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

EDCS Attribute Label: UNCOVERING_HEIGHT_INFORMATION

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_UNCOVERING_HEIGHT_INFORMATION

EDCS Attribute Code: 1278

Definition:
The accuracy or availability of uncovering height information for an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 KNOWN EEC_UNCVRHGTINF_KNOWN Uncovering height known. IR [APDS]
2 UNKNOWN EEC_UNCVRHGTINF_UNKNOWN Uncovering height unknown. IR [APDS]

EDCS Group Labels: BATHYMETRY

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: UNDERBRIDGE_CLEARANCE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_UNDERBRIDGE_CLEARANCE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1279

Definition:
The clearance below a <BRIDGE>, measured from the bridged lowest <SURFACE> level to the base of the lower of either a cross beam or the lowest <BRIDGE> deck; the underbridge clearance.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION, LAND_TRNSP

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: UNDERLYING_MATERIAL_CHARACTERISTIC

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_UNDERLYING_MATERIAL_CHARACTERISTIC

EDCS Attribute Code: 1280

Definition:
The characteristics of the <MATERIAL> composition underlying the <SURFACE> of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 BROKEN EEC_UNDRMATCHR_BROKEN Incomplete or fragmentary. IR [APDS]
2 CALCAREOUS EEC_UNDRMATCHR_CALCAREOUS Composed of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate, calcium, or limestone; chalky. IR [APDS]
3 COARSE EEC_UNDRMATCHR_COARSE Consisting of relatively large particles or elements. IR [APDS]
4 DECAYED EEC_UNDRMATCHR_DECAYED The gradual decomposition of dead organic matter. IR [CIDE]
5 FINE_PARTICLES EEC_UNDRMATCHR_FINE_PARTICLES Fine, minute particles. IR [APDS]
6 FLINTY EEC_UNDRMATCHR_FLINTY Like, containing, or consisting of flint. IR [CIDE]
7 GLACIAL EEC_UNDRMATCHR_GLACIAL Describing the action, features, movements, and materials produced by or derived from glaciers or ice, or a region covered by glaciers or ice. IR [APDS]
8 GRITTY EEC_UNDRMATCHR_GRITTY Like, containing, or consisting of grit. IR [APDS]
9 GROUND EEC_UNDRMATCHR_GROUND The top layer of the <SURFACE> of the <EARTH>. IR [APDS]
10 HARD EEC_UNDRMATCHR_HARD Resistant to penetration or wear. IR [APDS]
11 LARGE EEC_UNDRMATCHR_LARGE Bigger or greater than is usual, typical or average. IR [CIDE]
12 MASONRY EEC_UNDRMATCHR_MASONRY Stonework or brickwork of any type. IR [APDS]
13 MEDIUM EEC_UNDRMATCHR_MEDIUM Being in the middle between an upper and lower amount, size, degree or value; average. IR [CIDE]
14 ROCKY EEC_UNDRMATCHR_ROCKY Like, containing, or consisting of rocks. IR [CIDE]
15 ROTTEN EEC_UNDRMATCHR_ROTTEN Having been in the process of decay. IR [APDS]
16 SMALL EEC_UNDRMATCHR_SMALL Limited in size or amount when compared with what is typical or average. IR [CIDE]
17 SOFT EEC_UNDRMATCHR_SOFT Easily penetrated or divided. IR [APDS]
18 SPECKLED EEC_UNDRMATCHR_SPECKLED Having small marks of a different colour from the <SURFACE> on which it is found, and being usually found with a large number of other marks of the same type. IR [CIDE]
19 STICKY EEC_UNDRMATCHR_STICKY Being, made of, or covered with a substance that stays fixed to any <SURFACE> it touches. IR [CIDE]
20 STIFF EEC_UNDRMATCHR_STIFF Firm or hard, not easily bent or moved. IR [CIDE]
21 STREAKY EEC_UNDRMATCHR_STREAKY Having streaks, long thin marks which are easily noticed because they are very different from the material surrounding it. IR [CIDE]
22 TENACIOUS EEC_UNDRMATCHR_TENACIOUS Holding tightly to something. IR [CIDE]
23 UNEVEN EEC_UNDRMATCHR_UNEVEN Not equal or equally balanced. IR [APDS]
24 VARIED EEC_UNDRMATCHR_VARIED Containing many different types or changing often. IR [APDS]
25 VOLCANIC EEC_UNDRMATCHR_VOLCANIC Relating to, or produced by, a volcano. IR [APDS]

EDCS Group Labels: SURFACE_MATERIAL

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: UNDERLYING_MATERIAL_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_UNDERLYING_MATERIAL_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1281

