Package:
LittoralTopography
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Title:
BA021_S
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Definition:
The part of the shore or beach which lies between the low water mark and the landward
limit of the offshore region.
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Type:
Feature type
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Overview of characteristics:
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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:
|
0..1
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Value type:
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HorizPosAccuracy_absoluteHorizAccEvalMeth (enumeration)
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Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
evaluationDeferred
|
21
Evaluation deferred (no measurement).
|
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
|
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
|
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:
|
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:
|
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.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:
|
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.
|
precise
|
7
Exceeds specified accuracy requirements.
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noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
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other
|
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:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
VertPosAccuracy_absoluteVertAccEvalMeth (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
evaluationDeferred
|
21
Evaluation deferred (no measurement).
|
geodeticSurveyAdequate
|
1
Geodetic survey control - adequate sample.
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geodeticSurveySmall
|
2
Geodetic survey control - small sample.
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photogrammAdequate
|
22
Photogrammetric control - adequate sample.
|
photogrammSmall
|
23
Photogrammetric control - small sample.
|
productSpecification
|
15
Product specification accuracy value - assumed adequate sample.
|
sourceAccuracy
|
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.
|
Description:
|
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
|
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:
|
A general evaluation of the accuracy of the vertical position of a feature, as a category.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
VertCoordMetadata_elevationAccuracyCategory (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
accurate
|
1
Meets specified accuracy requirements.
|
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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isDesignatedBy.fullName
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Title:
|
ISDES.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.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.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy.fullNameOrdered
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Title:
|
ISDES.FN2
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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 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:
|
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:
|
ISDES.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.geographicNameType
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Title:
|
ISDES.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:
|
isDesignatedBy.iso15924ScriptCode
|
Title:
|
ISDES.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:
|
isDesignatedBy.languageCode
|
Title:
|
ISDES.LAN
|
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.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
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Name:
|
isDesignatedBy.languageDialectCode
|
Title:
|
ISDES.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.multipleOfficialNames
|
Title:
|
ISDES.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.nameIdentifier
|
Title:
|
ISDES.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.namedFeatureIdentifier
|
Title:
|
ISDES.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:
|
isDesignatedBy_2.fullName
|
Title:
|
ISDES_2.FNA
|
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:
|
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:
|
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 ))'.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
|
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Name:
|
isDesignatedBy_2.geoNameCharacterSet
|
Title:
|
ISDES_2.GCS
|
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:
|
isDesignatedBy_2.geoNameDesignation
|
Title:
|
ISDES_2.GND
|
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:
|
isDesignatedBy_2.geographicNameType
|
Title:
|
ISDES_2.GNT
|
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:
|
isDesignatedBy_2.iso15924ScriptCode
|
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:
|
isDesignatedBy_2.languageCode
|
Title:
|
ISDES_2.LAN
|
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.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
|
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Name:
|
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.
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Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
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Name:
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isDesignatedBy_2.multipleOfficialNames
|
Title:
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ISDES_2.MON
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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:
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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:
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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:
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maritimeBottomCharacter.primaryStructMatChar
|
Title:
|
MBC.primaryStructMatChar
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Definition:
|
The physical characteristic(s) (for example: particle size, morphology or consistency)
of the primary type of material composing a feature.
|
Description:
|
The basis for 'primary' may be, for example, compositional dominance or structural
organization.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
MaritimeBottomCharacter_primaryStructMatChar (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
broken
|
The material is fractured or in pieces, presenting a mix of irregular shapes and sizes.
For example, broken shell.
|
coarse
|
Falls within the largest size continuum for a particular nature of surface term.
For example, coarse gravel.
|
decayed
|
Partially deteriorated (for example: as a result of chemical, thermal or biological
action) but short of complete destruction.
For example, decayed vegetation.
|
fineMinuteParticles
|
Falls within the smallest size continuum for a particular nature of surface term.
For example, fine sand.
|
gritty
|
Composed of or covered with sharp gravel-sized particles.
For example, gritty mud.
|
hard
|
Firm, referring to an area of the sea floor not covered by unconsolidated sediment.
|
rotten
|
Being in a state of putrefaction as a result of the decomposition of included organic
material.
|
soft
|
Soft, referring to an area of the sea floor covered by unconsolidated sediment.
|
sticky
|
Having an adhesive or glue like character resulting in adhesion to objects (for example:
an anchor).
For example, sticky mud.
|
stiff
|
Not pliant, being thick, viscous, and resistant to flow.
For example, stiff mud.
|
streaky
|
Marked or variegated with stripes or linear discolorations.
|
tenacious
|
Marked with linear discolourations.
For example, as a result of layered deposits of different materials or the effect
of differential scouring.
|
irregular
|
Not consistent or uniform in composition and/or colour.
|
bareCleared
|
Without the natural or usual covering.
For example, not covered by sediments.
|
calcareous
|
Composed of or containing calcium or calcium carbonate.
For example, marl or chalk deposits.
|
flinty
|
Composed of or covered with sharp-edged rock fragments.
|
glacial
|
Rocky materials consisting of a range of sizes that have been carried by the advancing
edge of a glacier and left following its retreat.
|
ground
|
Broken or pounded into small fragments.
For example, as a result of wave action along a shore.
|
large
|
Being of greater than average size.
For example, large boulders.
|
rocky
|
Abounding in rocks.
The rocks may be lying free on a swept surface or partially embedded in sediments.
|
small
|
Being below the average in size.
For example, small rocks.
|
speckled
|
Flecked with small spots of contrasting colour.
|
varied
|
Widely different in composition, shape, size and/or consistency within a relatively
small region.
|
volcanic
|
Composed of or containing material ejected from a volcano.
|
medium
|
Falls within the moderate size continuum for a particular nature of surface term.
|
mobileBottom
|
Composed of materials regularly redistributed by environmental factors (for example:
waves and currents) resulting in routine changes in characteristics.
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
|
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Name:
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maritimeBottomCharacter.sedimentColour
|
Title:
|
MBC.sedimentColour
|
Definition:
|
The general colour of a waterbody sediment based on the Geological Society of America
(GSA) rock colour chart and the Munsell colour system.
|
Description:
|
The Munsell system is based on a colour solid, or approximately a colour sphere, which
has a neutral gray central axis grading from white at the top to black at the bottom.
This property of lightness is called value. Around the circumference or equator of
the solid are the ten major hues, each of which is divided into ten numbered divisions,
so that 5 marks the middle of the hue, and 10 marks the boundary between one hue and
the next. Thus, any particular hue can be designated by a number and a letter such
as 5R or 10YR. Any single vertical section through the neutral gray axis and a particular
hue constitutes a colour chart on which the colors grade in value from light at the
top to dark at the bottom, and in chroma (degree of saturation) from gray at one edge
to the most vivid colors out at the margin. Both value and chroma are numbered so
any particular colour can be given a numerical designation representing hue, value,
and chroma such as 5R 6/4 and 10YR 8/2. Colour names are based on the Inter-Society
Color Council-National Bureau of Standards system of names.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
MaritimeBottomCharacter_sedimentColour (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
grayishGreen
|
Hue: 10G, Value/Chroma: 4/2
|
paleGrayishGreen
|
Hue: 10G, Value/Chroma: 6/2
|
veryPaleGreen
|
Hue: 10G, Value/Chroma: 8/2
|
duskyYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 10GY, Value/Chroma: 3/2
|
darkYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 10GY, Value/Chroma: 4/4
|
grayishYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 10GY, Value/Chroma: 5/2
|
moderateYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 10GY, Value/Chroma: 6/4
|
paleYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 10GY, Value/Chroma: 7/2
|
veryDuskyRed
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 2/2
|
darkReddishBrown
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 3/4
|
grayishRed
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 4/2
|
moderateReddishBrown
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 4/6
|
paleReddishBrown
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 5/4
|
paleRed
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 6/2
|
moderateReddishOrange
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 6/6
|
moderateOrangePink
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 7/4
|
grayishOrangePink
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 8/2
|
greenishOlive
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 4/2
|
lightOlive
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 5/4
|
paleOlive
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 6/2
|
darkGreenishYellow
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 6/6
|
moderateGreenishYellow
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 7/4
|
paleGreenishYellow
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 8/2
|
duskyGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 3/2
|
moderateGrayishGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 5/2
|
moderateGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 5/6
|
brilliantGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 6/6
|
paleGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 7/2
|
lightGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 7/4
|
lightYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 5GY, Value/Chroma: 7/4
|
veryDuskyPurple
|
Hue: 5P, Value/Chroma: 2/2
|
palePurple
|
Hue: 5P, Value/Chroma: 6/2
|
veryDarkRed
|
Hue: 5R, Value/Chroma: 2/6
|
duskyRed
|
Hue: 5R, Value/Chroma: 3/4
|
moderateRed
|
Hue: 5R, Value/Chroma: 5/4
|
lightRed
|
Hue: 5R, Value/Chroma: 6/6
|
moderatePink
|
Hue: 5R, Value/Chroma: 7/4
|
veryDuskyRedPurple
|
Hue: 5RP, Value/Chroma: 2/2
|
paleRedPurple
|
Hue: 5RP, Value/Chroma: 6/2
|
palePink
|
Hue: 5RP, Value/Chroma: 8/2
|
moderateOliveBrown
|
Hue: 5Y, Value/Chroma: 4/4
|
lightOliveBrown
|
Hue: 5Y, Value/Chroma: 5/6
|
duskyYellow
|
Hue: 5Y, Value/Chroma: 6/4
|
moderateYellow
|
Hue: 5Y, Value/Chroma: 7/6
|
grayishYellow
|
Hue: 5Y, Value/Chroma: 8/4
|
duskyBlueGreen
|
Hue: 5BG, Value/Chroma: 3/2
|
lightBlueGreen
|
Hue: 5BG, Value/Chroma: 6/6
|
white
|
Hue: N, Value/Chroma: 9/0
|
black
|
Hue: N, Value/Chroma: 1/0
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
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Name:
|
maritimeBottomCharacter.structMatType
|
Title:
|
MBC.structMatType
|
Definition:
|
The primary type(s) of material composing a feature, exclusive of the surface.
|
Description:
|
The basis for 'primary' may be, for example, compositional dominance or structural
organization.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
MaritimeBottomCharacter_structMatType (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
ash
|
The powdery residue, composed chiefly of earthy or mineral particles, left after the
combustion of any substance.
|
bedrock
|
Native consolidated solid rock that has been unaffected by the processes of weathering
and underlies the surface of the Earth.
Often overlain by the results of weathering processes, including soil, clay, sand,
gravel and related loose materials.
|
boulders
|
Large water- or weather-worn stones.
|
calcareous
|
Containing calcium carbonate and/or other, usually insoluble, calcium salt.
|
chalk
|
White soft earthy limestone consisting almost wholly of calcite and derived chiefly
from microscopic salt water fossil shells and fragments.
|
cinders
|
Residual pieces of combustible matter (for example: coal or wood) that has ceased
to flame but has still combustible matter in them.
|
cirripedia
|
A member of the subclass Cirripedia, a marine crustacean that is generally sessile
as an adult and has limbs modified for filter-feeding.
For example, a barnacle.
|
clay
|
A stiff tenacious fine-grained earth consisting mainly of hydrated aluminosilicates,
which become more plastic when water is added and can be moulded and dried.
Used to make bricks and/or pottery.
|
cobbles
|
Water-worn rounded stones, especially of the size used for paving.
|
conglomerate
|
A coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments embedded in a matrix
of a cementing material such as silica.
|
coral
|
A usually hard calcareous substance secreted by many marine polyps as an external
skeleton for support and habitation.
Occurs in both single specimens and extensive accumulations. A similar substance may
be produced by other lime-secreting marine organisms.
|
coralHead
|
A significant, dense, coral outcrop consisting of corals grown, usually, from a single
embryo.
|
diatomaceousEarth
|
A soft, friable, porous material consisting of fossilized microscopic unicellular
alga that have rigid siliceous cell walls.
Used for filters and insulation.
|
foraminifera
|
A rhizopod of the chiefly marine order Foraminiferida, typically having a calcareous
shell with perforations (foramina) through which pseudopodia extend, the fossils forming
a major constituent of chalk and many marine oozes.
|
fucus
|
A member of the genus Fucus, a seaweed with leathery fronds.
