The Aquifer Designation Dataset for England version 2 classifies bedrock and superficial geologic units according to their aquifer designation. It is jointly owned by the British Geological Survey and the Environment Agency, derived from BGS Geology 50k (DiGMapGB-50) data. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-09.
Use Cases
- Classifying bedrock and superficial geologic units based on aquifer designation categories.
- Modeling groundwater resource availability based on Principal and Secondary Aquifer designations.
- Informing groundwater protection policies based on designations consistent with the Water Framework Directive.
- Assessing the role of aquifers in supporting surface water flows and wetland ecosystems.
Strengths
- Derived from the authoritative BGS Geology 50k (DiGMapGB-50) source.
- Designations are consistent with the Water Framework Directive for policy use.
- Jointly owned by the British Geological Survey and the Environment Agency, indicating institutional authority.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to uk_data, as it covers only England.
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS) and Environment Agency (EA)
- Collection Method
- Derived from BGS Geology 50k (DiGMapGB-50) mapping.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-09 08:33:05.525012; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- England