Definition:
The type of <MATERIAL> composition underlying the <SURFACE> of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ASH EEC_UNDRMATTY_ASH The residual inorganic matter left after an organic substance has been completely burned. IR [APDS]
2 BOULDERS EEC_UNDRMATTY_BOULDERS 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. IR [APDS]
3 CHALK EEC_UNDRMATTY_CHALK A fine-grained limestone or a soft form of calcium carbonate composed of finely divided marine shells. IR [APDS]
4 CINDER EEC_UNDRMATTY_CINDER A partly burned and extinguished piece of combustible material or particles of such a material. IR [APDS]
5 CIRRIPEDIA EEC_UNDRMATTY_CIRRIPEDIA Made from the calcareous shell of the cirripedia which is an order of Crustacea including the barnacles. IR [APDS]
6 CLAY EEC_UNDRMATTY_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]
7 COBBLE EEC_UNDRMATTY_COBBLE Any rock fragment larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder, ranging between 6,4 and 25,6 decimetres in diameter, and formed by abrasion in the course of transport. IR [APDS]
8 CORAL EEC_UNDRMATTY_CORAL The calcium carbonate skeleton of certain colonial anthozoan coelenterates. IR [APDS]
9 CORAL_HEAD EEC_UNDRMATTY_CORAL_HEAD A large, knobbly or dome-shaped coral growth. IR [APDS]
10 DIATOMS EEC_UNDRMATTY_DIATOMS A soft, fine, porous, yellow, light grey, or white siliceous sedimentary deposit; composed mainly of the microscopic skeletons of diatoms. IR [APDS]
11 EVAPORITE EEC_UNDRMATTY_EVAPORITE A nonclastic, sedimentary rock consisting of deposits of mineral salts produced by the evaporation of salt water. IR [APDS]
12 FORAMINIFERA EEC_UNDRMATTY_FORAMINIFERA Made from an order of chiefly marine protozoa in the phylum Sarcodina, whose shells are the main ingredient of chalk. IR [APDS]
13 FUCUS EEC_UNDRMATTY_FUCUS Any of various brown algae. IR [APDS]
14 GLASS_REINFORCED_PLASTIC EEC_UNDRMATTY_GLASS_REINFORCED_PLASTIC Plastic that has been strengthened by the addition of glass fibres. IR [APDS]
15 GLOBIGERINA EEC_UNDRMATTY_GLOBIGERINA Made from the calcareous remains of a small genus of foraminiferids. IR [APDS]
16 GRASS EEC_UNDRMATTY_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]
17 GRASS_OR_THATCH EEC_UNDRMATTY_GRASS_OR_THATCH May be further delineated specifically as EE GRASS and EE THATCH. NR  
18 GRAVEL EEC_UNDRMATTY_GRAVEL Rounded pebbles between 6,35 millimetres and 76,2 millimetres in diameter. IR [APDS]
19 GROUND EEC_UNDRMATTY_GROUND The top layer of the <SURFACE> of the <EARTH>. IR [APDS]
20 LAVA EEC_UNDRMATTY_LAVA A previously molten mass of rock material that is extruded by a volcano or through a fissure in the terrain <SURFACE>. IR [APDS]
21 MADREPORE EEC_UNDRMATTY_MADREPORE Any of various stony reef-building corals (order Madreporaria) of tropical seas that assume a variety of branching, encrusting, or massive forms. IR [APDS]
22 MANGANESE EEC_UNDRMATTY_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]
23 MARL EEC_UNDRMATTY_MARL A calcerous clay, or a mixture of clay and particles of calcite and dolomite, usually derived from shell fragments. IR [APDS]
24 MATTE EEC_UNDRMATTY_MATTE Matte. NR  
25 MUD EEC_UNDRMATTY_MUD Any very wet, soft <SOIL>. IR [APDS]
26 MUSSEL EEC_UNDRMATTY_MUSSEL 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]
27 OOZE EEC_UNDRMATTY_OOZE A soft, soupy mud or slime that typically overlies the <WATER_BODY_FLOOR> of a lake, river, or estuary. IR [APDS]
28 OYSTER EEC_UNDRMATTY_OYSTER 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]
29 PEBBLES EEC_UNDRMATTY_PEBBLES 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. IR [APDS]
30 POLYZOA EEC_UNDRMATTY_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]
31 PTEROPODS EEC_UNDRMATTY_PTEROPODS A calcareous deep-sea deposit consisting of at least 45 percent skeletal remains of marine organisms, especially pteropods. IR [APDS]
32 PUMICE EEC_UNDRMATTY_PUMICE A highly vesicular, glassy, volcanic rock, compositionally similar to rhyolite and often light enough to float on water. IR [APDS]
33 QUARTZ EEC_UNDRMATTY_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]
34 RADIOLARIA EEC_UNDRMATTY_RADIOLARIA A soft, fine-grained, deep-sea siliceous sediment composed of at least 30 percent skeletal remains of Radiolaria. IR [APDS]
35 ROCK EEC_UNDRMATTY_ROCK Any naturally formed aggregate of one or more minerals, consolidated or not, with some degree of mineralogic and chemical constancy. IR [APDS]
36 SAND EEC_UNDRMATTY_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]
37 SCHIST EEC_UNDRMATTY_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]
38 SCORIA EEC_UNDRMATTY_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]
39 SEA_TANGLE EEC_UNDRMATTY_SEA_TANGLE Any of various brown algae, especially of the genus Laminaria. IR [APDS]
40 SEAWEED EEC_UNDRMATTY_SEAWEED A general term applied to a plant or plants growing in a saltwater environment, especially marine algae. IR [APDS]
41 SHELL EEC_UNDRMATTY_SHELL The calcareous, horny, or chitinous covering or encasement of certain animals such as molluscs. IR [APDS]
42 SHINGLE EEC_UNDRMATTY_SHINGLE A thin piece of wood, slate, or other material, usually rectangular and 20 to 25 centimetres across; laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof or walls of a <BUILDING>. IR [APDS]
43 SILT EEC_UNDRMATTY_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]
44 SPICULE EEC_UNDRMATTY_SPICULE A minute, sharp, needle like body or part. IR [APDS]
45 SPONGE EEC_UNDRMATTY_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]
46 STONE EEC_UNDRMATTY_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  
47 THATCH EEC_UNDRMATTY_THATCH Thatch. NR  
48 TUFA EEC_UNDRMATTY_TUFA A soft, porous limestone rock or deposit that is formed from solution by springs or percolations. IR [APDS]
49 URANIUM EEC_UNDRMATTY_URANIUM A silver-white, hard, dense, malleable, ductile, and radioactive metallic element having the symbol U, atomic number 92. IR [APDS]
50 VEGETATION_PRODUCT EEC_UNDRMATTY_VEGETATION_PRODUCT Produced by the plant life growing in a given region. IR [APDS]
51 VOLCANIC EEC_UNDRMATTY_VOLCANIC Relating to, or produced by, a volcano. IR [APDS]
52 VOLCANIC_ASH EEC_UNDRMATTY_VOLCANIC_ASH Fine or very fine pyroclastic particles, less than 4 millimetres in diameter, that are blown out from a volcanic explosion. IR [APDS]
53 WATER EEC_UNDRMATTY_WATER <WATER>. n/a  
54 WOOD EEC_UNDRMATTY_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]
55 ZINC EEC_UNDRMATTY_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: UPSTREAM_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_UPSTREAM_HEIGHT

