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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1253/annex-III",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1253/annex-III.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2013/1253",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 1253/2013 of 21 October 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1253",
  "path": "annex/III",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "III",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The following Annex III is added to Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010:\n‘ANNEX III\nRequirements for Spatial Data Themes Listed in Annex II to Directive 2007/2/EC\n1.\nELEVATION\n1.1.\nDefinitions\nIn addition to the definitions set out in Article 2, the following definitions shall apply:\n(1) “digital elevation model” (DEM) means Digital Surface Model (DSM) or Digital Terrain Model (DTM).\n(2) “digital surface model” (DSM) means a surface describing the three dimensional shape of the Earth's surface, including all static features placed on it. Temporary phenomena do not form part of the surface, but due to the technical difficulties in removing them some of these features may also be present in the surface.\n(3) “digital terrain model” (DTM) means a surface describing the three dimensional shape of the Earth's bare surface, excluding as possible any other features placed on it.\n(4) “elevation” means a vertically-constrained dimensional property of an spatial object consisting of an absolute measure referenced to a well-defined surface which is commonly taken as origin.\n(5) “height” means an elevation property measured along a plumb line in a direction opposite to Earth's gravity field (upwards).\n(6) “depth” means an elevation property measured along a plumb line in a direction coincident to Earth's gravity field (downwards).\n1.2.\nStructure of the Spatial Data Theme Elevation\nThe types specified for the spatial data theme Elevation are structured in the following packages:\nElevation – Base Types\nElevation – Grid Coverage\nElevation – Vector Elements\nElevation – TIN\nSpatial data sets describing the morphology of land elevation shall be made available at least using the spatial object types included in the package Elevation – Grid Coverage.\nSpatial data sets describing the morphology of bathymetry shall be made available at least using the spatial object types included in either the package Elevation – Grid Coverage or the package Elevation – Vector Elements.\n1.3.\nElevation – Base Types\n1.3.1.\nEnumerations\n1.3.1.1.\nElevation Property Type (ElevationPropertyTypeValue)\nEnumeration type which determines the elevation property which has been measured or calculated.\nValues for the enumeration ElevationPropertyTypeValue\nValue\nDefinition\nheight\nElevation property measured along a plumb line in a direction opposite to Earth's gravity field (upwards).\ndepth\nElevation property measured along a plumb line in a direction coincident to Earth's gravity field (downwards).\n1.3.1.2.\nSurface Type (SurfaceTypeValue)\nEnumeration type which determines the elevation surface with regard to its relative adherence to the Earth's bare surface.\nValues for the enumeration SurfaceTypeValue\nValue\nDefinition\nDTM\nDigital terrain model.\nDSM\nDigital surface model.\n1.4.\nElevation – Grid Coverage.\n1.4.1.\nSpatial object types\nThe package Elevation – Grid Coverage contains the spatial object type Elevation Grid Coverage.\n1.4.1.1.\nElevation Grid Coverage (ElevationGridCoverage)\nContinuous coverage which uses a systematic tessellation based on a regular rectified quadrilateral grid to cover its domain, where the elevation property value is usually known for each of the grid points forming this domain.\nThis type is a sub-type of RectifiedGridCoverage.\nAttributes of the spatial object type ElevationGridCoverage\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nbeginLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\ndomainExtent\nExtent of the spatiotemporal domain of the coverage.\nEX_Extent\nendLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\ninspireId\nExternal object identifier of the spatial object.\nIdentifier\npropertyType\nAttribute determining the elevation property represented by the elevation grid coverage.\nElevationPropertyTypeValue\nsurfaceType\nAttribute indicating the type of elevation surface that the coverage describes in relation to the Earth's bare surface.\nSurfaceTypeValue\nAssociation roles of the spatial object type ElevationGridCoverage\nAssociation role\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ncontributingElevationGridCoverage\nReference to the elevation grid coverages that compose an aggregated elevation grid coverage.