Feature Type

Feature Type Name

True Geographic Pole

Synonyms

Definition

Either of two points of intersection of the surface of the Earth with the Earth's axis of rotation. The location of this pole moves approximately 10m a year and is recalculated each year. The true south geographic pole is located near Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The geographic pole is also sometimes referred to as the geodetic pole.

Comments

Table Name

TRUE_GEOG_POLE

Australia's Implementation Table Names

  • TRUE_GEOG_POLE_PT

None entered in defining this feature type

The following have been used in categorising this feature type

  • Map Elements
Code Name Definition   Data type Values UoM Used by these Feature Types
1042 Dataset_Id An unique identifier of the dataset the feature belongs to Mandatory number(4)     Types
1150 Q_Info An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record. Mandatory number(5)     Types