Package:
MarineVegetation
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Title:
BD061_S
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Definition:
A region of waterborne cellular or vascular plants (for example: algae, grasses, reeds,
and water hyacinths).
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Description:
The vegetation may moored (for example: sea grass and reeds) or floating (for example:
sargasso and water hyacinths).
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Type:
Feature type
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Overview of characteristics:
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Name:
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aquaticVegCover-singleValue
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Title:
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AVC-singleValue
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Definition:
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The portion of a waterbody surface area that is covered by aquatic vegetation.
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
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Value type:
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Real
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Name:
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aquaticVegGrowthHabit
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Title:
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AGH
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Definition:
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The growth pattern, location and/or habit of aquatic vegetation.
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
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Value type:
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AquaticVegetation_aquaticVegGrowthHabit (enumeration)
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Values:
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See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
submerged
|
1
Aquatic vegetation that grows completely under the surface of the water.
Includes sea grass and large (macro) algae such as kelp. Parts of the plant may expose
at low water levels, but the plant will begin to die if the normal water level is
not soon restored.
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emergent
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2
Aquatic vegetation that is rooted in the sediments and either extends above the water
surface for a short height or floats on the surface of the water.
Includes water lilies, grasses, sedges, and rushes.
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freeFloating
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3
Aquatic vegetation that is not rooted and floats with local currents.
Algae that can accumulate in still waters, coastally, within coves and/or along frontal
boundaries.
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waterlogged
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4
Aquatic vegetation that occurs in waterlogged soils and has specialized roots for
stabilization and oxygen.
Includes mangroves, cypress, and shrubs. Normally located in areas sheltered from
high-energy waves.
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noInformation
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-999999
No Information
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notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
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other
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999
Other
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Name:
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dangerousToNavigation
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Title:
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DTN
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Definition:
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An indication that a hazard in a waterbody is considered to be dangerous to surface
navigation.
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Description:
|
For example, broken piles, a rock formation, or a reef in moderately deep waters.
For large vessels a depth of less than 20 metres is generally considered to be dangerous.
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
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Value type:
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BooleanWithONINA (enumeration)
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Values:
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See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
false
|
1000
False
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true
|
1001
True
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noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
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Name:
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floating
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Title:
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FLO
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Definition:
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An indication that an object is floating.
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
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Value type:
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BooleanWithONINA (enumeration)
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Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
false
|
1000
False
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true
|
1001
True
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noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
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Name:
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geometry-surfaceGeometryInfo.baseElevation.accuracy
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Title:
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GEM-zI009.BEL.accuracy
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Definition:
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The vertical distance from a specified vertical datum to the terrain surface of or
at the base of the feature.
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Description:
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If the feature is not supported above the surface by another feature then the base
of the feature is usually located at ground or water level on the downhill/downstream
side. For non-inland water bodies, the water level is usually understood to be Mean
Sea Level (MSL). In the case of a survey marker (monument) this is usually the elevation
assigned to the marker (monument).
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
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Value type:
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Real
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Name:
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geometry-surfaceGeometryInfo.baseElevation.value-singleValue
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Title:
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GEM-zI009.BEL.value-singleValue
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Definition:
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The vertical distance from a specified vertical datum to the terrain surface of or
at the base of the feature.
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Description:
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If the feature is not supported above the surface by another feature then the base
of the feature is usually located at ground or water level on the downhill/downstream
side. For non-inland water bodies, the water level is usually understood to be Mean
Sea Level (MSL). In the case of a survey marker (monument) this is usually the elevation
assigned to the marker (monument).
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
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Value type:
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Real
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Name:
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geometry-surfaceGeometryInfo.horizCoordMetadata.absoluteHorizAccuracy90.absoluteHorizAccEvalMeth
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Title:
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GEM-zI009.horizCoordMetadata.AHA.absoluteHorizAccEvalMeth
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Definition:
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The method by which the absolute horizontal accuracy was derived.
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
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Value type:
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HorizPosAccuracy_absoluteHorizAccEvalMeth (enumeration)
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Values:
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See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
evaluationDeferred
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21
Evaluation deferred (no measurement).
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geodeticSurveyAdequate
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1
Geodetic survey control - adequate sample.
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geodeticSurveySmall
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2
Geodetic survey control - small sample.
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photogrammAdequate
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22
Photogrammetric control - adequate sample.
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photogrammSmall
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23
Photogrammetric control - small sample.
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productSpecification
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15
Product specification accuracy value - assumed adequate sample.
