Linked Data from the British Geological Survey (BGS)

How the BGS data is stored

/data.bgs.ac.uk/

All BGS Linked Data will be made available at this base URL.

/data.bgs.ac.uk/ref/

Contains the RDF XML files for all BGS Concept and Property definitions. Contains a sub-folder for each of our top level concepts. For example the definitions of "Geochronology Division" or "Lexicon Of Rock Unit" or "ageValue". View full lists of the Concepts and Properties

/data.bgs.ac.uk/id/

RDF XML files for all the individual instances of each iterable concept. Contains a sub-folder for each iterable concept. For example the data for all 406 "Geochronology Divisions" (Jurassic, Carboniferous ...) Drill down through the Concepts to find individual data.

/data.bgs.ac.uk/doc/

Pre-generated alternate file formats for both concepts and properties. Contains a sub-folder for each concept.