EDCS Reference Manual
EDCS Attribute Dictionary - Concepts whose label begin with the letter P

EDCS Attribute Label: PARALLEL_LINE_COUNT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PARALLEL_LINE_COUNT

EDCS Attribute Code: 793

Definition:
The total numbers of nominally parallel lines within an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: COUNT

EDCS Group Labels: LAND_TRNSP

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PARTICLE_ENERGY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PARTICLE_ENERGY

EDCS Attribute Code: 794

Definition:
The energy of a charged <PARTICLE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: ENERGY

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON, SPACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PARTITIONED_WATER_BODY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PARTITIONED_WATER_BODY

EDCS Attribute Code: 795

Definition:
Indication that a <WATER_BODY> is partitioned.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: LOGICAL

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROLOGY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PASQUILL_ATMOSPHERE_STABILITY_INDEX

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PASQUILL_ATMOSPHERE_STABILITY_INDEX

EDCS Attribute Code: 796

Definition:
The stability of the <ATMOSPHERE>, based on the standard deviation of horizontal <WIND> direction fluctuations and temperature change with altitude.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 CAT_A EEC_PASQATMSTAB_CAT_A Category A: Extremely unstable. NR  
2 CAT_B EEC_PASQATMSTAB_CAT_B Category B: Moderately unstable. NR  
3 CAT_C EEC_PASQATMSTAB_CAT_C Category C: Slightly unstable. NR  
4 CAT_D EEC_PASQATMSTAB_CAT_D Category D: Neutral. NR  
5 CAT_E EEC_PASQATMSTAB_CAT_E Category E: Slightly stable. NR  
6 CAT_F EEC_PASQATMSTAB_CAT_F Category F: Moderately stable. NR  
7 CAT_G EEC_PASQATMSTAB_CAT_G Category G: Extremely stable. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACT_CONCEPT, ATMOSPHERE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PASSIVE_ACOUSTIC

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PASSIVE_ACOUSTIC

EDCS Attribute Code: 797

Definition:
Indication that an <OBJECT> generates acoustic energy not intended for the purposes of detection, localization, and/or identification.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: LOGICAL

EDCS Group Labels: ACOUSTIC_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PATH_COUNT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PATH_COUNT

EDCS Attribute Code: 798

Definition:
The number of independent, parallel paths within a <TERRAIN_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE> (e.g., tracks or lanes), including both directions.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: COUNT

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROGRAPHIC_TRNSP

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PATROL_CRAFT_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PATROL_CRAFT_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 799

Definition:
The type of a <PATROL_CRAFT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ANTARCTIC_CLASS EEC_PTLCRFTTY_ANTARCTIC_CLASS The Antarctic class icebreaker; approximate dimensions: 91 by 18 metres. NR  
2 CASTLE_CLASS EEC_PTLCRFTTY_CASTLE_CLASS The Castle class designed for offshore patrol, minesweeping, and minelaying operations; approximate dimensions: 81 by 12 metres. IR [WNT1]
3 DERGACH_CLASS EEC_PTLCRFTTY_DERGACH_CLASS The Dergach class surface-effect <VESSEL> corvette designed for <MISSILE> operations; approximate dimensions: 66 by 17 metres. NR  
4 ISLAND_CLASS EEC_PTLCRFTTY_ISLAND_CLASS The Island class designed for fisheries and oil field duties; approximate dimensions: 61 by 11 metres. IR [WNT1]

EDCS Group Labels: VEHICLE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PEDESTRIAN_CAPACITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PEDESTRIAN_CAPACITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 800

Definition:
The number of pedestrians an <OBJECT> can accommodate.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: COUNT

EDCS Group Labels: LAND_TRNSP

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PEDESTRIAN_RATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PEDESTRIAN_RATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 801

Definition:
The number of pedestrians per time unit; formatted in a Latin-1 string using structured text (e.g., "100(persons)[per hour]" where the type of unit is in parentheses ( ) and a unit qualifier is in brackets [ ].

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: CONSTRAINED_STRING

EDCS Group Labels: LAND_TRNSP, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PEDESTRIAN_TRAVERSABILITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PEDESTRIAN_TRAVERSABILITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 802

Definition:
The type of traversability of an <OBJECT>, on foot.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 NON_TRAVERSABLE EEC_PEDTRAV_NON_TRAVERSABLE Non traversable. NR  
2 POLYGON EEC_PEDTRAV_POLYGON Polygon. NR  
3 POND EEC_PEDTRAV_POND Pond. NR  
4 TRAVERSABLE EEC_PEDTRAV_TRAVERSABLE Traversable. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: LAND_TRNSP

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PERIODIC_CYCLE_TIME

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PERIODIC_CYCLE_TIME

EDCS Attribute Code: 803

Definition:
The time within a cyclic repeating phenomenon, for example intervals of light and eclipse of a <LIGHTHOUSE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: TIME

EDCS Group Labels: TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PERIODIC_END_DATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PERIODIC_END_DATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 804

Definition:
The end of the active period for a seasonal <OBJECT> (e.g., a <BUOY>); formatted as specified by <<DATE_FORMAT>> or by <<DATE_TIME_FORMAT>>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: CONSTRAINED_STRING

EDCS Group Labels: TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PERIODIC_RESTRICTION_END

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PERIODIC_RESTRICTION_END

EDCS Attribute Code: 805

Definition:
The end month for restrictions of the use of an <OBJECT>due to climate or other limitations.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 JANUARY_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTEND_JANUARY_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, January. NR  
2 FEBRUARY_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTEND_FEBRUARY_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, February. NR  
3 MARCH_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTEND_MARCH_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, March. NR  
4 APRIL_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTEND_APRIL_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, April. NR  
5 MAY_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTEND_MAY_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, May. NR  
6 JUNE_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTEND_JUNE_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, June. NR  
7 JULY_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTEND_JULY_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, July. NR  
8 AUGUST_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTEND_AUGUST_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, August. NR  
9 SEPTEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTEND_SEPTEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, September. NR  
10 OCTOBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTEND_OCTOBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, October. NR  
11 NOVEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTEND_NOVEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, November. NR  
12 DECEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTEND_DECEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, December. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PERIODIC_RESTRICTION_START

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PERIODIC_RESTRICTION_START

EDCS Attribute Code: 806

Definition:
The start month for restrictions of the use of an <OBJECT>due to climate or other limitations.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 JANUARY_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTSTRT_JANUARY_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, January. NR  
2 FEBRUARY_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTSTRT_FEBRUARY_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, February. NR  
3 MARCH_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTSTRT_MARCH_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, March. NR  
4 APRIL_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTSTRT_APRIL_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, April. NR  
5 MAY_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTSTRT_MAY_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, May. NR  
6 JUNE_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTSTRT_JUNE_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, June. NR  
7 JULY_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTSTRT_JULY_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, July. NR  
8 AUGUST_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTSTRT_AUGUST_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, August. NR  
9 SEPTEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTSTRT_SEPTEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, September. NR  
10 OCTOBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTSTRT_OCTOBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, October. NR  
11 NOVEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTSTRT_NOVEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, November. NR  
12 DECEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTSTRT_DECEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, December. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PERIODIC_RESTRICTION_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PERIODIC_RESTRICTION_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 807

Definition:
The type of restriction on the use of an <OBJECT> due to climate or other limitations.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 CLOSED EEC_PERDCRESTTY_CLOSED Always closed. NR  
2 PERMANENT_ICE EEC_PERDCRESTTY_PERMANENT_ICE <ICE> is always present. NR  
3 SUBJECT_TO_ICE EEC_PERDCRESTTY_SUBJECT_TO_ICE Presence of <ICE> is possible. NR  
4 PERENNIALLY_OPEN EEC_PERDCRESTTY_PERENNIALLY_OPEN Perennially open, not subject to <ICE>. NR  
5 TEMPORARY EEC_PERDCRESTTY_TEMPORARY Restriction of a temporary nature. NR  
6 JANUARY_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTTY_JANUARY_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, January. NR  
7 FEBRUARY_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTTY_FEBRUARY_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, February. NR  
8 MARCH_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTTY_MARCH_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, March. NR  
9 APRIL_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTTY_APRIL_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, April. NR  
10 MAY_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTTY_MAY_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, May. NR  
11 JUNE_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTTY_JUNE_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, June. NR  
12 JULY_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTTY_JULY_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, July. NR  
13 AUGUST_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTTY_AUGUST_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, August. NR  
14 SEPTEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTTY_SEPTEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, September. NR  
15 OCTOBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTTY_OCTOBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, October. NR  
16 NOVEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTTY_NOVEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, November. NR  
17 DECEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT EEC_PERDCRESTTY_DECEMBER_SEASONAL_LIMIT Seasonal limit, December. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PERIODIC_START_DATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PERIODIC_START_DATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 808

Definition:
The start of the active period for a seasonal <OBJECT> (e.g., a <BUOY>); formatted as specified by <<DATE_FORMAT>> or by <<DATE_TIME_FORMAT>>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: CONSTRAINED_STRING

EDCS Group Labels: TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PERMANENT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PERMANENT

EDCS Attribute Code: 809

Definition:
Indication that an <OBJECT> is permanent (as opposed to temporary).

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: LOGICAL

EDCS Group Labels: TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PH

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PH

EDCS Attribute Code: 810

Definition:
The logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen ion concentration in gram atoms per litre; the pH.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: RATE_OR_RATIO, WATER_BODY_CONDITION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PHONG_AMBIENT_PARAMETER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PHONG_AMBIENT_PARAMETER

EDCS Attribute Code: 811

Definition:
The parameter of the Phong BRDF model which controls the contribution of reflected ambient (multi-scattered) light from a <SURFACE>. This quantity is wavelength-band integrated, and the particular band is specified separately.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ALGORITHM_RELATED, EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: IR

References: [ICP]


EDCS Attribute Label: PHONG_DIFFUSE_PARAMETER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PHONG_DIFFUSE_PARAMETER

EDCS Attribute Code: 812

Definition:
The parameter of the Phong BRDF model which controls the contribution of reflected diffuse (constant, omnidirectional) light from a <SURFACE>. This quantity is wavelength-band integrated, and the particular band is specified separately.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ALGORITHM_RELATED, EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: IR

References: [ICP]


EDCS Attribute Label: PHONG_INTEG_SHININESS_PARAMETER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PHONG_INTEG_SHININESS_PARAMETER

EDCS Attribute Code: 813

Definition:
The parameter of the Phong BRDF model which controls the width of the reflected specular lobe. This quantity is wavelength-band integrated, and the particular band is specified separately.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ALGORITHM_RELATED, EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: IR

References: [ICP]


EDCS Attribute Label: PHONG_SPECULAR_PARAMETER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PHONG_SPECULAR_PARAMETER

EDCS Attribute Code: 814

Definition:
The parameter of the Phong BRDF model which controls the contribution of reflected specular (unidirectional) light from a <SURFACE>. This quantity is wavelength-band integrated, and the particular band is specified separately.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ALGORITHM_RELATED, EM_PHENOMENON, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: IR

References: [ICP]


EDCS Attribute Label: PHYSICAL_OBSTRUCTION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PHYSICAL_OBSTRUCTION

EDCS Attribute Code: 815

Definition:
Indication that a physical obstruction, stopping or blocking a way or passage <OBJECT>, is present.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: LOGICAL

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROGRAPHIC_TRNSP, AIR_TRNSP

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PHYSICAL_STATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PHYSICAL_STATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 816

Definition:
The physical state of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 LIQUID EEC_PHYSSTATE_LIQUID Liquid. NR  
2 SOLID EEC_PHYSSTATE_SOLID Composed of frozen components. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: HARBOUR_AND_PORT, HYDROGRAPHIC_TRNSP, HYDROLOGY, LITTORAL, WATER_BODY_SURFACE, WATER_BODY_CONDITION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PICTORIAL_RESOURCE_REQUEST

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PICTORIAL_RESOURCE_REQUEST

EDCS Attribute Code: 817

Definition:
Specifies the resource site where a request for a pictorial representation of an <OBJECT> is available.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: STRING

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACT_CONCEPT

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PIPELINE_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PIPELINE_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 818

Definition:
The type of a <PIPELINE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 BUBBLER_SYSTEM EEC_PIPELNTY_BUBBLER_SYSTEM A submerged pipe from which warm water bubbles, preventing the surrounding water from freezing. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATPIP:5]
2 GENERIC EEC_PIPELNTY_GENERIC A pipeline whose characteristics have not been determined. IR [APDS]
3 INTAKE EEC_PIPELNTY_INTAKE A pipe taking water from a river or other body of water to, e.g., drive a mill or supply a canal or waterworks. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATPIP:3]
4 OUTFALL EEC_PIPELNTY_OUTFALL A pipe (generally a sewer or drainage pipe) discharging in to the sea or a river. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATPIP:2]
5 SEWER EEC_PIPELNTY_SEWER A pipe in a sewage system for carrying water or sewage to a disposal site. IR [S57A, Attribute, CATPIP:4]
6 SUPPLY EEC_PIPELNTY_SUPPLY A pipe used for supplying of gas or liquid product. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATPIP:6]
7 TRANSPORT EEC_PIPELNTY_TRANSPORT Pipe equipment used for transporting or conveying something, usually liquid, gas, or slurries, from one place to another. IR [APDS]
8 VALVE EEC_PIPELNTY_VALVE Pipeline including any of a number of devices that allow, halt, or regulate the passage of a fluid through a pipe or tube, either manually or automatically. IR [APDS]

EDCS Group Labels: ANCILLARY_ARTEFACT

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PITCH_ANGLE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PITCH_ANGLE

EDCS Attribute Code: 819

Definition:
The angular distance about the pitch axis of an <OBJECT>, from the local horizontal clockwise (upwards) to the forward axis of the <OBJECT>, measured in the local vertical plane. The forward axis of the <OBJECT> is the axis which passes through the <OBJECT> centre and is directed towards/through the forward part or <SURFACE> (front) of the <OBJECT>. The pitch axis of the <OBJECT> is normal to the forward axis in the horizontal plane of the <OBJECT> and forms a two dimensional right-handed <SYSTEM>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PLANETARY_SURFACE_AIR_PRESSURE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PLANETARY_SURFACE_AIR_PRESSURE

EDCS Attribute Code: 820

Definition:
The <<ATM_PRESSURE>> at a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PRESSURE

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PLANETARY_SURFACE_AIR_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PLANETARY_SURFACE_AIR_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Code: 821

Definition:
The <<AIR_TEMPERATURE>> at a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: THERMO_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PLANETARY_SURFACE_ILLUMINANCE_LEVEL

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PLANETARY_SURFACE_ILLUMINANCE_LEVEL

EDCS Attribute Code: 822

Definition:
The total solar and lunar contribution to the illuminance level measured at a <PLANETARY_SURFACE> as a function of location, date, time, and meteorological conditions.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: RADIANT_ENERGY_FLUENCE

EDCS Group Labels: LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PLANETARY_SURFACE_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PLANETARY_SURFACE_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Code: 823

Definition:
The temperature of a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: THERMO_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Group Labels: TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PLATFORM_COUNT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PLATFORM_COUNT

EDCS Attribute Code: 824

Definition:
The number of platforms at a <TRANSPORTATION_STATION>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: COUNT

EDCS Group Labels: LAND_TRNSP

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PLATOON_ACCOMMODATION_CAPACITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PLATOON_ACCOMMODATION_CAPACITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 825

Definition:
The number of platoons (basic units of military organization), with associated <EQUIPMENT>, which an <OBJECT> can accommodate.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: MILITARY_SCIENCE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PLUNGING_BREAKER_FRACTION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PLUNGING_BREAKER_FRACTION

