EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_ECOSYSTEM_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 270

Definition:
The type of an ecosystem, based on a combination of land cover, floristic properties, climate, and physiognomy.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code	Label	Symbolic constant	Definition	Reference type	References
1	BAMBOO	EEC_ECOSYSTY_BAMBOO	Comprised of woody tall grass shrub/woods with evergreen vegetation and a moist-wet, hot-mild climate. Dominant taxa include: Bambusa (Asia), Oxylenanthera (Africa). Olson Ecosystem Type = BAMBOO: 88 (bamboo wood/scrub).	IR	[GEF1]
2	BARE_COASTAL_DUNES	EEC_ECOSYSTY_BARE_COASTAL_DUNES	Comprised of moving/reversible ridges with sparse vegetation and a hot-cold, dry climate. Dominant taxa include: Cakile, Corispermum, Lathyrus, Croton. Olson Ecosystem Type = BARECOASTDUN: 83 (bare coast dune).	IR	[GEF1]
3	BARE_DESERT	EEC_ECOSYSTY_BARE_DESERT	Comprised of ephmeral/sparse xerophytes with low cover vegetation and an extreme drought climate. Dominant taxa include: Salsola, Ambrosia, Cordylanthus, Lactuca, Capparis. Olson Ecosystem Type = BAREDESERT: 8 (bare desert).	IR	[GEF1]
4	BARREN_TUNDRA	EEC_ECOSYSTY_BARREN_TUNDRA	Comprised of dwarf herb, shrub, moss, lichen with variable vegetation and a cold permafrost climate. Dominant taxa include: Oxyria, Alopecuris, Carex, Eriophorum. Olson Ecosystem Type = TUNDRABARREN: 53 (tundra barren arctic).	IR	[GEF1]
5	BEACHES_AND_DUNES	EEC_ECOSYSTY_BEACHES_AND_DUNES	Comprised of low linear <SAND> ridges with pioneer vegetation and a wind-swept, storm-swept climate. Dominant taxa include: Uniola, Elymus (Leymus), Ammophila, Andropogon, Prunus. Olson Ecosystem Type = BEACHFORDUNE: 81 (beach fore-dune).	IR	[GEF1]
6	BROADLEAF_CROPS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_BROADLEAF_CROPS	Comprised of leafy rowcrops with/without grass, woody with annual tops vegetation and a hot-cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Arachis (peanut), Solanum, Vitis (grape), Humulus (hop). Olson Ecosystem Type = BROADLEAFCROP: 92 (broadleaf crops).	IR	[GEF1]
7	COAST_WETLAND_NE	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COAST_WETLAND_NE	Comprised of mixed wet/dry coast in the northeast quadrant of the region with variable vegetation and a hot-cold, windy climate. Dominant taxa include: Spartina, Elymus, Ammophila, Uniola. Olson Ecosystem Type = CSTWETLND-NE: 66 (coast wetland-NE).	IR	[GEF1]
8	COAST_WETLAND_NW	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COAST_WETLAND_NW	Comprised of mixed wet/dry coast in the northwest quadrant of the region with variable vegetation and a hot-cold, windy climate. Dominant taxa include: Spartina, Elymus, Ammophila, Uniola. Olson Ecosystem Type = CSTWETLND-NW: 65 (coast wetland-NW).	IR	[GEF1]
9	COAST_WETLAND_SE	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COAST_WETLAND_SE	Comprised of mixed wet/dry coast in the southeast quadrant of the region with variable vegetation and a hot-cold, windy climate. Dominant taxa include: Spartina, Elymus, Ammophila, Uniola. Olson Ecosystem Type = CSTWETLND-SE: 67 (coast wetland-SE).	IR	[GEF1]
10	COAST_WETLAND_SW	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COAST_WETLAND_SW	Comprised of mixed wet/dry coast in the southwest quadrant of the region with variable vegetation and a hot-cold, windy climate. Dominant taxa include: Spartina, Elymus, Ammophila, Uniola. Olson Ecosystem Type = CSTWETLND-SW: 68 (coast wetland-SW).	IR	[GEF1]
11	COASTLINE_FRINGE	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COASTLINE_FRINGE	Comprised of beach/dune/rock/slope with variable vegetation and a marine climate. Dominant taxa include: Cakile, Lathyrus. Olson Ecosystem Type = COASTHINTLND: 80 (coast hinterland).	IR	[GEF1]
12	COLD_GRASSLAND	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COLD_GRASSLAND	Comprised of browsed meadow/steppe with annual top vegetation and a cold, windy, dry-wet climate. Dominant taxa include: Calamogrostis, Elymus, Eriophorum, other herbs, Azorella. Olson Ecosystem Type = COLDGRASSLND: 42 (cold grassland).	IR	[GEF1]
13	COLD_IRRIGATED_CROPLAND	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COLD_IRRIGATED_CROPLAND	Comprised of tilled/hay pastured fields with some irrigated crop vegetation and a snow, long winter climate. Dominant taxa include: Solanum tuberosa (potato), Brassica (cabbage). Olson Ecosystem Type = COLDIRRIGATD: 39 (cold irrigated crops).	IR	[GEF1]
14	COMPOUND_COASTLINES	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COMPOUND_COASTLINES	Comprised of coastal heathland, wetlands, and water/land mistures with varied vegetation and a varied climate. Dominant taxa include: Water/land mixtures. Olson Ecosystem Type = COMPOUNDCST: 85 (compound coast).	IR	[GEF1]
15	CONIFER_BOREAL_FOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_CONIFER_BOREAL_FOREST	Comprised of medium-low dense-open taiga with narrow conifer vegetation and a cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Abies balsamea, Picea, Pinus banksiana. Olson Ecosystem Type = CONIFRBOREAL: 21 (conifer boreal forest/wood).	IR	[GEF1]
16	CONIFER_FOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_CONIFER_FOREST	Comprised of needle-leaf forest with evergreen conifer vegetation and a warm-cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Tsuga, Pinus, Picea, Abies, Chamaecyparis. Olson Ecosystem Type = CONIFEVRGFST: 3 (conifer evergreen forest).	IR	[GEF1]
17	CONIFEROUS_FOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_CONIFEROUS_FOREST	Comprised of very tall-to-low forest/woodland with evergreen <TREE>/shrub vegetation and a hot-mild climate. Dominant taxa include: Pinus taeda, palustris, elliotii, caribaea,: Sequoia. Olson Ecosystem Type = CONIFOREST: 27 (conifer forest).	IR	[GEF1]
18	COOL_BROADLEAF_FOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COOL_BROADLEAF_FOREST	Comprised of medium-tall forest with summergreen vegetation and a persistent snow climate. Dominant taxa include: Acer, Ouercus rubra, alba, Fraxinus, with/without Fagus. Olson Ecosystem Type = COOLDECDFRST: 25 (cool deciduous forest).	IR	[GEF1]
19	COOL_CONIFER_FOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COOL_CONIFER_FOREST	Comprised of low-to-tall forest, woodland with evergreen conifer vegetation and a snowy climate. Dominant taxa include: Pinus, Pseudotsuga, Picea, Abies, Libocedrus. Olson Ecosystem Type = COOLCONIFRST: 22 (cool conifer forest/wood).	IR	[GEF1]
20	COOL_CROPS_AND_TOWNS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COOL_CROPS_AND_TOWNS	Comprised of farms with/without pasture, settlements with summer crop vegetation and a snowy winter climate. Dominant taxa include: spring grain, forage with/without 35, Poa, Agrostis, Agropyron. Olson Ecosystem Type = COOLCROPTOWN: 30 (cool crop/town).	IR	[GEF1]
21	COOL_FIELDS_AND_WOODS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COOL_FIELDS_AND_WOODS	Comprised of crop/herb and wood/shrub covering 20-40% with summergreen/evergreen vegetation and a snowy climate. Dominant taxa include: Poa, Bromus, Quercus, Prunus, Crataegus. Olson Ecosystem Type = COOLFIELDWDS: 55 (cool field wood/shrub).	IR	[GEF1]
22	COOL_FOREST_AND_FIELD	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COOL_FOREST_AND_FIELD	Comprised of forest and crop/shrub/grass with mixed/summergreen vegetation and a snowy climate. Dominant taxa include: Quercus, Betula, Acer, Amelanchier. Olson Ecosystem Type = COOLFORSTFLD: 57 (cool forest field).	IR	[GEF1]
