Guidance
Geospatial themes and related data publishers
Updated 14 July 2022
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| ocean features | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
| oil / gas production | UK (and worldwide) | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |