Feature Type

Feature Type Name

Embankment

Synonyms

Bund

Definition

A linear structure, usually of earth or gravel, shaped as to extend above the natural ground surface.

Comments

Table Name

EMBANKMENT

Australia's Implementation Table Names

EMBANKMENT_PY

None entered in defining this feature type

The following have been used in categorising this feature type

Geography
Geomorphology

Code

Name

Definition

Data type

Values

UoM

Used by these Feature Types

1042

Dataset_Id

An unique identifier of the dataset the feature belongs to

Mandatory

number(4)

Types

1064

Elevation

Height of ground level above mean sea level (MSL)

Optional

number(10,2)

metres

Types

1110

Kind

Mandatory

character(50)

label	Definition
Artificial	A man-made feature
Combination	A feature that was partly formed by nature and partly by man
Natural	A feature that was formed by nature
Unknown

Types

1150

Q_Info

An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record.

Mandatory

number(5)

Types

1163

Rl_of_Top

Reduced level of the top of a feature. The Reduced Level or RL of a point is its elevation above an adopted datum, such as Mean Sea Level (MSL). It may be determined by surveying techniques such as levelling.

Optional

number(10,2)

metres

Types

1186

Status

The state or condition of a feature

Optional

character(50)

label	Definition
Abandoned
Closed
Current
Moved
Non-preferred	This dataset has not been superseded but there is another dataset that is the preferred dataset for general use.
Operational
Other
Proposed
Removed
Ruin
Seasonal	One or more of the divisions of the year. E.g. summer
Superseded
Under construction
Unknown
Year-round	All of the year

Types

1192

Surface

The outside of a material body, the limits that terminate a solid, the upper boundary of soil, etc.

Optional

character(50)

label	Definition
Bitumen
Blue_ice	Bands of transparent ice containing no air bubbles, its mass acquiring a blueish tint.
Concrete
Gravel
Ice
Ice free ground	A general term for areas that are ice free
Ice or snow
Other
Rock	The hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlaying the soil.
Sea ice
Snow	Atmospheric precipitation of ice crystals.
Timber
Unknown
Water	Sea: The expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its and masses. Lake: A large body of water surrounded by land.

Types