23	COOL_GRASSES_AND_SHRUBS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COOL_GRASSES_AND_SHRUBS	Comprised of mid-tall grass, herb, shrub with annual foliage vegetation and a snowy, windy climate. Dominant taxa include: Bromus, Poa (C3 grass), Trifolium, Andropogon, Panicum. Olson Ecosystem Type = COOLGRASSHRB: 40 (cool grass herb/shrub).	IR	[GEF1]
24	COOL_IRRIGATED_CROPLAND	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COOL_IRRIGATED_CROPLAND	Comprised of tilled/hay pastured fields with mostly irrigated crop vegetation and a snow most winters climate. Dominant taxa include: Beta vulgaris (sugar beets), grains, forage. Olson Ecosystem Type = COOLIRRIGATD: 38 (cool irrigated crops).	IR	[GEF1]
25	COOL_MIXED_FOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COOL_MIXED_FOREST	Comprised of medium/tall forest with evergreen/summergreen vegetation and a snowy climate. Dominant taxa include: Betula, Acer with/without Fagus, Pinus, Picea, Abies, Tsuga, Olson Ecosystem Type = COOLMIXDFRST: 23 (cool mixed forest).	IR	[GEF1]
26	COOL_RAIN_FOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COOL_RAIN_FOREST	Comprised of medium/tall forest with evergreen conifer vegetation and a rain/snow climate. Dominant taxa include: Picea sitkensis/rubra, Tsuga, Alnus/Betula, Gaultheria. Olson Ecosystem Type = COOLRAINFRST: 20 (conifer cool rainforest).	IR	[GEF1]
27	COOL_S_HMISPH_MIXED_FORESTS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_COOL_S_HMISPH_MIXED_FORESTS	Comprised of tall-to-low forest with evergreen broadleaf vegetation and a cool-cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Nothofagus, Drimes winteri, Pilgerodendron, Podocarpus. Olson Ecosystem Type = COOLSOHEMIXF: 54 (cool southern hemisphere mixed forest).	IR	[GEF1]
28	CORN_AND_BEANS_CROPLAND	EEC_ECOSYSTY_CORN_AND_BEANS_CROPLAND	Comprised of rowcrops: maize, soy, cover with alternation vegetation with/without irrigation. Dominant taxa include: Zea maize, Gycine max (soy), Festuca, Bromus. Olson Ecosystem Type = CROPCORNBEAN: 35 (crops: corn/bean).	IR	[GEF1]
29	CROP_AND_WATER_MIXTURES	EEC_ECOSYSTY_CROP_AND_WATER_MIXTURES	Comprised of crop and coast/river/pond/wetland with variable cover vegetation and a variable climate. Dominant taxa include: Calamogrostis, Phragmites and crop/pasture. Olson Ecosystem Type = CROPWATERMIX: 76 (crop/water mix).	IR	[GEF1]
30	CROPS_AND_TOWN	EEC_ECOSYSTY_CROPS_AND_TOWN	Comprised of farms with/without pasture and towns with crop mix vegetation and a mild-hot, wet-dry climate. Dominant taxa include: winter grain, Gossypium, Sorghum, Panicum. Olson Ecosystem Type = CROPTOWN: 31 (crop/town).	IR	[GEF1]
31	CROPS_GRASS_SHRUBS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_CROPS_GRASS_SHRUBS	Comprised of farm, grass, shrub range with herbage vegetation and a cold-hot, wet-dry climate. Dominant taxa are mosaics. Olson Ecosystem Type = CROPGRASSHRB: 94 (crop grass/shrub).	IR	[GEF1]
32	DECID_BROADLEAF_FOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_DECID_BROADLEAF_FOREST	Comprised of medium/tall forest with summergreen vegetation and a mild-hot climate. Dominant taxa include: Quercus, Carya, Liriodendron, Magnolia, Acer, Juglans. Olson Ecosystem Type = BROADLFOREST: 26 (broadleaf forest).	IR	[GEF1]
33	DECID_BROADLEAF_WOODS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_DECID_BROADLEAF_WOODS	Comprised of broadleaf forest/woodland and shrub with deciduous vegetation and a hot-cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Quercus, Carya, Fraxinus, Ulmus, Celtis, Populus. Ecosystem Type = DECIDUBDLFWD: 5 (deciduous broadleaf wood).	IR	[GEF1]
34	DECID_CONIFER_FOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_DECID_CONIFER_FOREST	Comprised of needle-leaf forest and woodland with deciduous vegetation and a generally cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Larix (Taxodium is in #13). Olson Ecosystem Type = CONIFDECIDWD: 4 (conifer deciduous wood).	IR	[GEF1]
35	DECID_MIXED_BOREAL_FOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_DECID_MIXED_BOREAL_FOREST	Comprised of medium-low forest/woodland (Larix > 20%) with deciduous-mixed tiaga vegetation and a cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Larix and Abies, Pinus siberica. Olson Ecosystem Type = DECIDUMIXBOR: 61 (mixed deciduous boreal).	IR	[GEF1]
36	DECIDUOUS_TREE_CROP	EEC_ECOSYSTY_DECIDUOUS_TREE_CROP	Comprised of <TREE> farms on which deciduous <TREE>s are cultivated.	IR	[GEF1]
37	DRY_EVERGREEN_WOODS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_DRY_EVERGREEN_WOODS	Comprised of woodland, low/dry forest with broadleaf evergreen vegetation and a dry climate. Dominant taxa include: Tecoma, Schinopsis, Aspidosperma, Acacia (quebracho). Olson Ecosystem Type = WOODRYEVRGRN: 48 (wood dry evergreen broadleaf).	IR	[GEF1]
38	DRY_TROPICAL_WOODS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_DRY_TROPICAL_WOODS	Comprised of woodland/low forest and C4 grass with drought-deciduous vegetation and a hot, dry climate. Dominant taxa include: Prosopis, Cercidium, Aspidospermum, Cedrela. Olson Ecosystem Type = DRYTROPICWDS: 32 (dry tropical wood/shrub).	IR	[GEF1]
39	DRY_WOODY_SCRUB	EEC_ECOSYSTY_DRY_WOODY_SCRUB	Comprised of shrub with/without low/open woodland with evergreen vegetation and a dry/cool-warm climate. Dominant taxa include: Juniperus, Pinus edulus/monosperma/flexilis. Olson Ecosystem Type = SHRUBWOODRY: 47 (scrub wood dry).	IR	[GEF1]
40	EVERGREEN_BROADLEAF	EEC_ECOSYSTY_EVERGREEN_BROADLEAF	Comprised of broadleaf forest/woodland with evergreen vegetation and a mild-warm climate. Dominant taxa include: Quercus virginiana, Persea, Magnolia, Ilex. Olson Ecosystem Type = EVERGRBDLFWD: 6 (evergreen broadleaf wood).	IR	[GEF1]
41	EVERGREEN_FOREST_FIELDS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_EVERGREEN_FOREST_FIELDS	Comprised of crop/herb-shrub-forest with evergreen conifer/broadleaf vegetation. Dominant taxa include: Pinus, Pseudotsuga, Sabal palmetto. Olson Ecosystem Type = EVRGNFRSTFLD: 19 (evergreen forest/field).	IR	[GEF1]
42	EVERGREEN_TREE_CROP	EEC_ECOSYSTY_EVERGREEN_TREE_CROP	Comprised of <TREE> farms on which evergreen <TREE>s are cultivated.	IR	[GEF1]
43	FIELDS_AND_WOODY_SAVANNA	EEC_ECOSYSTY_FIELDS_AND_WOODY_SAVANNA	Comprised of crop/herb and forest/shrub with deciduous/evergreen vegetation and a hot-cool climate. Dominant taxa include: Festuca, Diospyros, Sassafras, Cornus. Olson Ecosystem Type = FIELDWDSAVNA: 58 (field/wood savanna).	IR	[GEF1]
44	FOREST_AND_FIELD	EEC_ECOSYSTY_FOREST_AND_FIELD	Comprised of forest and crop/shrub/grass with mixed/deciduous vegetation and a mild-hot climate. Dominant taxa include: Quercus, Platanus, Liquidambar. Olson Ecosystem Type = FORESTFIELD: 56 (forest field).	IR	[GEF1]
45	GLACIER_ICE	EEC_ECOSYSTY_GLACIER_ICE	Comprised of Antarctic/mountain/sea ice with algae/lichen vegetation and a very cold climate. Dominant taxa include: cryptogams (lichen, algae). Olson Ecosystem Type = GLACIERICE: 12 (glacier ice).	IR	[GEF1]
46	GLACIER_ROCK	EEC_ECOSYSTY_GLACIER_ROCK	Comprised of Arctic/mountain glacier, snow with microbe/herb vegetation and a very cold climate. Olson Ecosystem Type = GLACIEROCK: 70 (glacier rock).	IR	[GEF1]
47	GRASS_CROPS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_GRASS_CROPS	Comprised of cereal, hay >60% with/without settlements with annual tops vegetation and a cool-hot, wet-dry climate. Dominant taxa include: Triticum (wheat), Avena (oats), Hordeum (barley), Secale (rye). Olson Ecosystem Type = GRASSCROP: 93 (grass and crop).	IR	[GEF1]