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sourceAccuracy
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13
Accuracy evaluation printed on the map sheet or the evaluation was derived from source
accuracy.
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Name:
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geometry-surfaceGeometryInfo.horizCoordMetadata.absoluteHorizAccuracy90.value
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Title:
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GEM-zI009.horizCoordMetadata.AHA.value
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Definition:
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The difference between the recorded horizontal coordinates of a feature and its true
position referenced to the same geodetic datum expressed as a circular error at 90
percent probability.
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Description:
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It may also be applied to a data set. If the data contains multiple accuracies, usually
the worst accuracy which applies to 10% or more of the data is recorded.
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
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Value type:
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Real
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Name:
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geometry-surfaceGeometryInfo.horizCoordMetadata.horizAccuracyCategory
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Title:
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GEM-zI009.horizCoordMetadata.ACC
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Definition:
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A general evaluation of the horizontal accuracy of the geographic position of a feature,
as a category.
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Multiplicity:
|
0..1
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Value type:
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HorizCoordMetadata_horizAccuracyCategory (enumeration)
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Values:
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See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
accurate
|
1
Meets specified accuracy requirements.
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approximate
|
2
Fails to meet specified accuracy requirements but is deemed sufficiently accurate
for some uses.
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doubtful
|
3
Fails to meet specified accuracy requirements and is probably not sufficiently accurate
for most uses.
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precise
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7
Exceeds specified accuracy requirements.
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noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
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notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
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other
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999
Other
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Name:
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geometry-surfaceGeometryInfo.surfaceGeometry
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Title:
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GEM-zI009.G03
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Definition:
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A 2-dimensional geometric primitive, locally representing a continuous image of a
region of a plane.
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Description:
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Its subtypes include (but are not limited to): GM_PolyhedralSurface (which aggregates
GM_Polygon).
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
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Value type:
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GM_Surface
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Name:
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geometry-surfaceGeometryInfo.vertCoordMetadata.absoluteVertAccuracy90.absoluteVertAccEvalMeth
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Title:
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GEM-zI009.vertCoordMetadata.AVA.absoluteVertAccEvalMeth
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Definition:
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The method by which the absolute vertical accuracy was derived.
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
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Value type:
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VertPosAccuracy_absoluteVertAccEvalMeth (enumeration)
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Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
evaluationDeferred
|
21
Evaluation deferred (no measurement).
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geodeticSurveyAdequate
|
1
Geodetic survey control - adequate sample.
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geodeticSurveySmall
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2
Geodetic survey control - small sample.
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photogrammAdequate
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22
Photogrammetric control - adequate sample.
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photogrammSmall
|
23
Photogrammetric control - small sample.
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productSpecification
|
15
Product specification accuracy value - assumed adequate sample.
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sourceAccuracy
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13
Accuracy evaluation printed on the map sheet or the evaluation was derived from source
accuracy.
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Name:
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geometry-surfaceGeometryInfo.vertCoordMetadata.absoluteVertAccuracy90.value
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Title:
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GEM-zI009.vertCoordMetadata.AVA.value
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Definition:
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The difference between the recorded elevation of a feature and its true elevation
referenced to the same vertical datum expressed as a linear error at 90 percent probability.
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Description:
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It may also be applied to a data set. If the data contains multiple accuracies, usually
the worst accuracy which applies to 10% or more of the data is recorded.
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
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Value type:
|
Real
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Name:
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geometry-surfaceGeometryInfo.vertCoordMetadata.elevationAccuracyCategory
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Title:
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GEM-zI009.vertCoordMetadata.ELA
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Definition:
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A general evaluation of the accuracy of the vertical position of a feature, as a category.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
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Value type:
|
VertCoordMetadata_elevationAccuracyCategory (enumeration)
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Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
accurate
|
1
Meets specified accuracy requirements.
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approximate
|
2
Fails to meet specified accuracy requirements but is deemed sufficiently accurate
for some uses.
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
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Name:
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humanHazard
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Title:
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HHA
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Definition:
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The type(s) of a possible danger to human activity (for example: slipping) which may
be present due to naturally occuring conditions (for example: algae covered rocks).
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Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
AquaticVegetation_humanHazard (enumeration)
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Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
abrasion
|
1
Superficial damage to the skin, generally not penetrating deeper than the epidermis.
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biological
|
2
Marine life that pose hazards to man by direct contact (for example: jellyfish and
sponges), injection (for example: stingrays and scorpionfish), by indirect contact
with toxins produced by microorganisms (for example: pfiesteria and prorocentrum)
or by predatorial animals (for example: sharks and barracudas).
