Feature Type

Feature Type Name

Protected area

Synonyms

Definition

An area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity and/or of natural and associated cultural resources. The area is managed through legal or other effective means.

Comments

Table Name

PROTECTED

Australia's Implementation Table Names

  • PROTECTED_BP_GG_PT
  • PROTECTED_PY

None entered in defining this feature type

The following have been used in categorising this feature type

  • Management
Code Name Definition   Data type Values UoM Used by these Feature Types
1016 Atn Antarctic Treaty Number; without an ATN it is an 'unofficial' protected area Mandatory number(10)     Types
1034 Comments Any additional comments. 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. Mandatory 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 Mandatory 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
1054 Description Describing, verbal portrait, of a person, object, or event Mandatory character(100)     Types
1315 Display_id A field used to select data for display purposes through a query. The Display_id allows each row in an attribute table to have a separate id. The Display attribute groups data. Optional number(10)     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
1137 Pa_Type A reference list of the different types of protected areas designated Mandatory character(50)
label Definition
ASMA Antarctic Specially Managed Area, designated under the Antarctic Treaty System
ASPA Antarctic Specially Protected Area, designated under the Antarctic Treaty System
CCAS Seal reserves designated under the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals
CEMP CCAMLR Ecosystem monitoring programme monitoring site, designated under the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR
CZ Conservation Zone, designated by Australia
HS Historical Site
HSM Historic Site or Monument, designated under the Antarctic Treaty System
LTES Long Term Ecological Research Network site, designated by the United States Long Term Ecological Research Network
MP Marine Park, designated by Australia
MR Marine Reserve, designated by Australia
Other
SRA Specially Reserved Area
Unknown
  Types
1150 Q_Info An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record. Mandatory number(5)     Types
1090 SCAR_Gaz_Id Reference number as in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica Mandatory number(10)     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