For example, bladderwrack.
|
plantMaterial
|
Plant material (for example: straw and/or tall coarse grass), possibly also containing
the slices of soil to which the plant material is attached.
For example, used in thatching or sodding a roof.
|
gravel
|
Small water-worn or pounded stones.
Sometimes with an intermixture of sand and/or clay. Used for laying paths and roads.
|
groundShell
|
Ground calcareous remains of macroscopic marine animals.
|
lava
|
The fluid or semifluid magma or molten rock which flows from a volcano or other fissure
in the Earth.
|
loess
|
Fine yellowish-grey loam composed of material transported by the wind.
|
madrepore
|
Stony and/or silaceous coral.
|
manganese
|
A hard grey brittle chemical element, atomic number 25, which is one of the transition
metals. (Symbol Mn.)
Used in steels and magnetic alloys.
|
marl
|
White to gray accumulation on lake bottoms caused by precipitation of calcium carbonate
(CaCO3) mixed with microscopic fresh water fossil shells and fragments.
|
matte
|
A mixture of impure metal sulphides produced during the smelting of sulphide ores
(for example: of copper or nickel).
|
mud
|
Soft wet soil, sand, dust, and/or other earthy matter.
Also, the hard ground produced by the drying of an area of mud.
|
mussels
|
Any of various bivalve molluscs belonging chiefly to the marine superfamily Mytilacea
or to the freshwater superfamily Unionacea.
For example, the common edible marine bivalve, Mytilus edulis, which has a dark grey,
slightly elongated shell and adheres by a byssus, frequently in large aggregations.
|
ooze
|
A deposit or layer of white or grey calcareous matter largely composed of foraminiferan
remains, covering large areas of the ocean floor.
|
oysters
|
Any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae, several of which are eaten
(especially raw) as a delicacy and may be farmed for food or pearls.
For example, the common European Ostrea edulis, and members of the widespread genus
Crassostrea.
|
pebbles
|
Small, smooth, rounded stones, that have been worn by the action of water, ice, and/or
sand.
|
seaMoss
|
Mosslike colonies of sessile, polypoid aquatic animals that reproduce by budding.
|
pumice
|
A light spongy form of volcanic glass, usually of pyroclastic origin and with a high
silica content.
Used, for example, as an abrasive (for example: in cleaning, polishing, removing stains
and/or dead skin) or as an absorbent for moisture.
|
quartz
|
A trigonal rock-forming mineral consisting of silica, massive or crystallizing in
colourless or white hexagonal prisms.
Found widely in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Often coloured by impurities (as amethyst,
citrine, cairngorm).
|
radiolaria
|
Marine protozoa with amoeba-like bodies and radiating filamentous pseudopods.
|
rock
|
Stones of any size.
|
sand
|
Granular material consisting of small eroded fragments of (mainly siliceous) rocks,
finer than gravel and larger than a coarse silt grain.
Generally ranging between 0.074 millimetres (No. 200 sieve) and 4.76 millimetres (No.
4 sieve) in size. Often a major constituent of a beach, desert, or the bed of a river
or sea. Used for various purposes, as in smoothing stone, founding, or as an ingredient
in mortar.
|
schist
|
A coarse-grained pelitic metamorphic rock that has a structure marked by parallel
layers of various minerals and can be split into thin irregular plates.
|
scoria
|
Rough masses resembling clinker, formed by the cooling of volcanic ejecta, and of
a light aerated texture.
|
shell
|
Calcareous remains of macroscopic marine animals, whole or in fragments.
|
shingle
|
Small, loose, rounded waterworn pebbles, especially as accumulated on a seashore.
|
silt
|
Material consisting of particles whose sizes fall within a specified range (typically
0.002-0.06 millimetres) between those of sand and clay.
|
frozenWater
|
Water solidified by exposure to cold.
For example, snow or ice.
|
soil
|
The material comprising the thin top layer of much of the Earth's land surface, composed
of fragmented rock particles with humus, water, and air.
|
spicules
|
Accumulated remains of sponges consisting of the small pointed structures of calcite
or silica that compose their skeletons.
|
sponge
|
Any of various primitive sessile aquatic (chiefly marine) animals of the phylum Porifera,
which have porous baglike bodies with a skeleton of hard spicules or elastic fibres.
|
stone
|
Pieces of rock or mineral substance (other than metal) of definite form and size,
usually artificially shaped, and used for some special purpose.
Used, for example, for building, for paving, or in the form of a block, slab, or pillar
set up as a memorial and/or a boundary-mark.
|
tufa
|
A soft porous calcium carbonate rock formed by deposition around mineral springs.
Also any friable porous stone formed of consolidated, often stratified material.
|
volcanicAsh
|
Loose fragmented solid material ejected from a volcano.
|
pteropods
|
Accumulated remains of molluscs of the chiefly marine class Gastropoda, having a thin-walled
calcareous shell, the fossils forming a major constituent of marine ooze.
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
|
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Name:
|
maritimeBottomCharacter_2.primaryStructMatChar
|
Title:
|
MBC_2.primaryStructMatChar
|
Definition:
|
The physical characteristic(s) (for example: particle size, morphology or consistency)
of the primary type of material composing a feature.
|
Description:
|
The basis for 'primary' may be, for example, compositional dominance or structural
organization.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
MaritimeBottomCharacter_primaryStructMatChar (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
broken
|
The material is fractured or in pieces, presenting a mix of irregular shapes and sizes.
For example, broken shell.
|
coarse
|
Falls within the largest size continuum for a particular nature of surface term.
For example, coarse gravel.
|
decayed
|
Partially deteriorated (for example: as a result of chemical, thermal or biological
action) but short of complete destruction.
For example, decayed vegetation.
|
fineMinuteParticles
|
Falls within the smallest size continuum for a particular nature of surface term.
For example, fine sand.
|
gritty
|
Composed of or covered with sharp gravel-sized particles.
For example, gritty mud.
|
hard
|
Firm, referring to an area of the sea floor not covered by unconsolidated sediment.
|
rotten
|
Being in a state of putrefaction as a result of the decomposition of included organic
material.
|
soft
|
Soft, referring to an area of the sea floor covered by unconsolidated sediment.
|
sticky
|
Having an adhesive or glue like character resulting in adhesion to objects (for example:
an anchor).