EDCS Attribute Code: 826

Definition:
The fraction of breaking <WATER_WAVE>s which are plunging, where the <WATER_WAVE> peaks up until it is an advancing vertical wall of water, the crest then curls far over and descends violently into the preceding trough where the water surface is essentially horizontal; a considerable amount of <AIR> is trapped in this process and this <AIR> escapes explosively behind the <WATER_WAVE>, throwing water high above the surface and producing a loud explosive sound.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: WATER_BODY_SURFACE, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: IR

References: [JSM]


EDCS Attribute Label: POINT_OBJECT_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_POINT_OBJECT_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 827

Definition:
The general type of a point <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 AGGREGATE EEC_PTOBJTY_AGGREGATE The object is represented by a collection of other objects, e.g., a basis set model. NR  
2 DESTROYED_STRUCTURE EEC_PTOBJTY_DESTROYED_STRUCTURE <STRUCTURE> has been destroyed by either man-made or natural disaster. NR  
3 HORIZONTAL_STRUCTURE EEC_PTOBJTY_HORIZONTAL_STRUCTURE A <STRUCTURE> which has minimal height (<= 1 metre) or whose height is significantly smaller than its horizontal dimensions. NR  
4 MULTI_ELEVATION_STRUCTURE EEC_PTOBJTY_MULTI_ELEVATION_STRUCTURE The <STRUCTURE> has internal sub-structure, e.g., floors, walls, rooms, or corridors. NR  
5 SPATIAL_LOCATION EEC_PTOBJTY_SPATIAL_LOCATION Identifies a conceptual location that may have no associated structure, e.g., a hide site. NR  
6 TERRAIN_CONFORMAL EEC_PTOBJTY_TERRAIN_CONFORMAL The elevations of some vertices in the object are determined by the local configuration of the terrain <SURFACE>, e.g., they are adjusted to conform to the terrain <SURFACE>. NR  
7 VERT_STRUCTURE EEC_PTOBJTY_VERT_STRUCTURE A <STRUCTURE> which has significant height (> 1 metre) or whose height is significantly larger than its horizontal dimensions. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACT_CONCEPT

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: POISSON_RATIO

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_POISSON_RATIO

EDCS Attribute Code: 828

Definition:
The ratio of change in length (direction of stress) to change in width (perpendicular to the direction of stress) of a <MATERIAL> when placed under tension; the Poisson ratio.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: POND_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_POND_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 829

Definition:
The type of a pond.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 FISH EEC_PONDTY_FISH Fish. NR  
2 RESERVOIR EEC_PONDTY_RESERVOIR Reservoir. NR  
3 WASTE EEC_PONDTY_WASTE Waste. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROGRAPHIC_ARTEFACT

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: POPULATED_PLACE_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_POPULATED_PLACE_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 830

Definition:
The type of a populated place.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 INLAND_VILLAGE EEC_POPPLCTY_INLAND_VILLAGE A village which is removed from the ocean or sea. NR  
2 NATIVE_SETTLEMENT EEC_POPPLCTY_NATIVE_SETTLEMENT A concentration of native dwellings, generally of the hut type, which are not usually of substantial construction. NR  
3 SHANTY_TOWN EEC_POPPLCTY_SHANTY_TOWN A town or a section of a town consisting chiefly of shacks. NR  
4 TENT_DWELLINGS EEC_POPPLCTY_TENT_DWELLINGS A collection of tents in which people live. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: SHELTER

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: POPULATION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_POPULATION

EDCS Attribute Code: 831

Definition:
The number of <HUMAN>s within an <OBJECT>; the population.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: COUNT

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: POSITION_ACCURACY_METHOD

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_POSITION_ACCURACY_METHOD

EDCS Attribute Code: 832

Definition:
The method used to determine the accuracy of a position.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 APPROXIMATED EEC_POSACCMETH_APPROXIMATED Positional accuracy approximated for some predetermined purpose. IR [S57A, Attribute, QUAPOS:4]
2 CALCULATED EEC_POSACCMETH_CALCULATED Positional accuracy calculated from known values by applying a mathematical formula. IR [S57A, Attribute, QUAPOS:11]
3 ESTIMATED EEC_POSACCMETH_ESTIMATED Positional accuracy computation based on estimated values. IR [S57A, Attribute, QUAPOS:9]
4 INADEQUATELY_SURVEYED EEC_POSACCMETH_INADEQUATELY_SURVEYED Positional accuracy surveyed but not to established standards. IR [S57A, Attribute, QUAPOS:3]
5 KNOWN EEC_POSACCMETH_KNOWN Positional accuracy exactly known, not surveyed. IR [S57A, Attribute, QUAPOS:10]
6 REPORTED_BUT_UNRELIABLE EEC_POSACCMETH_REPORTED_BUT_UNRELIABLE Reported positional accuracy from an unreliable source. IR [S57A, Attribute, QUAPOS:6]
7 REPORTED_NOT_CONFIRMED EEC_POSACCMETH_REPORTED_NOT_CONFIRMED Reported positional accuracy not confirmed. IR [S57A, Attribute, QUAPOS:8]
8 REPORTED_NOT_SURVEYED EEC_POSACCMETH_REPORTED_NOT_SURVEYED Reported positional accuracy not obtained by surveying. IR [S57A, Attribute, QUAPOS:7]
9 SURVEYED EEC_POSACCMETH_SURVEYED Positional accuracy surveyed to established standards. IR [S57A, Attribute, QUAPOS:1]

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY, POSITION

Reference Type: IR

References: [S57A, Attribute: QUAPOS]


EDCS Attribute Label: POSITION_ACCURACY_STATEMENT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_POSITION_ACCURACY_STATEMENT

EDCS Attribute Code: 833

Definition:
A statement of the accuracy of a position.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ABROGATED EEC_POSACCSTMT_ABROGATED Abrogated. NR  
2 ACCURATE EEC_POSACCSTMT_ACCURATE Conforms with a standard, or accepted value, e.g., accurate. IR [SP242]
3 APPROXIMATE EEC_POSACCSTMT_APPROXIMATE Approaching closely (approximates) but not attaining a specified accuracy or a precision consistent with the quality of the observations. IR [SP242]
4 DISPUTED EEC_POSACCSTMT_DISPUTED Disputed. NR  
5 DOUBTFUL EEC_POSACCSTMT_DOUBTFUL Doubtful. NR  
6 PRECISE EEC_POSACCSTMT_PRECISE High refinement in the (precise) performance of an operation or in the statement of a result. IR [SP242]
7 UNDISPUTED EEC_POSACCSTMT_UNDISPUTED Undisputed. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: SURVEY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: POSTURE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_POSTURE

EDCS Attribute Code: 834

Definition:
The posture of a <HUMAN>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 CRAWLING EEC_POSTURE_CRAWLING Crawling. NR  
2 CROUCHING EEC_POSTURE_CROUCHING Crouching. NR  
3 DEAD EEC_POSTURE_DEAD Lying with back or front downward, exhibiting no signs of movement. NR  
4 JUMPING EEC_POSTURE_JUMPING Jumping. NR  
5 KNEELING EEC_POSTURE_KNEELING Kneeling. NR  
6 KNEELING_FIRING EEC_POSTURE_KNEELING_FIRING Resting on one or both knees, with weapon raised and possibly being discharged. NR  
7 PARACHUTING EEC_POSTURE_PARACHUTING Parachuting. NR  
8 PRONE EEC_POSTURE_PRONE Prone. NR  
9 PRONE_FIRING EEC_POSTURE_PRONE_FIRING Lying with the front downward, with weapon raised and possibly being discharged. NR  
10 SITTING EEC_POSTURE_SITTING Sitting. NR  
11 SQUATTING EEC_POSTURE_SQUATTING Squatting. NR  
12 SURRENDERING EEC_POSTURE_SURRENDERING Standing upright with arms raised. NR  
13 SWIMMING EEC_POSTURE_SWIMMING Swimming. NR  
14 UPRIGHT_FIRING EEC_POSTURE_UPRIGHT_FIRING Standing upright, with weapon raised and possibly being discharged. NR  
15 UPRIGHT_RUNNING EEC_POSTURE_UPRIGHT_RUNNING Upright running. NR  
16 UPRIGHT_STANDING_STILL EEC_POSTURE_UPRIGHT_STANDING_STILL Upright standing still. NR  
17 UPRIGHT_WALKING EEC_POSTURE_UPRIGHT_WALKING Upright walking. NR  
18 WADING EEC_POSTURE_WADING Wading. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: ANIMAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: POTENTIAL_AIR_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_POTENTIAL_AIR_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Code: 835

Definition:
The <<AIR_TEMPERATURE>> a parcel of dry <AIR> would have, if brought adiabatically from its initial state to the standard pressure of 100 kilopascal (1 000 millibars); the potential 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


EDCS Attribute Label: POWER_GENERATING_CAPACITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_POWER_GENERATING_CAPACITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 836

Definition:
The electrical power generating capacity of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: POWER

EDCS Group Labels: INFRASTRUCTURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: POWER_GENERATION_RATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_POWER_GENERATION_RATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 837

Definition:
The power generation, and associated noise and heat, of an <OBJECT>, expressed as fraction of maximum.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: INFRASTRUCTURE, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: POWER_PLANT_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_POWER_PLANT_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 838

Definition:
The type of a <POWER_PLANT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 HYDRO_ELECTRIC EEC_PWRPLNTTY_HYDRO_ELECTRIC A power plant which produces electricity from turbines driven by water fed through a penstock. NR  
2 INTERNAL_COMBUSTION EEC_PWRPLNTTY_INTERNAL_COMBUSTION A power plant which generates electricity from enclosed combustion or coal, natural gas, or other fuel. NR  
3 NUCLEAR EEC_PWRPLNTTY_NUCLEAR A power plant which converts generates electricity from the energy of nuclear reation. NR  
4 SOLAR EEC_PWRPLNTTY_SOLAR A power plant which converts solar energy to electricity. NR  
5 THERMAL EEC_PWRPLNTTY_THERMAL A power plant which produces electricity from heat below the planetary <SURFACE>. NR  
6 TIDAL EEC_PWRPLNTTY_TIDAL A power plant which converts tidal energy to electricity. NR  
7 WIND EEC_PWRPLNTTY_WIND A power plant which converts wind energy to electricity, a collection of windmotors. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: INFRASTRUCTURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRECIPITABLE_WATER

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRECIPITABLE_WATER

EDCS Attribute Code: 839

Definition:
The rate of <WATER> vapour mass per unit area; precipitable water.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: SURFACE_DENSITY

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRECIPITATION_INTENSITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRECIPITATION_INTENSITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 840

Definition:
The intensity of <PRECIPITATION>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 NO_PRECIPITATION_PRESENT EEC_PRECIPINT_NO_PRECIPITATION_PRESENT No precipitation present. NR  
2 LIGHT EEC_PRECIPINT_LIGHT For rain and ice pellets: up to 2,54 millimetres (0,10 inches) per hour, or up to 0,254 millimetres (0,01 inches) in 6 minutes. For snow: visibility greater than 800 metres (approximately 0,5 mile). PR [FMH1, Section 8.4.1]
3 MODERATE EEC_PRECIPINT_MODERATE For rain and ice pellets: more than 2,54 millimetres (0,10 inches) up to 7,62 millimetres (0,30 inches) per hour, or more than 0,254 millimetres (0,01 inches) up to 0,762 millimetres (0,03 inches) in 6 minutes. For snow: visibility more than 400 metres (approximately 0,25 mile) but less than or equal to 800 metres (approximately 0,5 mile). PR [FMH1, Section 8.4.1]
4 HEAVY EEC_PRECIPINT_HEAVY For rain and ice pellets: more than 7,62 millimetres (0,30 inches) per hour, or more than 0,762 millimetres (0,03 inches) in 6 minutes. For snow: visibility less than or equal to 400 metres (approximately 0,25 mile). PR [FMH1, Section 8.4.1]

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRECIPITATION_PERIOD

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRECIPITATION_PERIOD

EDCS Attribute Code: 841

Definition:
The quantity of time (period) prior to the referenced time over which <PRECIPITATION> accumulated.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: TIME

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, TIME

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRECIPITATION_PHASE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRECIPITATION_PHASE

EDCS Attribute Code: 842

Definition:
The phase (liquid/solid disposition) of precipitable <WATER>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 LIQUID EEC_PRECIPPHAS_LIQUID Composed of only liquid components. NR  
2 MIXED EEC_PRECIPPHAS_MIXED Composed of both liquid and frozen components. NR  
3 SOLID EEC_PRECIPPHAS_SOLID Composed of frozen components. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRECIPITATION_RATE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRECIPITATION_RATE

EDCS Attribute Code: 843

Definition:
The mean rate of the liquid <WATER> equivalent of <PRECIPITATION> that falls over a period.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: SPEED

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRECIPITATION_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRECIPITATION_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 844

