Feature Type Name
Coastline
Synonyms
Definition
A line or zone where the land meets the sea or some other large expanse of water. This includes the boundaries of continent and island feature types.
Comments
Table Name
COASTLINE
Australia's Implementation Table Names
- COASTLINE_10M_PS_LN
- COASTLINE_1M_ADD_PS_LN
- COASTLINE_AAT_LN
- COASTLINE_1M_LN
- COASTLINE_1M_ADD_GG_LN
- COASTLINE_10M_GG_LN
- COASTLINE_LN
The following have been used in the definition of this feature type
- European Environment Information and Observation Network (EIONET), GEneral Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus (GEMET) online. Sited 30 July 2002. URL updated 10/12/2014
The following have been used in categorising this feature type
| Code |
Name |
Definition |
|
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
|
| 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
|
| 1045 |
Date_Capture |
The date the feature was captured |
Optional |
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
|
| 1150 |
Q_Info |
An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record. |
Mandatory |
number(5) |
|
|
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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