For example, sticky mud.
|
stiff
|
Not pliant, being thick, viscous, and resistant to flow.
For example, stiff mud.
|
streaky
|
Marked or variegated with stripes or linear discolorations.
|
tenacious
|
Marked with linear discolourations.
For example, as a result of layered deposits of different materials or the effect
of differential scouring.
|
irregular
|
Not consistent or uniform in composition and/or colour.
|
bareCleared
|
Without the natural or usual covering.
For example, not covered by sediments.
|
calcareous
|
Composed of or containing calcium or calcium carbonate.
For example, marl or chalk deposits.
|
flinty
|
Composed of or covered with sharp-edged rock fragments.
|
glacial
|
Rocky materials consisting of a range of sizes that have been carried by the advancing
edge of a glacier and left following its retreat.
|
ground
|
Broken or pounded into small fragments.
For example, as a result of wave action along a shore.
|
large
|
Being of greater than average size.
For example, large boulders.
|
rocky
|
Abounding in rocks.
The rocks may be lying free on a swept surface or partially embedded in sediments.
|
small
|
Being below the average in size.
For example, small rocks.
|
speckled
|
Flecked with small spots of contrasting colour.
|
varied
|
Widely different in composition, shape, size and/or consistency within a relatively
small region.
|
volcanic
|
Composed of or containing material ejected from a volcano.
|
medium
|
Falls within the moderate size continuum for a particular nature of surface term.
|
mobileBottom
|
Composed of materials regularly redistributed by environmental factors (for example:
waves and currents) resulting in routine changes in characteristics.
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
|
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Name:
|
maritimeBottomCharacter_2.sedimentColour
|
Title:
|
MBC_2.sedimentColour
|
Definition:
|
The general colour of a waterbody sediment based on the Geological Society of America
(GSA) rock colour chart and the Munsell colour system.
|
Description:
|
The Munsell system is based on a colour solid, or approximately a colour sphere, which
has a neutral gray central axis grading from white at the top to black at the bottom.
This property of lightness is called value. Around the circumference or equator of
the solid are the ten major hues, each of which is divided into ten numbered divisions,
so that 5 marks the middle of the hue, and 10 marks the boundary between one hue and
the next. Thus, any particular hue can be designated by a number and a letter such
as 5R or 10YR. Any single vertical section through the neutral gray axis and a particular
hue constitutes a colour chart on which the colors grade in value from light at the
top to dark at the bottom, and in chroma (degree of saturation) from gray at one edge
to the most vivid colors out at the margin. Both value and chroma are numbered so
any particular colour can be given a numerical designation representing hue, value,
and chroma such as 5R 6/4 and 10YR 8/2. Colour names are based on the Inter-Society
Color Council-National Bureau of Standards system of names.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
MaritimeBottomCharacter_sedimentColour (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
grayishGreen
|
Hue: 10G, Value/Chroma: 4/2
|
paleGrayishGreen
|
Hue: 10G, Value/Chroma: 6/2
|
veryPaleGreen
|
Hue: 10G, Value/Chroma: 8/2
|
duskyYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 10GY, Value/Chroma: 3/2
|
darkYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 10GY, Value/Chroma: 4/4
|
grayishYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 10GY, Value/Chroma: 5/2
|
moderateYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 10GY, Value/Chroma: 6/4
|
paleYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 10GY, Value/Chroma: 7/2
|
veryDuskyRed
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 2/2
|
darkReddishBrown
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 3/4
|
grayishRed
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 4/2
|
moderateReddishBrown
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 4/6
|
paleReddishBrown
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 5/4
|
paleRed
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 6/2
|
moderateReddishOrange
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 6/6
|
moderateOrangePink
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 7/4
|
grayishOrangePink
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 8/2
|
greenishOlive
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 4/2
|
lightOlive
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 5/4
|
paleOlive
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 6/2
|
darkGreenishYellow
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 6/6
|
moderateGreenishYellow
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 7/4
|
paleGreenishYellow
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 8/2
|
duskyGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 3/2
|
moderateGrayishGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 5/2
|
moderateGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 5/6
|
brilliantGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 6/6
|
paleGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 7/2
|
lightGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 7/4
|
lightYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 5GY, Value/Chroma: 7/4
|
veryDuskyPurple
|
Hue: 5P, Value/Chroma: 2/2
|
palePurple
|
Hue: 5P, Value/Chroma: 6/2
|
veryDarkRed
|
Hue: 5R, Value/Chroma: 2/6
|
duskyRed
|
Hue: 5R, Value/Chroma: 3/4
|
moderateRed
|
Hue: 5R, Value/Chroma: 5/4
|
lightRed
|
Hue: 5R, Value/Chroma: 6/6
|
moderatePink
|
Hue: 5R, Value/Chroma: 7/4
|
veryDuskyRedPurple
|
Hue: 5RP, Value/Chroma: 2/2
|
paleRedPurple
|
Hue: 5RP, Value/Chroma: 6/2
|
palePink
|
Hue: 5RP, Value/Chroma: 8/2
|
moderateOliveBrown
|
Hue: 5Y, Value/Chroma: 4/4
|
lightOliveBrown
|
Hue: 5Y, Value/Chroma: 5/6
|
duskyYellow
|
Hue: 5Y, Value/Chroma: 6/4
|
moderateYellow
|
Hue: 5Y, Value/Chroma: 7/6
|
grayishYellow
|
Hue: 5Y, Value/Chroma: 8/4
|
duskyBlueGreen
|
Hue: 5BG, Value/Chroma: 3/2
|
lightBlueGreen
|
Hue: 5BG, Value/Chroma: 6/6
|
white
|
Hue: N, Value/Chroma: 9/0
|
black
|
Hue: N, Value/Chroma: 1/0
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
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Name:
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maritimeBottomCharacter_2.structMatType
|
Title:
|
MBC_2.structMatType
|
Definition:
|
The primary type(s) of material composing a feature, exclusive of the surface.
|
Description:
|
The basis for 'primary' may be, for example, compositional dominance or structural
organization.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
MaritimeBottomCharacter_structMatType (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
ash
|
The powdery residue, composed chiefly of earthy or mineral particles, left after the
combustion of any substance.
|
bedrock
|
Native consolidated solid rock that has been unaffected by the processes of weathering
and underlies the surface of the Earth.
Often overlain by the results of weathering processes, including soil, clay, sand,
gravel and related loose materials.
|
boulders
|
Large water- or weather-worn stones.
|
calcareous
|
Containing calcium carbonate and/or other, usually insoluble, calcium salt.
|
chalk
|
White soft earthy limestone consisting almost wholly of calcite and derived chiefly
from microscopic salt water fossil shells and fragments.
|
cinders
|
Residual pieces of combustible matter (for example: coal or wood) that has ceased
to flame but has still combustible matter in them.
|
cirripedia
|
A member of the subclass Cirripedia, a marine crustacean that is generally sessile
as an adult and has limbs modified for filter-feeding.
For example, a barnacle.
|
clay
|
A stiff tenacious fine-grained earth consisting mainly of hydrated aluminosilicates,
which become more plastic when water is added and can be moulded and dried.
Used to make bricks and/or pottery.
|
cobbles
|
Water-worn rounded stones, especially of the size used for paving.
|
conglomerate
|
A coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments embedded in a matrix
of a cementing material such as silica.
|
coral
|
A usually hard calcareous substance secreted by many marine polyps as an external
skeleton for support and habitation.
Occurs in both single specimens and extensive accumulations. A similar substance may
be produced by other lime-secreting marine organisms.
|
coralHead
|
A significant, dense, coral outcrop consisting of corals grown, usually, from a single
embryo.
|
diatomaceousEarth
|
A soft, friable, porous material consisting of fossilized microscopic unicellular
alga that have rigid siliceous cell walls.
Used for filters and insulation.
|
foraminifera
|
A rhizopod of the chiefly marine order Foraminiferida, typically having a calcareous
shell with perforations (foramina) through which pseudopodia extend, the fossils forming
a major constituent of chalk and many marine oozes.
|
fucus
|
A member of the genus Fucus, a seaweed with leathery fronds.
For example, bladderwrack.
|
plantMaterial
|
Plant material (for example: straw and/or tall coarse grass), possibly also containing
the slices of soil to which the plant material is attached.
For example, used in thatching or sodding a roof.
|
gravel
|
Small water-worn or pounded stones.
Sometimes with an intermixture of sand and/or clay. Used for laying paths and roads.
|
groundShell
|
Ground calcareous remains of macroscopic marine animals.
|
lava
|
The fluid or semifluid magma or molten rock which flows from a volcano or other fissure
in the Earth.
|
loess
|
Fine yellowish-grey loam composed of material transported by the wind.
|
madrepore
|
Stony and/or silaceous coral.
|
manganese
|
A hard grey brittle chemical element, atomic number 25, which is one of the transition
metals. (Symbol Mn.)
Used in steels and magnetic alloys.
|
marl
|
White to gray accumulation on lake bottoms caused by precipitation of calcium carbonate
(CaCO3) mixed with microscopic fresh water fossil shells and fragments.
|
matte
|
A mixture of impure metal sulphides produced during the smelting of sulphide ores
(for example: of copper or nickel).
|
mud
|
Soft wet soil, sand, dust, and/or other earthy matter.
Also, the hard ground produced by the drying of an area of mud.
|
mussels
|
Any of various bivalve molluscs belonging chiefly to the marine superfamily Mytilacea
or to the freshwater superfamily Unionacea.
For example, the common edible marine bivalve, Mytilus edulis, which has a dark grey,
slightly elongated shell and adheres by a byssus, frequently in large aggregations.
|
ooze
|
A deposit or layer of white or grey calcareous matter largely composed of foraminiferan
remains, covering large areas of the ocean floor.
|
oysters
|
Any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae, several of which are eaten
(especially raw) as a delicacy and may be farmed for food or pearls.
For example, the common European Ostrea edulis, and members of the widespread genus
Crassostrea.
|
pebbles
|
Small, smooth, rounded stones, that have been worn by the action of water, ice, and/or
sand.
|
seaMoss
|
Mosslike colonies of sessile, polypoid aquatic animals that reproduce by budding.
|
pumice
|
A light spongy form of volcanic glass, usually of pyroclastic origin and with a high
silica content.
Used, for example, as an abrasive (for example: in cleaning, polishing, removing stains
and/or dead skin) or as an absorbent for moisture.
|
quartz
|
A trigonal rock-forming mineral consisting of silica, massive or crystallizing in
colourless or white hexagonal prisms.
Found widely in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Often coloured by impurities (as amethyst,
citrine, cairngorm).
|
radiolaria
|
Marine protozoa with amoeba-like bodies and radiating filamentous pseudopods.
|
rock
|
Stones of any size.
|
sand
|
Granular material consisting of small eroded fragments of (mainly siliceous) rocks,
finer than gravel and larger than a coarse silt grain.
Generally ranging between 0.074 millimetres (No. 200 sieve) and 4.76 millimetres (No.
4 sieve) in size. Often a major constituent of a beach, desert, or the bed of a river
or sea. Used for various purposes, as in smoothing stone, founding, or as an ingredient
in mortar.
|
schist
|
A coarse-grained pelitic metamorphic rock that has a structure marked by parallel
layers of various minerals and can be split into thin irregular plates.
|
scoria
|
Rough masses resembling clinker, formed by the cooling of volcanic ejecta, and of
a light aerated texture.
|
shell
|
Calcareous remains of macroscopic marine animals, whole or in fragments.
|
shingle
|
Small, loose, rounded waterworn pebbles, especially as accumulated on a seashore.
|
silt
|
Material consisting of particles whose sizes fall within a specified range (typically
0.002-0.06 millimetres) between those of sand and clay.
|
frozenWater
|
Water solidified by exposure to cold.
For example, snow or ice.
|
soil
|
The material comprising the thin top layer of much of the Earth's land surface, composed
of fragmented rock particles with humus, water, and air.
|
spicules
|
Accumulated remains of sponges consisting of the small pointed structures of calcite
or silica that compose their skeletons.
|
sponge
|
Any of various primitive sessile aquatic (chiefly marine) animals of the phylum Porifera,
which have porous baglike bodies with a skeleton of hard spicules or elastic fibres.
|
stone
|
Pieces of rock or mineral substance (other than metal) of definite form and size,
usually artificially shaped, and used for some special purpose.