\nThe association has additional properties as defined in the association class ElevationGridCoverageAggregation.\nElevationGridCoverage\nConstraints of the spatial object type ElevationGridCoverage\nThe grid dimension shall always be 2 for an elevation grid coverage.\nThe domainExtent shall be at least populated with a subtype of EX_GeographicExtent.\nThe coordinate reference system used to reference the grid shall be provided.\nAll the ElevationGridCoverage instances, to which an aggregated ElevationGridCoverage instance refers, shall share the same orientation of grid axes and the same grid spacing in each direction.\nThe origin of the grid shall be described in two dimensions.\nThe values in the range set shall be described by the Float type.\n1.4.2.\nData types\n1.4.2.1.\nElevation Grid Coverage Aggregation (ElevationGridCoverageAggregation)\nGeometrical characteristics of the elevation grid coverage aggregation.\nThis type is an association class.\nAttributes of the data type ElevationGridCoverageAggregation\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ncontributingFootprint\nGeometric representation delineating the geographic area of the elevation grid coverage that contributes to the aggregated elevation grid coverage.\nGM_MultiSurface\n1.5.\nElevation - Vector Elements\n1.5.1.\nSpatial object types\nThe package Elevation – Vector Elements contains the following spatial object types:\nElevation Vector Object\nSpot Elevation\nContour Line\nBreakline\nVoid Area\nIsolated Area\n1.5.1.1.\nElevation Vector Object (ElevationVectorObject)\nElevation spatial object forming part of a vector data set, which participates in the description of the elevation property of a real world surface. It consists of an identity base for all vector objects which can be included as part of an elevation data set.\nThis type is abstract.\nAttributes of the spatial object type ElevationVectorObject\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nbeginLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nendLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nlocalDepthDatum\nIdentification of a local vertical coordinate reference system not included in a registry, which is used to refer depth measurements.\nChartDatum\npropertyType\nAttribute categorizing the elevation vector object as a land-elevation or a bathymetry spatial object. It determines the elevation property represented by the object.\nElevationPropertyTypeValue\n1.5.1.2.\nSpot Elevation (SpotElevation)\nPoint spatial object which describes the elevation of an Earth's surface at a specific location. It provides a single elevation property value.\nThis type is a sub-type of ElevationVectorObject.\nAttributes of the spatial object type SpotElevation\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nclassification\nClass of spot elevation according to the LAS specification of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS).\nSpotElevationClassValue\nvoidable\ngeographicalName\nA geographical name that is used to identify a named land or water body's floor location in the real world, which is represented by the spot elevation spatial object.\nGeographicalName\nvoidable\ngeometry\nRepresents the geometric properties of the spatial object.\nGM_Point\npropertyValue\nValue of the elevation property of the spatial object referred to a specific vertical coordinate reference system.\nDirectPosition\nspotElevationType\nThe type of elevation spot.\nSpotElevationTypeValue\nvoidable\nConstraints of the spatial object type SpotElevation\nThe dimension of the property value coordinate shall be 1\nThe property value shall be expressed referring to a vertical coordinate reference system\n1.5.1.3.\nContour Line (ContourLine)\nLinear spatial object composed of a set of adjoining locations characterized by having the same elevation property value. It describes, together with other contour lines present in the area, the local morphology of the Earth's surface.\nThis type is a sub-type of ElevationVectorObject.\nAttributes of the spatial object type ContourLine\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ncontourLineType\nThe type of contour line with regard to the normal contour vertical interval (if any).\nContourLineTypeValue\nvoidable\ndownRight\nProperty indicating that the contour line spatial object is digitized in a way that the height of the elevation surface is lower at the right side of the line.\nBoolean\nvoidable\ngeometry\nRepresents the geometric properties of the spatial object.\nGM_Curve\npropertyValue\nValue of the elevation property of the spatial object referred to a specific vertical coordinate reference system.