Definition:
The type of <PRECIPITATION>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 DRIZZLE EEC_PRECIPTY_DRIZZLE Fine uniform drops of water whose diameters are smaller than 0,5 millimetre. NR  
2 DRIZZLE_RAIN_NOT_SLIGHT EEC_PRECIPTY_DRIZZLE_RAIN_NOT_SLIGHT Mixture of drizzle and rain with moderate or heavy intensity with rate greater than 2,54 millimetres (0,10 inches) per hour. NR  
3 DRIZZLE_RAIN_SLIGHT EEC_PRECIPTY_DRIZZLE_RAIN_SLIGHT Mixture of drizzle and rain with slight intensity with rate less than 2,54 millimetres (0,10 inches) per hour. NR  
4 DRIZZLE_FRZ_HEAVY EEC_PRECIPTY_DRIZZLE_FRZ_HEAVY Drizzle that is freezing of heavy intensity with visibility less than 500 metres. NR  
5 DRIZZLE_FRZ_MODERATE EEC_PRECIPTY_DRIZZLE_FRZ_MODERATE Drizzle that is freezing of moderate intensity with visibility between 500 and 1 000 metres. NR  
6 DRIZZLE_FRZ_SLIGHT EEC_PRECIPTY_DRIZZLE_FRZ_SLIGHT Drizzle that is freezing of slight intensity with visibility equal to or greater than 1 000 metres. NR  
7 DRIZZLE_NOT_FRZ_HEAVY EEC_PRECIPTY_DRIZZLE_NOT_FRZ_HEAVY Drizzle that is not freezing of heavy intensity with visibility less than 500 metres. NR  
8 DRIZZLE_NOT_FRZ_MODERATE EEC_PRECIPTY_DRIZZLE_NOT_FRZ_MODERATE Drizzle that is not freezing of moderate intensity with visibility between 500 and 1 000 metres. NR  
9 DRIZZLE_NOT_FRZ_SLIGHT EEC_PRECIPTY_DRIZZLE_NOT_FRZ_SLIGHT Drizzle that is not freezing of slight intensity with visibility equal to or greater than 1 000 metres. NR  
10 FRZ_RAIN EEC_PRECIPTY_FRZ_RAIN Precipitation occurring at the freezing point of water, but not containing frozen or partially frozen raindrops. NR  
11 GRAUPEL EEC_PRECIPTY_GRAUPEL A small white ice particle that falls as precipitation and breaks apart easily when it lands on a <SURFACE>, i.e., ice pellet or soft hail. NR  
12 HAIL EEC_PRECIPTY_HAIL Precipitation of small balls of ice or pieces of ice with a diameter ranging from 5 to 50 millimetres, or sometimes more. NR  
13 ICE_PELLETS_HEAVY EEC_PRECIPTY_ICE_PELLETS_HEAVY Precipitation composed of transparent or translucent pellets of ice where there is rapid accumulation on ground. Visibility reduced by ice pellets to less than 4,83 kilometres (approximately 3 statute miles). NR  
14 ICE_PELLETS_MODERATE EEC_PRECIPTY_ICE_PELLETS_MODERATE Precipitation composed of transparent or translucent pellets of ice, which have a diameter less than 5 millimetres where there is slow accumulation on ground. Visibility reduced by ice pellets to less than 11,27 kilometres (approximately 7 statute miles). NR  
15 ICE_PELLETS_SLIGHT EEC_PRECIPTY_ICE_PELLETS_SLIGHT Precipitation composed of transparent or translucent pellets of ice, which have a diameter less than 5 millimetres where scattered pellets do not completely cover an exposed <SURFACE> regardless of duration. Visibility is not affected. NR  
16 NO_PRECIP EEC_PRECIPTY_NO_PRECIP No precipitation was observed. NR  
17 PRECIP_FRZ_HEAVY EEC_PRECIPTY_PRECIP_FRZ_HEAVY Precipitation that freezes upon contact with the ground, objects at the planetary <SURFACE>, or aircraft, of heavy intensity. NR  
18 PRECIP_FRZ_NOT_HEAVY EEC_PRECIPTY_PRECIP_FRZ_NOT_HEAVY Precipitation that freezes upon contact with the ground, objects at the planetary <SURFACE>, or aircraft, of slight or moderate intensity. NR  
19 PRECIP_LIQUID_HEAVY EEC_PRECIPTY_PRECIP_LIQUID_HEAVY Non frozen precipitation of heavy intensity. NR  
20 PRECIP_LIQUID_NOT_HEAVY EEC_PRECIPTY_PRECIP_LIQUID_NOT_HEAVY Non-frozen precipitation of slight or moderate intensity, less than 7,62 millimetres (0,30 inches) per hour. NR  
21 PRECIP_NOT_HEAVY EEC_PRECIPTY_PRECIP_NOT_HEAVY Unspecified precipitation type of slight or moderate intensity, less than 7,62 millimetres (0,30 inches) per hour. NR  
22 PRECIP_SOLID_HEAVY EEC_PRECIPTY_PRECIP_SOLID_HEAVY Frozen precipitation of heavy intensity. NR  
23 PRECIP_SOLID_NOT_HEAVY EEC_PRECIPTY_PRECIP_SOLID_NOT_HEAVY Frozen precipitation of slight or moderate intensity, greater than 7,62 millimetres (0,30 inches) per hour. NR  
24 PRECIP EEC_PRECIPTY_PRECIP Unspecified precipitation type. NR  
25 PRECIP_HEAVY EEC_PRECIPTY_PRECIP_HEAVY Unspecified precipitation type of heavy intensity, greater than 7,62 millimetres (0,30 inches) per hour. NR  
26 RAIN EEC_PRECIPTY_RAIN Precipitation of liquid water particles, either in the form of drops of more than 0,5 millimetres in diameter or in the form of widely scattered drops. NR  
27 RAIN_FRZ_HEAVY EEC_PRECIPTY_RAIN_FRZ_HEAVY Rain that is freezing of heavy intensity with rate greater than 7,62 millimetres (0,30 inches) per hour. NR  
28 RAIN_FRZ_MODERATE EEC_PRECIPTY_RAIN_FRZ_MODERATE Rain that is freezing of moderate intensity with rate between 0,254 and 7,62 millimetres (0,01 and 0,30 inches) per hour. NR  
29 RAIN_FRZ_SLIGHT EEC_PRECIPTY_RAIN_FRZ_SLIGHT Rain that is freezing of slight intensity with rate less than 2,54 millimetres (0,10 inches) per hour. NR  
30 RAIN_NOT_FRZ_HEAVY EEC_PRECIPTY_RAIN_NOT_FRZ_HEAVY Rain that is not freezing of heavy intensity with rate greater than 7,62 millimetres (0,30 inches) per hour. NR  
31 RAIN_NOT_FRZ_MODERATE EEC_PRECIPTY_RAIN_NOT_FRZ_MODERATE Rain that is not freezing of moderate intensity with rate between 0,254 and 7,62 millimetres (0,01 and 0,30 inches) per hour. NR  
32 RAIN_NOT_FRZ_SLIGHT EEC_PRECIPTY_RAIN_NOT_FRZ_SLIGHT Rain that is not freezing of slight intensity with rate less than 2,54 millimetres (0,10 inches) per hour. NR  
33 SLEET EEC_PRECIPTY_SLEET Precipitation consisting of generally transparent frozen or partially frozen raindrops, i.e., a mixture of rain and snow or hail. NR  
34 SNOW EEC_PRECIPTY_SNOW Frozen precipitation in the form of white or translucent hexagonal ice crystals that fall in soft, white flakes. NR  
35 SNOW_HEAVY EEC_PRECIPTY_SNOW_HEAVY Snow where visibility is less than 500 metres. NR  
36 SNOW_MODERATE EEC_PRECIPTY_SNOW_MODERATE Snow where visibility is between 500 and 1 000 metres. NR  
37 SNOW_SLIGHT EEC_PRECIPTY_SNOW_SLIGHT Snow where visibility is equal to or greater than 1 000 metres. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PREDOMINANT_DEPTH_WITHIN_OBJECT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PREDOMINANT_DEPTH_WITHIN_OBJECT

EDCS Attribute Code: 845

Definition:
The predominant (51% or more) depth within the area of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, POSITION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PREDOMINANT_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PREDOMINANT_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Code: 846

Definition:
The predominant (51% or more) height of an <OBJECT>; if not obtainable, then the mean height of the <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, POSITION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PREDOMINANT_HEIGHT_WITHIN_OBJECT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PREDOMINANT_HEIGHT_WITHIN_OBJECT

EDCS Attribute Code: 847

Definition:
The predominant (51% or more) height within the area of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, POSITION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PREDOMINANT_SURROUND_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PREDOMINANT_SURROUND_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 848

Definition:
The predominant type of other <OBJECT>s that surround an <OBJECT> of interest, within a radius of 457 metres (1 500 feet).

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 OPEN_TERRAIN EEC_PREDSURNDTY_OPEN_TERRAIN Absence of objects causing significant impediment to visibility from, or movement of, <VEHICLE>s. NR  
2 STRUCTURES EEC_PREDSURNDTY_STRUCTURES Man-made vertical constructions. NR  
3 TREES EEC_PREDSURNDTY_TREES Woody perennial plants, having a self-supporting main stem or trunk. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: PHYSIOGRAPHY, PLANT, USAGE_REGION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PREDOMINANT_VEGETATION_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PREDOMINANT_VEGETATION_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Code: 849

Definition:
The predominant (51% or more) height of <VEGETATION> within the area of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, PLANT

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PREDOMINANT_WATER_DEPTH

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PREDOMINANT_WATER_DEPTH

EDCS Attribute Code: 850

Definition:
Predominant (51% or more) <WATER> depth within the area of an <OBJECT>, determined at the greatest depth along a cross section of the <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: BATHYMETRY, DIMENSION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PREPARED_EXPLOSIVE_DESTRUCTION_COMPLETION_FRACTION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PREPARED_EXPLOSIVE_DESTRUCTION_COMPLETION_FRACTION

EDCS Attribute Code: 851

Definition:
The extent to which an <OBJECT> (e.g., a <STRUCTURE> or <TERRAIN_OBSTACLE>), has been prepared for destruction by explosives in terms of fractional completion. The value may be interpreted as follows: 1/4: Partially Prepared, 2/4: Half Prepared, 3/4: Mostly Prepared, 4/4: Completely Prepared.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: MILITARY_SCIENCE, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRESSURE_ALTIMETER_QUALITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRESSURE_ALTIMETER_QUALITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 852

Definition:
The quality of a pressure altimeter setting.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 GOOD EEC_PRESALTQUAL_GOOD The quality of the observation was acceptable. NR  
2 NO_CHECK EEC_PRESALTQUAL_NO_CHECK No check was performed. NR  
3 SUSPECT_VALUE EEC_PRESALTQUAL_SUSPECT_VALUE The original observation may be in error. NR  
4 ERR_GOOD_REPLACEMENT EEC_PRESALTQUAL_ERR_GOOD_REPLACEMENT Original value erroneous, replacement good. NR  
5 ERR_SUSPECT_REPLACEMENT EEC_PRESALTQUAL_ERR_SUSPECT_REPLACEMENT Original value erroneous, replacement questionable. NR  
6 ERR_VALUE EEC_PRESALTQUAL_ERR_VALUE Original value erroneous. NR  
7 MISSING_PROBABLY_CORRUPTED EEC_PRESALTQUAL_MISSING_PROBABLY_CORRUPTED Original value missing, probably corrupted. NR  
8 MISSING_SUSPECT_REPLACEMENT EEC_PRESALTQUAL_MISSING_SUSPECT_REPLACEMENT Original value missing, recomputed value suspect. NR  
9 MISSING_VALUE EEC_PRESALTQUAL_MISSING_VALUE Original value missing. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: AIR_TRNSP

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRESSURE_ALTIMETER_SETTING

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRESSURE_ALTIMETER_SETTING

EDCS Attribute Code: 853

Definition:
The pressure value to which an <AIRCRAFT> altimeter is set so that it will indicate the altitude relative to MSL of an <AIRCRAFT> on the <TERRAIN> at the <LOCATION> for which the value was determined; the pressure altimeter setting.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PRESSURE

EDCS Group Labels: AIR_TRNSP, ATMOSPHERE, VEHICLE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRESSURE_ALTITUDE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRESSURE_ALTITUDE

EDCS Attribute Code: 854

Definition:
The altitude, in the standard <ATMOSPHERE>, at which a given pressure will be observed; the indicated altitude of a pressure altimeter at an altimeter setting of 1 013,2 hectopascal (760 millimetres of mercury).

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, DIMENSION, POSITION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRI_WEAPON_DEPLOYED_POS_CODED

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRI_WEAPON_DEPLOYED_POS_CODED

EDCS Attribute Code: 855

Definition:
The categorical (coded) position of the primary weapon <SYSTEM> of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 DEPLOYED EEC_PRIWEAPPOSCODD_DEPLOYED The weapon is in position ready for use. NR  
2 IN_FIRING_POSITION EEC_PRIWEAPPOSCODD_IN_FIRING_POSITION The weapon is in the required position for firing. NR  
3 NO_WEAPON_PRESENT EEC_PRIWEAPPOSCODD_NO_WEAPON_PRESENT There is no weapon present. NR  
4 STOWED EEC_PRIWEAPPOSCODD_STOWED The weapon is in its stored position. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: MILITARY_SCIENCE, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRI_WEAPON_DEPLOYED_POSITION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRI_WEAPON_DEPLOYED_POSITION

EDCS Attribute Code: 856

Definition:
The position of the primary weapon <SYSTEM> of an <OBJECT> in terms of fractional deployment from a fully stowed/retracted state.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: MILITARY_SCIENCE, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_ANTENNA_DEPLOYED_POSITION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_ANTENNA_DEPLOYED_POSITION

EDCS Attribute Code: 857

Definition:
The position of the primary <ANTENNA> on an <OBJECT> in terms of fractional deployment from a fully stowed/retracted state.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: RATE_OR_RATIO, VEHICLE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_BREAKER_AZIMUTH

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_BREAKER_AZIMUTH

EDCS Attribute Code: 858

Definition:
The horizontal angle, measured in a clockwise direction from above, from planetary geodetic north to a line drawn perpendicular to the direction of propagation of primary breaking <WATER_WAVE>s in the <SURF_ZONE> <WATER_WAVE> spectra.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: IR

References: [NAM2]


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_BREAKER_RELATIVE_ANGLE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_BREAKER_RELATIVE_ANGLE

EDCS Attribute Code: 859

Definition:
The horizontal angle the primary breaking <WATER_WAVE>s make with respect to the <BEACH>, determined as increasing from zero when the <WATER_WAVE> line parallels the <BEACH>, towards 90 arc degrees on either the right or left flank as seen from <VESSEL>s approaching the <BEACH>; the primary breaker relative angle.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: IR

References: [JSM], [NAM2]


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_BROADCAST_FREQUENCY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_BROADCAST_FREQUENCY

EDCS Attribute Code: 860

Definition:
The designated primary broadcast frequency for a communications <DEVICE>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: FREQUENCY

EDCS Group Labels: EM_PHENOMENON

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_BYPRODUCT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_BYPRODUCT

EDCS Attribute Code: 861

Definition:
The primary by-product of a production, mining, or agricultural activity.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ASH EEC_PRIBYPROD_ASH The solid residue left when combustible material is thoroughly burned or is oxidized by chemical means; ash. NR  
2 CINDER EEC_PRIBYPROD_CINDER A partly burned and extinguished piece of combustible material or particles of such a material; cinder. IR [APDS]
3 ERODED_LAND EEC_PRIBYPROD_ERODED_LAND Eroded land. NR  
4 MATTE EEC_PRIBYPROD_MATTE An impure and unfinished metallic product of the smelting of various ores, especially those of copper; matte. NR  
5 MUD EEC_PRIBYPROD_MUD Any very wet, soft <SOIL>; mud. IR [APDS]
6 NO_BYPRODUCT EEC_PRIBYPROD_NO_BYPRODUCT There are no by-products. NR  
7 RADIOACTIVE_MATERIAL EEC_PRIBYPROD_RADIOACTIVE_MATERIAL Any substance that spontaneously emits ionizing radiation. IR [APDS]
8 REFUSE EEC_PRIBYPROD_REFUSE Discarded material of any kind; rubbish or refuse. NR  
9 RUBBLE EEC_PRIBYPROD_RUBBLE Waste fragments of brick or stone; rubble. NR  
10 SAWDUST EEC_PRIBYPROD_SAWDUST Powdery fragments of wood made in sawing timber; sawdust. IR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:15]
11 SAWDUST_WOOD_CHIP EEC_PRIBYPROD_SAWDUST_WOOD_CHIP Powdery fragments of wood made in sawing timber (sawdust) or coarse chips produced for use in manufacturing pressed board. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:16]
12 SCRAP_METAL EEC_PRIBYPROD_SCRAP_METAL Discarded metal suitable for being reprocessed; scrap. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:17]
13 SEWAGE EEC_PRIBYPROD_SEWAGE Any liquid-born waste that contains animal or plant matter in suspension or solution, chemicals in solution, or <SOIL>s and storm water; sewage. IR [APDS]
14 SILT EEC_PRIBYPROD_SILT A very small rock fragment or mineral particle, smaller than a very fine grain of <SAND> and larger than coarse clay; usually described as having a diameter from 0,002 millimetre to 0,06 millimetre; silt. IR [APDS]
15 SLAG EEC_PRIBYPROD_SLAG The vitreous mass left as a residue by the smelting of metallic ore; slag. NR  
16 SLUDGE EEC_PRIBYPROD_SLUDGE A soft, soupy or muddy stream-<WATER_BODY_FLOOR> deposit, especially a black ooze formed on the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> of a lake; sludge. IR [APDS]
17 TAILING EEC_PRIBYPROD_TAILING Refuse material from processed ore; tailing. IR [APDS]
18 WASTE EEC_PRIBYPROD_WASTE Unwanted matter or material of any type, often that which is left after useful substances or parts have been removed; waste. NR  
19 WOOD_CHIP EEC_PRIBYPROD_WOOD_CHIP Coarse chips of wood produced for use in manufacturing pressed board. IR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:15]

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROGRAPHIC_INDUSTRY, LAND_INDUSTRY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_DOOR_OPEN_POSITION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_DOOR_OPEN_POSITION

EDCS Attribute Code: 862

Definition:
The fractional opening from a fully closed state (0) to a fully (slid/swung/retracted) open state (1) of the primary <DOOR> of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: RATE_OR_RATIO, VEHICLE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_ENTRANCE_LOCATION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_ENTRANCE_LOCATION