Waste and foreign species discharged in ballast water from ships (when purging procedures
are not followed) are also considered a biological hazard.
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drowning
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3
Death caused by the filling of the lungs by a liquid causing the interruption of the
body's exchange of oxygen from the air leading to asphyxia.
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entanglement
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4
The situation of being physically unable to exit a site due to snagging and/or by
being hampered by clothing or equipment.
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puncture
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5
Surfaces and/or protrusions are present that would puncture a person and/or their
equipment under normal contact.
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slipping
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6
The area is susceptible to slick conditions and tripping hazards.
For example, where algae is growing on a rock and a slip hazard exists.
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noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
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notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy.fullName
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Title:
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ISDES.FNA
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Definition:
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A complete name that is used to designate the entity as that designation would normally
be written by the originating culture on a map or chart.
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Description:
|
It is generally considered to consist of a specific part, a generic part, and any
articles or prepositions. The order of the parts may vary with the generic part appearing
at the beginning, middle or end.
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Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy.fullNameNoDiacritics
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Title:
|
ISDES.FN1
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Definition:
|
A complete name that is used to designate the entity as that designation would normally
be written by the originating culture on a map or chart except that any diacritics
and special characters have been replaced with their corresponding Roman characters.
|
Description:
|
It is generally considered to consist of a specific part, a generic part, and any
articles or prepositions. The order of the parts may vary with the generic part appearing
at the beginning, middle or end.
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Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy.fullNameOrdered
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Title:
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ISDES.FN2
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Definition:
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A complete name that is used to designate the entity as that designation would normally
be written by the originating culture on a map or chart, except that its components
have been arranged into an order that facilitates alphabetic ordering and search.
|
Description:
|
The component order is such that the specific part of the name appears first, followed
by an optional comma, the generic part of the name, and then finally any articles
or prepositions (for example: 'Everest, Mount' or 'Mexico, Gulf of'). For some geographic
names no reordering of the full name is required (for example: 'Tigrus River'). Geographic
names that are believed to no longer exist are enclosed in double parenthesis, as:
'(( Name ))'.
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy.geoNameCharacterSet
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Title:
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ISDES.GCS
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Definition:
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The character set used for the display of characters with diacritics and special characters
in a geographic name.
|
Description:
|
Individual character sets include diacritics and special characters from multiple
languages in the same geographic region.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
GeoNameInfo_geoNameCharacterSet (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
region1
|
1
Includes language-specific characters used in the Americas and Western Europe.
|
region2
|
2
Includes language-specific characters used in Eastern Europe.
|
region3
|
3
Includes language-specific characters used in Africa and the Middle East.
|
region4
|
4
Includes language-specific characters used in Russia and Central Asia.
|
region5
|
5
Includes language-specific characters used in the Asia Pacific region.
|
region6
|
6
Includes language-specific characters used in Vietnam.
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
|
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy.geoNameDesignation
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Title:
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ISDES.GND
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Definition:
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The designation of the type of a feature with which a geographic name is associated,
as used in the NGA Geographic Names Data Base (GNDB).
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Description:
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A designated feature type also has a (unique, single) geographic name classification.
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
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Value type:
|
CharacterString
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy.geographicNameType
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Title:
|
ISDES.GNT
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Definition:
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The type of a geographic name based on its scope of use, quality of source and/or
its transliteration status.
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Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
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GeoNameInfo_geographicNameType (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
conventional
|
1
An English name that is in widespread usage for a feature that is located in a region
where English is not the official language.
|
historicalOriginal
|
9
A historical name for a feature that remains in the original (non-Latin/Roman) script.
|
historicalTransliterated
|
8
A historical name for a feature that has been transliterated to the Latin/Roman script
as necessary.
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nativeOriginal
|
5
The official local name for a feature that remains in the original (non-Latin/Roman)
script and is approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN).
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nativeTransliterated
|
2
The official local name for a feature that has been transliterated to the Latin/Roman
script as necessary and is approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN).
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provisional
|
10
A provisional name for a feature that has been transliterated to the Latin/Roman script
as necessary.
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unverifiedOriginal
|
7
A local name for a feature that remains in the original (non-Latin/Roman) script,
where a native source for the name was either unavailable or nonexistant and a non-native
source for the name was used instead and the resulting name could not be verified
from a recent local official source.
An unverified name is usually indicated in a gazetteer using the dagger symbol.
