BGS Hosted Metadata
WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2
The '1:50k WFD Groundwaterbodies is a polygon dataset which has 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.
Since waterbodies are attributed with a unique identifier 'WB_ID' this dataset can be linked directly to other WFD data sources such as physical characteristics, risk, classification and proposed objectives.
The 'WFD Groundwater Bodies Cycle 2' is actually just an update of the geometries previously supplied as part of AfA090 1:50k WFD Groundwater bodies. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2016. All rights reserved. Derived in part from 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 scale digital data under permission from British Geological Survey. ©NERC. © Crown copyright and database rights 2013 Ordnance Survey 100024198.
Simple
- Alternate title
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WFDC2_GROUNDWATER
- Date (Creation)
- 2013-09-01
- Date (Revision)
- 2016-08-01
- Citation identifier
- 761a2d91-d465-11e4-a4bc-f0def148f590
- Citation identifier
- DSTR07945
- Point of contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role Environment Agency
Point of contact
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Annually
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GEMET Themes version 2.4
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water monitoring
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water management
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OpenData
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- Use limitation
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Open Government Licence
- Access constraints
- Other restrictions
- Access constraints
- License
- Access constraints
- Copyright
- Other constraints
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There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
- Language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- Planning cadastre
- Environment
- Inland waters
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- Extent type code
- Yes
- Geographic identifier
- http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/country/england
- Extent type code
- No
- Geographic identifier
- http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/country/wales
- Begin date
- 2015-12-31
- Reference system identifier
- http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
- Distribution format
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Name Version Open format | Shapefile (SHP)
Not Applicable
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name DSP:ESRI
https://environment.data.gov.uk/DefraDataDownload/?mapService=EA/WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle2&Mode=spatial WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle2_Download
WMS
https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/wfd-groundwater-bodies-cycle-2/wms WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle2_WMS
WFS
https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/wfd-groundwater-bodies-cycle-2/wfs WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle2_WFS
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
https://environment.data.gov.uk/arcgis/rest/services/EA/WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle2/MapServer WFD_Groundwater_bodies_Cycle_2_ESRI_REST_Endpoint
http:
https://support.environment.data.gov.uk/hc/en-gb DSP_CUSTOMER_FORUM
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
https://environment.data.gov.uk/arcgis/rest/services/EA/WFDGroundwaterBodiesCycle2/FeatureServer WFD_Groundwater_Bodies_Cycle_2_ESRI_REST_Feature_Server_Endpoint
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Statement
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EA CAMS boundaries. BGS data 1:50K scale 1:250K scale. OS data coastline boundaries only.
Metadata
- File identifier
- 761a2d91-d465-11e4-a4bc-f0def148f590 XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2024-09-24T13:33:06.969645Z
- Metadata standard name
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Gemini
- Metadata standard version
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2.2
- Metadata author
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role Environment Agency
Point of contact
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