\nDirectPosition\nConstraints of the spatial object type ContourLine\nThe dimension of the property value coordinate shall be 1.\nThe property value shall be expressed referring to a vertical coordinate reference system.\n1.5.1.4.\nBreakline (BreakLine)\nA line of a critical nature which describes the shape of an elevation surface and indicates a discontinuity in the slope of the surface (i.e. an abrupt change in gradient). Triangles included within a TIN model must never cross it.\nThis type is a sub-type of ElevationVectorObject.\nAttributes of the spatial object type BreakLine\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nbreakLineType\nThe type of break line with regard the natural or man-made real world characteristic it represents, or the specific function it has in calculating a Digital Elevation Model (DEM).\nBreakLineTypeValue\ngeometry\nRepresents the geometric properties of the spatial object.\nGM_Curve\nmanMadeBreak\nLine which represents an elevation break due to a man-made construction present on the terrain.\nBoolean\nvoidable\n1.5.1.5.\nVoid Area (VoidArea)\nArea of the Earth's surface where the elevation model is unknown because of missing input data. This area shall be excluded from a DEM.\nThis type is a sub-type of ElevationVectorObject.\nAttributes of the spatial object type VoidArea\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ngeometry\nRepresents the geometric properties of the spatial object.\nGM_Surface\n1.5.1.6.\nIsolated Area (IsolatedArea)\nDelimitation of an area of the Earth's surface where an isolated part of the elevation model exists. Its outside surroundings have no elevation information.\nThis type is a sub-type of ElevationVectorObject.\nAttributes of the spatial object type IsolatedArea\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ngeometry\nRepresents the geometric properties of the spatial object.\nGM_Surface\n1.5.2.\nData types\n1.5.2.1.\nChart Datum (ChartDatum)\nLocal vertical coordinate reference system which is used to refer and portray depth measurements as property values.\nAttributes of the data type ChartDatum\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ndatumWaterLevel\nWater level determining the origin of depth measurements for the chart datum.\nWaterLevelValue\noffset\nRelative difference between the height of each reference point and the height of the water level determining the chart datum.\nMeasure\nreferencePoint\nGeographical position(s) of: - Case A: a single point which is used to refer depth values within the geographical scope of the chart datum. - Case B: a set of points where water level measurements are performed to determine the water level of the chart datum.\nGM_Point\nscope\nGeographic scope in which the local depth datum is practically used.\nEX_Extent\n1.5.3.\nEnumerations\n1.5.3.1.\nContour Line Type (ContourLineTypeValue)\nList of possible categories of contour lines based on the equidistance parameter of the data set.\nValues for the enumeration ContourLineTypeValue\nValue\nDefinition\nmaster\nContour at a vertical distance which is multiple to the equidistance parameter (corresponding to a certain multiple of the normal contour vertical interval) associated with the nominal scale.\nordinary\nContour at the equidistance parameter (corresponding to the normal contour vertical interval) associated with the nominal scale, and which is not a master contour.\nauxiliary\nA supplementary contour – not corresponding to the normal contour vertical interval – estimated or interpolated from surrounding contours, used in areas where there is insufficient height information for elevation mapping purposes or to control the creation of a digital elevation model.\n1.5.4.\nCode lists\n1.5.4.1.\nBreakline Type (BreakLineTypeValue)\nList of possible type values for break lines based on the physical characteristics of the break line [in the elevation surface].\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and narrower values defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list BreakLineTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nbottomOfSlope\nbottom of slope\nBreak line representing the lower boundary of an area having a constant slope in the terrain surface, typically varying approximately between 2° and 40°.\nchangeInSlope\nchange in slope\nBreak line representing a collection of adjoining points where the terrain has an abrupt change in slope.\nflatAreaBoundary\nflat area boundary\nBreak line that delimits an isolated part of the territory where the elevation model has to be constrained at the same elevation value.