48	HEATH_SCRUB	EEC_ECOSYSTY_HEATH_SCRUB	Comprised of dwarf-tall scrub, acid <SOIL> with evergreen-mixed vegetation and a mild-cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Empetrum, Vaccinum, Calluna, Kalmia, Rhododendron. Olson Ecosystem Type = HEATHSCRUB: 64 (heath shrub).	IR	[GEF1]
49	HOT_IRRIGATED_CROPLAND	EEC_ECOSYSTY_HOT_IRRIGATED_CROPLAND	Comprised of tilled/pastured fields with extensively irrigated crop vegetation and a rare/no snow climate. Dominant taxa include: Gossypium (cotton), Saccharum officinarium (sugar cane). Olson Ecosystem Type = HOTIRRIGATED: 37 (hot-mild irrigated crop).	IR	[GEF1]
50	HOT_MILD_GRASSES_SHRUBS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_HOT_MILD_GRASSES_SHRUBS	Comprised of prairie/pampas/rangeland with mixed foliage (C4) vegetation and a mild-hot climate. Dominant taxa include: Bouteloua, Aristida, Setaria (C4 grass) with/without shrub, <TREE>s. Olson Ecosystem Type = HOTMLDGRSHB: 41 (hot-mild grass herb shrub).	IR	[GEF1]
51	INLAND_WATER	EEC_ECOSYSTY_INLAND_WATER	Comprised of plankton with/without emergents with seasonal blooms vegetation and a variable climate. Dominant taxa include: plankton with/without emergents. Olson Ecosystem Type = WATERINLAND: 14 (water inland).	IR	[GEF1]
52	IRRIGATED_GRASSLAND	EEC_ECOSYSTY_IRRIGATED_GRASSLAND	Comprised of farm rangeland and irrigated crop with herbage vegetation and a dry, hot-cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Medicago sativa (alfalfa), Sorghum, Triticum, Bromus. Olson Ecosystem Type = IRRIGCRASSLD: 10 (irrigated crop grassland).	IR	[GEF1]
53	LAND_AND_WATER_RIVERS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_LAND_AND_WATER_RIVERS	Comprised of alluvial mix, river, plants with varied foliage vegetation and a varied climate. Dominant taxa include: Ambrosia, Salix, Populus, Acer, Ulmus, Platanus. Olson Ecosystem Type = LNDWTR{IVER}: 75 (land/water river).	IR	[GEF1]
54	LAND_WATER_AND_SHORE	EEC_ECOSYSTY_LAND_WATER_AND_SHORE	Comprised of lake/wetland and marginal plants with varied foliage vegetation and a varied climate. Dominant taxa include: plankton, Scirpus, Typha. Olson Ecosystem Type = LANDWATRSHRE: 74 (land/water shore).	IR	[GEF1]
55	LOW_SPARSE_GRASSLAND	EEC_ECOSYSTY_LOW_SPARSE_GRASSLAND	Comprised of steppe, herb with/without sparse woody with shortgrass/hummock vegetation and a dry/cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Bouteloua, Buchle, Stipa, Sporobolus, Opuntia. Olson Ecosystem Type = LOWSPRSGRASS: 2 (low/sparse grassland).	IR	[GEF1]
56	MANGROVE	EEC_ECOSYSTY_MANGROVE	Comprised of forest/scrub, tidal flat with evergreen broadleaf vegetation and a hot climate. Dominant taxa include: Rhizophora, Avicenna, Hibiscus, Olson Ecosystem Type = MANGROVE: 72 (mangrove forest scrub).	IR	[GEF1]
57	MARSH_WETLAND	EEC_ECOSYSTY_MARSH_WETLAND	Comprised of graminoid/herb with/without shrub/<TREE> with mixed vegetation and a marine or cold-hot climate. Dominant taxa include: Spartina, Juncus, Scirpus, Salicornia, Hibiscus. Olson Ecosystem Type = MARSWETLAND: 45 (marshy wetland).	IR	[GEF1]
58	MEDITERRANEAN_SCRUB	EEC_ECOSYSTY_MEDITERRANEAN_SCRUB	Comprised of scrub with/without wood/grassland with evergreen vegetation and a winter rain climate. Dominant taxa include: Quercus, Cercocarpus, Adenostema, Ceanothus, Baccharis. Olson Ecosystem Type = MEDITERRANSC: 46 (mediterranean scrub/wood).	IR	[GEF1]
59	MIRE_BOG_FEN	EEC_ECOSYSTY_MIRE_BOG_FEN	Comprised of sphagnum/graminoid and dwarfshrub with evergreen/summergreen vegetation and a cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Sphagnum, Carex, Ledum, Eriophorum, Rhus, Picea. Olson Ecosystem Type = MIRE:BOGFEN: 44 (mire: bog/fen).	IR	[GEF1]
60	MIXED_FOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_MIXED_FOREST	Comprised of low-medium forest/woodland with conifer/broadleaf vegetation and a mild-hot climate. Dominant taxa include: Quercus, Carya, Liquidambar, Pinus, Juniperus. Olson Ecosystem Type = MIXEDFOREST: 24 (mixed forest/woodland).	IR	[GEF1]
61	MIXED_FOREST_AND_FIELD	EEC_ECOSYSTY_MIXED_FOREST_AND_FIELD	Comprised of low-tall forest with/without crop/grass with summergreen/evergreen vegetation and a with/without snow climate. Dominant taxa include: Acer, Tilia, Quercus, Pinus, Tsuga. Olson Ecosystem Type = MIXEDFRSTFLD: 18 (mixed forest/field).	IR	[GEF1]
62	MOIST_EUCALYPTUS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_MOIST_EUCALYPTUS	Comprised of medium open Eucalypt forest with broadleaf evergreen vegetation and a mild-hot climate. Dominant taxa include: Eucalyptus, Acacia. Olson Ecosystem Type = MOISTEUCALPT: 89 (moist eucalypt forest).	IR	[GEF1]
63	MONTANE_TROPICAL_FORESTS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_MONTANE_TROPICAL_FORESTS	Comprised of montane medium-low woods/herbs with evergreen vegetation and a mild-warm, wet climate. Dominant taxa include: Eugenia, Brunellia, Clusia, Castilloa, Tipuana, Myoxylon. Olson Ecosystem Type = MONTROPICAL: 28 (montane tropical complex).	IR	[GEF1]
64	NARROW_CONIFERS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_NARROW_CONIFERS	Comprised of dense/sparse wood/shrub/herb with evergreen/mixed vegetation and a subpolar/mountain climate. Dominant taxa include: Abies, Picea, Pinus, Juniperus. Olson Ecosystem Type = NARROWCONIFR: 62 (narrow conifer mix).	IR	[GEF1]
65	POLAR_AND_ALPINE_DESERT	EEC_ECOSYSTY_POLAR_AND_ALPINE_DESERT	Comprised of barren rock and polar/alpine desert with lichen vegetation and an extreme cold, dry climate. Dominant taxa include: Draba, Dryas, Cassiope, Luzula nivalis, Poa arctica. Olson Ecosystem Type = POLALPDESERT: 69 (polar alpine desert).	IR	[GEF1]
66	RAIN_GREEN_TROPICAL_FOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_RAIN_GREEN_TROPICAL_FOREST	Comprised of medium forest, closed-open with drought-deciduous vegetation and a hot, moist climate. Dominant taxa include: Shorea robusta, Tectonia grandis, Xylia dolobriformis. Olson Ecosystem Type = RAINGRNTRFST: 90 (rain green tropical forest).	IR	[GEF1]
67	RESIDUAL_DUNES_BEACHES	EEC_ECOSYSTY_RESIDUAL_DUNES_BEACHES	Comprised of residual <SAND> ridges and fields with varied cover vegetation and a varied climate. Olson Ecosystem Type = RESIDUNEBCH: 84 (residual dune beach).	IR	[GEF1]
68	RICE_PADDY_AND_FIELD	EEC_ECOSYSTY_RICE_PADDY_AND_FIELD	Comprised of plain or terrace paddies with 1-3 crops per year vegetation with irrigation. Dominant taxa include: Oryza sativa (rice), other C4 and/or C3 metabolic type crops, gardens, with/without <TREE>s. Olson Ecosystem Type = RICEPADDYFLD: 36 (rice: paddy/field).	IR	[GEF1]
69	ROCKY_CLIFFS_AND_SLOPES	EEC_ECOSYSTY_ROCKY_CLIFFS_AND_SLOPES	Comprised of shore/montane/sparse cover with varied vegetation and a varied climate. Dominant taxa include: Arctostaphylos, Vaccinium, Juniperus and lichens/herbs. Olson Ecosystem Type = ROCKCLIFFSLP: 86 (rock cliff/slope).	IR	[GEF1]
70	S_HMISPH_CONIFERS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_S_HMISPH_CONIFERS	Comprised of tall-medium rainforest with evergreen conifer vegetation and a mild-cool climate. Dominant taxa include: Podocarp/Auraucaria families. Olson Ecosystem Type = SOHEMISCONIF: 77 (southern hemisphere conifer).	IR	[GEF1]
71	S_HMISPH_MIXED_FOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_S_HMISPH_MIXED_FOREST	Comprised of medium/tall rainforest with/without conifer with evergreen broadleaf vegetation and a mild-warm climate. Dominant taxa include: Nothofagus, Fitzroya, Persea, Crinodendron. Olson Ecosystem Type = SOHEMISMIXFR: 78 (southern hemisphere mixed forest).	IR	[GEF1]
72	SALT_PLAYAS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_SALT_PLAYAS	Comprised of saline/soda desert basins with halophyte dry lake vegetation and a hot-cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Salicornia, Atriplex, Suedia, Sarcobatus, Distlichus. Olson Ecosystem Type = SALTPLAYA: 71 (salt-soda playa basin).	IR	[GEF1]