EDCS Attribute Code: 1282

Definition:
The height of the <OBJECT> above the <WATERCOURSE>, on the upstream side.

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: URBAN_BUILDING_LIGHTING_INTENSITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_URBAN_BUILDING_LIGHTING_INTENSITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1283

Definition:
The intensity of urban <BUILDING> <LIGHTING> expressed as a fraction of maximum.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ANCILLARY_ARTEFACT, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: URBAN_STREET_LIGHTING_INTENSITY

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_URBAN_STREET_LIGHTING_INTENSITY

EDCS Attribute Code: 1284

Definition:
The intensity of urban <STREET> <LIGHTING> expressed as a fraction of maximum.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: PURE_NUMBER

EDCS Group Labels: ANCILLARY_ARTEFACT, LIGHTING_AND_VISIBILITY, RATE_OR_RATIO

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: URBAN_STREET_PATTERN

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_URBAN_STREET_PATTERN

EDCS Attribute Code: 1285

Definition:
The predominant geometric configuration of <STREET>s found within the area of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 CURVILINEAR_CLUSTER EEC_URBSTREETPAT_CURVILINEAR_CLUSTER Curvilinear cluster. NR  
2 IRREG_GRID EEC_URBSTREETPAT_IRREG_GRID Rectangular, or irregular grid. NR  
3 IRREG_RADIAL EEC_URBSTREETPAT_IRREG_RADIAL Concentric, or radial irregular. NR  
4 LINEAR_STRIP EEC_URBSTREETPAT_LINEAR_STRIP Linear strip. NR  
5 MIXED_CLUSTER EEC_URBSTREETPAT_MIXED_CLUSTER Mixed curvilinear cluster and rectangular grid. NR  
6 MIXED_GRID EEC_URBSTREETPAT_MIXED_GRID Mixed concentric or radial and rectangular grid. NR  
7 MIXED_RADIAL EEC_URBSTREETPAT_MIXED_RADIAL Mixed curvilinear cluster and concentric or radial. NR  
8 REG_GRID EEC_URBSTREETPAT_REG_GRID Rectangular, or regular grid. NR  
9 REG_RADIAL EEC_URBSTREETPAT_REG_RADIAL Concentric, or radial regular. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: LAND_TRNSP

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: URBAN_TERRAIN_ZONE_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_URBAN_TERRAIN_ZONE_TYPE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1286

