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Reference System

MD_ReferenceSystem:
referenceSystemIdentifier:
RS_Identifier:
code:
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
code:
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Identification

Data Identification:
citation:
Citation:
Title:
Water well archive
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
creation
date:
1940
Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
code:
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480408
Abstract:
100,000 paper records of water wells, including details of lithologies, well construction, water levels and yields and water chemistry. Details lodged by drillers under statute. Includes approximately 90% of water boreholes in England & Wales, less in Scotland. There is a high density of information over major aquifers and urban areas with new data added as it is received from drillers and other outside organisations. The level of detail within individual records varies, reflecting historical changes in reporting practices.
Point of Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name:
Enquiries
Organisation Name:
British Geological Survey
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
phone:
CI_Telephone:
voice:
01491 838800
facsimile:
01491 692345
Address:
Address:
Delivery Point:
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford
city:
WALLINGFORD
administrative Area:
OXON
Postal Code:
OX10 8BB
country:
United Kingdom
e-mail:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
role:
distributor
Responsible Party:
Individual Name:
Enquiries
Organisation Name:
British Geological Survey
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
phone:
CI_Telephone:
voice:
01491 838800
facsimile:
01491 692345
Address:
Address:
Delivery Point:
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford
city:
WALLINGFORD
administrative Area:
OXON
Postal Code:
OX10 8BB
country:
United Kingdom
e-mail:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
role:
originator
Responsible Party:
Individual Name:
Enquiries
Organisation Name:
British Geological Survey
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
phone:
CI_Telephone:
voice:
01491 838800
facsimile:
01491 692345
Address:
Address:
Delivery Point:
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford
city:
WALLINGFORD
administrative Area:
OXON
Postal Code:
OX10 8BB
country:
United Kingdom
e-mail:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
role:
pointOfContact
Responsible Party:
Individual Name:
Enquiries
Organisation Name:
British Geological Survey
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
phone:
CI_Telephone:
voice:
01491 838800
facsimile:
01491 692345
Address:
Address:
Delivery Point:
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford
city:
WALLINGFORD
administrative Area:
OXON
Postal Code:
OX10 8BB
country:
United Kingdom
e-mail:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
role:
custodian
Resource Maintenance:
MD_MaintenanceInformation:
maint. / update frequency:
daily
Graphic overview:
Browse Graphic:
File Name:
https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/9df8df51-63da-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98.png
Descriptive Keywords:
Keywords:
keyword:
http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept?cp=13&langcode=en&ns=5
keyword:
Geology
Thesaurus Name:
Citation:
Title:
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Date:
CI_Date:
date:
2008-06-01
Date Type:
publication
Keywords:
keyword:
Wells
keyword:
UK Location (INSPIRE)
keyword:
Water
keyword:
Water chemistry
keyword:
Geology
keyword:
Hydrogeology
keyword:
Aquifers
keyword:
Groundwater
keyword:
Springs
keyword:
General geology
Thesaurus Name:
Citation:
Title:
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
Date:
CI_Date:
date:
2022
Date Type:
revision
Keywords:
keyword:
UK Location (INSPIRE)
keyword:
http://www.data.gov.uk
Type:
dataCentre
Keywords:
keyword:
NERC_DDC
Resource Constraints:
MD_LegalConstraints:
Access Constraints:
otherRestrictions
Other Constraints:
http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/LimitationsOnPublicAccess/INSPIRE_Directive_Article13_1d
Other Constraints:
The majority of the original records are available as borehole scans.
MD_LegalConstraints:
Use Constraints:
otherRestrictions
Other 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.
Other Constraints:
Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (ipr@bgs.ac.uk) for advice, should the position not be clear.
Spatial Resolution:
Resolution:
Equivalent Scale:
Representative Fraction:
denominator:
10000
language:
eng
topicCategory:
geoscientificInformation
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic Element:
Geographic Bounding Box:
westBoundLongitude:
-7.1100
eastBoundLongitude:
2.1200
southBoundLatitude:
49.8600
northBoundLatitude:
55.8300
Geographic Description:
Geographic Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
authority:
Citation:
Title:
ISO 3166_1 alpha-3
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
revision
date:
2009
code:
ENG
Geographic Description:
Geographic Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
authority:
Citation:
Title:
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
creation
date:
1979
code:
ENGLAND [id=150000]
Geographic Description:
Geographic Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
authority:
Citation:
Title:
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
creation
date:
1979
code:
WALES [id=170000]
Geographic Description:
Geographic Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
authority:
Citation:
Title:
ISO 3166_1 alpha-3
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
revision
date:
2009
code:
WLS
Temporal Element:
TemporalExtent:
extent:
begin / end:
begin:
unknown
end:
before
Supplemental Information:
New data added as received from drillers and other outside organisations. Varied level of detail, reflecting historical changes in reporting practices.

Distribution

Distribution:
Distribution Format:
Format:
Format Name:
PAPER - Paper format
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name:
Enquiries
Organisation Name:
British Geological Survey
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
phone:
CI_Telephone:
voice:
01491 838800
facsimile:
01491 692345
Address:
Address:
Delivery Point:
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford
city:
WALLINGFORD
administrative Area:
OXON
Postal Code:
OX10 8BB
country:
United Kingdom
e-mail:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
role:
distributor
Transfer Options:
Digital Transfer Options:
onLine:
CI_OnlineResource:
linkage:
http://www.bgs.ac.uk//groundwater/datainfo/NWRA.html
name:
National Well Record Archive
function:
information

Data Quality

Data Quality:
Scope:
DQ_Scope:
level:
dataset
Level Description:
MD_ScopeDescription:
other:
dataset
Report:
Domain Consistency:
Result:
Conformance Result:
specification:
Citation:
Title:
INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
publication
date:
2011
explanation:
See the referenced specification
pass:
0
Domain Consistency:
Result:
Conformance Result:
specification:
Citation:
Title:
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
publication
date:
2010-12-08
explanation:
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
pass:
0
Lineage:
LI_Lineage:
statement:
Original records from drillers reports required under Water Resources Act

Metadata

File Identifier:
9df8df51-63da-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98
language:
eng
Resource type:
dataset
Metadata Contact:
Responsible Party:
Organisation Name:
British Geological Survey
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
phone:
CI_Telephone:
voice:
+44 115 936 3100
Address:
Address:
Delivery Point:
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford
city:
WALLINGFORD
administrative Area:
OXON
Postal Code:
OX10 8BB
country:
United Kingdom
e-mail:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
role:
pointOfContact
Date Stamp:
2024-04-24
Metadata Standard Name:
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/M25/current/GEMINI/
Metadata Standard Name:
UK GEMINI
Metadata Standard Version:
2.3
Dataset URI:
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480408