\nformLine\nform line\nBreak line representing a local direction in which the elevation surface being described takes the greatest slope.\ntopOfSlope\ntop of slope\nBreak line representing the upper boundary of an area having a constant slope in the terrain surface, typically varying approximately between 2° and 40°.\n1.5.4.2.\nSpot Elevation Classification (SpotElevationClassValue)\nPossible classification values for spot elevations based on the LAS specification maintained by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS).\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise any values defined by data providers.\nData providers may use the values specified in the INSPIRE Technical Guidance document on Elevation.\n1.5.4.3.\nSpot Elevation Type (SpotElevationTypeValue)\nPossible values for spot elevation points that describe a singularity of the surface.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and narrower values defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list SpotElevationTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\ndepression\ndepression\nPoint that represents a part of the relief of the land surface or water body's floor surface that is lower in elevation when compared to its surrounding points.\nformSpot\nform spot\nA supplementary spot height, estimated or interpolated from surrounding heights, in areas where few contour lines or other height information exist.\ngeneric\ngeneric\nSpot elevation spatial object not fulfilling the description of any of the other values in the current code list.\npass\npass\nLower point of a depression within a ridge alignment, generally opened along the crest line, which allow passing from one slope of the surface to another.\nsummit\nsummit\nHighest point of a prominence in the relief of a land surface or a water body's floor surface.\n1.6.\nElevation - TIN\n1.6.1.\nSpatial object types\nThe package “Elevation – TIN” contains the spatial object type Elevation TIN.\n1.6.1.1.\nElevation TIN (ElevationTIN)\nCollection of elevation spatial objects forming a particular tessellation of the space based on a Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN) according to the geometry GM_Tin defined in ISO 19107:2003. Its components are a set of control points whose elevation property values are known, and a set of break lines and stop lines.\nAttributes of the spatial object type ElevationTIN\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nbeginLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nendLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\ngeometries\nRepresents the collection of geometric properties of the elevation TIN spatial object.\nGM_Tin\ninspireId\nExternal object identifier of the spatial object.\nIdentifier\npropertyType\nAttribute determining the elevation property represented by the elevation TIN.\nElevationPropertyTypeValue\nsurfaceType\nAttribute indicating the type of elevation surface that the elevation TIN describes in relation to the Earth's bare surface.\nSurfaceTypeValue\n1.7.\nTheme-specific Requirements\n1.7.1.\nRequirements on external object identifiers\n(1)\nIf elevation data is updated based on new source data, the updated objects shall receive a new external object identifier.\n1.7.2.\nRequirements for Elevation Grid Coverages\n(1)\nBy way of derogation from the requirement in Section 2.2 of Annex II, any grid compatible with one of the following coordinate reference systems may be used for making gridded Elevation data available:\ntwo-dimensional geodetic coordinates (latitude and longitude) based on a datum specified in 1.2 of Annex II and using the parameters of the GRS80 ellipsoid;\nplane coordinates using the ETRS89 Lambert Conformal Conic coordinate reference system;\nplane coordinates using the ETRS89 Transverse Mercator coordinate reference system.\nThe grid specified in Section 2.2.1 of Annex II shall not be used.\n(2)\nThe domainExtent attribute of every ElevationGridCoverage instance shall be at least populated with a subtype of the EX_GeographicExtent type.\n(3)\nThe elevation property values included within the range set of a single ElevationGridCoverage shall be referenced to one and only one vertical coordinate reference system.\n(4)\nAll the ElevationGridCoverage instances, to which an aggregated ElevationGridCoverage instance refers, shall be consistent. This means that they shall share the same range type, Coordinate Reference System and resolution. They shall also support grid alignment, i.e. the grid points in one ElevationGridCoverage instance line up with grid points of the other ElevationGridCoverage instances, so that grid cells do not partially overlap.