Definition:
The type of an urban terrain zone, based on the class of <BUILDING>s and their density level.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ATTACHED_BUILDINGS EEC_URBTERZNTY_ATTACHED_BUILDINGS Attached <BUILDING>s of an unknown type or function. NR  
2 ATTACHED_1 EEC_URBTERZNTY_ATTACHED_1 Class A1: Old city centres of cities with high <BUILDING> concentration and multiple story (5 to 50) <BUILDING>s. <BUILDING>s occupy nearly all of their lots and are flush to sidewalks and they either attach or abut neighbours. Usually bordered by A2 and Dc1. NR  
3 ATTACHED_2 EEC_URBTERZNTY_ATTACHED_2 Class A2: <BUILDING>s fill lots to their perimeters, but are not as tall as those in A1. <BUILDING>s are attached or abutted to neighbours, are flush to streets, and are typically 5 to 10 stories. Land use is mainly apartments with some hotels and offices. NR  
4 ATTACHED_3 EEC_URBTERZNTY_ATTACHED_3 Class A3: Attached or abutted individual <BUILDING>s (e.g., row houses) typically of 1 to 4 stories and most often residential. <BUILDING>s have little or no setback from sidewalk and they usually have a narrow back yard. NR  
5 ATTACHED_4 EEC_URBTERZNTY_ATTACHED_4 Class A4: Attached or abutted <BUILDING>s, 2 to 10 stories, flush to the street with no setback or side set. These <BUILDING>s have industrial or storage functions with little space for parking, Non-built upon space is primarily for material storage. NR  
6 ATTACHED_5 EEC_URBTERZNTY_ATTACHED_5 Class A5: Attached or abutted <BUILDING>s, along commercial ribbon streets. Typically 1 to 5 stories, and old in age (newer types are Dc5), with no setback from sidewalk. These <BUILDING>s often have a commercial function on the ground floor, with apartments above. NR  
7 ATTACHED_6 EEC_URBTERZNTY_ATTACHED_6 Class A6: Attached <BUILDING> or <BUILDING>s 1 to 7 stories. Often a single institutional land use along a street otherwise occupied by office <BUILDING>s or stores, e.g., a church, government <BUILDING>, hospital. This is in effect a single instance of a differing <BUILDING> rather than a zone. NR  
8 DISCRETE_CLUST_1 EEC_URBTERZNTY_DISCRETE_CLUST_1 Class Dc1: Newer (post 1950) high-rise <BUILDING>s (20 to 50 stories) which often have "skins" of glass or some other decorative material. Typical use is for office <BUILDING>s, while some are hotels. <BUILDING>s are spaced at approximately 13 metres. NR  
9 DISCRETE_CLUST_2 EEC_URBTERZNTY_DISCRETE_CLUST_2 Class Dc2: Close-set apartment <BUILDING>s (3 to 10 stories) with some set back from the lot boundary. <BUILDING>s are usually long and narrow with the narrow end to the street. Maximum <BUILDING> spacing is 13 metres. NR  
10 DISCRETE_CLUST_3 EEC_URBTERZNTY_DISCRETE_CLUST_3 Class Dc3: Common single family detached <STRUCTURE>s occupying a minimum amount of land. Houses are set back from the street, but have narrow separations between them, and narrow back yards. Maximum <BUILDING> spacing is 13 metres, and <BUILDING>s are typically 1 to 3 stories. NR  
11 DISCRETE_CLUST_4 EEC_URBTERZNTY_DISCRETE_CLUST_4 Class Dc4: Narrow, close-set <BUILDING>s (2 to 10 stories) adjoining railroad tracks with docks for truck access. <BUILDING>s are often long and narrow, with the narrow end abutting the railroad lines. Maximum <BUILDING> spacing is 13 metres. NR  
12 DISCRETE_CLUST_5 EEC_URBTERZNTY_DISCRETE_CLUST_5 Class Dc5: Detached <BUILDING>s (1 to 5 stories) set back from the street to provide parking and access. These <BUILDING>s often exhibit store windows at front. The majority of the <TERRAIN> is used for automobile parking. Maximum <BUILDING> spacing is 13 metres. NR  
13 DISCRETE_CLUST_6 EEC_URBTERZNTY_DISCRETE_CLUST_6 Class Dc6: Master planned development with specifically set <BUILDING>s of 1 to 7 stories, and vegetated sites that provide elegantly designed <FACILITY>s and a sense of openness. Uses include schools, colleges, hospitals, or churches. Maximum <BUILDING> spacing is 13 metres. NR  
14 DISCRETE_CLUST_8 EEC_URBTERZNTY_DISCRETE_CLUST_8 Class Dc8: Outer city. NR  
15 DISCRETE_OPEN_1 EEC_URBTERZNTY_DISCRETE_OPEN_1 Class Do1: Large <BUILDING>s (1 to 4 stories) with a distinctive lack of exterior windows, internally partitioned into individual shops, and surrounded by extensive parking lots. The main <BUILDING> is normally located in the centre or at the rear of the parking lot, with parking lots consuming approximately 70% of the terrain. Typical use is for shopping malls, professional/business parks. Space between <BUILDING>s is 13 metres or more. NR  
16 DISCRETE_OPEN_2 EEC_URBTERZNTY_DISCRETE_OPEN_2 Class Do2: Evenly spaced <BUILDING>s in planned settings supporting fairly high population densities yet providing collective open space between <BUILDING>s. Intervening ground space is landscaped or parking lots. Typical spacing between <STRUCTURE>s is 13 metres with <BUILDING>s being 2 to 40 stories. NR  
17 DISCRETE_OPEN_3 EEC_URBTERZNTY_DISCRETE_OPEN_3 Class Do3: Single family detached <BUILDING>s occupying a minimum amount of land. <BUILDING>s are set back on all sides. This classification is similar to Dc3 with the difference being that Do3 signifies more space between <BUILDING>s, and often more vegetation. Spacing is 13 metres or more, with <BUILDING>s being 1 to 3 stories. NR  
18 DISCRETE_OPEN_4 EEC_URBTERZNTY_DISCRETE_OPEN_4 Class Do4: Modern industrial space with truck access and parking space, typically used for industry or storage. <BUILDING>s are widely separated and have paved <SURFACE>s around them. Spacing between <BUILDING>s is 13 metres or greater, and <BUILDING>s are 1 to 4 stories. NR  
19 DISCRETE_OPEN_5 EEC_URBTERZNTY_DISCRETE_OPEN_5 Class Do5: Modern, large, commercial <BUILDING>s (1 to 5 stories) with large parking lots and located along wide streets. Typically used for large retail stores, equipment, automobile dealerships, and restaurants. <BUILDING> spacing is 13 metres or more. NR  
20 DISCRETE_OPEN_6 EEC_URBTERZNTY_DISCRETE_OPEN_6 Class Do6: Sizeable, master planned development with large <BUILDING>s and maintained heavily vegetated sites that provide elegantly designed <FACILITY>s and a sense of openness. Often used for schools, colleges, hospitals, churches, and administrative <FACILITY>s. <BUILDING>s are spaced at 13 metres or more and are typically 1 to 7 stories. NR  
21 CLOSE_SET_BUILDINGS EEC_URBTERZNTY_CLOSE_SET_BUILDINGS Close-set <BUILDING>s of an unknown type or function. NR  
22 DOES_NOT_CONFORM EEC_URBTERZNTY_DOES_NOT_CONFORM Configuration does not conform to any urban terrain zone. NR  
23 WIDELY_SPACED_BUILDINGS EEC_URBTERZNTY_WIDELY_SPACED_BUILDINGS Widely separated detached <BUILDING>s of an unknown type or function. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: USAGE_REGION