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unverifiedTransliterated
|
4
A local name for a feature that has been transliterated to the Latin/Roman script
as necessary, where a native source for the name was either unavailable or nonexistant
and a non-native source for the name was used instead and the resulting name could
not be verified from a recent local official source.
An unverified name is usually indicated in a gazetteer using the dagger symbol.
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variantOriginal
|
6
A variant or alternate name for a feature that remains in the original (non-Latin/Roman)
script.
For example, a former name, a name in local usage, alternate name spellings found
in various sources, or a derived short name.
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variantTransliterated
|
3
A variant or alternate name for a feature that has been transliterated to the Latin/Roman
script as necessary.
For example, a former name, a name in local usage, alternate name spellings found
in various sources, or a derived short name.
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noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
|
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy.iso15924ScriptCode
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Title:
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ISDES.IS1
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Definition:
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO 15924) four character code
that designates a script.
|
Description:
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A script is a set of graphic characters used for the written form of one or more languages.
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy.languageCode
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Title:
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ISDES.LAN
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Definition:
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO 639-3) three character code
that designates the language or macrolanguage of the source of a geographic name.
|
Description:
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A macrolanguage is a set of closely related language varieties (dialects) that generally
have a common linguistic identity and a common written form; this may occur when there
is a transitional socio-linguistic situation in which sub-communities of a single
language community are diverging. The language of the geographic name source should
be distinguished from the language of origin or etymology of a geographic name; for
example, considering the place name 'San Jose, California' the language of the source
of this geographic name may be English if it is determined from a United States map,
regardless of the fact that this geographic name means 'St. Joseph, California' in
Spanish.
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy.languageDialectCode
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Title:
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ISDES.LAD
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Definition:
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO 639-3) three character code
that designates the language dialect, if applicable, of the source of a geographic
name.
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Description:
|
Some languages have no (child) dialects. Each language dialect is unique to only one
parent language.
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Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy.multipleOfficialNames
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Title:
|
ISDES.MON
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Definition:
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An indication that a feature has more than one official, native script, geographic
name.
|
Description:
|
Multiple official names may exist when a feature passes through more than one country
and those multiple countries have different official names for that feature. Some
countries have more than one official language and therefore may have an official
name for a feature in each official language.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
BooleanWithONINA (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
false
|
1000
False
|
true
|
1001
True
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy.nameIdentifier
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Title:
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ISDES.NFN
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Definition:
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The unique name identifier element in the NGA Geographic Names Data Base (GNDB).
|
Description:
|
Typically used together with Attribute: 'Named Feature Identifier' to provide a unique
index into the NGA Geographic Names Data Base (GNDB) from which NGA draws all of its
feature name information.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy.namedFeatureIdentifier
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Title:
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ISDES.NFI
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Definition:
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The unique named feature identifier element in the NGA Geographic Names Data Base
(GNDB).
|
Description:
|
Typically used together with Attribute: 'Name Identifier' to provide a unique index
into the NGA Geographic Names Data Base (GNDB) from which NGA draws all of its feature
name information.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy_2.fullName
|
Title:
|
ISDES_2.FNA
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Definition:
|
A complete name that is used to designate the entity as that designation would normally
be written by the originating culture on a map or chart.
|
Description:
|
It is generally considered to consist of a specific part, a generic part, and any
articles or prepositions. The order of the parts may vary with the generic part appearing
at the beginning, middle or end.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy_2.fullNameNoDiacritics
|
Title:
|
ISDES_2.FN1
|
Definition:
|
A complete name that is used to designate the entity as that designation would normally
be written by the originating culture on a map or chart except that any diacritics
and special characters have been replaced with their corresponding Roman characters.
|
Description:
|
It is generally considered to consist of a specific part, a generic part, and any
articles or prepositions. The order of the parts may vary with the generic part appearing
at the beginning, middle or end.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy_2.fullNameOrdered
|
Title:
|
ISDES_2.FN2
|
Definition:
|
A complete name that is used to designate the entity as that designation would normally
be written by the originating culture on a map or chart, except that its components
have been arranged into an order that facilitates alphabetic ordering and search.
|
Description:
|
The component order is such that the specific part of the name appears first, followed
by an optional comma, the generic part of the name, and then finally any articles
or prepositions (for example: 'Everest, Mount' or 'Mexico, Gulf of'). For some geographic
names no reordering of the full name is required (for example: 'Tigrus River'). Geographic
names that are believed to no longer exist are enclosed in double parenthesis, as:
'(( Name ))'.