73	SAND_DESERT	EEC_ECOSYSTY_SAND_DESERT	Comprised of blowing dunes and flats with patchy oasis seepage vegetation and a windy climate. Dominant taxa include: Oryzopsis, Yucca, Artemisia filifolia, Andropogon. Olson Ecosystem Type = SANDESERT: 50 (sand desert).	IR	[GEF1]
74	SANDY_GRASSLAND_SHRUBS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_SANDY_GRASSLAND_SHRUBS	Comprised of <SAND> steppe herb/shrub with mixed vegetation and a dry, hot-cold, windy climate. Dominant taxa include: Calamovilfa, Oryzopsis, Redfieldia, Artemisia, Bouteloua. Olson Ecosystem Type = SANDGRASSHRB: 87 (sand grass/shrub).	IR	[GEF1]
75	SAVANNA_WOODS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_SAVANNA_WOODS	Comprised of grass under open wood/shrub with broadleaf/conifer vegetation and a dry-moist climate. Dominant taxa include: Paspalum, Andropogon, Vellozia, Mauritia, Tecoma, Bombax. Olson Ecosystem Type = SAVANNA<TREE>: 43 (savanna <TREE>/shrub).	IR	[GEF1]
76	SEA_WATER	EEC_ECOSYSTY_SEA_WATER	Comprised of plankton with/without kelp, reefs with year-round growth vegetation and a with/without ice climate. Dominant taxa include: plankton with/without kelp, reefs. Olson Ecosystem Type = WATERSEA: 15 (water [sea]).	IR	[GEF1]
77	SEASONAL_TROPICAL_FOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_SEASONAL_TROPICAL_FOREST	Comprised of medium forest with/without plantation with evergreen vegetation and a hot, seasonal moist climate. Dominant taxa include: Ceiba, Tabebuia, Manilkara, Buchenavia, Bombax, Ocotea. Olson Ecosystem Type = SEASONTROPIC: 29 (seasonal tropical forest).	IR	[GEF1]
78	SEMI_DESERT	EEC_ECOSYSTY_SEMI_DESERT	Comprised of sparse shrub with/without herb/<TREE> with spring/ephemeral green vegetation and a dry climate. Dominant taxa include: Tamarix, Sarcobatus, Carnegia, Grayia, Ephedra, Sitanion. Olson Ecosystem Type = SEMIDESR<TREE>: 11 (semidesert shrub/<TREE>).	IR	[GEF1]
79	SEMI_DESERT_SAGE	EEC_ECOSYSTY_SEMI_DESERT_SAGE	Comprised of shrub-steppe sparse range with evergreen vegetation and a cool-cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Artemisia, Eurotia, Chrysothamnus, Kochia. Olson Ecosystem Type = SEMIDSRTSAGE: 52 (semidesert sage).	IR	[GEF1]
80	SEMI_DESERT_SHRUBS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_SEMI_DESERT_SHRUBS	Comprised of sparse shrubs, xerophytes with mixed green vegetation and a hot-cool climate. Dominant taxa include: Larrea, Fouquieria, Coleogyne, Acacia, Prosopis. Olson Ecosystem Type = SEMIDSRTSHRB: 51 (semidesert shrub).	IR	[GEF1]
81	SHRUB_DECIDUOUS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_SHRUB_DECIDUOUS	Comprised of sparse-dense shrub with cold-deciduous/drought-deciduous vegetation and a moist climate. Dominant taxa include: Diplacus, Salvia, Encelia, Quercus, Lepechinia, Rhus. Olson Ecosystem Type = SHRBDECDUOUS: 17 (shrub deciduous).	IR	[GEF1]
82	SHRUB_EVERGREEN	EEC_ECOSYSTY_SHRUB_EVERGREEN	Comprised of sparse shrub with/without <TREE> with evergreen vegetation and a cold-hot/wet-dry climate. Dominant taxa include: Juniperus, Artemisia, Arctostaphylos, Ilex. Olson Ecosystem Type = SHRUBEVERGRN: 16 (shrub evergreen).	IR	[GEF1]
83	SMALL_LEAF_MIXED_WOODS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_SMALL_LEAF_MIXED_WOODS	Comprised of low-medium taiga-edge/groves with sumergreen with/without conifer vegetation and a cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Betula, Populus, Salix, Alnus. Olson Ecosystem Type = SMALFMIXWOOD: 60 (small leaf mix wood).	IR	[GEF1]
84	SPARSE_DUNES_AND_RIDGES	EEC_ECOSYSTY_SPARSE_DUNES_AND_RIDGES	Comprised of varied dunebuilding plants with pioneer vegetation and blowout ridges. Dominant taxa include: Calamovilfa, Panicum, Andropogon, Populus, Tilia. Olson Ecosystem Type = SPRSDUNEBLDR: 82 (sparse dune builder).	IR	[GEF1]
85	SUCCULENT_THORN_SCRUB	EEC_ECOSYSTY_SUCCULENT_THORN_SCRUB	Comprised of succulent/thorn shrub/<TREE> with deciduous vegetation and a hot-mild, dry climate. Dominant taxa include: Opuntia, Yucca, Agave, Acacia, Cavanillesia, Zizyphus. Olson Ecosystem Type = SUCTHORNSCRB: 59 (succulent thorn scrub).	IR	[GEF1]
86	TALL_GRASSES_AND_SHRUBS	EEC_ECOSYSTY_TALL_GRASSES_AND_SHRUBS	Comprised of tallgrass with/without woody/crops with annual foliage vegetation and a hot-cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Andropogon, Sorghastrum, Panicum, Prunus. Olson Ecosystem Type = TALLGRASSHRB: 7 (tallgrass herb/shrub).	IR	[GEF1]
87	TROPICAL_DEGRADED_FOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_TROPICAL_DEGRADED_FOREST	Comprised of medium-low opened forest/wood with evergreen broadleaf vegetation and a hot climate. Dominant taxa include: Cecropia, Didymopanax, Curatella, plantations. Olson Ecosystem Type = TROPDBGRADWD: 34 (tropical degraded wood/shrub).	IR	[GEF1]
88	TROPICAL_RAINFOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_TROPICAL_RAINFOREST	Comprised of tall-to-medium closed, multilayer forest with evergreen broadleaf vegetation and a hot, wet climate. Dominant taxa include: Andropogon, Sorghastrum, Panicum, Prunus. Olson Ecosystem Type = TROPRAINFRST: 33 (tropical rainforest).	IR	[GEF1]
89	UPLAND_TUNDRA	EEC_ECOSYSTY_UPLAND_TUNDRA	Comprised of dwarf-to-tall herb/shrub cushion with sparse vegetation and a strong frost, windy climate. Dominant taxa include: Kobresia, Poa, Salix nana. Olson Ecosystem Type = UPLNDTNDRA: 9 (upland tundra/paramo).	IR	[GEF1]
90	URBAN	EEC_ECOSYSTY_URBAN	Comprised of construction, lawn with/without parks with plantings, weeds vegetation and a cold-hot climate. Dominant taxa include: Poa, Festuca, Cynodon, Ulmus, Populus, Ailanthus. Olson Ecosystem Type = URBAN: 1 (urban, suburban).	IR	[GEF1]
91	VOLCANIC_ROCK	EEC_ECOSYSTY_VOLCANIC_ROCK	Comprised of sparse plants on lava/ash with patchy vegetation and an equatorial-subarctic climate. Dominant taxa include: Pisonia, Psidium, Saccharum, ferns, lichens, algae. Olson Ecosystem Type = VOLCANICROCK: 49 (volcanic rock/ash).	IR	[GEF1]
92	WATER_AND_ISLAND_FRINGE	EEC_ECOSYSTY_WATER_AND_ISLAND_FRINGE	Comprised of submergible, other complex successional vegetation and a hot-cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Ipomea, Cocos nucifera, Juniperus, Acrocaria. Olson Ecosystem Type = WATRISLFRNGE: 73 (water isle fringe).	IR	[GEF1]
93	WET_SCLEROPHYLIC_FOREST	EEC_ECOSYSTY_WET_SCLEROPHYLIC_FOREST	Comprised of tall open Eucalypt forest with broadleaf evergreen and a mild, wet climate. Dominant taxa include: Eucalyptus [regnans, obliqua, diversicolor]. Olson Ecosystem Type = WETSCLEROPHL: 79 (wet scherophyl forest).	IR	[GEF1]
94	WOODED_TUNDRA	EEC_ECOSYSTY_WOODED_TUNDRA	Comprised of timberline <TREE>/scrub/herb with evergreen-deciduous vegetation and a cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Abies lasiocarpa, Picea, Pinus monticola, longaeva. Olson Ecosystem Type = WOODEDTUNDRA: 63 (wooded tundra/paramo).	IR	[GEF1]
95	WOODED_WET_SWAMP	EEC_ECOSYSTY_WOODED_WET_SWAMP	Comprised of <TREE>/shrub over herb/water with evergreen/deciduous vegetation and a hot-cold climate. Dominant taxa include: Salix, Acer, Nyssa, Taxodium, Thuja, Cephelanthus. Olson Ecosystem Type = WOODWETSWAMP: 13 (woody wetland swamp).	IR	[GEF1]
96	WOODY_SAVANNA	EEC_ECOSYSTY_WOODY_SAVANNA	Comprised of C4 grass and woodland/low forest covering 30-50% with deciduous-evergreen vegetation and a dry-wet climate. Dominant taxa include: Tristachys, Imperata, Ficus, Chlorophora, Fagaria. Olson Ecosystem Type = WOODYSAVANNA: 91 (woody savanna).	IR	[GEF1]