Used, for example, for building, for paving, or in the form of a block, slab, or pillar
set up as a memorial and/or a boundary-mark.
|
tufa
|
A soft porous calcium carbonate rock formed by deposition around mineral springs.
Also any friable porous stone formed of consolidated, often stratified material.
|
volcanicAsh
|
Loose fragmented solid material ejected from a volcano.
|
pteropods
|
Accumulated remains of molluscs of the chiefly marine class Gastropoda, having a thin-walled
calcareous shell, the fossils forming a major constituent of marine ooze.
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
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Name:
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maritimeBottomCharacter_3.primaryStructMatChar
|
Title:
|
MBC_3.primaryStructMatChar
|
Definition:
|
The physical characteristic(s) (for example: particle size, morphology or consistency)
of the primary type of material composing a feature.
|
Description:
|
The basis for 'primary' may be, for example, compositional dominance or structural
organization.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
MaritimeBottomCharacter_primaryStructMatChar (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
broken
|
The material is fractured or in pieces, presenting a mix of irregular shapes and sizes.
For example, broken shell.
|
coarse
|
Falls within the largest size continuum for a particular nature of surface term.
For example, coarse gravel.
|
decayed
|
Partially deteriorated (for example: as a result of chemical, thermal or biological
action) but short of complete destruction.
For example, decayed vegetation.
|
fineMinuteParticles
|
Falls within the smallest size continuum for a particular nature of surface term.
For example, fine sand.
|
gritty
|
Composed of or covered with sharp gravel-sized particles.
For example, gritty mud.
|
hard
|
Firm, referring to an area of the sea floor not covered by unconsolidated sediment.
|
rotten
|
Being in a state of putrefaction as a result of the decomposition of included organic
material.
|
soft
|
Soft, referring to an area of the sea floor covered by unconsolidated sediment.
|
sticky
|
Having an adhesive or glue like character resulting in adhesion to objects (for example:
an anchor).
For example, sticky mud.
|
stiff
|
Not pliant, being thick, viscous, and resistant to flow.
For example, stiff mud.
|
streaky
|
Marked or variegated with stripes or linear discolorations.
|
tenacious
|
Marked with linear discolourations.
For example, as a result of layered deposits of different materials or the effect
of differential scouring.
|
irregular
|
Not consistent or uniform in composition and/or colour.
|
bareCleared
|
Without the natural or usual covering.
For example, not covered by sediments.
|
calcareous
|
Composed of or containing calcium or calcium carbonate.
For example, marl or chalk deposits.
|
flinty
|
Composed of or covered with sharp-edged rock fragments.
|
glacial
|
Rocky materials consisting of a range of sizes that have been carried by the advancing
edge of a glacier and left following its retreat.
|
ground
|
Broken or pounded into small fragments.
For example, as a result of wave action along a shore.
|
large
|
Being of greater than average size.
For example, large boulders.
|
rocky
|
Abounding in rocks.
The rocks may be lying free on a swept surface or partially embedded in sediments.
|
small
|
Being below the average in size.
For example, small rocks.
|
speckled
|
Flecked with small spots of contrasting colour.
|
varied
|
Widely different in composition, shape, size and/or consistency within a relatively
small region.
|
volcanic
|
Composed of or containing material ejected from a volcano.
|
medium
|
Falls within the moderate size continuum for a particular nature of surface term.
|
mobileBottom
|
Composed of materials regularly redistributed by environmental factors (for example:
waves and currents) resulting in routine changes in characteristics.
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
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Name:
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maritimeBottomCharacter_3.sedimentColour
|
Title:
|
MBC_3.sedimentColour
|
Definition:
|
The general colour of a waterbody sediment based on the Geological Society of America
(GSA) rock colour chart and the Munsell colour system.
|
Description:
|
The Munsell system is based on a colour solid, or approximately a colour sphere, which
has a neutral gray central axis grading from white at the top to black at the bottom.
This property of lightness is called value. Around the circumference or equator of
the solid are the ten major hues, each of which is divided into ten numbered divisions,
so that 5 marks the middle of the hue, and 10 marks the boundary between one hue and
the next. Thus, any particular hue can be designated by a number and a letter such
as 5R or 10YR. Any single vertical section through the neutral gray axis and a particular
hue constitutes a colour chart on which the colors grade in value from light at the
top to dark at the bottom, and in chroma (degree of saturation) from gray at one edge
to the most vivid colors out at the margin. Both value and chroma are numbered so
any particular colour can be given a numerical designation representing hue, value,
and chroma such as 5R 6/4 and 10YR 8/2. Colour names are based on the Inter-Society
Color Council-National Bureau of Standards system of names.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
MaritimeBottomCharacter_sedimentColour (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
grayishGreen
|
Hue: 10G, Value/Chroma: 4/2
|
paleGrayishGreen
|
Hue: 10G, Value/Chroma: 6/2
|
veryPaleGreen
|
Hue: 10G, Value/Chroma: 8/2
|
duskyYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 10GY, Value/Chroma: 3/2
|
darkYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 10GY, Value/Chroma: 4/4
|
grayishYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 10GY, Value/Chroma: 5/2
|
moderateYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 10GY, Value/Chroma: 6/4
|
paleYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 10GY, Value/Chroma: 7/2
|
veryDuskyRed
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 2/2
|
darkReddishBrown
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 3/4
|
grayishRed
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 4/2
|
moderateReddishBrown
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 4/6
|
paleReddishBrown
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 5/4
|
paleRed
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 6/2
|
moderateReddishOrange
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 6/6
|
moderateOrangePink
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 7/4
|
grayishOrangePink
|
Hue: 10R, Value/Chroma: 8/2
|
greenishOlive
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 4/2
|
lightOlive
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 5/4
|
paleOlive
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 6/2
|
darkGreenishYellow
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 6/6
|
moderateGreenishYellow
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 7/4
|
paleGreenishYellow
|
Hue: 10Y, Value/Chroma: 8/2
|
duskyGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 3/2
|
moderateGrayishGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 5/2
|
moderateGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 5/6
|
brilliantGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 6/6
|
paleGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 7/2
|
lightGreen
|
Hue: 5G, Value/Chroma: 7/4
|
lightYellowishGreen
|
Hue: 5GY, Value/Chroma: 7/4
|
veryDuskyPurple
|
Hue: 5P, Value/Chroma: 2/2
|
palePurple
|
Hue: 5P, Value/Chroma: 6/2
|
veryDarkRed
|
Hue: 5R, Value/Chroma: 2/6
|
duskyRed
|
Hue: 5R, Value/Chroma: 3/4
|
moderateRed
|
Hue: 5R, Value/Chroma: 5/4
|
lightRed
|
Hue: 5R, Value/Chroma: 6/6
|
moderatePink
|
Hue: 5R, Value/Chroma: 7/4
|
veryDuskyRedPurple
|
Hue: 5RP, Value/Chroma: 2/2
|
paleRedPurple
|
Hue: 5RP, Value/Chroma: 6/2
|
palePink
|
Hue: 5RP, Value/Chroma: 8/2
|
moderateOliveBrown
|
Hue: 5Y, Value/Chroma: 4/4
|
lightOliveBrown
|
Hue: 5Y, Value/Chroma: 5/6
|
duskyYellow
|
Hue: 5Y, Value/Chroma: 6/4
|
moderateYellow
|
Hue: 5Y, Value/Chroma: 7/6
|
grayishYellow
|
Hue: 5Y, Value/Chroma: 8/4
|
duskyBlueGreen
|
Hue: 5BG, Value/Chroma: 3/2
|
lightBlueGreen
|
Hue: 5BG, Value/Chroma: 6/6
|
white
|
Hue: N, Value/Chroma: 9/0
|
black
|
Hue: N, Value/Chroma: 1/0
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
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Name:
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maritimeBottomCharacter_3.structMatType
|
Title:
|
MBC_3.structMatType
|
Definition:
|
The primary type(s) of material composing a feature, exclusive of the surface.
