Geospatial themes and related data publishers
Updated 14 July 2022
This list displays the following:
- Themes/topics and relevant data publishers
- commonly searched terms, keywords or phrases related to thematic areas/topics
- A data publisher can sit under multiple themes (i.e. BGS may have entries under planning, construction and environment themes as their data can be used in these areas)
- This list is not a list of data sets
This list is regularly reviewed. If you have any feedback or comments about this list, please email us at geospatialcommission@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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addresses (commercial and residential) | Scotland | Improvement Service |
addresses (commercial and residential) | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
addresses (commercial and residential) | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
administrative units | Scotland | Boundary Commission for Scotland |
administrative units | Scotland | Scottish Government |
administrative units | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
administrative units | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
administrative units | Wales | Welsh Government |
aerial photography / imagery | England | Environment Agency |
aerial photography / imagery | Scotland | Historic Environment Scotland |
aerial photography / imagery | Wales | Cadw |
aerial photography / imagery | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
aerial photography / imagery | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
aerial photography / imagery | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
aerial photography / imagery | Wales | Welsh Government |
agriculture | UK | British Geological Survey |
agriculture | Scotland | James Hutton Institute |
agriculture | Scotland | Scottish Government |
agriculture | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
anchorages | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
aquifers | UK | British Geological Survey |
atmospheric pressure and humidity | UK (and worldwide) | Met Office |
B
basic land and property units (BLPUs) | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
basic land and property units (BLPUs) | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
bathing water | England | Environment Agency |
bathing water | Scotland | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
bathing water | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
bathing water | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
bathymetry / seabed morphology | Scotland | Marine Scotland |
bathymetry / seabed morphology | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
births, deaths and marriages | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
boreholes | UK | British Geological Survey |
buildings / structures | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
buildings / structures | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
built environment | UK | British Geological Survey |
built environment | Northern Ireland | Department for Infrastructure |
built environment | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
built environment | Scotland | Scottish Government |
business rates valuation | England and Wales | Valuation Office Agency |
business rates valuation | Scotland | Scottish Assessors |
business rates valuation | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
C
cadastral parcels / index extent polygons | Scotland | Registers of Scotland |
cadastral parcels / index extent polygons | England and Wales | HM Land Registry |
cadastral parcels / index extent polygons | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
civil aviation | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
climate | UK (and worldwide) | Met Office |
climate change | UK | British Geological Survey |
climate change | England | Environment Agency |
climate change | Scotland | Scottish Government |
climate change | Wales | Welsh Government |
coal | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Coal Authority |
coalfield consultation area | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Coal Authority |
coastal erosion | England | Environment Agency |
coastal erosion | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
coastal erosion | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
coastal erosion | Scotland | Nature Scot |
coastal erosion | Scotland | Scottish Government |
construction industry | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
conveyancing | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Coal Authority |
conveyancing | Scotland | Registers of Scotland |
coordinate reference systems | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
coordinate reference systems | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
council tax bandings | England and Wales | Valuation Office Agency |
council tax bandings | Scotland | Scottish Assessors |
council tax bandings | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
crime and justice | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
cultural identity | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
D
decarbonisation | UK | British Geological Survey |
delivery points | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
delivery points | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
demographics and household characteristics | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
drainage | England | Environment Agency |
drainage | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
drainage | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Water |
drainage | Scotland | Scottish Water |
drinking water | England | Environment Agency |
drinking water | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
drinking water | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
drinking water | Scotland | Scottish Government |
drinking water | Scotland | Scottish Water |
E
ecology and ecosystems | England | Environment Agency |
ecology and ecosystems | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
ecology and ecosystems | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
ecology and ecosystems | Scotland | Nature Scot |
economic output and productivity | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
energy, energy efficiency and renewable energy | UK | British Geological Survey |
energy, energy efficiency and renewable energy | England | Environment Agency |
energy, energy efficiency and renewable energy | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
energy, energy efficiency and renewable energy | Scotland | Nature Scot |
energy, energy efficiency and renewable energy | Scotland | Scottish Government |
energy, energy efficiency and renewable energy | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
engineering geology | UK | British Geological Survey |
environment (monitoring change, conservation and protection) | England | Environment Agency |
environment (monitoring change, conservation and protection) | Scotland | Nature Scot |
environment (monitoring change, conservation and protection) | Scotland | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
environment (monitoring change, conservation and protection) | Scotland | Scottish Government |
environment (monitoring change, conservation and protection) | UK | British Geological Survey |
environment (monitoring change, conservation and protection) | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Coal Authority |
environment (monitoring change, conservation and protection) | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
environment (monitoring change, conservation and protection) | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
