BGS Depth to Groundwater Dataset (Great Britain)
BGS national-scale gridded raster (50 m) of probable maximum depth to the phreatic water table across Great Britain, supporting flood, site investigation and water resource assessments; licensed premium data with free sample.
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At a glance
- Region
- United Kingdom (Europe)
- Coverage
- National (Great Britain)
- Access
- Paid
- Category
- Government
- Last updated
- 2024
What's inside
- Depth to Groundwater
- Water Table
- Raster
- GIS
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Trend hotspots
Find where water tables are falling year after year.
Because it has: Depth to Groundwater
- 02
Recharge planning
Site recharge structures and new borewells with evidence.
- 03
Hazard maps
Map flood-prone areas and who and what is exposed.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Gap filling
Rebuild missing well readings from neighbours, rainfall and season.
- 02
Level forecasts
Forecast pre- and post-monsoon levels well by well.
- 03
Flood extent from SAR
Segment flooded areas in radar imagery, even through cloud.
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