Feature Type

Feature Type Name

Bathymetric area

Synonyms

Definition

An area of the sub-marine terrain surface, whose depth is in the range of contours that form the bathymetric polygon.

Comments

Table Name

BATHY_AREA

Australia's Implementation Table Names

BATHY_AREA_10M_GG_PY
BATHY_AREA_GEBCO_PS_PY
BATHY_AREA_GEBCO_GG_PY
BATHY_AREA_1M_PY
BATHY_AREA_PY

None entered in defining this feature type

The following have been used in categorising this feature type

Bathymetry
Oceanography

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

1105

Interval

Interval is min elevation_max elevation eg. 300_400

Mandatory

character(12)

metres

Types

1122

Max_Elevation

The elevation of the higher contour value, break line or break point. In the case of bathymetry, this is the deeper contour.

Mandatory

number(10,2)

metres

Types

1125

Min_Elevation

The elevation of the lower contour, break line or break point

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