EDCS Attribute Code: 863

Definition:
The <LOCATION> of the primary (general) <ENTRANCE> to an <OBJECT>, when observed from outside the <OBJECT> looking towards its front.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 BACK_CENTRE_ABOVE_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_BACK_CENTRE_ABOVE_GRADE Located in the centre of the rear face of the <STRUCTURE>, above ground level. NR  
2 BACK_CENTRE_BELOW_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_BACK_CENTRE_BELOW_GRADE Located in the centre of the rear face of the <STRUCTURE>, below ground level. NR  
3 BACK_CENTRE_ON_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_BACK_CENTRE_ON_GRADE Located in the centre of the rear face of the <STRUCTURE>, at ground level. NR  
4 BACK_LEFT_ABOVE_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_BACK_LEFT_ABOVE_GRADE Located on the left side of the rear face of the <STRUCTURE>, above ground level. NR  
5 BACK_LEFT_BELOW_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_BACK_LEFT_BELOW_GRADE Located on the left side of the rear face of the <STRUCTURE>, below ground level. NR  
6 BACK_LEFT_ON_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_BACK_LEFT_ON_GRADE Located on the left side of the rear face of the <STRUCTURE>, at ground level. NR  
7 BACK_RIGHT_ABOVE_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_BACK_RIGHT_ABOVE_GRADE Located on the right side of the rear face of the <STRUCTURE>, above ground level. NR  
8 BACK_RIGHT_BELOW_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_BACK_RIGHT_BELOW_GRADE Located on the right side of the rear face of the <STRUCTURE>, below ground level. NR  
9 BACK_RIGHT_ON_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_BACK_RIGHT_ON_GRADE Located on the right side of the rear face of the <STRUCTURE>, at ground level. NR  
10 FRONT_CENTRE_ABOVE_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_FRONT_CENTRE_ABOVE_GRADE Located in the centre of the front face of the <STRUCTURE>, above ground level. NR  
11 FRONT_CENTRE_BELOW_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_FRONT_CENTRE_BELOW_GRADE Located in the centre of the front face of the <STRUCTURE>, below ground level. NR  
12 FRONT_CENTRE_ON_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_FRONT_CENTRE_ON_GRADE Located in the centre of the front face of the <STRUCTURE>, at ground level. NR  
13 FRONT_LEFT_ABOVE_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_FRONT_LEFT_ABOVE_GRADE Located on the left side of the front face of the <STRUCTURE>, above ground level. NR  
14 FRONT_LEFT_BELOW_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_FRONT_LEFT_BELOW_GRADE Located on the left side of the front face of the <STRUCTURE>, below ground level. NR  
15 FRONT_LEFT_ON_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_FRONT_LEFT_ON_GRADE Located on the left side of the front face of the <STRUCTURE>, at ground level. NR  
16 FRONT_RIGHT_ABOVE_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_FRONT_RIGHT_ABOVE_GRADE Located on the right side of the front face of the <STRUCTURE>, above ground level. NR  
17 FRONT_RIGHT_BELOW_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_FRONT_RIGHT_BELOW_GRADE Located on the right side of the front face of the <STRUCTURE>, below ground level. NR  
18 FRONT_RIGHT_ON_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_FRONT_RIGHT_ON_GRADE Located on the right side of the front face of the <STRUCTURE>, at ground level. NR  
19 LEFT_SIDE_ABOVE_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_LEFT_SIDE_ABOVE_GRADE Located on the left face of the <STRUCTURE>, above ground level. NR  
20 LEFT_SIDE_BELOW_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_LEFT_SIDE_BELOW_GRADE Located on the left face of the <STRUCTURE>, below ground level. NR  
21 LEFT_SIDE_ON_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_LEFT_SIDE_ON_GRADE Located on the left face of the <STRUCTURE>, at ground level. NR  
22 RIGHT_SIDE_ABOVE_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_RIGHT_SIDE_ABOVE_GRADE Located on the right face of the <STRUCTURE>, above ground level. NR  
23 RIGHT_SIDE_BELOW_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_RIGHT_SIDE_BELOW_GRADE Located on the right face of the <STRUCTURE>, below ground level. NR  
24 RIGHT_SIDE_ON_GRADE EEC_PRIENTLOC_RIGHT_SIDE_ON_GRADE Located on the right face of the <STRUCTURE>, at ground level. NR  
25 UNKNOWN_LOCATION EEC_PRIENTLOC_UNKNOWN_LOCATION Location is unknown. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACT_CONCEPT

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_MATERIAL_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_MATERIAL_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 864

