Feature Type

Feature Type Name

Route

Synonyms

Definition

Any established or selected course for passage or travel.

Comments

Table Name

ROUTE

Australia's Implementation Table Names

  • ROUTE_1M_LN
  • ROUTE_SC_LN
  • ROUTE_PT
  • ROUTE_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

  • Management
Code Name Definition   Data type Values UoM Used by these Feature Types
1029 Certainty Undoubted fact Optional 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
1231 Condition The state of the object. This may be the state of a route or something like a building. Optional character(100)     Types
1042 Dataset_Id An unique identifier of the dataset the feature belongs to Mandatory number(4)     Types
1044 Date_Aban The date the feature was abandoned Optional date     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. 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 Optional 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
1226 Gradient   Optional character(50)
label Definition
Change
Gentle slope
Level
Steep
Unknown
Very steep
  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
1150 Q_Info An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record. Mandatory number(5)     Types
1166 Route_No   Mandatory character(50)     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
1203 Transport   Mandatory character(50)
label Definition
Aircraft
Dog-sled
Other
Pedestrian
Ship
Ski
Unknown
Vehicle
  Types