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
|
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy_2.geoNameCharacterSet
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Title:
|
ISDES_2.GCS
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Definition:
|
The character set used for the display of characters with diacritics and special characters
in a geographic name.
|
Description:
|
Individual character sets include diacritics and special characters from multiple
languages in the same geographic region.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
GeoNameInfo_geoNameCharacterSet (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
region1
|
1
Includes language-specific characters used in the Americas and Western Europe.
|
region2
|
2
Includes language-specific characters used in Eastern Europe.
|
region3
|
3
Includes language-specific characters used in Africa and the Middle East.
|
region4
|
4
Includes language-specific characters used in Russia and Central Asia.
|
region5
|
5
Includes language-specific characters used in the Asia Pacific region.
|
region6
|
6
Includes language-specific characters used in Vietnam.
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy_2.geoNameDesignation
|
Title:
|
ISDES_2.GND
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Definition:
|
The designation of the type of a feature with which a geographic name is associated,
as used in the NGA Geographic Names Data Base (GNDB).
|
Description:
|
A designated feature type also has a (unique, single) geographic name classification.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy_2.geographicNameType
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Title:
|
ISDES_2.GNT
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Definition:
|
The type of a geographic name based on its scope of use, quality of source and/or
its transliteration status.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
GeoNameInfo_geographicNameType (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
conventional
|
1
An English name that is in widespread usage for a feature that is located in a region
where English is not the official language.
|
historicalOriginal
|
9
A historical name for a feature that remains in the original (non-Latin/Roman) script.
|
historicalTransliterated
|
8
A historical name for a feature that has been transliterated to the Latin/Roman script
as necessary.
|
nativeOriginal
|
5
The official local name for a feature that remains in the original (non-Latin/Roman)
script and is approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN).
|
nativeTransliterated
|
2
The official local name for a feature that has been transliterated to the Latin/Roman
script as necessary and is approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN).
|
provisional
|
10
A provisional name for a feature that has been transliterated to the Latin/Roman script
as necessary.
|
unverifiedOriginal
|
7
A local name for a feature that remains in the original (non-Latin/Roman) script,
where a native source for the name was either unavailable or nonexistant and a non-native
source for the name was used instead and the resulting name could not be verified
from a recent local official source.
An unverified name is usually indicated in a gazetteer using the dagger symbol.
|
unverifiedTransliterated
|
4
A local name for a feature that has been transliterated to the Latin/Roman script
as necessary, where a native source for the name was either unavailable or nonexistant
and a non-native source for the name was used instead and the resulting name could
not be verified from a recent local official source.
An unverified name is usually indicated in a gazetteer using the dagger symbol.
|
variantOriginal
|
6
A variant or alternate name for a feature that remains in the original (non-Latin/Roman)
script.
For example, a former name, a name in local usage, alternate name spellings found
in various sources, or a derived short name.
|
variantTransliterated
|
3
A variant or alternate name for a feature that has been transliterated to the Latin/Roman
script as necessary.
For example, a former name, a name in local usage, alternate name spellings found
in various sources, or a derived short name.
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy_2.iso15924ScriptCode
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Title:
|
ISDES_2.IS1
|
Definition:
|
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO 15924) four character code
that designates a script.
|
Description:
|
A script is a set of graphic characters used for the written form of one or more languages.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy_2.languageCode
|
Title:
|
ISDES_2.LAN
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Definition:
|
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO 639-3) three character code
that designates the language or macrolanguage of the source of a geographic name.
|
Description:
|
A macrolanguage is a set of closely related language varieties (dialects) that generally
have a common linguistic identity and a common written form; this may occur when there
is a transitional socio-linguistic situation in which sub-communities of a single
language community are diverging. The language of the geographic name source should
be distinguished from the language of origin or etymology of a geographic name; for
example, considering the place name 'San Jose, California' the language of the source
of this geographic name may be English if it is determined from a United States map,
regardless of the fact that this geographic name means 'St. Joseph, California' in
Spanish.
