Datasets
| Title: | Themes: | Scale: | Coverage: | Availability: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 LithoFrame | Geology | Varied | Great Britain (partial coverage) | Licensed |
| BritPits | Mining and minerals | N/A | Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands | Free / Licensed |
| G-BASE for south-west England | Geochemistry | N/A | SW England | Free |
| Geophysical borehole logs | Geophysics | N/A | Various areas in the UK | Licensed |
| Historical planning permission database | Mining and minerals | 1:50 000 | England and Wales | Licensed |
| London Earth | Geochemistry | Greater London and surrounding area | Licensed | |
| Mineral resources | Mining and minerals | 1:50 000 | England, Wales, central belt of Scotland | 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 |
| UK and world mineral statistics datasets | Mining and minerals | N/A | Worldwide | Free |
| 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 |
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).