Definition:
The type of primary <MATERIAL> composition of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 AIRCRAFT EEC_PRIATTY_AIRCRAFT The exterior skin of a <VEHICLE> that travels within an atmosphere; generally aluminum. NR  
2 ALUMINUM EEC_PRIATTY_ALUMINUM A highly ductile, malleable and conductive element, atomic number 13, that is resistant to corrosion and wear, and is widely used in alloys for beverage cans, household utensils, aircraft and automobile parts, electrical equipment, and many other products. IR [APDS]
3 AMMUNITION EEC_PRIATTY_AMMUNITION Any object or material designed to be fired, exploded, or otherwise released by a weapon, especially bullets, shot, shells, and other such projectiles. IR [APDS]
4 ASH EEC_PRIATTY_ASH The residual inorganic matter left after an organic substance has been completely burned. IR [APDS]
5 ASPHALT EEC_PRIATTY_ASPHALT A dark, tarry, bituminous material found naturally or distilled from petroleum, mixed with crushed stone gravel or <SAND>. IR [APDS]
6 BASALT EEC_PRIATTY_BASALT A dark, fine-grained igneous rock originating from a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed mainly of plagioclase clinopyroxene and sometimes olivine, and often displaying a columnar structure. IR [APDS]
7 BEDROCK EEC_PRIATTY_BEDROCK The solid, undisturbed rock underlying the <SOIL> or other unconsolidated <SURFACE> material. IR [APDS]
8 BLACKBODY EEC_PRIATTY_BLACKBODY Represents the perfect absorber; reflects no electromagnetic energy. NR  
9 BOULDERS EEC_PRIATTY_BOULDERS A detached rock mass having a diameter greater than 25,6 centimetres that has been rounded or otherwise shaped by chemical weathering, mechanical weathering, or abrasion in the course of transport. IR [APDS]
10 BRICK EEC_PRIATTY_BRICK A <BUILDING> or paving material composed of clay that has been hardened by heat, either in the sun or in a kiln. IR [APDS]
11 BROADLEAF_TREES_SUMMER EEC_PRIATTY_BROADLEAF_TREES_SUMMER Any <TREE> having broad, flat leaves rather than needle like leaves, including all deciduous <TREE>s and certain evergreens. These <TREE>s will typically have their leaves during the summer. IR [APDS]
12 BROADLEAF_TREES_WINTER EEC_PRIATTY_BROADLEAF_TREES_WINTER Any <TREE> having broad, flat leaves rather than needle like leaves, including all deciduous <TREE>s and certain evergreens. These <TREE>s will typically lose their leaves during the winter. IR [APDS]
13 CALCAREOUS EEC_PRIATTY_CALCAREOUS Composed of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate, calcium, or limestone; chalky. IR [APDS]
14 CEMENT EEC_PRIATTY_CEMENT A material created by grinding calcined limestone and clay to a fine powder, which can be mixed with water and poured to set as a solid mass or used as an ingredient in making mortar or concrete. IR [APDS]
15 CHALK EEC_PRIATTY_CHALK A fine-grained limestone or a soft form of calcium carbonate composed of finely divided marine shells. IR [APDS]
16 CHEMICAL EEC_PRIATTY_CHEMICAL Any substance formed by or used in a chemical reaction. IR [APDS]
17 CINDERS EEC_PRIATTY_CINDERS A partly burned and extinguished piece of combustible material or particles of such a material. IR [APDS]
18 CIRRIPEDIA EEC_PRIATTY_CIRRIPEDIA Made from the calcareous shell of the cirripedia which is an order of Crustacea including the barnacles. IR [APDS]
19 CLAY EEC_PRIATTY_CLAY A soft, very fine-grained natural sediment or aggregate that is composed mainly of particles of size less than 0,0039 millimetre, made up of hydrous silicates of aluminum mixed with various impurities. IR [APDS]
20 CLAY_TILE EEC_PRIATTY_CLAY_TILE A tile whose primary material is clay. NR  
21 COAL EEC_PRIATTY_COAL A brown to black combustible, carbonaceous sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of partially decomposed plant material. IR [APDS]
22 COBBLE EEC_PRIATTY_COBBLE Any rock fragment larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder, ranging between 6,4 and 25,6 centimetres in diameter, and formed by abrasion in the course of transport. IR [APDS]
23 COKE EEC_PRIATTY_COKE A residue of fixed carbon and ash left after heating bituminous coal in the absence of air. IR [APDS]
24 COMPOSITION EEC_PRIATTY_COMPOSITION A mixture of man-made and natural components. IR [APDS]
25 CONCRETE EEC_PRIATTY_CONCRETE A hard, strong substance that is composed of cement and an aggregate such as <SAND> and gravel which has been mixed with water and allowed to dry and harden. IR [APDS]
26 CONGLOMERATE EEC_PRIATTY_CONGLOMERATE Sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments of rocks or minerals embedded in a fine-grained matrix of <SAND>, silt, or cementing material. IR [APDS]
27 COPPER EEC_PRIATTY_COPPER A soft, reddish, ductile metal that is an excellent conductor of electricity, atomic number 29, that has a low reactivity and resists atmospheric corrosion. IR [APDS]
28 CORAL EEC_PRIATTY_CORAL The calcium carbonate skeleton of certain colonial anthozoan coelenterates. IR [APDS]
29 CORAL_HEAD EEC_PRIATTY_CORAL_HEAD A large, knobbly or dome-shaped coral growth. IR [APDS]
30 DESALINATED_WATER EEC_PRIATTY_DESALINATED_WATER Water that has undergone the process of desalinization. IR [APDS]
31 DIAMONDS EEC_PRIATTY_DIAMONDS A form of carbon, a colourless, white, or occasionally tinted cubic mineral commonly occurring in octahedral crystals with a brilliant to greasy lustre and a highly perfect cleavage, having a specific gravity of 3,51 and a hardness of 10 on the Mohs scale. IR [APDS]
32 DIATOMS EEC_PRIATTY_DIATOMS A soft, fine, porous, yellow, light grey, or white siliceous sedimentary deposit; composed mainly of the microscopic skeletons of diatoms. IR [APDS]
33 DOLOMITE EEC_PRIATTY_DOLOMITE A white to reddish to greenish trigonal mineral with a vitreous lustre and a perfect cleavage, occurring as rhombohedral crystals or in massive form, having a specific gravity of 2,85 and a hardness of 3,5 to 4 on the Mohs scale. IR [APDS]
34 DRY_SNOW EEC_PRIATTY_DRY_SNOW Dry, powdery snow. NR  
35 EARTHEN EEC_PRIATTY_EARTHEN Made from the loose, fragmented material that composes part of the <TERRAIN>. IR [APDS]
36 ELECTRIC EEC_PRIATTY_ELECTRIC Carrying electricity, or designed to carry electricity. IR [APDS]
37 ERODED_LAND EEC_PRIATTY_ERODED_LAND Land that has been worn away, as by the action of wind, water, or glaciers. IR [APDS]
38 EVAPORITE EEC_PRIATTY_EVAPORITE A nonclastic, sedimentary rock consisting of deposits of mineral salts produced by the evaporation of salt water. IR [APDS]
39 EXPLOSIVE EEC_PRIATTY_EXPLOSIVE Any material that has a tendency to explode, such as gunpowder, nitro-glycerine, or dynamite. IR [APDS]
40 FABRIC EEC_PRIATTY_FABRIC A flexible cloth that consists of woven, knitted, or felted fibres. IR [APDS]
41 FIBERGLASS EEC_PRIATTY_FIBERGLASS A glass in the form of fine, flexible fibres, widely used in the manufacturing of many industrial products such as textiles, filters, and insulators, and also used to reinforce or strengthen plastics for boat hulls, automobile bodies, aircraft parts, building panels, and other materials. NR  
42 FIRST_YEAR_ICE EEC_PRIATTY_FIRST_YEAR_ICE Sea ice that is less than one year old. IR [APDS]
43 FLYSCH EEC_PRIATTY_FLYSCH A marine sedimentary facies characterized by a thick sequence of poorly fossiliferous, thinly bedded, graded deposits composed chiefly of marls, sandy and calcareous shales, and muds, rhythmically interbedded with conglomerates, coarse sandstones, and greywackes. May be loosely applied to any sediment with most of the lithologic and stratigraphic characteristics of a flysch, such as almost any turbidite. NR  
44 FOOD EEC_PRIATTY_FOOD Any nutrient that is taken in or ingested by an organism and used by it to produce energy, build and repair tissue, and regulate body processes. IR [APDS]
45 FORAMINIFERA EEC_PRIATTY_FORAMINIFERA Made from an order of chiefly marine protozoa in the phylum Sarcodina, whose shells are the main ingredient of chalk. IR [APDS]
46 FRESH_WATER EEC_PRIATTY_FRESH_WATER Water with no significant amount of dissolved salts or minerals, as is normally found in streams and lakes; in general, water containing less than 1 000 milligrams per litre of dissolved solids. IR [APDS]
47 FROZEN_WATER EEC_PRIATTY_FROZEN_WATER Frozen water, including snow and ice. NR  
48 FUCUS EEC_PRIATTY_FUCUS Any of various brown algae. IR [APDS]
49 GAS EEC_PRIATTY_GAS One of the three fundamental forms of matter, along with liquids and solids. Unlike a solid (and like a liquid), a gas has no fixed shape and will conform in shape to the space available. Unlike a liquid, it has no fixed volume and will conform in volume to the space available. In comparison with solids and liquids, gases have widely separated molecules, are light in weight, and are easily compressed. IR [APDS]
50 GASOLINE EEC_PRIATTY_GASOLINE A volatile, liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is obtained by refining petroleum and is used as a fuel in most internal-combustion engines. IR [APDS]
51 GLASS EEC_PRIATTY_GLASS A brittle, noncrystalline, usually transparent or translucent material that is generally formed by the fusion of dissolved silica and silicates with soda and lime. IR [APDS]
52 GLASS_REINFORCED_PLASTIC EEC_PRIATTY_GLASS_REINFORCED_PLASTIC Plastic that has been strengthened by the addition of glass fibres. IR [APDS]
53 GLOBIGERINA EEC_PRIATTY_GLOBIGERINA Made from the calcareous remains of a small genus of foraminiferids. IR [APDS]
54 GOLD EEC_PRIATTY_GOLD A very ductile, malleable, yellow metallic element, atomic number 79, that is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity, and chemically nonreactive. IR [APDS]
55 GRANITE EEC_PRIATTY_GRANITE A coarse-grained plutonic rock composed chiefly of quartz and feldspar with lesser quantities of mica or other coloured minerals, such as hornblende, biotite, or muscovite. IR [APDS]
56 GRASS EEC_PRIATTY_GRASS Any plant of the large family Gramineae, having jointed stems, long, narrow leaves, and usually a distichously arranged flower on the axis of a spikelet; includes wheat, corn, rye, and bamboo. IR [APDS]
57 GRASS_OR_THATCH EEC_PRIATTY_GRASS_OR_THATCH May be further delineated specifically as EE GRASS and EE THATCH. NR  
58 GRAVEL EEC_PRIATTY_GRAVEL Rounded pebbles between 6,35 millimetres and 76,2 millimetres in diameter. IR [APDS]
59 GREEN_ROCK EEC_PRIATTY_GREEN_ROCK Any basic igneous rock that has been metamorphosed or otherwise altered so as to take on a greenish colour due to the presence of chlorite, actinolite, or epidote. IR [APDS]
60 GROUND EEC_PRIATTY_GROUND The top layer of the <SURFACE> of the <EARTH>. IR [APDS]
61 GROUND_SHELLS EEC_PRIATTY_GROUND_SHELLS The calcareous, horny, or chitinous covering or encasement of certain animals such as molluscs. The calcareous, horny, or chitinous covering or encasement of certain animals such as molluscs that has been reduced to a fine powder or dust by grinding. IR [APDS]
62 HEAT EEC_PRIATTY_HEAT The energy associated with the random motions of the molecules, atoms, or smaller structural units of which matter is composed. IR [MWCD]
63 ICE EEC_PRIATTY_ICE Frozen water; ce. NR  
64 IRON EEC_PRIATTY_IRON Malleable, ductile, hard metallic element having the symbol Fe, atomic number 26, that is magnetic or magnetizable. IR [APDS]
65 LAVA EEC_PRIATTY_LAVA A previously molten mass of rock material that is extruded by a volcano or through a fissure in the terrain <SURFACE>. IR [APDS]
66 LEAD EEC_PRIATTY_LEAD A soft, malleable, ductile, bluish-white, dense metallic element having the symbol Pb, atomic number 82. IR [APDS]
67 LIMESTONE_ROCK EEC_PRIATTY_LIMESTONE_ROCK A sedimentary rock composed primarily of calcium carbonate, formed from the skeletons of marine micro organisms and coral. IR [APDS]
68 LOESS EEC_PRIATTY_LOESS An extremely fertile, fine-grained loam composed of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica, and clay. IR [APDS]
69 LUMBER EEC_PRIATTY_LUMBER A collective term for wood that has been sawed into appropriate sizes for building and other uses. IR [APDS]
70 MACADAM EEC_PRIATTY_MACADAM Road-making material utilizing uniformly sized stones rollered into layers and finished with asphalt. IR [APDS]
71 MADREPORES EEC_PRIATTY_MADREPORES Any of various stony reef-building corals (order Madreporaria) of tropical seas that assume a variety of branching, encrusting, or massive forms. IR [APDS]
72 MANGANESE EEC_PRIATTY_MANGANESE A pinkish-grey, chemically active metallic element that has the symbol Mn, atomic number 25, which resembles iron but is harder and more brittle. IR [APDS]
73 MARBLE EEC_PRIATTY_MARBLE A metamorphic rock that consists of calcite or dolomite, typically with a granoblastic saccharoidal texture. IR [APDS]
74 MARL EEC_PRIATTY_MARL A calcerous clay, or a mixture of clay and particles of calcite and dolomite, usually derived from shell fragments. IR [APDS]
75 MASONRY EEC_PRIATTY_MASONRY Stonework or brickwork of any type. IR [APDS]
76 MATTES EEC_PRIATTY_MATTES Mattes. NR  
77 METAL EEC_PRIATTY_METAL Any of a class of elements (or alloy thereof) that generally are solid at ordinary temperatures, have a greyish colour and a shiny <SURFACE>, and will conduct heat and electricity well. IR [APDS]
78 METAL_BUILDING_ROOF EEC_PRIATTY_METAL_BUILDING_ROOF A roof constructed from metal. NR  
79 MUD EEC_PRIATTY_MUD Any very wet, soft <SOIL>. IR [APDS]
80 MULTI_YEAR_ICE EEC_PRIATTY_MULTI_YEAR_ICE Sea ice that has not melted in more than two years. NR  
81 MULTIPLE_MATERIALS EEC_PRIATTY_MULTIPLE_MATERIALS Constructed out of many types of materials. While these materials may individually be well-delineated, there may not be sufficient detail to identify each. NR  
82 MUSSELS EEC_PRIATTY_MUSSELS Any bivalve mollusc, especially an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae living attached to wharf pilings, sea walls, and rocks in coastal seas, or a freshwater bivalve of the family Unionidae whose shell provides mother-of-pearl. IR [APDS]
83 OIL EEC_PRIATTY_OIL A general term for any of a wide variety of greasy, viscous, combustible substances that are liquid at room temperature or when slightly warmed and insoluble in water; such substances may be derived from animal, vegetable, or mineral sources. IR [APDS]
84 OIL_BLISTER EEC_PRIATTY_OIL_BLISTER Oil blister. NR  
85 OOZE EEC_PRIATTY_OOZE A soft, soupy mud or slime that typically overlies the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> of a lake, river, or estuary. IR [APDS]
86 OYSTERS EEC_PRIATTY_OYSTERS The common name for sessile marine bivalve molluscs of the genera Ostrea and Crassostrea, family Ostreidae; adults have a rough, asymmetrical shell and a single adductor muscle. IR [APDS]
87 PACKED_SOIL EEC_PRIATTY_PACKED_SOIL <SURFACE> <SOIL> that has been compacted. NR  
88 PAPER EEC_PRIATTY_PAPER A common material made of fibres such as wood pulp or rags that have been laid on a fine screen in liquid suspension. IR [APDS]
89 PART_METAL EEC_PRIATTY_PART_METAL An object comprised partially of metal. NR  
90 PEBBLES EEC_PRIATTY_PEBBLES A small, roundish, water worn or wind worn rock fragment, larger than a granule and smaller than a cobble, generally ranging from 0,4 to 6,4 centimetres in diameter. IR [APDS]
91 PINE_TREES EEC_PRIATTY_PINE_TREES A <TREE> of the genus Pinus in the family Pinaceae, including various coniferous, evergreen <TREE>s with elongated needles in fascicles on spur shoots; growing naturally only in the Northern Hemisphere; includes many species native to North America. IR [APDS]
92 PLASTIC EEC_PRIATTY_PLASTIC Any of various synthetic or organic materials that can be moulded or shaped, generally when heated, and then hardened into a desired form; for example, polymers, resins, and cellulose derivatives. IR [APDS]
93 POLYZOA EEC_PRIATTY_POLYZOA The moss animals, a phylum of minute, moss like marine and freshwater creatures, with distinct alimentary canals, that form permanent colonies and reproduce by budding. IR [APDS]
94 PORPHYRY EEC_PRIATTY_PORPHYRY Any igneous rock with numerous large phenocrysts embedded in a fine-grained groundmass. IR [APDS]
95 PRESTRESSED_CONCRETE EEC_PRIATTY_PRESTRESSED_CONCRETE A concrete to which an internal compressive stress has been applied by means of wires or rods, so that a tensile stress equal to the compressive one can be applied in service; the net stress is then zero. IR [APDS]
96 PTEROPODS EEC_PRIATTY_PTEROPODS A calcareous deep-sea deposit consisting of at least 45 percent skeletal remains of marine organisms, especially pteropods. IR [APDS]
97 PUMICE EEC_PRIATTY_PUMICE A highly vesicular, glassy, volcanic rock, compositionally similar to rhyolite and often light enough to float on water. IR [APDS]
98 QUARTZ EEC_PRIATTY_QUARTZ A transparent to translucent trigonal mineral with a vitreous lustre, commonly white or colourless but also occurring in a variety of colours, massive in habit or as hexagonal prismatic crystals, and having a specific gravity of 2,65 and a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale; the most abundant and widely distributed of all minerals. IR [APDS]
99 RADIOACTIVE_MATERIAL EEC_PRIATTY_RADIOACTIVE_MATERIAL Any substance that spontaneously emits ionizing radiation. IR [APDS]
100 RADIOLARIA EEC_PRIATTY_RADIOLARIA A soft, fine-grained, deep-sea siliceous sediment composed of at least 30 percent skeletal remains of Radiolaria. IR [APDS]
101 REINFORCED_CONCRETE EEC_PRIATTY_REINFORCED_CONCRETE Concrete in which steel bars or wires (at least 0,6 percent by volume) are embedded to increase tensile load-bearing capacity. IR [APDS]
102 ROCK EEC_PRIATTY_ROCK Any naturally formed aggregate of one or more minerals, consolidated or not, with some degree of mineralogic and chemical constancy. IR [APDS]
103 RUBBER EEC_PRIATTY_RUBBER Any of various natural or synthetic high polymers characterized by their elasticity. IR [APDS]
104 RUBBLE EEC_PRIATTY_RUBBLE Any accumulation or layer of loose, unconsolidated, irregular fragments of rock. IR [APDS]
105 SALT EEC_PRIATTY_SALT A crystalline compound NaCl that consists of sodium chloride, is abundant in nature, and is used especially to season or preserve food or in industry. IR [MWCD]
106 SAND EEC_PRIATTY_SAND A small, somewhat rounded fragment or particle of rock ranging from 0,05 to 2 millimetres in diameter, and commonly composed of quartz. IR [APDS]
107 SANDSTONE EEC_PRIATTY_SANDSTONE A cemented or otherwise compacted detrital sedimentary rock consisting primarily of quartz and featuring sand-size grains between 0,06 and 2 millimetres in diameter; the consolidated equivalent of <SAND>. IR [APDS]
108 SCHIST EEC_PRIATTY_SCHIST A strongly foliated, crystalline, coarse-grained metamorphic rock with lamellar mineral constituents that allow it to split easily into thin flakes or slabs. IR [APDS]
109 SCORIA EEC_PRIATTY_SCORIA A cindery, vesicular crust formed on the <SURFACE> of basaltic or andesitic lava as a result of the escape and expansion of gases before solidification. IR [APDS]
110 SCRUB EEC_PRIATTY_SCRUB A general term for any type of vegetation, such as evergreen shrubs or dwarfed <TREE>s, growing in regions with poor <SOIL> or low rainfall. IR [APDS]
111 SEA_TANGLE EEC_PRIATTY_SEA_TANGLE Any of various brown algae, especially of the genus Laminaria. IR [APDS]
112 SEA_WATER EEC_PRIATTY_SEA_WATER Ocean water, characterized by high salinity. IR [APDS]
113 SEAWEED EEC_PRIATTY_SEAWEED A general term applied to a plant or plants growing in a saltwater environment, especially marine algae. IR [APDS]
114 SEWAGE EEC_PRIATTY_SEWAGE Any liquid-born waste that contains animal or plant matter in suspension or solution, chemicals in solution, or <SOIL>s and storm water. IR [APDS]
115 SHELLS EEC_PRIATTY_SHELLS The calcareous, horny, or chitinous covering or encasement of certain animals such as molluscs. IR [APDS]
116 SHINGLE EEC_PRIATTY_SHINGLE A thin piece of wood, slate, or other material, usually rectangular and 20-25 centimetres across; laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof or walls of a <BUILDING>. IR [APDS]
117 SILT EEC_PRIATTY_SILT A very small rock fragment or mineral particle, smaller than a very fine grain of <SAND> and larger than coarse clay; usually described as having a diameter from 0,002 millimetre to 0,06 millimetre; the smallest <SOIL> material that can be seen with the naked eye. IR [APDS]
118 SILVER EEC_PRIATTY_SILVER A very ductile, malleable, chemically inactive, lustrous, and nearly white metallic element, atomic number 47, that is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity. IR [APDS]
119 SLAG EEC_PRIATTY_SLAG A synonym for scoria; also, the vitreous mass left as a residue by the smelting of metallic ore. NR  
120 SLUDGE EEC_PRIATTY_SLUDGE A soft, soupy or muddy stream-<WATER_BODY_FLOOR> deposit, especially a black ooze formed on the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> of a lake. IR [APDS]
121 SNOW EEC_PRIATTY_SNOW Snow. NR  
122 SOIL EEC_PRIATTY_SOIL All loose, unconsolidated, weathered, or otherwise altered rock material above bedrock. IR [APDS]
123 SPICULE EEC_PRIATTY_SPICULE A minute, sharp, needle like body or part. IR [APDS]
124 SPOIL EEC_PRIATTY_SPOIL The overburden or debris removed from a mine. IR [APDS]
125 SPOIL_OR_TAILINGS EEC_PRIATTY_SPOIL_OR_TAILINGS May be further delineated specifically as EE SPOIL and EE TAILINGS. NR  
126 SPONGE EEC_PRIATTY_SPONGE The soft, porous, fibrous framework of certain animals or colonies of the group Porifera, especially of the genera Spongia and Hippospongia, from which the living matter has been removed; it readily absorbs water and remains soft when wet. IR [APDS]
127 STEEL EEC_PRIATTY_STEEL Any of various alloys of the elements iron and carbon containing less than 2,5% carbon, usually also with lesser amounts of other elements, having substantial qualities of strength, hardness, and malleability. IR [APDS]
128 STONE EEC_PRIATTY_STONE Aggregation of solid mineral matter, also known as rock. Stone is commonly classified, according to its origin, into one of 3 major categories: igneous rock (formed by the cooling of magma), sedimentary rock (formed by the consolidation of sediments), and metamorphic rock (formed by extreme heat and pressure from other types of rock, including older metamorphic rock). NR  
129 SUGAR EEC_PRIATTY_SUGAR Any of various simple carbohydrates of animal or vegetable origin; sugar. IR [APDS]
130 TAILINGS EEC_PRIATTY_TAILINGS Refuse material from processed ore; tailings. IR [APDS]
131 THATCH EEC_PRIATTY_THATCH Material used in thatching; straw or similar material with which roofs are covered. NR  
132 TRAVERTINE EEC_PRIATTY_TRAVERTINE A hard, compact limestone with a white, tan, or cream colour, deposited by solution from <SURFACE> or ground waters; travertine. IR [APDS]
133 TUFA EEC_PRIATTY_TUFA A soft, porous limestone rock or deposit that is formed from solution by springs or percolations; tufa. IR [APDS]
134 URANIUM EEC_PRIATTY_URANIUM A silver-white, hard, dense, malleable, ductile, and radioactive metallic element having the symbol U, atomic number 92; uranium. IR [APDS]
135 VEGETATION EEC_PRIATTY_VEGETATION Plant life growing in a given region; vegetation. IR [APDS]
136 VINYL_SIDING EEC_PRIATTY_VINYL_SIDING A facing manufactured from vinyl used to protect wood frame <BUILDING>s from the elements; vinyl siding. IR [APDS]
137 VOLCANIC EEC_PRIATTY_VOLCANIC Relating to, or produced by, a volcano. IR [APDS]
138 VOLCANIC_ASH EEC_PRIATTY_VOLCANIC_ASH Fine or very fine pyroclastic particles, less than 4 millimetres in diameter, that are blown out from a volcanic explosion; ash. IR [APDS]
139 WATER EEC_PRIATTY_WATER Water. NR  
140 WET_SNOW EEC_PRIATTY_WET_SNOW Snow that has fallen to the ground and is largely composed of liquid water. IR [APDS]
141 WHITEBODY EEC_PRIATTY_WHITEBODY Represents the perfect reflector; reflects all electromagnetic energy. NR  
142 WOOD EEC_PRIATTY_WOOD The hard ligneous substance, composed primarily of xylem, that is found under the bark of the trunks and branches of <TREE>s and shrubs. IR [APDS]
143 ZINC EEC_PRIATTY_ZINC A metallic element having the symbol Zn, atomic number 30. IR [APDS]

EDCS Group Labels: WATER_BODY_FLOOR, SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_OPERATING_AGENCY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_OPERATING_AGENCY

EDCS Attribute Code: 865

Definition:
A two character code reflecting the primary operating agency of an <AERODROME>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: STRING

EDCS Group Labels: AIR_TRNSP

Reference Type: IR

References: [DAFIF, Sec. 201.A.17]


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_PRODUCT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_PRODUCT