Reference Type: IR

References: [UTZB]


EDCS Attribute Label: USABLE_LENGTH

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_USABLE_LENGTH

EDCS Attribute Code: 1287

Definition:
The usable length of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: REAL

EDCS Unit Equivalence Class Label: LENGTH

EDCS Group Labels: DIMENSION

Reference Type: NR

References: none


EDCS Attribute Label: USAGE

EDCS Attribute Symbolic Constant: EAC_USAGE

EDCS Attribute Code: 1288

Definition:
The primary user, function, or controlling authority, of an <OBJECT>.

EDCS Attribute Value Data Type: ENUMERATION

Code Label Symbolic constant Definition Reference type References
1 ADVERTISING_BILLBOARD EEC_USAGE_ADVERTISING_BILLBOARD Advertising billboard. NR  
2 AGRICULTURE EEC_USAGE_AGRICULTURE Agriculture. NR  
3 AID_TO_NAVIGATION_CHANGEOVER EEC_USAGE_AID_TO_NAVIGATION_CHANGEOVER <AID_TO_NAVIGATION> changeover. NR  
4 AIRCRAFT_CONTROL EEC_USAGE_AIRCRAFT_CONTROL Housing the equipment and personnel designed for the safe takeoff and landing of aircraft. NR  
5 AIRCRAFT_FACILITY EEC_USAGE_AIRCRAFT_FACILITY Aircraft facility / airport reference point. NR  
6 ALERT_APRON_OR_HARDSTAND EEC_USAGE_ALERT_APRON_OR_HARDSTAND Alert apron or hardstand. NR  
7 ALTERNATE_ENTRY EEC_USAGE_ALTERNATE_ENTRY Alternate entry. NR  
8 ALTERNATE_ENTRY_OR_EXIT EEC_USAGE_ALTERNATE_ENTRY_OR_EXIT Alternate entry or exit. NR  
9 ALTERNATE_EXIT EEC_USAGE_ALTERNATE_EXIT Alternate exit. NR  
10 ALTIMETER_CHANGE EEC_USAGE_ALTIMETER_CHANGE Altimeter change. NR  
11 ANCHOR_POINT EEC_USAGE_ANCHOR_POINT Anchor point. NR  
12 ANIMAL_SANCTUARY EEC_USAGE_ANIMAL_SANCTUARY Animal sanctuary. NR  
13 APARTMENT EEC_USAGE_APARTMENT Apartment. NR  
14 ARCP_CONTROL_POINT EEC_USAGE_ARCP_CONTROL_POINT ARCP control point. NR  
15 ARIP_INITIAL_POINT EEC_USAGE_ARIP_INITIAL_POINT ARIP initial point. NR  
16 AS_FILL EEC_USAGE_AS_FILL As fill. NR  
17 AVALANCHE EEC_USAGE_AVALANCHE Avalanche. NR  
18 BURIAL_GROUNDS EEC_USAGE_BURIAL_GROUNDS Burial grounds. NR  
19 BUTTS EEC_USAGE_BUTTS Butts. NR  
20 CABLE_SIGN_OR_PIPELINE EEC_USAGE_CABLE_SIGN_OR_PIPELINE Cable sign or pipeline indicator. NR  
21 CAUSEWAY EEC_USAGE_CAUSEWAY As a causeway. NR  
22 CITY EEC_USAGE_CITY City. NR  
23 CLOCK EEC_USAGE_CLOCK Clock. NR  
24 CLOSED EEC_USAGE_CLOSED Closed. NR  
25 COMMERCE EEC_USAGE_COMMERCE Commerce. NR  
26 COMMERCE_OR_RECREATION EEC_USAGE_COMMERCE_OR_RECREATION May be further delineated specifically as EE COMMERCE and EE RECREATION. NR  
27 COMMUNAL EEC_USAGE_COMMUNAL Communal. NR  
28 COMMUNICATION EEC_USAGE_COMMUNICATION Relating to the transmission or receipt of messages via electronic signals, either by wire or wireless means. NR  
29 COMPASS_ADJUSTMENT EEC_USAGE_COMPASS_ADJUSTMENT Compass adjustment. NR  
30 COMPASS_ROSE_HARDSTAND EEC_USAGE_COMPASS_ROSE_HARDSTAND Compass rose hardstand. NR  
31 COMPULSORY_REPORT_POINTS EEC_USAGE_COMPULSORY_REPORT_POINTS Compulsory reporting points. NR  