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Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy_2.languageDialectCode
|
Title:
|
ISDES_2.LAD
|
Definition:
|
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO 639-3) three character code
that designates the language dialect, if applicable, of the source of a geographic
name.
|
Description:
|
Some languages have no (child) dialects. Each language dialect is unique to only one
parent language.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
|
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Name:
|
isDesignatedBy_2.multipleOfficialNames
|
Title:
|
ISDES_2.MON
|
Definition:
|
An indication that a feature has more than one official, native script, geographic
name.
|
Description:
|
Multiple official names may exist when a feature passes through more than one country
and those multiple countries have different official names for that feature. Some
countries have more than one official language and therefore may have an official
name for a feature in each official language.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
BooleanWithONINA (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
false
|
1000
False
|
true
|
1001
True
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
|
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Name:
|
isDesignatedBy_2.nameIdentifier
|
Title:
|
ISDES_2.NFN
|
Definition:
|
The unique name identifier element in the NGA Geographic Names Data Base (GNDB).
|
Description:
|
Typically used together with Attribute: 'Named Feature Identifier' to provide a unique
index into the NGA Geographic Names Data Base (GNDB) from which NGA draws all of its
feature name information.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
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Name:
|
isDesignatedBy_2.namedFeatureIdentifier
|
Title:
|
ISDES_2.NFI
|
Definition:
|
The unique named feature identifier element in the NGA Geographic Names Data Base
(GNDB).
|
Description:
|
Typically used together with Attribute: 'Name Identifier' to provide a unique index
into the NGA Geographic Names Data Base (GNDB) from which NGA draws all of its feature
name information.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
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Name:
|
metadata.dataQualityStatement
|
Title:
|
MD0.DQS
|
Definition:
|
A narrative or other textual description that records a general assessment of the
quality of a resource (for example: a data instance, a data set or a data processing
activity).
|
Description:
|
The quality of a data resource is dependent on the data providers knowledge regarding
the lineage of the data and the processes that have been used to transform that data.
No restriction is placed on the length of the statement.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
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Name:
|
metadata.delineationKnown
|
Title:
|
MD0.COD
|
Definition:
|
An indication that the delineation (for example: limits and information) of a feature
is known.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
BooleanWithONINA (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
false
|
1000
False
|
true
|
1001
True
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
|
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Name:
|
metadata.existenceCertaintyCat
|
Title:
|
MD0.COE
|
Definition:
|
A general evaluation of the quality of a feature assessment, as a category.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
FeatureMetadata_existenceCertaintyCat (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
definite
|
1
A feature whose existence has been confirmed by a trusted source.
|
doubtful
|
2
A feature whose existence has been reported and was not able to be confirmed, but
which is assumed to be present for reasons of safety.
|
reported
|
3
A feature whose existence has been reported but not confirmed.
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
|
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Name:
|
metadata.surveyCoverageCategory
|
Title:
|
MD0.SUR
|
Definition:
|
A general evaluation of the coverage quality of a survey, as a category.
|
Description:
|
See possibly accompanying Attribute: 'Position Quality Category' for additional survey-related
information.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
FeatureMetadata_surveyCoverageCategory (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
inadequatelySurveyed
|
2
Surveyed, but not with complete coverage and/or not to established standards.
|
surveyed
|
1
Surveyed with complete coverage and to established standards.
Survey implies a regular, controlled survey of any date.
|
unsurveyed
|
3
Survey data either does not exist or is very poor in coverage and/or quality.
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
|
|
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Name:
|
specifiedDomainValues
|
Title:
|
OTH
|
Definition:
|
One or more intended attribute domain values for one or more enumeration or codelist
attributes that are not currently valid members of their respective attribute ranges.
|
Description:
|
The actual attribute domain values may have been previously, or may become in the
future, valid members of the attribute domain range.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
|
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Name:
|
uniqueEntityIdentifier
|
Title:
|
UFI
|
Definition:
|
The globally unique and persistent identifier of an entity (for example: feature or
event) instance as specified by a Uniform Resource Name (URN) in accordance with the
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) RFC2396 and RFC2141.
|
Description:
|
It is based on the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), a compact string of characters
for identifying an abstract or physical resource. The term 'Uniform Resource Name'
(URN) refers to the subset of URI that are required to remain globally unique and
persistent even when the resource ceases to exist or becomes unavailable. The URN
is drawn from one of a set of defined namespaces, each of which has its own set name
structure and assignment procedures.
|
Multiplicity:
|
1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
|
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Name:
|
universalUniqueIdentifier
|
Title:
|
UUI
|
Definition:
|
The Universal Unique Identifier (UUID) that is assigned to a feature in order to uniquely
identify it for the purpose of maintaining relationships between features (relational
database) and version control.
|
Description:
|
UUIDs are defined in ITU-T Rec. X.667 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ISO/IEC 9834-8.
|
Multiplicity:
|
1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
|
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Name:
|
vegetationSpecies
|
Title:
|
VSP
|
Definition:
|
The predominant species of a tract of vegetation.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
AquaticVegetation_vegetationSpecies (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
kelp
|
17
Any of various large brown seaweeds, chiefly members of the orders Fucales and Laminariales.