EDCS Attribute Code: 866

Definition:
The primary product resulting from a production, mining, or agricultural activity.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 AIRCRAFT EEC_PRIPROD_AIRCRAFT A <VEHICLE> that travels within an atmosphere. NR  
2 ALUMINUM EEC_PRIPROD_ALUMINUM A highly ductile, malleable and conductive element, atomic number 13; aluminum. IR [APDS]
3 AMMUNITION EEC_PRIPROD_AMMUNITION Any object or material designed to be fired, exploded, or otherwise released by a weapon, especially bullets, shot, shells, and other such projectiles; ammunition. IR [APDS]
4 ASPHALT EEC_PRIPROD_ASPHALT A dark, tarry, bituminous material found naturally or distilled from petroleum, mixed with crushed stone gravel or <SAND>; asphalt. IR [APDS]
5 AUTOMOTIVE_VEHICLE EEC_PRIPROD_AUTOMOTIVE_VEHICLE Automotive <VEHICLE>s designed for passenger or commodities transportation. IR [MWCD]
6 BAMBOO EEC_PRIPROD_BAMBOO A woody grass widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics with a height range of 3 to 30 metres and usually extremely dense; bamboo. NR  
7 BANANA EEC_PRIPROD_BANANA The elongated, edible fruit of the genus Musa, especially M. acuminata, having a thick yellowish to reddish skin and white, aromatic, seedless pulp; banana. NR  
8 BASALT EEC_PRIPROD_BASALT A dark, fine-grained igneous rock originating from a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed mainly of plagioclase clinopyroxene and sometimes olivine, and often displaying a columnar structure; basalt. IR [APDS]
9 BAUXITE EEC_PRIPROD_BAUXITE Bauxite, a mineral from which aluminum is obtained. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:10]
10 BEDROCK EEC_PRIPROD_BEDROCK The solid, undisturbed rock underlying the <SOIL> or other unconsolidated <SURFACE> material; bedrock. IR [APDS]
11 BIVALVE_MOLLUSC EEC_PRIPROD_BIVALVE_MOLLUSC Any bivalve mollusc, especially an edible marine bivalve, living attached to wharf pilings, sea walls, and rocks in coastal seas. IR [APDS]
12 BOULDER EEC_PRIPROD_BOULDER A detached rock mass having a diameter greater than 25,6 decimetres that has been rounded or otherwise shaped by chemical weathering, mechanical weathering, or abrasion in the course of transport; boulder. IR [APDS]
13 BRICK EEC_PRIPROD_BRICK A melded rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln until hard and used as a building and paving material; a brick. NR  
14 CALCAREOUS EEC_PRIPROD_CALCAREOUS Composed of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate, calcium, or limestone; chalky. IR [APDS]
15 CEMENT EEC_PRIPROD_CEMENT A ground mixture of calcined limestone and clay, which can be mixed with water and poured to set as a solid mass or used as an ingredient in making mortar or concrete; cement. IR [APDS]
16 CHEMICAL EEC_PRIPROD_CHEMICAL Any substance obtained by or used in a chemical process. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:7]
17 CLAY EEC_PRIPROD_CLAY A soft, very fine-grained natural sediment or aggregate that is composed mainly of particles of size less than 0,0039 millimetre, made up of hydrous silicates of aluminum mixed with various impurities; clay. IR [APDS]
18 COAL EEC_PRIPROD_COAL A brown to black combustible, carbonaceous sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of partially decomposed plant material; coal. IR [APDS]
19 COBBLE EEC_PRIPROD_COBBLE Rectangular stone with curved top, once used to make roads; cobble. NR  
20 COFFEE EEC_PRIPROD_COFFEE Seeds of tropical plants (genus Coffea and especially C. arabica and C. canephora) of the madder family especially roasted and often ground; coffee. IR [MWCD]
21 COKE EEC_PRIPROD_COKE A solid substance obtained after gas and tar have been extracted from coal; coke. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:11]
22 COMPOSITION EEC_PRIPROD_COMPOSITION A mixture of man-made and natural components. IR [APDS]
23 CONCRETE EEC_PRIPROD_CONCRETE A hard, strong construction material consisting of <SAND>, conglomerate gravel, pebbles, broken stone, or slag in a mortar or cement matrix; concrete. IR [APDS]
24 CONGLOMERATE EEC_PRIPROD_CONGLOMERATE Loosely cemented heterogeneous material; conglomerate. NR  
25 CONSUMER_GOODS EEC_PRIPROD_CONSUMER_GOODS General consumer goods such as foodstuffs, and household supplies. NR  
26 COPPER EEC_PRIPROD_COPPER A soft, reddish, ductile metal that is an excellent conductor of electricity, atomic number 29; copper. IR [APDS]
27 CORAL EEC_PRIPROD_CORAL A rocklike deposit consisting of the calcareous skeletons secreted by various anthozoans; coral. NR  
28 COTTON EEC_PRIPROD_COTTON A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. IR [MWCD]
29 CRUSTACEANS EEC_PRIPROD_CRUSTACEANS Any of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps, and barnacles. NR  
30 CULTIVATED_SHELLFISH EEC_PRIPROD_CULTIVATED_SHELLFISH Any of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, and shrimps, which are artificially cultivated; shellfish. NR  
31 CULTURED_PEARL EEC_PRIPROD_CULTURED_PEARL A dense variously coloured and usually lustrous concretion formed of concentric layers of nacre as an abnormal growth within the shell of some mollusks, artificially cultivated and used as a gem; pearl. IR [MWCD]
32 DESALINATED_WATER EEC_PRIPROD_DESALINATED_WATER Water that has undergone the process of desalinization. IR [APDS]
33 DIAMOND EEC_PRIPROD_DIAMOND A form of carbon, a colourless, white, or occasionally tinted cubic mineral commonly occurring in octahedral crystals with a brilliant to greasy lustre and a highly perfect cleavage; diamond. IR [APDS]
34 DIATOMACEOUS_EARTH EEC_PRIPROD_DIATOMACEOUS_EARTH A soft, fine, porous, yellow, light grey, or white siliceous sedimentary deposit; composed mainly of the microscopic skeletons of diatoms; diatomaceous earth. IR [APDS]
35 DOLOMITE EEC_PRIPROD_DOLOMITE A white to reddish to greenish trigonal mineral with a vitreous lustre and a perfect cleavage, occurring as rhombohedral crystals or in massive form; dolomite. IR [APDS]
36 DRINKING_WATER EEC_PRIPROD_DRINKING_WATER Water safe for human consumption; potable or drinking water. NR  
37 ELECTRICITY EEC_PRIPROD_ELECTRICITY Energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor. IR [PUWN]
38 EXPLOSIVE EEC_PRIPROD_EXPLOSIVE Any material that has a tendency to explode, such as gunpowder, nitro-glycerine, or dynamite. IR [APDS]
39 FISH EEC_PRIPROD_FISH Any of numerous cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates of the superclass Pisces, characteristically having fins, gills, and a streamlined body; fish. IR [AHD]
40 FLYSCH EEC_PRIPROD_FLYSCH A marine sedimentary facies characterized by a thick sequence of poorly fossiliferous, thinly bedded, graded deposits composed chiefly of marls, sandy and calcareous shales, and muds, rhythmically interbedded with conglomerates, coarse sandstones, and greywackes. May be loosely applied to any sediment with most of the lithologic and stratigraphic; flysch characteristics of a flysch, such as almost any turbidite. NR  
41 FOOD EEC_PRIPROD_FOOD Food. NR  
42 FROZEN_MATERIAL EEC_PRIPROD_FROZEN_MATERIAL Materials (e.g., foods) preserved by subjecting to freezing temperatures. NR  
43 FROZEN_WATER EEC_PRIPROD_FROZEN_WATER Frozen water, including snow and ice. NR  
44 FRUIT_AND_NUTS EEC_PRIPROD_FRUIT_AND_NUTS The usually edible reproductive body of a seed plant or dry indehiscent one-seeded fruit with a woody pericarp; fruit and nuts. IR [MWCD]
45 GAS EEC_PRIPROD_GAS A fuel substance is which particles that can move freely; the term is often used in the context of storage tanks; gas. IR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:2]
46 GASOLINE EEC_PRIPROD_GASOLINE A volatile, liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is obtained by refining petroleum and is used as a fuel in most internal-combustion engines; gasoline. IR [APDS]
47 GLASS EEC_PRIPROD_GLASS A brittle, noncrystalline, usually transparent or translucent material that is generally formed by the fusion of dissolved silica and silicates with soda and lime; glass. IR [APDS]
48 GOLD EEC_PRIPROD_GOLD A very ductile, malleable, yellow metallic element, atomic number 79; gold. IR [APDS]
49 GRAIN EEC_PRIPROD_GRAIN The seed or seed like fruits of wheat, oats, corn, or other cereal grasses; grain. IR [APDS]
50 GRANITE EEC_PRIPROD_GRANITE Coarse-grained igneous rock of even texture and light colour, composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars, and which may be pink, dark grey, or light grey depending on the feldspar present. Granite usually contains small quantities of mica or hornblende; granite. NR  
51 GRASS EEC_PRIPROD_GRASS Any plant of the large family Gramineae, having jointed stems, long, narrow leaves, and usually a distichously arranged flower on the axis of a spikelet, including wheat, corn, rye, and bamboo; grass. IR [APDS]
52 GRASS_OR_THATCH EEC_PRIPROD_GRASS_OR_THATCH May be further delineated specifically as EE GRASS and EE THATCH. NR  
53 GRAVEL EEC_PRIPROD_GRAVEL Rounded pebbles between 6,35 millimetres and 76,2 millimetres in diameter; gravel. IR [APDS]
54 GREEN_ROCK EEC_PRIPROD_GREEN_ROCK Any basic igneous rock that has been metamorphosed or otherwise altered so as to take on a greenish colour due to the presence of chlorite, actinolite, or epidote. IR [APDS]
55 GROUND_SHELL EEC_PRIPROD_GROUND_SHELL The calcareous, horny, or chitinous covering or encasement of certain animals such as molluscs. The calcareous, horny, or chitinous covering or encasement of certain animals such as molluscs that has been reduced to a fine powder or dust by grinding. IR [APDS]
56 HEAT EEC_PRIPROD_HEAT The energy associated with the random motions of the molecules, atoms, or smaller structural units of which matter is composed; heat. IR [MWCD]
57 ICE EEC_PRIPROD_ICE Frozen water; ice. NR  
58 IRON EEC_PRIPROD_IRON Malleable, ductile, hard metallic element having the symbol Fe, atomic number 26; iron. IR [APDS]
59 LEAD EEC_PRIPROD_LEAD A soft, malleable, ductile, bluish-white, dense metallic element having the symbol Pb, atomic number 82; lead. IR [APDS]
60 LIME EEC_PRIPROD_LIME Any of various mineral and industrial forms of calcium oxide; lime. NR  
61 LIQUIFIED_NATURAL_GAS EEC_PRIPROD_LIQUIFIED_NATURAL_GAS A compressed gas consisting of flammable light hydrocarbons and derived from natural gas; LNG. IR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:18]
62 LIQUIFIED_PETROLEUM_GAS EEC_PRIPROD_LIQUIFIED_PETROLEUM_GAS A compressed gas consisting of flammable light hydrocarbons and derived from petroleum; LPG. IR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:19]
63 LUMBER EEC_PRIPROD_LUMBER A collective term for wood that has been sawed into appropriate sizes for building and other uses; lumber. IR [APDS]
64 MACADAM EEC_PRIPROD_MACADAM Crushed rock which is water-bound; macadam. NR  
65 MANGANESE EEC_PRIPROD_MANGANESE A pinkish-grey, chemically active metallic element that has the symbol Mn, atomic number 25; manganese. IR [APDS]
66 MARBLE EEC_PRIPROD_MARBLE Resembling or suggesting metamorphic rock, as in being very hard, smooth, or cold; mottled in appearance; marble. NR  
67 MASONRY EEC_PRIPROD_MASONRY Stonework or brickwork of any type. IR [APDS]
68 MEDICAL_SUPPLIES EEC_PRIPROD_MEDICAL_SUPPLIES Materials used in the prevention or treatment of human illness; medical supplies. NR  
69 METAL EEC_PRIPROD_METAL Any of a class of elements (or alloy thereof) that generally are solid at ordinary temperatures, have a greyish colour and a shiny <SURFACE>, and will conduct heat and electricity well; metal. IR [APDS]
70 MILK EEC_PRIPROD_MILK A white fluid secreted by female mammals as food for their young; milk. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:9]
71 MINERAL_OIL EEC_PRIPROD_MINERAL_OIL A general type of oil refined from petroleum; mineral oil. NR  
72 NO_PRODUCT EEC_PRIPROD_NO_PRODUCT No product is produced. NR  
73 NON_SOLID_HYDROCARBON_FUEL EEC_PRIPROD_NON_SOLID_HYDROCARBON_FUEL Fuel in the form of hydrocarbons, either liquid or gaseous. NR  
74 OIL EEC_PRIPROD_OIL A thick, slippery liquid that will not dissolve in water, which is usually petroleum; oil. IR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:1]
75 ORDNANCE EEC_PRIPROD_ORDNANCE Military materiel, such as weapons, ammunition, combat <VEHICLE>s, and equipment; ordnance. NR  
76 ORE EEC_PRIPROD_ORE A solid rock or mineral from which metal is obtained; ore. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:6]
77 PALM EEC_PRIPROD_PALM Products of palm <TREE>s, particularly including fruit, fronds, and oil. NR  
78 PALMETTO EEC_PRIPROD_PALMETTO Products of palmetto plants, particularly fronds used in weaving. NR  
79 PAPER EEC_PRIPROD_PAPER A material made of fibres such as wood pulp or rags that have been laid on a fine screen in liquid suspension and then dryed; paper. IR [APDS]
80 PEBBLE EEC_PRIPROD_PEBBLE A small, roundish, water worn or wind worn rock fragment, larger than a granule and smaller than a cobble, generally ranging from 4 to 64 millimetres in diameter; pebble. IR [APDS]
81 PERSONNEL EEC_PRIPROD_PERSONNEL Those individuals required in either a military or civilian capacity to accomplish an assigned mission; personnel. IR [J1-02]
82 PETROLEUM EEC_PRIPROD_PETROLEUM Any of a variety of naturally-occurring mixed oils and gases; petroleum. NR  
83 PLASTIC EEC_PRIPROD_PLASTIC Any of various synthetic or organic materials that can be moulded or shaped, generally when heated, and then hardened into a desired form, e.g., polymers, resins, and cellulose derivatives; plastic. IR [APDS]
84 PORPHYRY EEC_PRIPROD_PORPHYRY Any igneous rock with numerous large phenocrysts embedded in a fine-grained groundmass; porphyry. IR [APDS]
85 POTABLE_WATER EEC_PRIPROD_POTABLE_WATER Water that is suitable for human consumption; potable. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:8]
86 PRESTRESSED_CONCRETE EEC_PRIPROD_PRESTRESSED_CONCRETE A composition of stone chippings, <SAND>, gravel, and pebbles, formed into a mass with cement, reinforced by steel rods by steel rods or wires which have been tensioned while the concrete is setting to compress the concrete, thereby strengthening it; prestressed concrete. NR  
87 PUMICE EEC_PRIPROD_PUMICE A highly vesicular, glassy, volcanic rock, compositionally similar to rhyolite and often light enough to float on water; pumice. IR [APDS]
88 QUARTZ EEC_PRIPROD_QUARTZ A transparent to translucent trigonal mineral with a vitreous lustre, commonly white or colourless but also occurring in a variety of colours, massive in habit or as hexagonal prismatic crystals; quartz. IR [APDS]
89 RADIOACTIVE_MATERIAL EEC_PRIPROD_RADIOACTIVE_MATERIAL Any substance that spontaneously emits ionizing radiation. IR [APDS]
90 REINFORCED_CONCRETE EEC_PRIPROD_REINFORCED_CONCRETE Concrete in which steel bars or wires (at least 0,6 percent by volume) are embedded to increase tensile load-bearing capacity; reinforced concrete. IR [APDS]
91 RICE EEC_PRIPROD_RICE A cereal grass (Oryza sativa) that is cultivated extensively in warm climates and is a staple food throughout the world; rice. NR  
92 ROCK EEC_PRIPROD_ROCK Any naturally formed aggregate of one or more minerals, consolidated or not, with some degree of mineralogic and chemical constancy; rock. IR [APDS]
93 RUBBER EEC_PRIPROD_RUBBER Any of various natural or synthetic high polymers characterized by their elasticity; rubber. IR [APDS]
94 SALT EEC_PRIPROD_SALT Sodium chloride obtained from mines or by the evaporation of seawater; salt. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:13]
95 SAND EEC_PRIPROD_SAND Tiny grains of crushed or worn rock; sand. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:14]
96 SANDSTONE EEC_PRIPROD_SANDSTONE A cemented or otherwise compacted detrital sedimentary rock consisting primarily of quartz and featuring sand-size grains between 0,06 and 2 millimetres in diameter; sandstone. IR [APDS]
97 SCHIST EEC_PRIPROD_SCHIST A strongly foliated, crystalline, coarse-grained metamorphic rock with lamellar mineral constituents that allow it to split easily into thin flakes or slabs; schist. IR [APDS]
98 SCORIA EEC_PRIPROD_SCORIA A cindery, vesicular crust formed on the <SURFACE> of basaltic or andesitic lava as a result of the escape and expansion of gases before solidification; scoria. IR [APDS]
99 SEAWEED EEC_PRIPROD_SEAWEED The general name for marine plants of the Algae class, which grow in long narrow ribbons; seaweed. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATMFA:4]
100 SEWAGE EEC_PRIPROD_SEWAGE Any liquid-born waste that contains animal or plant matter in suspension or solution, chemicals in solution, or <SOIL>s and storm water; sewage. IR [APDS]
101 SHELL EEC_PRIPROD_SHELL The calcareous, horny, or chitinous covering or encasement of certain animals such as molluscs; shell. IR [APDS]
102 SHINGLE EEC_PRIPROD_SHINGLE A thin piece of wood, slate, or other material, usually rectangular and 20 to 25 centimetres across, which is laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof or walls of a <BUILDING>; shingle. IR [APDS]
103 SILK EEC_PRIPROD_SILK A fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae; silk. NR  
104 SILVER EEC_PRIPROD_SILVER A very ductile, malleable, chemically inactive, lustrous, and nearly white metallic element, atomic number 47; silver. IR [APDS]
105 SNOW EEC_PRIPROD_SNOW The partially frozen vapour of the atmosphere falling in flakes characterized by their whiteness and lightness; snow. NR  
106 SOIL EEC_PRIPROD_SOIL All loose, unconsolidated, weathered, or otherwise altered rock material above bedrock; soil. IR [APDS]
107 SPONGE EEC_PRIPROD_SPONGE The soft, porous, fibrous framework of certain animals or colonies of the group Porifera, especially of the genera Spongia and Hippospongia, from which the living matter has been removed; sponge. IR [APDS]
108 STEEL EEC_PRIPROD_STEEL Any of various alloys of the elements iron and carbon containing less than 2,5 percent carbon, usually also with lesser amounts of other elements; steel. IR [APDS]
109 STONE EEC_PRIPROD_STONE A general term for rock fragments; stone. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:4]
110 SUGAR EEC_PRIPROD_SUGAR Any of various simple carbohydrates of animal or vegetable origin; sugar. NR  
111 TALC EEC_PRIPROD_TALC A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or greyish colour, usually occurring in foliated masses; talc. NR  
112 TELECOMMUNICATION EEC_PRIPROD_TELECOMMUNICATION Support for communication over long distances, especially by electrical means; telecommunication. NR  
113 TEXTILE EEC_PRIPROD_TEXTILE A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; textile. NR  
114 THATCH EEC_PRIPROD_THATCH Material used in thatching; straw or similar material with which roofs are covered. NR  
115 TIMBER EEC_PRIPROD_TIMBER Wood prepared for use in building or carpentry; timber. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:15]
116 TOBACCO EEC_PRIPROD_TOBACCO The leaves of the tobacco plant dried and variously prepared; tobacco. NR  
117 TRAVERTINE EEC_PRIPROD_TRAVERTINE A hard, compact limestone with a white, tan, or cream colour, deposited by solution from <SURFACE> or ground waters; travertine. IR [APDS]
118 TUFA EEC_PRIPROD_TUFA A soft, porous limestone rock or deposit that is formed from solution by springs or percolations; tufa. IR [APDS]
119 URANIUM EEC_PRIPROD_URANIUM A silver-white, hard, dense, malleable, ductile, and radioactive metallic element having the symbol U, atomic number 92; uranium. IR [APDS]
120 VEGETATION EEC_PRIPROD_VEGETATION Produced by the plant life growing in a given region; vegetation. IR [APDS]
121 WATER EEC_PRIPROD_WATER A colourless, odourless, tasteless liquid that is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen; water. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:3]
122 WINE EEC_PRIPROD_WINE The fermented juice of grapes; wine. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:20]
123 WOOD EEC_PRIPROD_WOOD The hard ligneous substance, composed primarily of xylem, that is found under the bark of the trunks and branches of <TREE>s and shrubs; wood. IR [APDS]
124 WOOD_CHIP EEC_PRIPROD_WOOD_CHIP Coarse chips of wood produced for use in manufacturing pressed board. IR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:15]
125 ZINC EEC_PRIPROD_ZINC A metallic element having the symbol Zn, atomic number 30; zinc. IR [APDS]