32 CONTAINER EEC_USAGE_CONTAINER Container. NR  
33 DECOY EEC_USAGE_DECOY Decoy. NR  
34 DEPOT_APRON EEC_USAGE_DEPOT_APRON Depot apron. NR  
35 DISPERSAL_HARDSTAND EEC_USAGE_DISPERSAL_HARDSTAND Dispersal hardstand. NR  
36 DRAG_STRIP EEC_USAGE_DRAG_STRIP Drag strip. NR  
37 DRINKING_WATER EEC_USAGE_DRINKING_WATER Water safe for human consumption; potable or drinking water. NR  
38 DUGOUT EEC_USAGE_DUGOUT Dugout. NR  
39 ENGINE_RUN_UP_HARDSTAND EEC_USAGE_ENGINE_RUN_UP_HARDSTAND Engine run up hardstand. NR  
40 ENGINE_TEST_PAD EEC_USAGE_ENGINE_TEST_PAD Engine test pad or apron. NR  
41 ENTRY EEC_USAGE_ENTRY Entry. NR  
42 ENTRY_OR_STARTING EEC_USAGE_ENTRY_OR_STARTING Entry or starting. NR  
43 EXIT EEC_USAGE_EXIT Exit. NR  
44 EXIT_OR_END EEC_USAGE_EXIT_OR_END Exit or end. NR  
45 FEDERAL EEC_USAGE_FEDERAL Federal. NR  
46 FEEDER EEC_USAGE_FEEDER Feeder. NR  
47 FILL EEC_USAGE_FILL Fill. NR  
48 FILTRATION_POND EEC_USAGE_FILTRATION_POND Filtration pond. NR  
49 FINAL_APPROACH_FIX EEC_USAGE_FINAL_APPROACH_FIX Final approach fix. NR  
50 FIREBREAK EEC_USAGE_FIREBREAK Firebreak. NR  
51 FIRING_IN_HARDSTAND EEC_USAGE_FIRING_IN_HARDSTAND Firing in hardstand. NR  
52 FLOOD_BARRAGE EEC_USAGE_FLOOD_BARRAGE Flood barrage. NR  
53 FLOOD_CONTROL EEC_USAGE_FLOOD_CONTROL Flood control and/or rate measurement. NR  
54 FOREST_PRESERVE EEC_USAGE_FOREST_PRESERVE Forest preserve. NR  
55 GOVERNMENT EEC_USAGE_GOVERNMENT Of or pertaining to the administration and control of a political unit. NR  
56 GOVERNMENT_OR_INSTITUTION EEC_USAGE_GOVERNMENT_OR_INSTITUTION May be further delineated specifically as EE GOVERNMENT and EE INSTITUTION. NR  
57 HANGER_OR_APRON EEC_USAGE_HANGER_OR_APRON Hanger or apron. NR  
58 HIGH_ALTITUDE_ENROUTE EEC_USAGE_HIGH_ALTITUDE_ENROUTE High altitude enroute. NR  
59 HIGHWAY_SIGN EEC_USAGE_HIGHWAY_SIGN Highway sign. NR  
60 HOTEL EEC_USAGE_HOTEL A <HOTEL>. n/a  
61 INDUSTRY EEC_USAGE_INDUSTRY Industry. NR  
62 INITIAL_APPROACH_FIX EEC_USAGE_INITIAL_APPROACH_FIX Initial approach fix. NR  
63 INSTITUTION EEC_USAGE_INSTITUTION Institution. NR  
64 INSULAR EEC_USAGE_INSULAR Insular. NR  
65 INTAKE EEC_USAGE_INTAKE Intake. NR  
66 INTERNATIONAL EEC_USAGE_INTERNATIONAL Involving more than one country; covering more than one national region; international. IR [S57A, Attribute, JRSDTN:1]
67 INTERSTATE EEC_USAGE_INTERSTATE Interstate. NR  
68 IRRIGATION EEC_USAGE_IRRIGATION Irrigation. NR  
69 JOINT EEC_USAGE_JOINT Joint military and civilian. NR  
70 LEVEE_OR_DIKE EEC_USAGE_LEVEE_OR_DIKE Levee or dike. NR  
71 LIMITED EEC_USAGE_LIMITED Limited. NR  
72 LOW_ALTITUDE_ENROUTE EEC_USAGE_LOW_ALTITUDE_ENROUTE Low altitude enroute. NR  
73 LOW_HIGH_ALTITUDE_ENROUTE EEC_USAGE_LOW_HIGH_ALTITUDE_ENROUTE Low and high altitude enroute. NR  
74 MAINTENANCE_HARDSTAND EEC_USAGE_MAINTENANCE_HARDSTAND Maintenance hardstand. NR  
75 MANDATORY EEC_USAGE_MANDATORY Mandatory or compulsory; enforced. IR [S57A, Attribute, STATUS:9]