|
Description:
|
The basis for 'primary' may be, for example, compositional dominance or structural
organization.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
MaritimeBottomCharacter_structMatType (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
ash
|
The powdery residue, composed chiefly of earthy or mineral particles, left after the
combustion of any substance.
|
bedrock
|
Native consolidated solid rock that has been unaffected by the processes of weathering
and underlies the surface of the Earth.
Often overlain by the results of weathering processes, including soil, clay, sand,
gravel and related loose materials.
|
boulders
|
Large water- or weather-worn stones.
|
calcareous
|
Containing calcium carbonate and/or other, usually insoluble, calcium salt.
|
chalk
|
White soft earthy limestone consisting almost wholly of calcite and derived chiefly
from microscopic salt water fossil shells and fragments.
|
cinders
|
Residual pieces of combustible matter (for example: coal or wood) that has ceased
to flame but has still combustible matter in them.
|
cirripedia
|
A member of the subclass Cirripedia, a marine crustacean that is generally sessile
as an adult and has limbs modified for filter-feeding.
For example, a barnacle.
|
clay
|
A stiff tenacious fine-grained earth consisting mainly of hydrated aluminosilicates,
which become more plastic when water is added and can be moulded and dried.
Used to make bricks and/or pottery.
|
cobbles
|
Water-worn rounded stones, especially of the size used for paving.
|
conglomerate
|
A coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments embedded in a matrix
of a cementing material such as silica.
|
coral
|
A usually hard calcareous substance secreted by many marine polyps as an external
skeleton for support and habitation.
Occurs in both single specimens and extensive accumulations. A similar substance may
be produced by other lime-secreting marine organisms.
|
coralHead
|
A significant, dense, coral outcrop consisting of corals grown, usually, from a single
embryo.
|
diatomaceousEarth
|
A soft, friable, porous material consisting of fossilized microscopic unicellular
alga that have rigid siliceous cell walls.
Used for filters and insulation.
|
foraminifera
|
A rhizopod of the chiefly marine order Foraminiferida, typically having a calcareous
shell with perforations (foramina) through which pseudopodia extend, the fossils forming
a major constituent of chalk and many marine oozes.
|
fucus
|
A member of the genus Fucus, a seaweed with leathery fronds.
For example, bladderwrack.
|
plantMaterial
|
Plant material (for example: straw and/or tall coarse grass), possibly also containing
the slices of soil to which the plant material is attached.
For example, used in thatching or sodding a roof.
|
gravel
|
Small water-worn or pounded stones.
Sometimes with an intermixture of sand and/or clay. Used for laying paths and roads.
|
groundShell
|
Ground calcareous remains of macroscopic marine animals.
|
lava
|
The fluid or semifluid magma or molten rock which flows from a volcano or other fissure
in the Earth.
|
loess
|
Fine yellowish-grey loam composed of material transported by the wind.
|
madrepore
|
Stony and/or silaceous coral.
|
manganese
|
A hard grey brittle chemical element, atomic number 25, which is one of the transition
metals. (Symbol Mn.)
Used in steels and magnetic alloys.
|
marl
|
White to gray accumulation on lake bottoms caused by precipitation of calcium carbonate
(CaCO3) mixed with microscopic fresh water fossil shells and fragments.
|
matte
|
A mixture of impure metal sulphides produced during the smelting of sulphide ores
(for example: of copper or nickel).
|
mud
|
Soft wet soil, sand, dust, and/or other earthy matter.
Also, the hard ground produced by the drying of an area of mud.
|
mussels
|
Any of various bivalve molluscs belonging chiefly to the marine superfamily Mytilacea
or to the freshwater superfamily Unionacea.
For example, the common edible marine bivalve, Mytilus edulis, which has a dark grey,
slightly elongated shell and adheres by a byssus, frequently in large aggregations.
|
ooze
|
A deposit or layer of white or grey calcareous matter largely composed of foraminiferan
remains, covering large areas of the ocean floor.
|
oysters
|
Any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Ostreidae, several of which are eaten
(especially raw) as a delicacy and may be farmed for food or pearls.
For example, the common European Ostrea edulis, and members of the widespread genus
Crassostrea.
|
pebbles
|
Small, smooth, rounded stones, that have been worn by the action of water, ice, and/or
sand.
|
seaMoss
|
Mosslike colonies of sessile, polypoid aquatic animals that reproduce by budding.
|
pumice
|
A light spongy form of volcanic glass, usually of pyroclastic origin and with a high
silica content.
