidance with regard to inflation and price indices. Going forwards, BGS will undertake annual price reviews and will communicate any future licence fee changes (from 2025) as appropriate.
If you have any queries regarding this matter, please contact the IPR digital team (iprdigital@bgs.ac.uk).