\n(5)\nThe contributing footprints of any two ElevationGridCoverage instances referred to by the same aggregated ElevationGridCoverage instance shall be either adjacent or disjoint.\n(6)\nThe union of the contributing footprints of the ElevationGridCoverage instances referred to by the same aggregated ElevationGridCoverage instance shall determine the geographic extent (domainExtent) of the aggregated ElevationGridCoverage instance.\n(7)\nThe ElevationGridCoverage package shall be restricted to two-dimensional geometries.\n(8)\nInformation about the acquisition dates of data contained in elevation grid coverages shall be provided at least in one of the following ways:\n(a) by providing the metadata element Temporal reference for each spatial object through the metadata attribute of the spatial object type ElevationGridCoverage;\n(b) by providing the metadata element Temporal reference required by Regulation (EC) No 1205/2008 as a temporal extent.\n1.7.3.\nRequirements for Elevation Vector Data\n(1)\nWhere elevation vector data sets are provided using 2-D geometries, the vertical component (third dimension) shall be provided as elevation property values within the propertyValue attribute.\n(2)\nWhere elevation vector data sets are provided using 2.5-D geometries, the elevation property values shall be only included within the third coordinate (Z) of these geometries.\n1.7.4.\nRequirements for Elevation TINs\n(1)\nThe property values included within a single instance of ElevationTIN spatial object type (TIN model) shall be referenced to one and only one vertical coordinate reference system.\n(2)\nTriangles intersecting a stop line shall be removed from a TIN surface, leaving holes in the surface. If coincidence occurs on surface boundary triangles, the result shall be a change of the surface boundary.\n(3)\nThe vector spatial objects provided as components of a TIN collection shall fulfil the generic consistency rules provided for vector objects.\n1.7.5.\nRequirements on reference systems\n(1)\nFor measuring the depth of the sea floor where there is an appreciable tidal range (tidal waters), the Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT) shall be used as reference surface.\n(2)\nFor measuring the depth of the sea floor in marine areas without an appreciable tidal range, in open oceans and in waters that are deeper than 200 meters, the depth of the sea floor shall be referenced to the Mean Sea Level (MSL), or to a well-defined reference level close to the MSL.\n(3)\nThe height of the reference level to which the depth of the floor of an inland water body is measured shall be referred to a gravity-related vertical reference system. This shall be the European Vertical Reference System (EVRS) for the areas within the geographical scope of EVRS, or the gravity-related vertical reference system identified by the Member State outside the scope of EVRS.\n(4)\nWhen providing an integrated land-sea elevation model, only one elevation property (either height or depth) shall be modelled, and its values shall be referenced to a single vertical coordinate reference system.\n1.7.6.\nRequirements on data quality and consistency\n(1)\nIf measures other than ISO data quality measures have been used to evaluate an elevation data set, the Lineage metadata element shall include information about those measures and, if possible, a reference to an online resource where more information is available.\n(2)\nConnected contour line spatial objects shall have the same elevation value when they are referenced to the same vertical coordinate reference system.\n(3)\nWhen the elevation values of break line spatial objects are given as third coordinates (Z), the intersection point of two break line spatial objects shall have the same elevation value.\n(4)\nWhen a contour line spatial object and a break line spatial object provided in the same vertical coordinate reference system intersect each other, the intersection point shall have the same elevation value (if the elevation values of break line spatial objects are given by the third (Z) coordinate).\n(5)\nContour line spatial objects having different elevation value shall neither intersect nor touch each other when they are referenced to the same vertical coordinate reference system.\n(6)\nThe boundary of an isolated area spatial object shall not touch the external boundary of a void area spatial object when they are referenced to the same vertical coordinate reference system.\n1.8.\nLayers\nLayers for the spatial data theme Elevation\nLayer Name\nLayer Title\nSpatial object type\nEL.BreakLine\nBreak Line\nBreakLine\nEL.ContourLine\nContour Line\nContourLine\nEL.IsolatedArea\nIsolated Area\nIsolatedArea\nEL.SpotElevation\nSpot Elevation\nSpotElevation\nEL.VoidArea\nVoid Area\nVoidArea\nEL.ElevationGridCoverage\nElevation Grid Coverage\nElevationGridCoverage\nEL.ElevationTIN\nElevation TIN\nElevationTIN\n2.