Feature Type Name
Contour line
Synonyms
Definition
Imaginary lines, or lines on a map or chart, that connect points of equal value, e.g. elevation of the land surface.
Comments
Table Name
CONTOUR_LINE
Australia's Implementation Table Names
- CONTOUR_LINE_10M_PS_LN
- CONTOUR_LINE_LN
- CONTOUR_LN_ERS_LN
- CONTOUR_LINE_1M_LN
- CONTOUR_LINE_10M_GG_LN
- CONTOUR_LINE_1M_ADD_PS_LN
The following have been used in the definition of this feature type
- The Global Change Master Directory, a directory of Earth science data. Sited 17th June 2002.
The following have been used in categorising this feature type
| Code |
Name |
Definition |
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Data type |
Values |
UoM |
Used by these Feature Types |
| 1029 |
Certainty |
Undoubted fact |
Mandatory |
character(50) |
| label |
Definition |
| Approximate |
In the data capture process the feature was evident but its location was not entirely clear |
| Connector |
A line that is introduced for data completeness, e.g. a line used to close polygons, to represent missing data or data that is not visible. |
| Definite |
High level of confidence that the feature is correctly located. |
| Inferred |
In the data capture process the feature was not evident but the location of the feature was inferred |
| Interpolated |
The location of the feature was determined by interpolation |
| Unknown |
|
|
|
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
|
| 1064 |
Elevation |
Height of ground level above mean sea level (MSL) |
Mandatory |
number(10,2) |
|
metres
|
Types
|
| 1150 |
Q_Info |
An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record. |
Mandatory |
number(5) |
|
|
Types
|
| 1158 |
Relief |
The actual, physical surface of a region |
Mandatory |
character(50) |
| label |
Definition |
| Cliff |
A steep rock face, esp. at the edge of the sea. |
| Depression |
Depression contour - A contour of which the ground is at a lower elevation than the ground outside. |
| Standard |
Imaginary lines, or lines on a map or chart, that connect points of equal value, e.g. elevation of the land surface. Standard contours exclude depression contours. |
| Unknown |
|
|
|
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. |
Mandatory |
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. |
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Types
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