Terme du glossaire

Water point

Natural (spring) or artificial access (drilling, drain, well, etc) to groundwater. Each water point has a national code (BSS code*) and is located by geographic coordinates through a projection system. It is also defined by the following additional pieces of information: a name or label, an altitude, an address (locality), a location map.

Source: 
According to BRGM
Identifiant: 
http://glossaire.eaufrance.fr/fr/concept/water-point