\nLAND COVER\n2.1.\nDefinitions\nIn addition to the definitions set out in Article 2, the following definitions shall apply:\n(1) “classification system” means a system for assigning objects to classes, in accordance with ISO 19144-1:2012;\n(2) “discrete coverage” means a coverage that returns the same feature attribute values for every direct position within any single spatial object, temporal object or spatiotemporal object in its domain, in accordance with EN ISO 19123:2007;\n(3) “land cover object” means a spatial object (point, pixel or polygon) where the land cover has been observed;\n(4) “legend” means the application of a classification in a specific area using a defined mapping scale and specific data set;\n(5) “minimal mapping unit” means the smallest area size of a polygon allowed to be represented in a particular land cover data set;\n(6) “situation” means the state of a particular land cover object at a particular point in time.\n2.2.\nStructure of the Spatial Data Theme Land Cover\nThe types specified for the spatial data theme Land Cover are structured in the following packages:\nLand Cover Nomenclature\nLand Cover Vector\nLand Cover Raster\n2.3.\nLand Cover Nomenclature\n2.3.1.\nData types\n2.3.1.1.\nLand Cover Nomenclature (LandCoverNomenclature)\nInformation about reference national, institutional or local Land Cover nomenclature.\nAttributes of the data type LandCoverNomenclature\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ninspireId\nExternal object identifier of the spatial object.\nIdentifier\nresponsibleParty\nParty responsible for the development and/or maintenance of the nomenclature.\nRelatedParty\nexternalDescription\nDocument describing the nomenclature used in this data set.\nDocumentCitation\nvoidable\nembeddedDescription\nAn embedded encoding of the classification system according to ISO 19144-2.\nLC_LandCoverClassificationSystem\nvoidable\nnomenclatureCodeList\nAn http URI pointing to the code list attached to the nomenclature used.\nURI\nConstraints of the data type LandCoverNomenclature\nThe embedded description or the external desciption shall be provided.\n2.3.2.\nCode lists\n2.3.2.1.\nLand Cover Class (LandCoverClassValue)\nLand cover code list or classification.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise any values defined by data providers.\nData providers may use the values and the integer codes (to be used to represent specific land cover classes in the range of the LandCoverGridCoverage objects) specified for the Pure Land Cover Component (PureLandCoverComponentValue) code list in the INSPIRE Technical Guidance document on Land Cover.\n2.4.\nLand Cover Vector\n2.4.1.\nSpatial object types\nThe package Land Cover Vector contains the following spatial object types:\nLand Cover Data Set\nLand Cover Unit\n2.4.1.1.\nLand Cover Data Set (LandCoverDataset)\nA vector representation for Land Cover data.\nAttributes of the spatial object type LandCoverDataset\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nname\nName of the Land Cover data set.\nCharacterString\ninspireId\nExternal object identifier of the spatial object.\nIdentifier\nextent\nContains the extent of the data set.\nEX_Extent\nnomenclatureDocumentation\nInformation about the nomenclature used in this data set.\nLandCoverNomenclature\nbeginLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nendLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nvalidFrom\nThe time when the phenomenon started to exist in the real world.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nvalidTo\nThe time from which the phenomenon no longer exists in the real world.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nAssociation roles of the spatial object type LandCoverDataset\nAssociation role\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nmember\nA Land Cover Unit being part of the data set.\nLandCoverUnit\n2.4.1.2.\nLand Cover Unit (LandCoverUnit)\nAn individual element of the Land Cover data set represented by a point or surface.\nAttributes of the spatial object type LandCoverUnit\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ninspireId\nExternal object identifier of the spatial object.\nIdentifier\nbeginLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nendLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\ngeometry\nSpatial representation of the Land Cover data.\nGM_Object\nlandCoverObservation\nLand cover information at a specific time and place.\nLandCoverObservation\nConstraints of the spatial object type LandCoverUnit\nGeometries shall be points or surfaces.