Identification

Title

WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2 Classification 2019

Alternative title(s)

Abstract

WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2 Classification 2019 is an alternate version of ‘WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2’ with the addition of 2019 classification data and additional user attribution. The geometry has been simplified to improve user experience, so the high resolution legal definition of these water bodies remains ‘WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2’. These are polygon datasets which have been created for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). Article 2, clause 2 of the WFD defines them as '…all water which is below the surface of the ground in the saturation zone and in direct contact with the ground or subsoil'. For the purposes of reporting under the WFD a groundwater body represent a distinct body of groundwater flow with a coherent flow unit including recharge and discharge areas with little flow across the boundaries. These reflect hydrogeological characteristics containing information on flow and stage properties, recharge and vulnerability to pollution. This has been undertaken through defining aquifers into different types and broken into catchment units at Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy (CAMS) scale. The primary input dataset is '1:625K Classified Aquifer Geology' that has been constructed by the Environment Agency. This dataset has been digitised directly from the hard copy '1:250K Solid Geology Map' and classified according to aquifer type and are therefore directly derived from the underlying BGS data. These classifications were verified by the British Geology Survey (BGS). These data have gone out for consultation at Area level and in some instances 1:50K Solid Geology has been used to define localised boundaries. The geometry of this dataset has then been simplified to allow for fast display, analysis and reduced file sizes. Since water bodies are attributed with a unique water body identifier 'WB_ID' this dataset can be linked directly to other WFD data sources. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://support.environment.data.gov.uk/hc/en-gb

protocol: http:

name: DSP_CUSTOMER_FORUM

description: DEFRA Data Services Platform Customer Forum

https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/wfd-groundwater-bodies-cycle-2-2019/wms

protocol: OGC:WMS

name: WFD_Groundwater_Bodies_Cycle_2_Classification_2019_WMS

description: WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2 Classification 2019 WMS

https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/wfd-groundwater-bodies-cycle-2-2019/wfs

protocol: OGC:WFS

name: WFD_Groundwater_Bodies_Cycle_2_Classification_2019_WFS

description: WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2 Classification 2019 WFS

https://environment.data.gov.uk/DefraDataDownload/?mapService=EA/WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle22019&mode=spatial

protocol: DSP:ESRI

name: WFD_Groundwater_Bodies_Cycle_2_Classification_2019_Download

description: WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2 Classification 2019 Download

https://environment.data.gov.uk/arcgis/rest/services/EA/WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle22019/MapServer

protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name: WFD_Groundwater_Bodies_Cycle_2_Classification_2019_REST_Endpoints

description: WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2 Classification 2019 REST Endpoints

https://environment.data.gov.uk/arcgis/rest/services/EA/WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle22019/FeatureServer

protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name: WFD_Groundwater_Bodies_Cycle_2_Classification_2019_ESRI_REST_Feature_Server_Endpoint

description: WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2 Classification 2019 ESRI REST Feature Server Endpoint

Unique resource identifier

code

6b5c81d9-1dc9-4635-b7bd-54d3d2488ccd_resource

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

WFD

Cycle 2

Classification 2019

Groundwater body

Keyword set

keyword value

OpenData

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-6.236

East bounding longitude

2.072

North bounding latitude

55.816

South bounding latitude

49.943

Extent

Extent group

authority code

code identifying the extent

http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/country/england

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2020-10-02

date type

revision

effective date

2020-10-02

Frequency of update

asNeeded

Quality and validity

Lineage

WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2 Classification 2019 is an alternate version of ‘WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2’ with the addition of 2019 classification data and additional user attribution. The geometry has been simplified to improve user experience, so the high resolution legal definition of these water bodies remains ‘WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2’.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Open format | Shapefile (SHP)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Open Government Licence

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

web address

https://support.environment.data.gov.uk/hc/en-gb

description: Defra Data Services Forum

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

metadata@environment-agency.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2020-10-15

Metadata language