Used, for example, as an abrasive (for example: in cleaning, polishing, removing stains
and/or dead skin) or as an absorbent for moisture.
|
quartz
|
A trigonal rock-forming mineral consisting of silica, massive or crystallizing in
colourless or white hexagonal prisms.
Found widely in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Often coloured by impurities (as amethyst,
citrine, cairngorm).
|
radiolaria
|
Marine protozoa with amoeba-like bodies and radiating filamentous pseudopods.
|
rock
|
Stones of any size.
|
sand
|
Granular material consisting of small eroded fragments of (mainly siliceous) rocks,
finer than gravel and larger than a coarse silt grain.
Generally ranging between 0.074 millimetres (No. 200 sieve) and 4.76 millimetres (No.
4 sieve) in size. Often a major constituent of a beach, desert, or the bed of a river
or sea. Used for various purposes, as in smoothing stone, founding, or as an ingredient
in mortar.
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schist
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A coarse-grained pelitic metamorphic rock that has a structure marked by parallel
layers of various minerals and can be split into thin irregular plates.
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scoria
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Rough masses resembling clinker, formed by the cooling of volcanic ejecta, and of
a light aerated texture.
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shell
|
Calcareous remains of macroscopic marine animals, whole or in fragments.
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shingle
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Small, loose, rounded waterworn pebbles, especially as accumulated on a seashore.
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silt
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Material consisting of particles whose sizes fall within a specified range (typically
0.002-0.06 millimetres) between those of sand and clay.
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frozenWater
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Water solidified by exposure to cold.
For example, snow or ice.
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soil
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The material comprising the thin top layer of much of the Earth's land surface, composed
of fragmented rock particles with humus, water, and air.
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spicules
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Accumulated remains of sponges consisting of the small pointed structures of calcite
or silica that compose their skeletons.
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sponge
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Any of various primitive sessile aquatic (chiefly marine) animals of the phylum Porifera,
which have porous baglike bodies with a skeleton of hard spicules or elastic fibres.
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stone
|
Pieces of rock or mineral substance (other than metal) of definite form and size,
usually artificially shaped, and used for some special purpose.
Used, for example, for building, for paving, or in the form of a block, slab, or pillar
set up as a memorial and/or a boundary-mark.
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tufa
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A soft porous calcium carbonate rock formed by deposition around mineral springs.
Also any friable porous stone formed of consolidated, often stratified material.
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volcanicAsh
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Loose fragmented solid material ejected from a volcano.
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pteropods
|
Accumulated remains of molluscs of the chiefly marine class Gastropoda, having a thin-walled
calcareous shell, the fossils forming a major constituent of marine ooze.
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noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
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other
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999
Other
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Name:
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metadata.dataQualityStatement
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Title:
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MD0.DQS
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Definition:
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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).
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Description:
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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.
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Multiplicity:
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0..1
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Value type:
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CharacterString
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Name:
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metadata.delineationKnown
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Title:
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MD0.COD
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Definition:
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An indication that the delineation (for example: limits and information) of a feature
is known.
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Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
BooleanWithONINA (enumeration)
|
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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metadata.existenceCertaintyCat
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Title:
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MD0.COE
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Definition:
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A general evaluation of the quality of a feature assessment, as a category.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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metadata.surveyCoverageCategory
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Title:
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MD0.SUR
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Definition:
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A general evaluation of the coverage quality of a survey, as a category.
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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:
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soilType
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Title:
|
STP
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Definition:
|
The soil type as specified by the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS).
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
Nearshore_soilType (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
wellGradedGravel
|
1
Well-graded gravels and/or gravel-sand mixtures, with little or no fines.
|
poorlyGradedGravel
|
2
Poorly-graded gravels and/or gravel-sand mixtures, with little or no fines.
|
siltyGravelSand
|
3
Silty gravels and/or gravel-sand-silt mixtures.
|
clayeyGravel
|
4
Clayey gravels and/or gravel-sand-clay mixtures.
|
wellGradedSand
|
5
Well-graded sand and/or gravelly sands, with little or no fines.
|
poorlyGradedSand
|
6
Poorly graded sands and/or gravelly sands, with little or no fines.
|
siltySand
|
7
Silty sands and/or sand-silt mixtures.
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clayeySand
|
8
Clayey sands and/or sand-clay mixtures.
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siltAndFineSand
|
9
Inorganic silts and very fine sands, rock floor, silty or clayey fine sands or clayey
with slight plasticity.
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leanClay
|
10
Inorganic clays of low to medium plasticity, gravelly clays, sandy clays, silty clays.
|
organicSiltandClay
|
11
Organic silts and organic silty clays.
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fatClay
|
12
Inorganic clays of high plasticity.
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micraceous
|
13
Micaceous or diatomaceous inorganic silts.
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organicClay
|
14
Organic clays of medium to high plasticity and/or organic silts.
|
peat
|
15
Peat and other highly organic soils.
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siltFineSandLeanClay
|
17
Having both ML (inorganic silts and very fine sands, rock floor, silty or clayey fine
sands or clayey with slight plasticity) and CL (inorganic clays of low to medium plasticity,
gravelly clays, sandy clays, silty clays) characteristics.
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evaporite
|
18
Sedimentary salt deposits left after the evaporation of a body of water.
|
notEvaluated
|
99
The soil was not evaluated.
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noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
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Name:
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specifiedDomainValues
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Title:
|
OTH
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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:
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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:
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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.
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Multiplicity:
|
1
|
Value type:
|
CharacterString
|
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Name:
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vegetationCharacteristic
|
Title:
|
VEG
|
Definition:
|
The type of a vegetated area based on species, biome, physiography and/or structural
organization.
|
Multiplicity:
|
0..1
|
Value type:
|
Nearshore_vegetationCharacteristic (enumeration)
|
Values:
|
See listed values
Value Name |
Documentation |
algae
|
61
An area of marine plants that grow in long narrow ribbons.
Algae may be moored or floating. For example, sea grass, kelp, or sargasso.
|
seaGrass
|
62
An area of any of various grasslike marine algae.
Eel-grass, Zostera marina, is one of the best known sea grasses.
|
noInformation
|
-999999
No Information
|
notApplicable
|
998
Not Applicable
|
other
|
999
Other
|
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