76 MARINE EEC_USAGE_MARINE A portion of the ocean regularly used for the movement of people or cargo. NR  
77 MARINE_STATION EEC_USAGE_MARINE_STATION Marine station. NR  
78 MEDICAL EEC_USAGE_MEDICAL Medical. NR  
79 MILEAGE_BREAK_DOWN EEC_USAGE_MILEAGE_BREAK_DOWN Mileage break down. NR  
80 MILITARY EEC_USAGE_MILITARY Military. NR  
81 MILITARY_DISTRICT EEC_USAGE_MILITARY_DISTRICT Military district. NR  
82 MINING EEC_USAGE_MINING For people and supplies in support of mining operations. NR  
83 MISSED_APPROACH_POINT EEC_USAGE_MISSED_APPROACH_POINT Missed approach point. NR  
84 MIXED_URBAN EEC_USAGE_MIXED_URBAN Mixed urban or built-up land. NR  
85 MOTEL EEC_USAGE_MOTEL A <MOTEL>. n/a  
86 MOTEL_OR_HOTEL EEC_USAGE_MOTEL_OR_HOTEL May be further delineated specifically as EE MOTEL and EE HOTEL. NR  
87 NATIONAL EEC_USAGE_NATIONAL Administered or controlled by a single nation; national. IR [S57A, Attribute, JRSDTN:2]
88 NATIONAL_SUBDIVISION EEC_USAGE_NATIONAL_SUBDIVISION A region administered or controlled by a single nation, but which is smaller than the nation in which it lies; national subdivision. PR [S57A, Attribute, JRSDTN:3]
89 NAVIGATION_CHECK_POINT EEC_USAGE_NAVIGATION_CHECK_POINT Navigation check point. NR  
90 NOMAD EEC_USAGE_NOMAD For nomadic people and their supplies. NR  
91 NON_COMPULSORY_REPORT_POINTS EEC_USAGE_NON_COMPULSORY_REPORT_POINTS Non-compulsory reporting points. NR  
92 NON_MILITARY EEC_USAGE_NON_MILITARY Civilian or public. NR  
93 NON_PRECISION_INSTRUMENT_APPROACH EEC_USAGE_NON_PRECISION_INSTRUMENT_APPROACH Non-precision instrument approach. NR  
94 OIL_EXPLORATION EEC_USAGE_OIL_EXPLORATION For people and supplies in support of the search for, or production of, hydrocarbon based fuels such as oil or gas. NR  
95 OPEN EEC_USAGE_OPEN Open. NR  
96 OPERATIONAL_APRON EEC_USAGE_OPERATIONAL_APRON Operational apron or hardstand. NR  
97 OUTFALL EEC_USAGE_OUTFALL Outfall. NR  
98 PAD_HARDSTAND EEC_USAGE_PAD_HARDSTAND Pad hardstand. NR  
99 PARKING_HARDSTAND EEC_USAGE_PARKING_HARDSTAND Parking hardstand. NR  
100 POWER EEC_USAGE_POWER Power. NR  
101 PRECISION_INSTRUMENT_APPROACH EEC_USAGE_PRECISION_INSTRUMENT_APPROACH Precision instrument approach. NR  
102 PRIMARY EEC_USAGE_PRIMARY Primary or 1st order. NR  
103 PRISONER EEC_USAGE_PRISONER Prisoner. NR  
104 PRIVATE EEC_USAGE_PRIVATE Not in public ownership or operation; private. IR [S57A, Attribute, STATUS:8]
105 PROHIBITED_AREA EEC_USAGE_PROHIBITED_AREA Prohibited area. NR  
106 PROVINCIAL EEC_USAGE_PROVINCIAL Provincial. NR  
107 PUBLIC EEC_USAGE_PUBLIC Belonging to, available to, used or shared by, the community as a whole and not restricted to private use; public. PR [S57A, Attribute, STATUS:14]
108 QUATERNARY EEC_USAGE_QUATERNARY Quaternary or 4th order. NR  
109 QUINTARY EEC_USAGE_QUINTARY Quintary or 5th order. NR  
110 RADAR EEC_USAGE_RADAR Radar. NR  
111 RECREATION EEC_USAGE_RECREATION Recreation. NR  
112 RECREATION_OR_INDUSTRY EEC_USAGE_RECREATION_OR_INDUSTRY May be further delineated specifically as EE RECREATION and EE INDUSTRY. NR  