environment (monitoring change, conservation and protection) | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
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fair rent register | Scotland | Scottish Government |
fair rent register | England and Wales | Valuation Office Agency |
fair rent register | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
fish, fishing facilities and fisheries management | England | Environment Agency |
fish, fishing facilities and fisheries management | Scotland | Marine Scotland |
fish, fishing facilities and fisheries management | Northern Ireland | Agri-food and Biosciences Institute |
fish, fishing facilities and fisheries management | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
fish, fishing facilities and fisheries management | Northern Ireland | Loughs Agency Northern Ireland |
fish, fishing facilities and fisheries management | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
fish, fishing facilities and fisheries management | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
flooding | UK | British Geological Survey |
flooding | England | Environment Agency |
flooding | Scotland | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
flooding | Northern Ireland | Department of Infrastructure |
flooding | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
G
geochemistry | UK | British Geological Survey |
geodesy | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
geodesy | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
geographical grid systems | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
geographical grid systems | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
geohazards (including volcanoes, earthquakes and seismic activity) | UK | British Geological Survey |
geohazards (including volcanoes, earthquakes and seismic activity) | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
geology | UK | British Geological Survey |
geophysics and geomagnetism | UK | British Geological Survey |
geophysics and geomagnetism | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
government, public sector and taxes | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
gross domestic product (GDP) and gross value added (GVA) | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
ground stability | UK | British Geological Survey |
groundwater and hydrogeology | UK | British Geological Survey |
H
habitats | England | Environment Agency |
habitats | Scotland | Nature Scot |
habitats | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
habitats | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
hazardous substances | England | Environment Agency |
hazardous substances | Scotland | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
hazardous substances | Northern Ireland | Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland |
hazardous substances | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
health | Scotland | Public Health Scotland |
health | Scotland | Scottish Government |
health | Northern Ireland | Public Health Agency |
health | Wales | Public Health Wales |
health | Northern Ireland | Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority |
health, well-being and social care | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
height / elevation | Scotland | Historic Environment Scotland |
height / elevation | Scotland | Scottish Government |
height / elevation | Wales | Cadw |
height / elevation | England | Environment Agency |
height / elevation | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
height / elevation | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
housing | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
hydrology and hydrography | England | Environment Agency |
hydrology and hydrography | Northern Ireland | Department of Infrastructure |
hydrology and hydrography | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
hydrology and hydrography | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
hydrology and hydrography | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
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infrastructure | UK | British Geological Survey |
infrastructure | Northern Ireland | Department of Infrastructure |
infrastructure | Scotland | Improvement Service |
infrastructure | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
infrastructure | Wales | Transport for Wales |
infrastructure | Scotland | Transport Scotland |
invertebrates | England | Environment Agency |
invertebrates | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
invertebrates | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
L
labour market, work and unemployment | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research |
lakes | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
lakes | England | Environment Agency |
lakes | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
land / property ownership, sales and registration | England and Wales | HM Land Registry |
land / property ownership, sales and registration | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
land / property rights and encumbrances | England and Wales | HM Land Registry |
land / property rights and encumbrances | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
land and property gazetteer | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
land and property gazetteer | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
land cover | Scotland | Scottish Government |
land cover | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
land cover | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
land cover | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
land use | Scotland | Historic Environment Scotland |
land use | Scotland | Improvement Service |
land use | Wales | Cadw |
land use | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
land use | England | Environment Agency |
land use | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
land use | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
land use | Wales | Rural Payments Wales |
land/property ownership, sales and registration | Scotland | Registers of Scotland |
land/property ownership, sales and registration | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
landfill | England | Environment Agency |
landfill | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
landfill | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
leisure and tourism | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
light detection and ranging (LiDAR) | England | Environment Agency |
light detection and ranging (LiDAR) | Scotland | Historic Environment Scotland |
light detection and ranging (LiDAR) | Scotland | Scottish Government |
light detection and ranging (LiDAR) | Wales | Cadw |
light detection and ranging (LiDAR) | Northern Ireland | Department of Communities |
light detection and ranging (LiDAR) | Northern Ireland | Department of Infrastructure |
light detection and ranging (LiDAR) | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
light detection and ranging (LiDAR) | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
light detection and ranging (LiDAR) | Wales | Welsh Government |
M
manufacturing and production industry | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
mariculture | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
mariculture | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
marine | Scotland | Marine Scotland |
marine | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
marine geoscience | UK | British Geological Survey |
marine ice | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
marine waste management | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
maritime limits and boundaries | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
