Feature Type

Feature Type Name

Beacon

Synonyms

Definition

A structure emitting a guiding or warning signal for navigation

Comments

Table Name

BEACON

Australia's Implementation Table Names

  • BEACON_PT

The following have been used in the definition of this feature type

  • Sykes, J. B. (editor) - The Concise Oxford Dictionary, 6th edition, Oxford Press, 1979, England

The following have been used in categorising this feature type

  • Aeronautic
  • Infrastructure Services
  • Structure
Code Name Definition   Data type Values UoM Used by these Feature Types
1019 Beacon_Purpose   Mandatory character(50)
label Definition
Air navigation
Both air and sea navigation
Sea navigation
Unknown Value indicating that an attribute is not applicable or that it is impossible to determine
  Types
1042 Dataset_Id An unique identifier of the dataset the feature belongs to Mandatory number(4)     Types
1054 Description Describing, verbal portrait, of a person, object, or event Optional character(100)     Types
1084 Frequency Frequency is the strobe frequency Mandatory character(20)     Types
1272 Gaz_Id Reference number as in national Gazetteer of Antarctica Optional number(10)     Types
1267 Name Name used to refer or label something. For example waypoints, buildings, and camps. Note: Name does not include SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica placenames. See the attribute SCAR_Name. Optional character(100)     Types
1150 Q_Info An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record. Mandatory number(5)     Types
1127 SCAR_Name A placename name in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. These names have been contributed by national gazetteers. Mandatory character(100)     Types
1186 Status The state or condition of a feature Mandatory 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Non-preferred This dataset has not been superseded but there is another dataset that is the preferred dataset for general use.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Superseded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