EDCS Group Labels: PHYSIOGRAPHY, PLANT

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EDUCATIONAL_BUILDING_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 271

Definition:
The type of an educational building.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code	Label	Symbolic constant	Definition	Reference type	References
1	ACADEMY	EEC_EDUBLDGTY_ACADEMY	A school which teaches a particular subject or trains people for a particular job; also a secondary or college-preparatory school, especially a private one.	NR
2	COLLEGE	EEC_EDUBLDGTY_COLLEGE	A <BUILDING> of a self-governing constituent body of a university offering living quarters and instruction but not granting degrees (e.g., Balliol and Magdalen Colleges at Oxford); or a preparatory or high school; or an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies leading to a bachelor's degree; or a part of a university offering a specialized group of courses; or an institution offering instruction usually in a professional, vocational, or technical field (e.g., business college).	NR
3	EDUCATIONAL_CENTRE	EEC_EDUBLDGTY_EDUCATIONAL_CENTRE	An establishment for teaching and learning.	NR
4	LYCEUM	EEC_EDUBLDGTY_LYCEUM	A hall in which public lectures, concerts, and similar programs are presented.	NR
5	SEMINARY	EEC_EDUBLDGTY_SEMINARY	A <BUILDING> within a school, especially a theological school for the training of priests, ministers, or rabbis or of a school of higher education, especially a private school for girls.	NR
6	UNIVERSITY	EEC_EDUBLDGTY_UNIVERSITY	A <BUILDING> in an institution for higher learning with teaching and research <FACILITY>s constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.	NR

EDCS Group Labels: INFRASTRUCTURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_ELECTRON_DENSITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 272

Definition:
The number of electrons per unit volume; the electron density.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: VOLUMETRIC_ENTITY_DENSITY

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_ELECTRONIC_WATER_BODY_FLOOR_DEPTH

EDCS Attribute Code: 273

Definition:
The depth of a <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> obtained by electronic depth measuring instruments.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: BATHYMETRY, DIMENSION

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_ELEV_ELECTRICAL_CABLE_ICING_SAG

EDCS Attribute Code: 274

Definition:
The value of the maximum variation in the vertical clearance (sag) of an <ELEVATED_ELECTRICAL_CABLE> due to an accumulation of <ICE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, ICE

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_ELEV_ELECTRICAL_CABLE_MINIMUM_CLEARANCE

EDCS Attribute Code: 275

Definition:
The minimum vertical clearance of an <ELEVATED_ELECTRICAL_CABLE> from the underlying <TERRAIN>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, LAND_TRNSP

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_ELEV_ELECTRICAL_CABLE_PYLON_SPACING

EDCS Attribute Code: 276

Definition:
The spacing distance between adjacent <PYLON>s along an <ELEVATED_ELECTRICAL_CABLE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, INFRASTRUCTURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_ELEV_ELECTRICAL_CABLE_SAG

EDCS Attribute Code: 277

Definition:
The maximum vertical distance from the height of an <ELEVATED_ELECTRICAL_CABLE> at the connection to a <PYLON> to the lowest point of the <ELEVATED_ELECTRICAL_CABLE> (sag).

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, INFRASTRUCTURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_ELEV_ELECTRICAL_CABLE_SEGMENT_COUNT

EDCS Attribute Code: 278

Definition:
The number of straight segments which may be used to approximate the catenary shape of an <ELEVATED_ELECTRICAL_CABLE> between adjacent <PYLON>s.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: COUNT

EDCS Group Labels: INFRASTRUCTURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_ELEV_ELECTRICAL_CABLE_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 279

Definition:
The type of suspension of an <ELEVATED_ELECTRICAL_CABLE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code	Label	Symbolic constant	Definition	Reference type	References
1	MOUNTAIN_CATENARY	EEC_ELEVELECCBLTY_MOUNTAIN_CATENARY	Catenary over mountains.	NR
2	NORMAL_SUSPENSION	EEC_ELEVELECCBLTY_NORMAL_SUSPENSION	Normal Suspension.	NR
3	OVERWATER_CATENARY	EEC_ELEVELECCBLTY_OVERWATER_CATENARY	Catenary over water.	NR

EDCS Group Labels: INFRASTRUCTURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_ELEVATION_ACCURACY_STATEMENT

EDCS Attribute Code: 280

Definition:
Statement of the accuracy of an elevation value.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code	Label	Symbolic constant	Definition	Reference type	References
1	ACCURATE	EEC_ELEVACCSTMT_ACCURATE	Conforms with a standard, or accepted value; accurate.	IR	[SP242]
2	APPROXIMATE	EEC_ELEVACCSTMT_APPROXIMATE	Approaching closely (approximates) but not attaining a specified accuracy or a precision conformable with the quality of the observations.	IR	[SP242]

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY, PHYSIOGRAPHY

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_ELEVATION_ANGLE

EDCS Attribute Code: 281

Definition:
The <<VECTOR_ELEV_ANGLE_LOCAL>> from the horizontal plane at the observer's location, to either a line passing through the observer, or a vector relative to the observer, or the direction from the observer to an <OBJECT> or <LOCATION>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EM_BAND