maritime restrictions | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
meteorological observations | UK (and worldwide) | Met Office |
meteorology | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
mines and mine entries | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Coal Authority |
mines and mine entries | England | Environment Agency |
mines and mine entries | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
mining and minerals | UK | British Geological Survey |
mining and minerals | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Coal Authority |
N
national and regional accounts | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
natural resources | UK | British Geological Survey |
natural resources | Scotland | Forestry and Land Scotland |
natural resources | Scotland | Scottish Forestry |
natural resources | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
natural resources | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
natural topography | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
natural topography | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
navigational aids | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
nutrients | Northern Ireland | Agri-food and Biosciences Institute |
nutrients | England | Environment Agency |
nutrients | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
nutrients | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
O
ocean features | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
oil / gas production | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
P
personal and household finances | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
pesticides | Northern Ireland | Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute |
pesticides | England | Environment Agency |
pesticides | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
place names | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
place names | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
planning | Scotland | Scottish Government |
planning | UK | British Geological Survey |
planning | Wales | Welsh Government |
population and migration | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
port facilities and services | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
postcodes | Scotland | National Records for Scotland |
postcodes | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
postcodes | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
precipitation (including rain, snow and rainfall radar) | England | Environment Agency |
precipitation (including rain, snow and rainfall radar) | UK (and worldwide) | Met Office |
precipitation (including rain, snow and rainfall radar) | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
precipitation (including rain, snow and rainfall radar) | Scotland | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
price paid | Scotland | Registers of Scotland |
price paid / sale prices | England and Wales | HM Land Registry |
price paid / sale prices | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
property development | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Coal Authority |
R
registered estates / interests in land | England and Wales | HM Land Registry |
registered estates / interests in land | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
registered freeholds / leaseholds | England and Wales | HM Land Registry |
registered freeholds / leaseholds | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
reservoirs | England | Environment Agency |
reservoirs | Northern Ireland | Department of Infrastructure |
reservoirs | Scotland | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
reservoirs | Wales | Welsh Water |
retail industry | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
risk | England | Environment Agency |
risk | Northern Ireland | Department for Infrastructure |
risk | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
rivers | England | Environment Agency |
rivers | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
rivers | Northern Ireland | Department of Infrastructure |
rivers | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
rivers | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
rivers | Scotland | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
roads | Scotland | Transport Scotland |
roads | Northern Ireland | Department of Infrastructure |
roads | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
roads | Wales | Transport for Wales |
routing | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
routing | Northern Ireland | Department of Infrastructure |
routing | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
S
sea level | Northern Ireland | Department of Infrastructure |
sea level | England | Environment Agency |
sea level | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
seabed mining | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
shallow workings | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Coal Authority |
soils and landscapes | UK | British Geological Survey |
soils and landscapes | Scotland | James Hutton Institute |
soils and landscapes | Northern Ireland | Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute |
soils and landscapes | Scotland | Nature Scot |
species | England | Environment Agency |
species | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
species | Scotland | Marine Scotland |
species | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
species | Scotland | Nature Scot |
storms, thunderstorms and lightning | UK (and worldwide) | Met Office |
T
temperature | UK (and worldwide) | Met Office |
tidelines | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
tides | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
title register and title plans | England and Wales | HM Land Registry |
transport networks | Northern Ireland | Department for Infrastructure |
transport networks | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
transport networks | Wales | Transport for Wales |
transport networks | Scotland | Transport Scotland |
U
unique property reference numbers (UPRN) | Scotland | Improvement Service |
unique property reference numbers (UPRN) | Northern Ireland | Land and Property Services Northern Ireland |
unique property reference numbers (UPRN) | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
urban areas (cities and towns) | Scotland | National Records for Scotland |
urban areas (cities and towns) | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
urban areas (cities and towns) | England, Scotland and Wales (GB) | Ordnance Survey |
utilities & services | Northern Ireland | Department for Infrastructure |
utilities & services | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Water |
utilities & services | Scotland | Scottish Water |
utilities & services | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
utilities & services | Wales | Welsh Water |
W
waste | England | Environment Agency |
waste | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
waste | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
waste | Scotland | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
water | England | Environment Agency |
water | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsWales |
water | Wales | Natural Resources Wales |
water | Scotland | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
water | Scotland | Scottish Water |
water | Wales | Welsh Water |
weather forecasts | UK (and worldwide) | Met Office |
weathering and erosion | UK | British Geological Survey |
wind speed and direction | UK (and worldwide) | Met Office |
wrecks | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
wrecks | Wales | Cadw |
wrecks | Northern Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
wrecks | Scotland | Historic Environment Scotland |