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROGRAPHIC_INDUSTRY, LAND_INDUSTRY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_RAW_MATERIAL

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_RAW_MATERIAL

EDCS Attribute Code: 867

Definition:
The primary raw <MATERIAL> involved in a production activity.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ALUMINUM EEC_PRIRAWMAT_ALUMINUM A highly ductile, malleable and conductive element, atomic number 13; aluminum. IR [APDS]
2 ASPHALT EEC_PRIRAWMAT_ASPHALT A dark, tarry, bituminous material found naturally or distilled from petroleum, mixed with crushed stone gravel or <SAND>; asphalt. IR [APDS]
3 BAMBOO EEC_PRIRAWMAT_BAMBOO A woody grass widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics with a height range of 3 to 30 metres and usually extremely dense; bamboo. NR  
4 BASALT EEC_PRIRAWMAT_BASALT A dark, fine-grained igneous rock originating from a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed mainly of plagioclase clinopyroxene and sometimes olivine, and often displaying a columnar structure; basalt. IR [APDS]
5 BAUXITE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_BAUXITE Bauxite, a mineral from which aluminum is obtained. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:10]
6 BEDROCK EEC_PRIRAWMAT_BEDROCK The solid, undisturbed rock underlying the <SOIL> or other unconsolidated <SURFACE> material; bedrock. IR [APDS]
7 BOULDER EEC_PRIRAWMAT_BOULDER A detached rock mass having a diameter greater than 25,6 decimetres that has been rounded or otherwise shaped by chemical weathering, mechanical weathering, or abrasion in the course of transport; boulder. IR [APDS]
8 CALCAREOUS EEC_PRIRAWMAT_CALCAREOUS Composed of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate, calcium, or limestone; chalky. IR [APDS]
9 CEMENT EEC_PRIRAWMAT_CEMENT A ground mixture of calcined limestone and clay, which can be mixed with water and poured to set as a solid mass or used as an ingredient in making mortar or concrete; cement. IR [APDS]
10 CHEMICAL EEC_PRIRAWMAT_CHEMICAL Any substance obtained by or used in a chemical process. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:7]
11 CLAY EEC_PRIRAWMAT_CLAY A soft, very fine-grained natural sediment or aggregate that is composed mainly of particles of size less than 0,0039 millimetre, made up of hydrous silicates of aluminum mixed with various impurities; clay. IR [APDS]
12 COAL EEC_PRIRAWMAT_COAL A brown to black combustible, carbonaceous sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of partially decomposed plant material; coal. IR [APDS]
13 COBBLE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_COBBLE Rectangular stone with curved top, once used to make roads; cobble. NR  
14 COKE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_COKE A solid substance obtained after gas and tar have been extracted from coal; coke. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:11]
15 CONGLOMERATE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_CONGLOMERATE Loosely cemented heterogeneous material; conglomerate. NR  
16 COPPER EEC_PRIRAWMAT_COPPER A soft, reddish, ductile metal that is an excellent conductor of electricity, atomic number 29; copper. IR [APDS]
17 CORAL EEC_PRIRAWMAT_CORAL A rocklike deposit consisting of the calcareous skeletons secreted by various anthozoans; coral. NR  
18 COTTON EEC_PRIRAWMAT_COTTON A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. IR [MWCD]
19 DESALINATED_WATER EEC_PRIRAWMAT_DESALINATED_WATER Water that has undergone the process of desalinization. IR [APDS]
20 DIAMOND EEC_PRIRAWMAT_DIAMOND A form of carbon, a colourless, white, or occasionally tinted cubic mineral commonly occurring in octahedral crystals with a brilliant to greasy lustre and a highly perfect cleavage; diamond. IR [APDS]
21 DIATOMACEOUS_EARTH EEC_PRIRAWMAT_DIATOMACEOUS_EARTH A soft, fine, porous, yellow, light grey, or white siliceous sedimentary deposit; composed mainly of the microscopic skeletons of diatoms; diatomaceous earth. IR [APDS]
22 DOLOMITE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_DOLOMITE A white to reddish to greenish trigonal mineral with a vitreous lustre and a perfect cleavage, occurring as rhombohedral crystals or in massive form; dolomite. IR [APDS]
23 ELECTRICITY EEC_PRIRAWMAT_ELECTRICITY Energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor. IR [PUWN]
24 FLYSCH EEC_PRIRAWMAT_FLYSCH A marine sedimentary facies characterized by a thick sequence of poorly fossiliferous, thinly bedded, graded deposits composed chiefly of marls, sandy and calcareous shales, and muds, rhythmically interbedded with conglomerates, coarse sandstones, and greywackes. May be loosely applied to any sediment with most of the lithologic and stratigraphic; flysch characteristics of a flysch, such as almost any turbidite. NR  
25 FROZEN_MATERIAL EEC_PRIRAWMAT_FROZEN_MATERIAL Materials (e.g., foods) preserved by subjecting to freezing temperatures. NR  
26 FROZEN_WATER EEC_PRIRAWMAT_FROZEN_WATER Frozen water, including snow and ice. NR  
27 GAS EEC_PRIRAWMAT_GAS A fuel substance is which particles that can move freely; the term is often used in the context of storage tanks; gas. IR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:2]
28 GLASS EEC_PRIRAWMAT_GLASS A brittle, noncrystalline, usually transparent or translucent material that is generally formed by the fusion of dissolved silica and silicates with soda and lime; glass. IR [APDS]
29 GOLD EEC_PRIRAWMAT_GOLD A very ductile, malleable, yellow metallic element, atomic number 79; gold. IR [APDS]
30 GRAIN EEC_PRIRAWMAT_GRAIN The seed or seed like fruits of wheat, oats, corn, or other cereal grasses; grain. IR [APDS]
31 GRANITE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_GRANITE Coarse-grained igneous rock of even texture and light colour, composed chiefly of quartz and feldspars, and which may be pink, dark grey, or light grey depending on the feldspar present. Granite usually contains small quantities of mica or hornblende; granite. NR  
32 GRASS EEC_PRIRAWMAT_GRASS Any plant of the large family Gramineae, having jointed stems, long, narrow leaves, and usually a distichously arranged flower on the axis of a spikelet, including wheat, corn, rye, and bamboo; grass. IR [APDS]
33 GRASS_OR_THATCH EEC_PRIRAWMAT_GRASS_OR_THATCH May be further delineated specifically as EE GRASS and EE THATCH. NR  
34 GRAVEL EEC_PRIRAWMAT_GRAVEL Rounded pebbles between 6,35 millimetres and 76,2 millimetres in diameter; gravel. IR [APDS]
35 GREEN_ROCK EEC_PRIRAWMAT_GREEN_ROCK Any basic igneous rock that has been metamorphosed or otherwise altered so as to take on a greenish colour due to the presence of chlorite, actinolite, or epidote. IR [APDS]
36 GROUND_SHELL EEC_PRIRAWMAT_GROUND_SHELL The calcareous, horny, or chitinous covering or encasement of certain animals such as molluscs. The calcareous, horny, or chitinous covering or encasement of certain animals such as molluscs that has been reduced to a fine powder or dust by grinding. IR [APDS]
37 HEAT EEC_PRIRAWMAT_HEAT The energy associated with the random motions of the molecules, atoms, or smaller structural units of which matter is composed; heat. IR [MWCD]
38 ICE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_ICE Frozen water; ice. NR  
39 IRON EEC_PRIRAWMAT_IRON Malleable, ductile, hard metallic element having the symbol Fe, atomic number 26; iron. IR [APDS]
40 LEAD EEC_PRIRAWMAT_LEAD A soft, malleable, ductile, bluish-white, dense metallic element having the symbol Pb, atomic number 82; lead. IR [APDS]
41 LIME EEC_PRIRAWMAT_LIME Any of various mineral and industrial forms of calcium oxide; lime. NR  
42 LIQUIFIED_NATURAL_GAS EEC_PRIRAWMAT_LIQUIFIED_NATURAL_GAS A compressed gas consisting of flammable light hydrocarbons and derived from natural gas; LNG. IR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:18]
43 LIQUIFIED_PETROLEUM_GAS EEC_PRIRAWMAT_LIQUIFIED_PETROLEUM_GAS A compressed gas consisting of flammable light hydrocarbons and derived from petroleum; LPG. IR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:19]
44 LUMBER EEC_PRIRAWMAT_LUMBER A collective term for wood that has been sawed into appropriate sizes for building and other uses; lumber. IR [APDS]
45 MANGANESE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_MANGANESE A pinkish-grey, chemically active metallic element that has the symbol Mn, atomic number 25; manganese. IR [APDS]
46 MARBLE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_MARBLE Resembling or suggesting metamorphic rock, as in being very hard, smooth, or cold; mottled in appearance; marble. NR  
47 METAL EEC_PRIRAWMAT_METAL Any of a class of elements (or alloy thereof) that generally are solid at ordinary temperatures, have a greyish colour and a shiny <SURFACE>, and will conduct heat and electricity well; metal. IR [APDS]
48 MINERAL_OIL EEC_PRIRAWMAT_MINERAL_OIL A general type of oil refined from petroleum; mineral oil. NR  
49 NO_PRODUCT EEC_PRIRAWMAT_NO_PRODUCT No raw materials are used. NR  
50 NON_SOLID_HYDROCARBON_FUEL EEC_PRIRAWMAT_NON_SOLID_HYDROCARBON_FUEL Fuel in the form of hydrocarbons, either liquid or gaseous. NR  
51 OIL EEC_PRIRAWMAT_OIL A thick, slippery liquid that will not dissolve in water, which is usually petroleum; oil. IR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:1]
52 ORE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_ORE A solid rock or mineral from which metal is obtained; ore. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:6]
53 PALM EEC_PRIRAWMAT_PALM Products of palm <TREE>s, particularly including fruit, fronds, and oil. NR  
54 PALMETTO EEC_PRIRAWMAT_PALMETTO Products of palmetto plants, particularly fronds used in weaving. NR  
55 PAPER EEC_PRIRAWMAT_PAPER A material made of fibres such as wood pulp or rags that have been laid on a fine screen in liquid suspension and then dryed; paper. IR [APDS]
56 PEBBLE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_PEBBLE A small, roundish, water worn or wind worn rock fragment, larger than a granule and smaller than a cobble, generally ranging from 4 to 64 millimetres in diameter; pebble. IR [APDS]
57 PETROLEUM EEC_PRIRAWMAT_PETROLEUM Any of a variety of naturally-occurring mixed oils and gases; petroleum. NR  
58 PLASTIC EEC_PRIRAWMAT_PLASTIC Any of various synthetic or organic materials that can be moulded or shaped, generally when heated, and then hardened into a desired form, e.g., polymers, resins, and cellulose derivatives; plastic. IR [APDS]
59 PORPHYRY EEC_PRIRAWMAT_PORPHYRY Any igneous rock with numerous large phenocrysts embedded in a fine-grained groundmass; porphyry. IR [APDS]
60 PUMICE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_PUMICE A highly vesicular, glassy, volcanic rock, compositionally similar to rhyolite and often light enough to float on water; pumice. IR [APDS]
61 QUARTZ EEC_PRIRAWMAT_QUARTZ A transparent to translucent trigonal mineral with a vitreous lustre, commonly white or colourless but also occurring in a variety of colours, massive in habit or as hexagonal prismatic crystals; quartz. IR [APDS]
62 RADIOACTIVE_MATERIAL EEC_PRIRAWMAT_RADIOACTIVE_MATERIAL Any substance that spontaneously emits ionizing radiation. IR [APDS]
63 ROCK EEC_PRIRAWMAT_ROCK Any naturally formed aggregate of one or more minerals, consolidated or not, with some degree of mineralogic and chemical constancy; rock. IR [APDS]
64 RUBBER EEC_PRIRAWMAT_RUBBER Any of various natural or synthetic high polymers characterized by their elasticity; rubber. IR [APDS]
65 SALT EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SALT Sodium chloride obtained from mines or by the evaporation of seawater; salt. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:13]
66 SAND EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SAND Tiny grains of crushed or worn rock; sand. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:14]
67 SANDSTONE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SANDSTONE A cemented or otherwise compacted detrital sedimentary rock consisting primarily of quartz and featuring sand-size grains between 0,06 and 2 millimetres in diameter; sandstone. IR [APDS]
68 SAWDUST_WOOD_CHIPS EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SAWDUST_WOOD_CHIPS Powdery fragments of wood made in sawing timber (sawdust) or coarse chips produced for use in manufacturing pressed board. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:16]
69 SCHIST EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SCHIST A strongly foliated, crystalline, coarse-grained metamorphic rock with lamellar mineral constituents that allow it to split easily into thin flakes or slabs; schist. IR [APDS]
70 SCORIA EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SCORIA A cindery, vesicular crust formed on the <SURFACE> of basaltic or andesitic lava as a result of the escape and expansion of gases before solidification; scoria. IR [APDS]
71 SCRAP_METAL EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SCRAP_METAL Discarded metal suitable for being reprocessed; scrap. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:17]
72 SEAWEED EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SEAWEED The general name for marine plants of the Algae class, which grow in long narrow ribbons; seaweed. PR [S57A, Attribute, CATMFA:4]
73 SEWAGE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SEWAGE Any liquid-born waste that contains animal or plant matter in suspension or solution, chemicals in solution, or <SOIL>s and storm water; sewage. IR [APDS]
74 SHELL EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SHELL The calcareous, horny, or chitinous covering or encasement of certain animals such as molluscs; shell. IR [APDS]
75 SILK EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SILK A fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae; silk. NR  
76 SILVER EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SILVER A very ductile, malleable, chemically inactive, lustrous, and nearly white metallic element, atomic number 47; silver. IR [APDS]
77 SNOW EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SNOW The partially frozen vapour of the atmosphere falling in flakes characterized by their whiteness and lightness; snow. NR  
78 SOIL EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SOIL All loose, unconsolidated, weathered, or otherwise altered rock material above bedrock; soil. IR [APDS]
79 SPICULE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SPICULE The skeletal part of sponges, radiolarians, sea cucumbers, and others, composed of calcium carbonate or silica; spicule. NR  
80 SPONGE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SPONGE The soft, porous, fibrous framework of certain animals or colonies of the group Porifera, especially of the genera Spongia and Hippospongia, from which the living matter has been removed; sponge. IR [APDS]
81 STEEL EEC_PRIRAWMAT_STEEL Any of various alloys of the elements iron and carbon containing less than 2,5 percent carbon, usually also with lesser amounts of other elements; steel. IR [APDS]
82 STONE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_STONE A general term for rock fragments; stone. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:4]
83 SUGAR EEC_PRIRAWMAT_SUGAR Any of various simple carbohydrates of animal or vegetable origin; sugar. NR  
84 TALC EEC_PRIRAWMAT_TALC A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or greyish colour, usually occurring in foliated masses; talc. NR  
85 TEXTILE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_TEXTILE A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; textile. NR  
86 THATCH EEC_PRIRAWMAT_THATCH Material used in thatching; straw or similar material with which roofs are covered. NR  
87 TIMBER EEC_PRIRAWMAT_TIMBER Wood prepared for use in building or carpentry; timber. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:15]
88 TOBACCO EEC_PRIRAWMAT_TOBACCO The leaves of the tobacco plant dried and variously prepared; tobacco. NR  
89 TRAVERTINE EEC_PRIRAWMAT_TRAVERTINE A hard, compact limestone with a white, tan, or cream colour, deposited by solution from <SURFACE> or ground waters; travertine. IR [APDS]
90 TUFA EEC_PRIRAWMAT_TUFA A soft, porous limestone rock or deposit that is formed from solution by springs or percolations; tufa. IR [APDS]
91 URANIUM EEC_PRIRAWMAT_URANIUM A silver-white, hard, dense, malleable, ductile, and radioactive metallic element having the symbol U, atomic number 92; uranium. IR [APDS]
92 VEGETATION EEC_PRIRAWMAT_VEGETATION Produced by the plant life growing in a given region; vegetation. IR [APDS]
93 VOLCANIC_ASH EEC_PRIRAWMAT_VOLCANIC_ASH Fine or very fine pyroclastic particles, less than 4 millimetres in diameter, that are blown out from a volcanic explosion; ash. IR [APDS]
94 WATER EEC_PRIRAWMAT_WATER A colourless, odourless, tasteless liquid that is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen; water. PR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:3]
95 WOOD EEC_PRIRAWMAT_WOOD The hard ligneous substance, composed primarily of xylem, that is found under the bark of the trunks and branches of <TREE>s and shrubs; wood. IR [APDS]
96 WOOD_CHIP EEC_PRIRAWMAT_WOOD_CHIP Coarse chips of wood produced for use in manufacturing pressed board. IR [S57A, Attribute, PRODCT:15]
97 ZINC EEC_PRIRAWMAT_ZINC A metallic element having the symbol Zn, atomic number 30; zinc. IR [APDS]

