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BGS soil property data layers (OGC WxS INSPIRE)

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British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
18 September 2026
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Summary

BGS soil property data layers including parent material, soil texture, group, grain size, thickness and European Soil Bureau description. 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 NERC [year]. Contact us if you create something new and innovative that could benefit others usingbgsdata@bgs.ac.uk.

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BGS soil property data layers (OGC WxS INSPIRE) WMS – 18/9/2026

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
18 September 2026
Harvest GUID
c42c40be-da99-45ce-e044-0003ba9b0d98
Extent (Latitude)
61.4100° to 49.2800°
Extent (Longitude)
-9.0100° to 3.3400°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2012-07-11
Frequency of update
monthly
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.
Responsible party
British Geological Survey (distributor, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
service
Metadata language
eng

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