Feature Type

Feature Type Name

Building

Synonyms

Definition

A permanent walled and roofed construction or the ruin of such a construction.

Comments

ADDcode is only required for point features.

Table Name

Australia's Implementation Table Names

  • BUILDING_LN
  • BUILDING_PT
  • BUILDING_PY

None entered in defining this feature type

The following have been used in categorising this feature type

  • Infrastructure Services
  • Structure
Code Name Definition   Data type Values UoM Used by these Feature Types
1316 Asset_manag_no Australia uses this field to record the new asset management number from Maximo. Optional character(20)     Types
1015 Asset_No Australia uses this field to record the old asset management number from Mainpac. Optional character(20)     Types
1021 Building_Purpose The function of a building Mandatory character(50)
label Definition
Education A place used for educational purposes
Garage A building or a shed used for storing vehicles, aircrafts or boats
Living A place used for daily life purposes such as sleeping, dining, or recreation
Multiple use A place used for more than one purpose
Operations A place where functions pertaining to the operation of a station, such as administration or communication, are carried out
Other
Plant A place housing equipment used to meet the ongoing needs of a settlement, such as water supply or waste treatment
Recreation
Science A place used for research, such as a laboratory
Service A place where services to the public are provided, such as a bank, a medical facility, or a post office
Store A place where items for a particular purpose are kept
Unknown
Workshop A place where work, especially mechanical work, is carried out
  Types
1032 Colour   Optional character(20)
label Definition
Black
Blue
Brown
Green
Grey
Light blue
Light green
Light pink
Light red
Multicolour
Olive green
Orange
Red
Unknown
White
Yellow
  Types
1034 Comments Any additional comments. Optional character(100)     Types
1231 Condition The state of the object. This may be the state of a route or something like a building. Optional character(100)     Types
1042 Dataset_Id An unique identifier of the dataset the feature belongs to Mandatory number(4)     Types
1046 Date_Est Date the object was established. If there is a gap in dates, these should be noted in comments. EG The date a station was established. Optional date     Types
1249 Date_Flag The type of date been stored, i.e.whether the date is approximate or definite, and for which component of the date is approximate or definite. Also includes seasons Optional character(50)
label Definition
Appoximate day in a known month and year
Approximate month in a known year The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the month and year are valid.
Approximate season of a known year The season must be an Antarctic summer, autumn, winter or spring season. Enter season date with the approximate date of the middle of the season. Eg for spring 2002, enter as 15/10/2002.
Approximate year The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the year is valid.
Definite day, month and year
Definite month and year The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the month and year are valid.
Definite season and year The season must be an Antarctic summer, autumn, winter or spring season. Enter season date with the approximate date of the middle of the season. Eg for spring 2002, enter as 15/10/2002.
Definite year The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the year is valid.
Pre year The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the year is valid. The data was sourced before the year listed.
Unknown Value indicating that an attribute is not applicable or that it is impossible to determine
  Types
1048 Date_Rem The date the feature was removed Optional date     Types
1064 Elevation Height of ground level above mean sea level (MSL) Optional number(10,2)   metres Types
1076 Fixture Thing fixed or fastened in position Mandatory character(50)
label Definition
Fixed
Portable
Unknown
  Types
1098 Height Measurement from the base to top Optional number(10,2)   metres Types
1109 Jurisdiction The name of the country that manages that feature type. (Country name must match ISO 31661) Optional character(50)     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
1088 Purpose_description This attribute is used together with the Building_purpose attribute to provide information about the purpose of a building. The available values for this attribute depend upon the value chosen for the Building_purpose attribute. More than one value of the Purpose_description atribute may be used, if applicable. Education: (School, Museum), Garage: (Vehicle, Boat, Aircraft), Living: (Dining, Recreation, Sleeping), Operations: (Administration, Communication), Plant: (Batching, Waste treatment, Water supply, Electricity generation), Science: (Atmospheric physics, Biology, Chemistry, Cosmic radiation physics, Geology, Geophysics, Glaciology, Meteorology, Multi disciplinary), Service: (Bank, Medical, Post Office), Store: (Food, Field equipment), Workshop: (Carpentry, Electrics, Mechanics, Plumbing). Use 'Other' if none of the above are applicable. Use 'Unknown' or leave blank if unknown. Mandatory 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
1223 Rl_of_Floor Reduced level of floor.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
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 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