113 REFUELING_HARDSTAND EEC_USAGE_REFUELING_HARDSTAND Refueling hardstand. NR  
114 REFUGEE EEC_USAGE_REFUGEE Refugee. NR  
115 REGIONAL EEC_USAGE_REGIONAL Regional. NR  
116 RESERVE EEC_USAGE_RESERVE Reserve or reservation. NR  
117 RESERVED EEC_USAGE_RESERVED Reserved and set apart for some specific use. IR [S57A, Attribute, STATUS:6]
118 RESIDENCE EEC_USAGE_RESIDENCE Residence. NR  
119 RESIDENCE_OR_AGRICULTURE EEC_USAGE_RESIDENCE_OR_AGRICULTURE May be further delineated specifically as EE RESIDENCE and EE AGRICULTURE. NR  
120 RESTRICTED EEC_USAGE_RESTRICTED Restricted. NR  
121 RETAIL EEC_USAGE_RETAIL Designed for the sale of goods directly to the public. NR  
122 RETAINING EEC_USAGE_RETAINING Retaining. NR  
123 ROCK_SHED EEC_USAGE_ROCK_SHED Rock shed. NR  
124 SCHOOL EEC_USAGE_SCHOOL School. NR  
125 SCOREBOARD EEC_USAGE_SCOREBOARD Scoreboard. NR  
126 SEA_PLANE_LANDING EEC_USAGE_SEA_PLANE_LANDING Sea plane landing. NR  
127 SECONDARY EEC_USAGE_SECONDARY Secondary or 2nd order. NR  
128 SHORT_TAKEOFF_LANDING_APPROACH EEC_USAGE_SHORT_TAKEOFF_LANDING_APPROACH Short take-off and landing approach. NR  
129 SINGLE_POINT_MOORING EEC_USAGE_SINGLE_POINT_MOORING Single point mooring. NR  
130 SNOW_SHED EEC_USAGE_SNOW_SHED Snow shed. NR  
131 STATE EEC_USAGE_STATE State. NR  
132 STUB_APRON EEC_USAGE_STUB_APRON Stub apron. NR  
133 TELEGRAPH EEC_USAGE_TELEGRAPH Telegraph. NR  
134 TELEPHONE EEC_USAGE_TELEPHONE Telephone. NR  
135 TERMINUS_OR_TERMINAL EEC_USAGE_TERMINUS_OR_TERMINAL Terminus or terminal. NR  
136 TERTIARY EEC_USAGE_TERTIARY Tertiary or 3rd order. NR  
137 TIMEBALL EEC_USAGE_TIMEBALL Timeball. NR  
138 TOURIST EEC_USAGE_TOURIST Tourist. NR  
139 TRANSACTION EEC_USAGE_TRANSACTION Transaction. NR  
140 TRANSIENT_APRON EEC_USAGE_TRANSIENT_APRON Transient apron. NR  
141 TRANSPORTATION EEC_USAGE_TRANSPORTATION Transportation. NR  
142 TRIANGULATION EEC_USAGE_TRIANGULATION Triangulation. NR  
143 TRIBAL EEC_USAGE_TRIBAL Tribal. NR  
144 TURNING EEC_USAGE_TURNING Turning. NR  
145 UNIDENTIFIED_AIRSTRIP EEC_USAGE_UNIDENTIFIED_AIRSTRIP Unidentified airstrip. NR  
146 UNPOPULATED EEC_USAGE_UNPOPULATED Unpopulated. NR  
147 UTILITY_AND_COMMUNICATION EEC_USAGE_UTILITY_AND_COMMUNICATION Utilities and communication. Utilities: Relating to the services provided to the population of a region, such as electricity, gas, water, or sewage, excluding transportation. Communications: Relating to the transmission or receipt of messages via electronic signals, either by wire or wireless means. NR  
148 VESSEL_BERTH EEC_USAGE_VESSEL_BERTH <VESSEL_BERTH>. n/a  
149 BASE_FLIGHT_APRON EEC_USAGE_BASE_FLIGHT_APRON Base flight apron. NR  
150 VISUAL_APPROACH EEC_USAGE_VISUAL_APPROACH Visual approach. NR  
151 VISUAL_DESCENT_POINT EEC_USAGE_VISUAL_DESCENT_POINT Visual descent point. NR  

EDCS Group Labels: USAGE_REGION

Reference Type: NR

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