EDCS Attribute Code: 282

Definition:
The scientifically-accepted designation for a range (band) of frequencies within the electromagnetic spectrum.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code	Label	Symbolic constant	Definition	Reference type	References
1	COSMIC_RAY	EEC_EMBAND_COSMIC_RAY	Cosmic ray band.	NR
2	EXTRA_HIGH_FREQUENCY	EEC_EMBAND_EXTRA_HIGH_FREQUENCY	Extra high frequency.	NR
3	EXTRA_LOW_FREQUENCY	EEC_EMBAND_EXTRA_LOW_FREQUENCY	Extra low frequency.	NR
4	FAR_ULTRAVIOLET	EEC_EMBAND_FAR_ULTRAVIOLET	Far ultraviolet band.	NR
5	FAR_INFRARED	EEC_EMBAND_FAR_INFRARED	Far infrared band.	NR
6	GAMMA_RAY	EEC_EMBAND_GAMMA_RAY	Gamma ray band.	NR
7	HIGH_FREQUENCY	EEC_EMBAND_HIGH_FREQUENCY	High frequency.	NR
8	INFRARED	EEC_EMBAND_INFRARED	Infrared band.	NR
9	K_BAND	EEC_EMBAND_K_BAND	K band.	NR
10	L_BAND	EEC_EMBAND_L_BAND	L band.	NR
11	LOW_FREQUENCY	EEC_EMBAND_LOW_FREQUENCY	Low frequency.	NR
12	MEDIUM_FREQUENCY	EEC_EMBAND_MEDIUM_FREQUENCY	Medium frequency.	NR
13	MICROWAVE	EEC_EMBAND_MICROWAVE	Electromagnetic radiation having a free-space wavelength between 0,3 and 30 centimetres, corresponding to frequencies of 1 - 100 gigahertz.	NR
14	NEAR_INFRARED	EEC_EMBAND_NEAR_INFRARED	Near infrared band.	NR
15	NEAR_ULTRAVIOLET	EEC_EMBAND_NEAR_ULTRAVIOLET	Near ultraviolet band.	NR
16	P_BAND	EEC_EMBAND_P_BAND	P band.	NR
17	Q_BAND	EEC_EMBAND_Q_BAND	Q band.	NR
18	RADIO_FREQUENCY	EEC_EMBAND_RADIO_FREQUENCY	Radio frequency.	NR
19	S_BAND	EEC_EMBAND_S_BAND	S band.	NR
20	SUPER_HIGH_FREQUENCY	EEC_EMBAND_SUPER_HIGH_FREQUENCY	Super high frequency.	NR
21	ULTRA_HIGH_FREQUENCY	EEC_EMBAND_ULTRA_HIGH_FREQUENCY	Ultra high frequency.	NR
22	ULTRAVIOLET	EEC_EMBAND_ULTRAVIOLET	Ultraviolet band.	NR
23	V_BAND	EEC_EMBAND_V_BAND	V band.	NR
24	VERY_HIGH_FREQUENCY	EEC_EMBAND_VERY_HIGH_FREQUENCY	Very high frequency.	NR
25	VERY_LOW_FREQUENCY	EEC_EMBAND_VERY_LOW_FREQUENCY	Very low frequency.	NR
26	VISIBLE	EEC_EMBAND_VISIBLE	Visible band.	NR
27	W_BAND	EEC_EMBAND_W_BAND	W band.	NR
28	X_BAND	EEC_EMBAND_X_BAND	X band.	NR
29	X_RAY	EEC_EMBAND_X_RAY	X-ray band.	NR

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EM_EVAPORATIVE_DUCT_ALTITUDE

EDCS Attribute Code: 283

Definition:
The altitude at which an <ELECTROMAGNETIC_REFRACTIVE_EVAPORATIVE_DUCT> occurs, causing refraction of propagated electromagnetic energy.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: IR

References: [NAM1]

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EM_EVAPORATIVE_DUCT_INDEX

EDCS Attribute Code: 284

Definition:
The index of refraction for radio frequency propagation within an <ELECTROMAGNETIC_REFRACTIVE_EVAPORATIVE_DUCT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, EM_PHENOMENON, POSITION

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EM_EVAPORATIVE_DUCT_STRENGTH

EDCS Attribute Code: 285

Definition:
The degree of energy refraction caused by an <ELECTROMAGNETIC_REFRACTIVE_EVAPORATIVE_DUCT>; the duct strength.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code	Label	Symbolic constant	Definition	Reference type	References
1	NONE_PRESENT	EEC_EMEVPDCTSTR_NONE_PRESENT	None present.	NR
2	WEAK	EEC_EMEVPDCTSTR_WEAK	Weak.	NR
3	AVERAGE	EEC_EMEVPDCTSTR_AVERAGE	Average.	NR
4	STRONG	EEC_EMEVPDCTSTR_STRONG	Strong.	NR
5	EXTREME	EEC_EMEVPDCTSTR_EXTREME	Extreme.	NR

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EM_POLARIZATION_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 286

Definition:
When the vibrations of an electromagnetic radiation are confined to a single plane, the orientation of the plane of the electric field (E) as opposed to the magnetic field (M), as established by the antenna of the emitter or receiver; the electromagnetic polarization type.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code	Label	Symbolic constant	Definition	Reference type	References
1	ALL	EEC_EMPOLRTY_ALL	All.	NR
2	CIRCULAR	EEC_EMPOLRTY_CIRCULAR	Circular.	NR
3	CROSSED_VERT_HORIZ	EEC_EMPOLRTY_CROSSED_VERT_HORIZ	Crossed, with emission vertical and detection horizontal.	NR
4	CROSSED_HORIZ_VERT	EEC_EMPOLRTY_CROSSED_HORIZ_VERT	Crossed, with emission horizontal and detection vertical.	NR
5	ELLIPTICAL	EEC_EMPOLRTY_ELLIPTICAL	Elliptical.	NR
6	LINEAR_HORIZONTAL	EEC_EMPOLRTY_LINEAR_HORIZONTAL	Linear horizontal, both emission and detection.	NR
7	LINEAR_VERTICAL	EEC_EMPOLRTY_LINEAR_VERTICAL	Linear vertical, both emission and detection.	NR
8	PARALLEL_INCID_RFLCT_PLANE	EEC_EMPOLRTY_PARALLEL_INCID_RFLCT_PLANE	Parallel to incidence-reflectance plane.	NR
9	PERPENDICULAR_INCID_RFLCT_PLANE	EEC_EMPOLRTY_PERPENDICULAR_INCID_RFLCT_PLANE	Perpendicular to incidence-reflectance plane.	NR
10	RANDOM	EEC_EMPOLRTY_RANDOM	Random or none.	NR

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EM_PROPAGATION_CONDITION

EDCS Attribute Code: 287

Definition:
The type of condition causing variation in the level of propagated electromagnetic energy due to interaction of the emitted energy with the vertical density gradient of the <ATMOSPHERE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code	Label	Symbolic constant	Definition	Reference type	References
1	NORMAL	EEC_EMPROPCND_NORMAL	Normal.	NR
2	SUBREFRACTION	EEC_EMPROPCND_SUBREFRACTION	Subrefraction.	NR
3	SUPERREFRACTION	EEC_EMPROPCND_SUPERREFRACTION	Superrefraction.	NR
4	TRAPPING	EEC_EMPROPCND_TRAPPING	Trapping.	NR

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EMISSIVITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 288

Definition:
The ratio of emission of an <OBJECT> to that of a blackbody; the emissivity.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EMITTANCE_AZIMUTH_GEODETIC

EDCS Attribute Code: 289

Definition:
The <<VECTOR_AZIMUTH_GEODETIC>> toward which light is emitted (the direction of the Poynting vector).

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: IR

References: [TRHT]

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EMITTANCE_AZIMUTH_LOCAL

EDCS Attribute Code: 290

Definition:
The <<VECTOR_AZIMUTH_LOCAL>> toward which light is emitted (the direction of the Poynting vector).

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: IR

References: [TRHT]

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EMITTANCE_AZIMUTH_MAGNETIC

EDCS Attribute Code: 291

Definition:
The <<VECTOR_AZIMUTH_MAGNETIC>> toward which light is emitted (the direction of the Poynting vector).

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: IR

References: [TRHT]

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EMITTANCE_ELEV_ANGLE_HORIZONTAL

EDCS Attribute Code: 292

Definition:
The <<VECTOR_ELEV_ANGLE_HORIZONTAL>> toward which light is emitted (the direction of the Poynting vector).

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: IR

References: [TRHT]

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EMITTANCE_ELEV_ANGLE_LOCAL

EDCS Attribute Code: 293

Definition:
The <<VECTOR_ELEV_ANGLE_LOCAL>> toward which light is emitted (the direction of the Poynting vector).

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: IR

References: [TRHT]

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_ENGINE_SMOKE_RATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 294

Definition:
The smoke production rate of a motor/engine/propulsion <SYSTEM> in an <OBJECT>, expressed as fraction of maximum. The value may be interpreted as follows: 1/4: Small, 2/4: Medium, 3/4: Large, 4/4: Maximum.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: AIRBORNE_PARTICLE, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_ENGINEER_BERM_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 295

Definition:
The type of an <ENGINEER_BERM>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code	Label	Symbolic constant	Definition	Reference type	References
1	EARTHEN_WALL	EEC_ENGBERMTY_EARTHEN_WALL	A vertical <STRUCTURE> made of packed <SOIL> serving to separate two regions.	NR

EDCS Group Labels: MILITARY_SCIENCE, PHYSIOGRAPHY

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_ENGINEER_TRENCH_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 296

Definition:
The type of an <ENGINEER_TRENCH>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code	Label	Symbolic constant	Definition	Reference type	References
1	INFANTRY_TRENCH	EEC_ENGTRENCHTY_INFANTRY_TRENCH	A terrain trench and berm designed to provide protection and concealment of the part of an army that fights on foot, i.e., not on horses or in <VEHICLE>s.	NR
2	SOVIET_ANTI_TANK_DITCH	EEC_ENGTRENCHTY_SOVIET_ANTI_TANK_DITCH	A terrain trench and berm designed according to Soviet military doctrine to prevent crossing by tank <VEHICLE>s.	NR
3	US_ANTI_TANK_DITCH	EEC_ENGTRENCHTY_US_ANTI_TANK_DITCH	A terrain trench and berm designed according to United States military doctrine to prevent crossing by tank <VEHICLE>s.	NR