Specifically Macrocystis pyrifera of the Pacific coast of America, the largest of
the seaweeds. Often burnt for the substances found in the ashes.
|
mangrove
|
19
Any of various tropical trees or shrubs of the genera Rhizophora and Bruguiera (family
Rhizophoraceae) with interlacing aerial roots, which form dense thickets in muddy
swamps subject to tidal inundation.
For example, Rhizophora mangle (also known as common mangrove or red mangrove). May
also be used to describe other tropical trees or shrubs of similar habit and appearance,
especially of the genus Avicennia (of the verbena family).
|
nipa
|
22
A palm tree, Nypa fruticans, of mangrove swamps in tropical Asia and Australia, having
a creeping rhizome and large feathery leaves.
|
posidonia
|
28
Posidonia oceanica, an alga-like, vascular, flowering plant endemic to the Mediterranean
Sea.
It forms extensive underwater meadows that spread from the shore to the depth of 40
metres. Most often they are found on silty and sandy floors; less often on hard ground.
Its rhizomes, which can grow horizontally or vertically, are densely intertwined and
constitute a kind of a secondary bottom. This may be several decimetres thick and
can sometimes create actual reefs.
|
reed
|
29
Any of various tall broad-leaved firm-stemmed grasses of the genera Phragmites and
Arundo growing in water or marshy ground, frequently in large stands.
Especially the common reed, Phragmites australis, found in most parts of the world.
May also be used, with a specifying word, to describe any of various plants resembling
the reed.
|
sargassum
|
30
Any brown alga of the genus Sargassum, the members of which are kept afloat by air-filled
bladders and form dense floating masses in warmer parts of the Atlantic.
|
seaTangle
|
31
Coarse marine alga of the genus Laminaria.
For example, oarweed or Laminaria digitata and Laminaria saccharina, two species of
seaweed with long feathery fronds, the young stalk and fronds of which are sometimes
eaten.
|
waterHyacinth
|
35
A free-floating water plant with thick, waxy, rounded, glossy leaves that rise well
above the water surface on stalks that grow up to three feet in height.
Water hyacinth growth rate is among the highest of any plant known: hyacinth populations
can double in as little as 12 days. In addition to blocking boat traffic and preventing
swimming and fishing, water hyacinth infestations also prevent sunlight and oxygen
from penetrating the water. Decaying plant matter also reduces oxygen in the water
and consequently water hyacinth infestations reduce fisheries, shade out and crowd
out immersed plants, and reduce biological diversity.
|
algae
|
36
A plant of simple structure that grows chiefly in water, such as the various forms
of seaweed.
It ranges in size from a microscopic plant, large numbers of which sometimes cause
discoloration of water, to the giant kelp which may extend for more than 185 metres
(approximately 600 feet) in length.
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
|
|
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Name:
|
vegetationSpecies_2
|
Title:
|
VSP_2
|
Definition:
|
The predominant species of a tract of vegetation.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
AquaticVegetation_vegetationSpecies (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
kelp
|
17
Any of various large brown seaweeds, chiefly members of the orders Fucales and Laminariales.
Specifically Macrocystis pyrifera of the Pacific coast of America, the largest of
the seaweeds. Often burnt for the substances found in the ashes.
|
mangrove
|
19
Any of various tropical trees or shrubs of the genera Rhizophora and Bruguiera (family
Rhizophoraceae) with interlacing aerial roots, which form dense thickets in muddy
swamps subject to tidal inundation.
For example, Rhizophora mangle (also known as common mangrove or red mangrove). May
also be used to describe other tropical trees or shrubs of similar habit and appearance,
especially of the genus Avicennia (of the verbena family).
|
nipa
|
22
A palm tree, Nypa fruticans, of mangrove swamps in tropical Asia and Australia, having
a creeping rhizome and large feathery leaves.
|
posidonia
|
28
Posidonia oceanica, an alga-like, vascular, flowering plant endemic to the Mediterranean
Sea.
It forms extensive underwater meadows that spread from the shore to the depth of 40
metres. Most often they are found on silty and sandy floors; less often on hard ground.
Its rhizomes, which can grow horizontally or vertically, are densely intertwined and
constitute a kind of a secondary bottom. This may be several decimetres thick and
can sometimes create actual reefs.
|
reed
|
29
Any of various tall broad-leaved firm-stemmed grasses of the genera Phragmites and
Arundo growing in water or marshy ground, frequently in large stands.
