{"id":10351,"date":"2020-02-27T15:20:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T15:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?post_type=technology&#038;p=10351"},"modified":"2022-10-07T13:38:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T13:38:46","slug":"web-feature-services-wfs","status":"publish","type":"technology","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/technologies\/web-services\/web-feature-services-wfs\/","title":{"rendered":"Web feature services (WFS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Web feature services (WFS)<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Technologies &mdash; Web services<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/technologies\/web-services\/web-feature-services-wfs\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Web%20feature%20services%20(WFS)&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/technologies\/web-services\/web-feature-services-wfs\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/technologies\/web-services\/web-feature-services-wfs\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Web%20feature%20services%20(WFS)&#038;body=A%20standard%20method%20of%20providing%20geographical%20features%20across%20the%20web.%20WFS%20provides%20real%20data%20as%20opposed%20to%20WMS%20that%20provides%20only%20images.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/technologies\/web-services\/web-feature-services-wfs\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/technologies\/web-services\/web-feature-services-wfs\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>These datasets are made available as Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.opengeospatial.org\/standards\/wfs\" target=\"_blank\">web feature services<\/a> (WFS) and access is via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Web_Feature_Service\" target=\"_blank\">compatible software<\/a>. They can also be accessed by websites that use a map-based interface to connect to WFS services, allowing integration of data from different providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onegeology.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OneGeology<\/a> has <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.onegeology.org\/OnegeologyGlobal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dynamic digital geological map data<\/a> for the world at a scale of about 1:1 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of these services contribute to the BGS complying with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/technologies\/collaborations\/inspire\/\">EU INSPIRE directive<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">World Mineral Statistics dataset<\/h2>\n\n\n<div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">World Mineral Statistics download service WFS 2.0<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This WFS delivers data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/statistics\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Mineral Statistics archive<\/a> for all countries and commodities in the archive for the years 1970 to present. The service uses CGI Commodity Code vocabulary terms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Service address:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ogc2.bgs.ac.uk\/cgi-bin\/UKWM\/ows?service=WFS&amp;request=GetCapabilities&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/ogc2.bgs.ac.uk\/cgi-bin\/UKWM\/ows?service=WFS&amp;request=GetCapabilities&amp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Example Queries:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Data for Antimony (production, imports, exports) 1970 to present in CSV format:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ogc2.bgs.ac.uk\/cgi-bin\/UKWM\/ows?service=WFS&amp;version=2.0.0&amp;request=GetFeature&amp;STOREDQUERY_ID=CommodityURIByYearRangeStoredQuery&amp;CGI_URL=http:\/\/resource.geosciml.org\/classifier\/cgi\/commodity-code\/antimony&amp;YEAR-FROM=1970&amp;YEAR-TO=2022&amp;outputFormat=CSV&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/ogc2.bgs.ac.uk\/cgi-bin\/UKWM\/ows?service=WFS&amp;version=2.0.0&amp;request=GetFeature&amp;STOREDQUERY_ID=CommodityURIByYearRangeStoredQuery&amp;CGI_URL=http:\/\/resource.geosciml.org\/classifier\/cgi\/commodity-code\/antimony&amp;YEAR-FROM=1970&amp;YEAR-TO=2022&amp;outputFormat=CSV&amp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Data on Iron Ore Production 1971 to 1985 in JSON format: <a href=\"http:\/\/ogc2.bgs.ac.uk\/cgi-bin\/UKWM\/ows?service=WFS&amp;version=2.0.0&amp;request=GetFeature&amp;STOREDQUERY_ID=CommodityImportsByYearRangeStoredQuery&amp;ERML_COMMODITY=Iron%20ore&amp;YEAR-FROM=1971&amp;YEAR-TO=1985&amp;&amp;outputFormat=JSON&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/ogc2.bgs.ac.uk\/cgi-bin\/UKWM\/ows?service=WFS&amp;version=2.0.0&amp;request=GetFeature&amp;STOREDQUERY_ID=CommodityImportsByYearRangeStoredQuery&amp;ERML_COMMODITY=Iron%20ore&amp;YEAR-FROM=1971&amp;YEAR-TO=1985&amp;&amp;outputFormat=JSON&amp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK geology datasets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK onshore bedrock geological data WFS services (1:625&nbsp;000 scale)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Two WFS services are made available for this dataset.<\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">INSPIRE download service WFS 2.0<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This WFS service uses GeoSciML v4.1 and INSPIRE URIs for vocabulary terms and so is an INSPIRE data download service in accordance with the <a href=\"http:\/\/inspire.ec.europa.eu\/documents\/Data_Specifications\/INSPIRE_DataSpecification_GE_v3.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">geology theme data specification<\/a>. This service delivers MappedFeatures specified by GeologicUnits, the geological history of which is recorded by GeologicEvents.<\/p>\n<p>Service address:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ogc.bgs.ac.uk\/digmap625k_gsml_insp_gs\/wfs?service=WFS&amp;request=GetCapabilities&amp;AcceptVersions=2.0.0&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>http:\/\/ogc.bgs.ac.uk\/digmap625k_gsml_insp_gs\/wfs?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">OneGeology download service WFS 2.0<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This WFS service uses GeoSciML v4.1 and CGI URIs for vocabulary terms and so is a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.onegeology.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OneGeology<\/a>\u00a0data download service.<\/p>\n<p>Service address:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ogc.bgs.ac.uk\/digmap625k_gsml_cgi_gs\/wfs?service=WFS&amp;request=GetCapabilities&amp;AcceptVersions=2.0.0&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>http:\/\/ogc.bgs.ac.uk\/digmap625k_gsml_cgi_gs\/wfs?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can&#8217;t use WFS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WFS are mainly intended for use in the development of advanced geospatial systems. The UK onshore bedrock geological data is also available via:                                                       <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/bgs-geology\/#downloads\">download<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/geology-of-britain-viewer\/\">BGS Geology Viewer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/technologies\/web-map-services-wms\/\">WMS<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Terms of use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> These data are delivered under the terms of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/doc\/open-government-licence\/version\/3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Open Government Licence<\/a>, subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced BGS materials: &#8216;Contains British Geological Survey materials \u00a9 UKRI  [year]. <a href=\"mailto:digitaldata@bgs.ac.uk\">Contact us<\/a> if you create something new and innovative that could benefit others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BGS provides no warranty as to the quality, accuracy, completeness of this free map data or the medium on which it is supplied. This includes any warranty as to the continued provision of material or that the material taken from this site is compatible with your computer system and\/or any other data with which the material is to be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please be aware that the BGS may make changes to this service. This will include, but not limited to, the level of attribution seen for each type of geology, and changes to zoom thresholds. Please <a href=\"mailto:digitaldata@bgs.ac.uk\">contact us<\/a> if you have any feedback.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-3496-block_5eeb444a1daeb\" class=\"grid-section  primary-background   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>You may also be interested in<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/technologies\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/igeology3D-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"igeology3D\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/igeology3D.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/technologies\/\">Technologies<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Applications, software and online services created by the BGS and our collaborators.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/technologies\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/technologies\/web-map-services-wms\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/feature_WMS_UK-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"BGS Web map services\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/feature_WMS_UK.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/technologies\/web-map-services-wms\/\">Web map services (WMS)<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A standard method of providing map images that can be viewed in GIS software, virtual globes and portal-style websites using a map-based interface.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/technologies\/web-map-services-wms\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A standard method of providing geographical features across the web. 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