EDCS Group Labels: HYDROGRAPHIC_INDUSTRY, LAND_INDUSTRY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_SURFACE_AIR_VELOCITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_SURFACE_AIR_VELOCITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 868

Definition:
The air velocity at the primary <SURFACE>, generally the top, front, or outer side of a <MATERIAL> layer or <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: SPEED

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_SURFACE_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_SURFACE_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Attribute Code: 869

Definition:
The temperature of the medium in contact with an <OBJECT>'s primary <SURFACE>, generally the top, front, or outer side of a <MATERIAL> layer or <OBJECT>; typically used as a boundary condition in thermal solutions.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: THERMO_TEMPERATURE

EDCS Group Labels: TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_SURFACE_THERMAL_CONDITION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_SURFACE_THERMAL_CONDITION

EDCS Attribute Code: 870

Definition:
The physical boundary condition at the primary <SURFACE>, generally the top, front, or outer side of a <MATERIAL> layer or <OBJECT>, accounting for an <OBJECT>'s interface with the environment at that <SURFACE>; the primary surface thermal condition.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 AERODYNAMICALLY_HEATED EEC_PRISRFTHERMCND_AERODYNAMICALLY_HEATED Heated by motion relative to surrounding air. NR  
2 AMB_AIR_AMB_SPEED_INFLUENCED EEC_PRISRFTHERMCND_AMB_AIR_AMB_SPEED_INFLUENCED Significantly influenced by ambient air temperature and speed. NR  
3 AMB_AIR_FIXED EEC_PRISRFTHERMCND_AMB_AIR_FIXED Fixed to ambient air temperature. NR  
4 AMB_AIR_INFLUENCED EEC_PRISRFTHERMCND_AMB_AIR_INFLUENCED Significantly influenced by ambient air temperature. NR  
5 AMB_TEMP_LOCAL_AIR_INFLUENCED EEC_PRISRFTHERMCND_AMB_TEMP_LOCAL_AIR_INFLUENCED Significantly influenced by ambient temperature and local air speed. NR  
6 ARTIFICIAL_STEADY_STATE EEC_PRISRFTHERMCND_ARTIFICIAL_STEADY_STATE Artificially heated or cooled to a steady state temperature. NR  
7 ENGINE_INFLUENCED EEC_PRISRFTHERMCND_ENGINE_INFLUENCED Significantly influenced by heat-generating engines. NR  
8 EXTREMELY_HOT_FORCED EEC_PRISRFTHERMCND_EXTREMELY_HOT_FORCED Forced to extremely hot temperature. NR  
9 GROUND_TEMP_INFLUENCED EEC_PRISRFTHERMCND_GROUND_TEMP_INFLUENCED Significantly influenced by ground temperature. NR  
10 LOCAL_AIR_TEMP_SPEED_INFLUENCED EEC_PRISRFTHERMCND_LOCAL_AIR_TEMP_SPEED_INFLUENCED Significantly influenced by local air temperature and speed. NR  
11 ROOM_TEMP_FORCED EEC_PRISRFTHERMCND_ROOM_TEMP_FORCED Artificially heated or cooled to room temperature. NR  
12 SURFACE_TEMP_FIXED EEC_PRISRFTHERMCND_SURFACE_TEMP_FIXED <SURFACE> temperature fixed. NR  
13 WARMED_PASSIVELY EEC_PRISRFTHERMCND_WARMED_PASSIVELY Warmed by trapping heat or being near hot heat sources. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACT_CONCEPT, TEMPERATURE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_SWELL_WAVE_DIRECTION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_SWELL_WAVE_DIRECTION

EDCS Attribute Code: 871

Definition:
The <<GEODETIC_AZIMUTH>> of the direction from which primary <SWELL_WAVE>s are arriving.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: IR

References: [NAM1]


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_SWELL_WAVE_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_SWELL_WAVE_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Code: 872

Definition:
The mean height of the significant (highest one-third) primary <SWELL_WAVE>s.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: IR

References: [NAM1]


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_SWELL_WAVE_PERIOD

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_SWELL_WAVE_PERIOD

EDCS Attribute Code: 873

Definition:
The mean quantity of time (period) of a complete cycle (usually crest to crest, or trough to trough) of a primary <SWELL_WAVE> to pass a given fixed point.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: TIME

EDCS Group Labels: TIME, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: IR

References: [NAM1]


EDCS Attribute Label: PRIMARY_WAVE_DIRECTION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PRIMARY_WAVE_DIRECTION

EDCS Attribute Code: 874

Definition:
The <<GEODETIC_AZIMUTH>> of the direction from which significant <WATER_WAVE>s in the ocean spectra are arriving.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PLANE_ANGLE

EDCS Group Labels: ANGULAR_MEASURE, WATER_BODY_SURFACE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PROCESSING_NAME

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PROCESSING_NAME

EDCS Attribute Code: 875

Definition:
A name for an <OBJECT> assigned to support processing internal to an information <SYSTEM>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: STRING

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACT_CONCEPT

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PROFILE_MEASUREMENT_TECHNIQUE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PROFILE_MEASUREMENT_TECHNIQUE

EDCS Attribute Code: 876

Definition:
The technique or method of collecting a data set intended to represent a series of measurements collected along a (roughly) vertical axis; the profile measurement technique.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 DROPSONDE EEC_PROFLMEASTECH_DROPSONDE An instrument attached to a parachute that is dropped from an aircraft and transmits measurements of atmospheric conditions as it descends. IR [APDS]
2 PIBALL EEC_PROFLMEASTECH_PIBALL Pilot balloon (piball); a small balloon which is released to allow a current reading of conditions from a take off site indicated by speed and distance travelled by the balloon. NR  
3 RADIOSONDE EEC_PROFLMEASTECH_RADIOSONDE A balloon-borne instrument that simultaneously measures and transmits meteorological data. IR [APDS]
4 ROCKETSONDE EEC_PROFLMEASTECH_ROCKETSONDE Radiosonde: A rocket <VEHICLE> designed for upper-air observation in the portion of the lower atmosphere that is inaccessible to balloons, particularly between 30,48 and 76,2 kilometres (approximately 100 000 and 250 000 feet). IR [APDS]
5 SATELLITE EEC_PROFLMEASTECH_SATELLITE Remote sensing from satellites for instantaneous determination of the atmospheric state. IR [APDS]
6 WIND_PROFILER EEC_PROFLMEASTECH_WIND_PROFILER A system consisting of radiosonde and radiosonde ground equipment, used to measure and transmit meteorological data from the upper atmosphere, including pressure, temperature, and humidity, as well as wind vectors. IR [APDS]

EDCS Group Labels: ATMOSPHERE

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PROPERTY_SET_DATA_SOURCE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PROPERTY_SET_DATA_SOURCE

EDCS Attribute Code: 877

Definition:
The source of data values of a <PROPERTY_SET>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ANALYSIS EEC_PRPSETDATSRC_ANALYSIS Data derived from observed data by algorithmic means. NR  
2 CLIMATOLOGIC EEC_PRPSETDATSRC_CLIMATOLOGIC Seasonal average of observational data. NR  
3 FORECAST EEC_PRPSETDATSRC_FORECAST Predicted data. NR  
4 OBSERVATION EEC_PRPSETDATSRC_OBSERVATION Data obtained by observational measurement. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACT_CONCEPT

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PROPERTY_SET_SPATIAL_DOMAIN

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PROPERTY_SET_SPATIAL_DOMAIN

EDCS Attribute Code: 878

Definition:
The spatial domain of a <PROPERTY_SET>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 BATHYMETRIC_SURFACE EEC_PRPSETSPATDMN_BATHYMETRIC_SURFACE On a bathymetric <SURFACE>. NR  
2 LAYER EEC_PRPSETSPATDMN_LAYER In the <REGION> between two <SURFACE>s. NR  
3 LOCAL EEC_PRPSETSPATDMN_LOCAL At a <LOCATION>. NR  
4 PRESSURE_SURFACE EEC_PRPSETSPATDMN_PRESSURE_SURFACE On a <SURFACE> of constant pressure. NR  
5 PROFILE EEC_PRPSETSPATDMN_PROFILE Along a vertical extent. NR  
6 SURFACE EEC_PRPSETSPATDMN_SURFACE On a horizontal <SURFACE>. NR  
7 TERRAIN_SURFACE EEC_PRPSETSPATDMN_TERRAIN_SURFACE On a terrain <SURFACE>. NR  
8 VOLUME EEC_PRPSETSPATDMN_VOLUME In a specified three dimensional <REGION>. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACT_CONCEPT, POSITION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: PUBLICATION_REFERENCE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_PUBLICATION_REFERENCE

EDCS Attribute Code: 879

Definition:
A reference to a specific paragraph in a publication.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: STRING

EDCS Group Labels: ABSTRACT_CONCEPT

Reference Type: NR

References: none


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