EDCS Group Labels: MILITARY_SCIENCE, PHYSIOGRAPHY

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_ENTRANCE_AND_OR_EXIT_COUNT

EDCS Attribute Code: 297

Definition:
The total number of <ENTRANCE_AND_OR_EXIT>s of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: COUNT

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_ENTRANCE_COUNT

EDCS Attribute Code: 298

Definition:
The total number of <ENTRANCE>s of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: COUNT

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EXISTENCE_CERTAINTY

EDCS Attribute Code: 299

Definition:
The certainty of existence of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code	Label	Symbolic constant	Definition	Reference type	References
1	DEFINITE	EEC_EXISTCERT_DEFINITE	Existence of the described object is certain or clear.	NR
2	DOUBTFUL	EEC_EXISTCERT_DOUBTFUL	Existence of the described object is not obvious, clear, or certain; questionable.	NR
3	REPORTED	EEC_EXISTCERT_REPORTED	Existence of the described object has been reported but not verified by official methods.	NR

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY, POSITION

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EXISTENCE_STATUS

EDCS Attribute Code: 300

Definition:
The status or existance condition of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code	Label	Symbolic constant	Definition	Reference type	References
1	ABANDONED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_ABANDONED	The object is abandoned, deserted, no longer used or inhabited, forsaken, or disused.	NR
2	ALTERNATE	EEC_EXISTSTAT_ALTERNATE	The object can serve or be used in place of another; it may substitute for a primary choice.	NR
3	ANCIENT	EEC_EXISTSTAT_ANCIENT	The object is belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period, e.g., antique or ancient.	NR
4	APPROXIMATE	EEC_EXISTSTAT_APPROXIMATE	The object or data is very close to or almost exact, e.g., approximate or about.	NR
5	BLADES_MISSING	EEC_EXISTSTAT_BLADES_MISSING	A windmill or wind motor from which the turbine blades are missing.	PR	[S57A, Attribute, CONDTN:4]
6	CONTINUOUS_OPERATION	EEC_EXISTSTAT_CONTINUOUS_OPERATION	The services or <FACILITY>s are always available.	NR
7	CONTROLLED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_CONTROLLED	Access is regulated; an authority exercises restraining or directing influence over the object.	NR
8	CORRESPONDS	EEC_EXISTSTAT_CORRESPONDS	Corresponds to a recommended track.	NR
9	DAMAGED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_DAMAGED	The object is not in its original condition and has been harmed, injured, or broken.	NR
10	DEFINITE	EEC_EXISTSTAT_DEFINITE	The existence is certain.	NR
11	DEFINITE_SHORELINE	EEC_EXISTSTAT_DEFINITE_SHORELINE	The location of the shoreline is well defined.	NR
12	DESTROYED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_DESTROYED	No longer in existence, spoiled or ruined or demolished.	NR
13	DISMANTLED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_DISMANTLED	Taken apart, disassembled, or torn down.	NR
14	DISSIPATING	EEC_EXISTSTAT_DISSIPATING	Attenuated to, or almost to the point of, disappearing.	NR
15	DISUSED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_DISUSED	No longer used for the purpose intended; disused.	PR	[S57A, Attribute, STATUS:4]
16	DOES_NOT_CORRESPOND	EEC_EXISTSTAT_DOES_NOT_CORRESPOND	Does not correspond to a recommended track.	NR
17	DOUBTFUL	EEC_EXISTSTAT_DOUBTFUL	An object that has been reported but has not been definitely determined to exist.	PR	[S57A, Attribute, STATUS:18]
18	EXTINGUISHED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_EXTINGUISHED	No longer lit; extinguished.	PR	[S57A, Attribute, STATUS:11]
19	HISTORIC	EEC_EXISTSTAT_HISTORIC	Famous or important in history or having great and lasting importance.	NR
20	ILLUMINATED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_ILLUMINATED	Exposed to or revealed by lighting.	NR
21	INACTIVE	EEC_EXISTSTAT_INACTIVE	Not functioning or operating or out of use.	NR
22	INCOMPLETE	EEC_EXISTSTAT_INCOMPLETE	Not complete, lacking some parts, or not finished.	NR
23	INDEFINITE_SHORELINE	EEC_EXISTSTAT_INDEFINITE_SHORELINE	The location of the shoreline is approximate or estimated.	NR
24	INDETERMINANT	EEC_EXISTSTAT_INDETERMINANT	Not verified by examination or survey.	NR
25	INTERMITTENT_OPERATION	EEC_EXISTSTAT_INTERMITTENT_OPERATION	The services or <FACILITY>s are not always available.	NR
26	ISOLATED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_ISOLATED	Set apart or cut off from others.	NR
27	MAINTAINED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_MAINTAINED	Kept in a good sate of repair, efficiency, and serviceability.	NR
28	MAN_MADE	EEC_EXISTSTAT_MAN_MADE	Constructed through the acts of man, not naturally occurring in nature.	NR
29	NATURAL	EEC_EXISTSTAT_NATURAL	Present in or produced by nature.	NR
30	NAVIGABLE	EEC_EXISTSTAT_NAVIGABLE	Of sufficient size (deep and wide enough) to be navigated by ships, especially passenger or cargo ships.	NR
31	NAVIGABLE_ABANDONED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_NAVIGABLE_ABANDONED	Navigable and abandoned.	NR
32	NAVIGABLE_OPERATIONAL	EEC_EXISTSTAT_NAVIGABLE_OPERATIONAL	Navigable and operational.	NR
33	NON_CONTROLLED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_NON_CONTROLLED	Access is not regulated; no authority exercises restraining or directing influence over the object.	NR
34	NON_TIDAL	EEC_EXISTSTAT_NON_TIDAL	Not influenced by tides.	NR
35	NOT_ACCESSIBLE	EEC_EXISTSTAT_NOT_ACCESSIBLE	The object is not open for access; closed or locked.	NR
36	NOT_ISOLATED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_NOT_ISOLATED	Set in, among, or in close proximity to others.	NR
37	NOT_MAINTAINED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_NOT_MAINTAINED	Not actively kept in a good sate of repair, efficiency, and serviceability.	NR
38	NOT_USABLE	EEC_EXISTSTAT_NOT_USABLE	Of no utility.	NR
39	OCCASIONAL	EEC_EXISTSTAT_OCCASIONAL	Not habitual; infrequent.	NR
40	ON_TEST_COMMISSIONED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_ON_TEST_COMMISSIONED	Commissioned and on-test.	NR
41	ON_TEST_NOT_COMMISSIONED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_ON_TEST_NOT_COMMISSIONED	Not commissioned and on-test.	NR
42	ONE_WAY	EEC_EXISTSTAT_ONE_WAY	Moving or permitting movement in one direction only.	NR
43	OPERATIONAL	EEC_EXISTSTAT_OPERATIONAL	Fit for proper functioning; ready for use.	NR
44	OPERATIONAL_COMMISSIONED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_OPERATIONAL_COMMISSIONED	Commissioned and operational.	NR
45	OPERATIONAL_NOT_COMMISSIONED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_OPERATIONAL_NOT_COMMISSIONED	Not commissioned and operational.	NR
46	OUT_OF_SERVICE_COMMISSIONED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_OUT_OF_SERVICE_COMMISSIONED	Commissioned and out-of-service.	NR
47	OUT_OF_SERVICE_NOT_COMMISSIONED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_OUT_OF_SERVICE_NOT_COMMISSIONED	Not commissioned and out-of-service.	NR
48	PARTIALLY_DESTROYED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_PARTIALLY_DESTROYED	Some portion or part of the object is no longer in existence, spoiled or ruined or demolished.	NR
49	PERIODIC	EEC_EXISTSTAT_PERIODIC	Periodic or intermittent; recurring at intervals.	PR	[S57A, Attribute, STATUS:5]
50	PERMANENT	EEC_EXISTSTAT_PERMANENT	Enduring, not expected to change in status, condition, or place.	NR
51	PLANNED_CONSTRUCTION	EEC_EXISTSTAT_PLANNED_CONSTRUCTION	A region where a future construction is planned.	PR	[S57A, Attribute, CONDTN:5]
52	PROPOSED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_PROPOSED	Suggested, put forward for consideration, discussion, or adoption.	NR
53	RECOMMENDED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_RECOMMENDED	Endorsed, commended as being worthy or desirable, or useful.	NR
54	REPORTED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_REPORTED	Made known, but not verified.	NR
55	RUINED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_RUINED	A <STRUCTURE> in a decayed or deteriorated condition resulting from neglect or disuse, or a damaged <STRUCTURE> in need of repair; ruined.	PR	[S57A, Attribute, CONDTN:2]
56	SONAR_CONFIRMED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_SONAR_CONFIRMED	Object existence has been confirmed by SONAR return signals.	NR
57	SONAR_NOT_CONFIRMED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_SONAR_NOT_CONFIRMED	Object existence has not been confirmed by SONAR return signals.	NR
58	SWEPT	EEC_EXISTSTAT_SWEPT	Cleared of obstacles.	NR
59	SYNCHRONIZED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_SYNCHRONIZED	Occur at a time, coincide in point of time, and be contemporary, simultaneous or synchronized.	IR	[S57A, Attribute, STATUS:15]
60	TEMPORARY	EEC_EXISTSTAT_TEMPORARY	Meant to last only for a time; temporary.	IR	[S57A, Attribute, STATUS:7]
61	TIDAL	EEC_EXISTSTAT_TIDAL	Influenced by tides, e.g., tidal or fluctuating.	NR
62	TWO_WAY	EEC_EXISTSTAT_TWO_WAY	Moving or permitting movement in two directions only.	NR
63	UNDER_CONSTRUCTION	EEC_EXISTSTAT_UNDER_CONSTRUCTION	In the process of being built or renovated.	NR
64	UNWATCHED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_UNWATCHED	Un-watched, being usually automatic in operation, without any permanently stationed personnel to superintend it.	IR	[S57A, Attribute, STATUS:17]
65	WATCHED	EEC_EXISTSTAT_WATCHED	Watched, looked at or observed over a period especially to be aware of any movement or change.	IR	[S57A, Attribute, STATUS:16]