Especially the common reed, Phragmites australis, found in most parts of the world.
May also be used, with a specifying word, to describe any of various plants resembling
the reed.
|
sargassum
|
30
Any brown alga of the genus Sargassum, the members of which are kept afloat by air-filled
bladders and form dense floating masses in warmer parts of the Atlantic.
|
seaTangle
|
31
Coarse marine alga of the genus Laminaria.
For example, oarweed or Laminaria digitata and Laminaria saccharina, two species of
seaweed with long feathery fronds, the young stalk and fronds of which are sometimes
eaten.
|
waterHyacinth
|
35
A free-floating water plant with thick, waxy, rounded, glossy leaves that rise well
above the water surface on stalks that grow up to three feet in height.
Water hyacinth growth rate is among the highest of any plant known: hyacinth populations
can double in as little as 12 days. In addition to blocking boat traffic and preventing
swimming and fishing, water hyacinth infestations also prevent sunlight and oxygen
from penetrating the water. Decaying plant matter also reduces oxygen in the water
and consequently water hyacinth infestations reduce fisheries, shade out and crowd
out immersed plants, and reduce biological diversity.
|
algae
|
36
A plant of simple structure that grows chiefly in water, such as the various forms
of seaweed.
It ranges in size from a microscopic plant, large numbers of which sometimes cause
discoloration of water, to the giant kelp which may extend for more than 185 metres
(approximately 600 feet) in length.
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
|
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Name:
|
vegetationSpecies_3
|
Title:
|
VSP_3
|
Definition:
|
The predominant species of a tract of vegetation.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
AquaticVegetation_vegetationSpecies (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
kelp
|
17
Any of various large brown seaweeds, chiefly members of the orders Fucales and Laminariales.
Specifically Macrocystis pyrifera of the Pacific coast of America, the largest of
the seaweeds. Often burnt for the substances found in the ashes.
|
mangrove
|
19
Any of various tropical trees or shrubs of the genera Rhizophora and Bruguiera (family
Rhizophoraceae) with interlacing aerial roots, which form dense thickets in muddy
swamps subject to tidal inundation.
For example, Rhizophora mangle (also known as common mangrove or red mangrove). May
also be used to describe other tropical trees or shrubs of similar habit and appearance,
especially of the genus Avicennia (of the verbena family).
|
nipa
|
22
A palm tree, Nypa fruticans, of mangrove swamps in tropical Asia and Australia, having
a creeping rhizome and large feathery leaves.
|
posidonia
|
28
Posidonia oceanica, an alga-like, vascular, flowering plant endemic to the Mediterranean
Sea.
It forms extensive underwater meadows that spread from the shore to the depth of 40
metres. Most often they are found on silty and sandy floors; less often on hard ground.
Its rhizomes, which can grow horizontally or vertically, are densely intertwined and
constitute a kind of a secondary bottom. This may be several decimetres thick and
can sometimes create actual reefs.
|
reed
|
29
Any of various tall broad-leaved firm-stemmed grasses of the genera Phragmites and
Arundo growing in water or marshy ground, frequently in large stands.
Especially the common reed, Phragmites australis, found in most parts of the world.
May also be used, with a specifying word, to describe any of various plants resembling
the reed.
|
sargassum
|
30
Any brown alga of the genus Sargassum, the members of which are kept afloat by air-filled
bladders and form dense floating masses in warmer parts of the Atlantic.
|
seaTangle
|
31
Coarse marine alga of the genus Laminaria.
For example, oarweed or Laminaria digitata and Laminaria saccharina, two species of
seaweed with long feathery fronds, the young stalk and fronds of which are sometimes
eaten.
|
waterHyacinth
|
35
A free-floating water plant with thick, waxy, rounded, glossy leaves that rise well
above the water surface on stalks that grow up to three feet in height.
Water hyacinth growth rate is among the highest of any plant known: hyacinth populations
can double in as little as 12 days. In addition to blocking boat traffic and preventing
swimming and fishing, water hyacinth infestations also prevent sunlight and oxygen
from penetrating the water. Decaying plant matter also reduces oxygen in the water
and consequently water hyacinth infestations reduce fisheries, shade out and crowd
out immersed plants, and reduce biological diversity.
|
algae
|
36
A plant of simple structure that grows chiefly in water, such as the various forms
of seaweed.
It ranges in size from a microscopic plant, large numbers of which sometimes cause
discoloration of water, to the giant kelp which may extend for more than 185 metres
(approximately 600 feet) in length.
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
|
|