Feature Type

Feature Type Name

Sea ice boundary

Synonyms

Definition

The boundary of sea ice.

Comments

Table Name

SEA_ICE_BNDY

Australia's Implementation Table Names

  • SEA_ICE_BNDY_BP_GG_LN
  • SEA_ICE_BNDY_LN

None entered in defining this feature type

The following have been used in categorising this feature type

  • Geography
  • Ice Features
Code Name Definition   Data type Values UoM Used by these Feature Types
1340 Catalogue_id An unique identifier from a catalogue. Optional character(100)     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
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
1250 Date_Use Date(s) that the feature was used or was present. Optional character(50)     Types
1049 Date_Val The time when an event happens or is to happen Mandatory date     Types
1054 Description Describing, verbal portrait, of a person, object, or event Optional character(100)     Types
1326 Extents The extents of polygon e.g. in latitudes and longitudes Optional character(250)     Types
1342 Month Each of usually twelve periods into which a year is divided. Optional character(50)
label Definition
April One of 12 periods into which a year is divide
August One of 12 periods into which a year is divide
December One of 12 periods into which a year is divide
February One of 12 periods into which a year is divide
January One of 12 periods into which a year is divide
July One of 12 periods into which a year is divide
June One of 12 periods into which a year is divide
March One of 12 periods into which a year is divide
May One of 12 periods into which a year is divide
November One of 12 periods into which a year is divide
October One of 12 periods into which a year is divide
September One of 12 periods into which a year is divide
Unknown
  Types
1150 Q_Info An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record. Mandatory number(5)     Types
1341 Statistic A statistical fact or item Optional character(50)
label Definition
Maximun The highest possible or attainable amount
Mean A term or one of the terms midway between the first and last terms of a progression
Minimun The least possible or attainable amount
  Types
1196 Temporal Of or in or denoting time. For example, the period for which the data has been captured. Optional character(50)
label Definition
Annual The feature is an annual representation of the feature type
Monthly The feature is a monthly representation of the feature type
Other
Perennial A natural feature that is generally present at all times of the year
Permanent A man-made feature that is continuously present or in use
Seasonal A feature that is present or in use during a certain period of time each year
Temporary A feature that is present only for a limited period of time
Unknown
  Types