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EXIT_COUNT

EDCS Attribute Code: 301

Definition:
The total number of <EXIT>s of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: COUNT

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EXPLOSIVE_MINE_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 302

Definition:
The type of an <EXPLOSIVE_MINE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code	Label	Symbolic constant	Definition	Reference type	References
1	ANTIPERSONNEL	EEC_EXPLMINETY_ANTIPERSONNEL	A land mine designed to kill or incapacitate; a anti-personal mine. The mines commit medical resources, degrade unit morale, and damage non-armoured <VEHICLE>s. Some types of AP mines may break or damage the track on armoured <VEHICLE>s.	IR	[F20-32]
2	ANTITANK	EEC_EXPLMINETY_ANTITANK	A land mine designed to immobilize or destroy <VEHICLE>s and their occupants; an anti-tank mine.	IR	[F20-32]
3	ANTITANK_SMART	EEC_EXPLMINETY_ANTITANK_SMART	A land "smart" anti-tank mine designed to produce a mobility or catastrophic kill, top or side attack, when a target <VEHICLE> activates the fuse with acoustic or seismic signals. When activated, an infrared-sensored, explosive-formed penetrating or a shaped-charge rocket warhead sublet is launched; and the warhead acquires the target.	IR	[F20-32]
4	AQUATIC_ACTIVE	EEC_EXPLMINETY_AQUATIC_ACTIVE	A water-borne mine actuated by the reflection from a target of a signal emitted by the mine.	IR	[J1-02]
5	AQUATIC_BOTTOM	EEC_EXPLMINETY_AQUATIC_BOTTOM	A water-borne mine with negative buoyancy which remains on the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> of a water basin; also called ground mine.	IR	[J1-02]
6	AQUATIC_BURIED	EEC_EXPLMINETY_AQUATIC_BURIED	A water-borne mine with negative buoyancy which is completely buried in the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> of a water basin.	IR	[J1-02]
7	AQUATIC_DRIFTING	EEC_EXPLMINETY_AQUATIC_DRIFTING	A buoyant or neutrally buoyant mine, free to drift under the influence of waves, wind, current or tide.	IR	[J1-02]
8	AQUATIC_FLOATING	EEC_EXPLMINETY_AQUATIC_FLOATING	A mine floating on the water <SURFACE>.	IR	[J1-02]
9	AQUATIC_FREE	EEC_EXPLMINETY_AQUATIC_FREE	A water-borne moored mine whose mooring has parted or been cut so that it is now floating free.	IR	[J1-02]
10	AQUATIC_MOORED	EEC_EXPLMINETY_AQUATIC_MOORED	A contact or influence-operated mine of positive buoyancy held below the <SURFACE> by a mooring attached to a sinker or anchor on the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR>.	IR	[J1-02]
11	AQUATIC_PROUD	EEC_EXPLMINETY_AQUATIC_PROUD	A water-borne mine that is partially buried in the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> of a water basin; a "proud" mine.	NR
12	AQUATIC_WATCHING	EEC_EXPLMINETY_AQUATIC_WATCHING	A water-borne mine secured to its mooring but showing on the <SURFACE>, possibly only in certain tidal conditions; a "watching" mine.	IR	[J1-02]
13	DECOY	EEC_EXPLMINETY_DECOY	A phony or decoy mine.	NR
14	INFLUENCE	EEC_EXPLMINETY_INFLUENCE	A mine actuated by the influence of a target on some physical condition in the vicinity of the mine or on radiations emanating from the mine.	IR	[J1-02]
15	MIXED	EEC_EXPLMINETY_MIXED	Mixed.	NR

EDCS Group Labels: MILITARY_SCIENCE

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EXTERIOR_LIGHTING_INTENSITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 303

Definition:
The observed intensity of general external <LIGHTING> of an <OBJECT>, expressed as fraction of maximum.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY, RATE_OR_RATIO, VEHICLE

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EXTERNAL_PAINT_SCHEME

EDCS Attribute Code: 304

Definition:
The applied external paint scheme of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code	Label	Symbolic constant	Definition	Reference type	References
1	CAMOUFLAGE_DESERT	EEC_EXTPAINTSCHEM_CAMOUFLAGE_DESERT	Camouflage desert.	NR
2	CAMOUFLAGE_FOREST	EEC_EXTPAINTSCHEM_CAMOUFLAGE_FOREST	Camouflage forest.	NR
3	CAMOUFLAGE_WINTER	EEC_EXTPAINTSCHEM_CAMOUFLAGE_WINTER	Camouflage winter.	NR
4	NONE_PRESENT	EEC_EXTPAINTSCHEM_NONE_PRESENT	None present.	NR
5	UNIFORM_COLOUR	EEC_EXTPAINTSCHEM_UNIFORM_COLOUR	Uniform colour.	NR

EDCS Group Labels: COLOUR

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EXTINCTION_COEFFICIENT_ALTITUDE

EDCS Attribute Code: 305

Definition:
The altitude above the <PLANETARY_SURFACE> at which a given extinction coefficient value occurs.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: GEOPOTENTIAL_ENERGY_LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, POSITION

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EXTINCTION_COEFFICIENT_LOSS

EDCS Attribute Code: 306

Definition:
For radiation propagating through a medium, the fractional depletion of radiance per unit path length; the extinction coefficient loss.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LINEAR_ENERGY_TRANSFER

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: IR

References: [GMET]

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EXTINCTION_COEFFICIENT_WAVELENGTH

EDCS Attribute Code: 307

Definition:
The electromagnetic wavelength for an extinction coefficient observation.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, EM_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EXTRACTION_MINE_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 308

Definition:
The type of an <EXTRACTION_MINE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code	Label	Symbolic constant	Definition	Reference type	References
1	BELOW_SURFACE	EEC_EXTRCTMINETY_BELOW_SURFACE	A technique of removing coal and mineral ores that involves cutting tunnels below the <SURFACE> to gain access to the deposits.	IR	[DES]
2	BORROW	EEC_EXTRCTMINETY_BORROW	Borrow.	NR
3	HORIZONTAL_SHAFT	EEC_EXTRCTMINETY_HORIZONTAL_SHAFT	Horizontal shaft.	NR
4	OPEN_PIT	EEC_EXTRCTMINETY_OPEN_PIT	Open pit.	NR
5	PEAT_CUTTINGS	EEC_EXTRCTMINETY_PEAT_CUTTINGS	Peat cuttings.	NR
6	PLACER	EEC_EXTRCTMINETY_PLACER	Placer.	NR
7	PROSPECT	EEC_EXTRCTMINETY_PROSPECT	Prospect.	NR
8	STRIP	EEC_EXTRCTMINETY_STRIP	The process of removing mineral deposits that are found close enough to the <SURFACE> so that the construction of tunnels is not necessary; the <SOIL> and strata that cover the deposit are removed to gain access to the mineral deposit; a strip or surface mine.	IR	[DES]
9	VERTICAL_SHAFT	EEC_EXTRCTMINETY_VERTICAL_SHAFT	Vertical shaft.	NR

EDCS Group Labels: LAND_INDUSTRY

Reference Type: NR

References: none

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_EXTREME_AIR_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Code: 309

Definition:
The maximum of the high, or minimum of the low, <<AIR_TEMPERATURE>> for a given period; the extreme air temperature.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: THERMO_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none