Datasets
This page features a curated list of our most popular and impactful datasets. For a comprehensive list of all BGS data, please visit the BGS Metadata Catalogue
| Title: | Themes: | Scale: | Coverage: | Availability: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 National Landslide Database | Hazards | N/A | Great Britain | Free / Licensed |
| 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 |
| GeoSure insurance product | Hazards | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | via BGS Data Resellers |
| Groundwater flooding | Hazards | 1:50 000 | Great Britain | Licensed |
| Indicative Atlas of Radon | Hazards | 1 km grid size (approx. 1:1 000 000) | Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Free |
| 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 |
| Property subsidence assessment | Built environment | PSA buildings: 1:50 000; PSA postcodes | Great Britain | via BGS Data Resellers |
| Radon potential | Hazards | 1:50 000 | Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 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 |
As a result of our annual price review BGS will apply, in most cases, a 5 per cent increase* to our direct licence fees for our data products from 1st April 2025.This means that any direct licence issued or renewed on or after 1 April 2025 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 2025. BGS undertakes annual price reviews and will communicate any future licence fee changes (from 2026) as appropriate.
If you have any queries regarding this matter, please contact the IPR digital team (iprdigital@bgs.ac.uk).
* Due to the specific pricing of individual datasets please note not all price changes will equate exactly to 5%.