\n2.4.2.\nData types\n2.4.2.1.\nLand Cover Observation (LandCoverObservation)\nLand Cover information interpreted at a specific time and place.\nAttributes of the data type LandCoverObservation\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nclass\nThe assignment of a land cover class to a land cover unit through a classification code identifier.\nLandCoverClassValue\nobservationDate\nThe observation date associated of an observation.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nmosaic\nList of classification values describing into details a land cover unit, associated with percentages.\nLandCoverValue\nvoidable\nConstraints of the spatial object type LandCoverObservation\nThe sum of all coveredPercentage attributes attached to each LandCoverObservation shall be lower or equal to 100.\n2.4.2.2.\nLand Cover (LandCoverValue)\nGeneric class supporting Land Cover value and percentage.\nAttributes of the data type LandCoverValue\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nclass\nAssignment of a land cover spatial object to a land cover class through a classification code identifier.\nLandCoverClassValue\ncoveredPercentage\nFraction of the LandCoverUnit being concerned with the classification value.\nInteger\nvoidable\n2.5.\nLand Cover Raster\n2.5.1.\nSpatial object types\nThe package Land Cover Raster contains the spatial object type Land Cover Grid Coverage.\n2.5.1.1.\nLand Cover Grid Coverage (LandCoverGridCoverage)\nA raster representation for Land Cover data.\nThis type is a sub-type of RectifiedGridCoverage.\nAttributes of the spatial object type LandCoverGridCoverage\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nname\nName of the Land Cover coverage.\nCharacterString\ninspireId\nExternal object identifier of the spatial object.\nIdentifier\nextent\nContains the extent of the data set.\nEX_Extent\nnomenclatureDocumentation\nInformation about the nomenclature used in this coverage.\nLandCoverNomenclature\nbeginLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nendLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nvalidFrom\nThe time when the phenomenon started to exist in the real world.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nvalidTo\nThe time from which the phenomenon no longer exists in the real world.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nConstraints of the spatial object type LandCoverGridCoverage\nThe values in the range set are restricted to Integer.\n2.6.\nTheme-specific Requirements\nIf an onlineDescription attribute is provided for a LandCoverNomenclature data type, the referenced online description shall define, for each class, at least a code, a name, a definition and a RGB value to be used for portrayal. If the online description describes the nomenclature for a LandCoverGridCoverage object, an integer grid code shall also be provided for each class. This code shall be used in the range of the LandCoverGridCoverage to represent the corresponding class.\n2.7.\nLayers\nLayers for the spatial data theme Land Cover\nLayer Name\nLayer Title\nSpatial object type\nLC.LandCoverPoints\nLand Cover Points\nLandCoverUnit\nLC.LandCoverSurfaces\nLand Cover Surfaces\nLandCoverUnit\nLC.LandCoverRaster\nLand Cover Raster\nLandCoverGridCoverage\n3.\nORTHOIMAGERY\n3.1.\nDefinitions\nIn addition to the definitions set out in Article 2, the following definitions shall apply:\n(1) “mosaic” means an image composed of multiple overlapping or adjoining photographs or images merged together.\n(2) “orthoimage aggregation” means a combination of subsets from several homogeneous orthoimage coverages forming a new orthoimage coverage.\n(3) “raster” means a usually rectangular pattern of parallel scanning lines forming or corresponding to the display on a cathode ray tube, in accordance with EN ISO 19123:2007.\n3.2.\nSpatial object types\nThe following spatial object types are specified for the spatial data theme Orthoimagery:\nOrthoimage Coverage\nMosaic Element\nSingle Mosaic Element\nAggregated Mosaic Element\n3.2.1.\nOrthoimage Coverage (OrthoimageCoverage)\nRaster image of the Earth surface that has been geometrically corrected (“orthorectified”) to remove distortion caused by differences in elevation, sensor tilt and, optionally, by sensor optics.\nThis type is a sub-type of RectifiedGridCoverage.\nAttributes of the spatial object type OrthoimageCoverage\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ninspireId\nExternal object identifier of the spatial object.\nIdentifier\ndomainExtent\nExtent of the spatiotemporal domain of the coverage.\nEX_Extent\nfootprint\nGeographic area enclosing valid data of the orthoimage coverage.\nGM_MultiSurface\nvoidable\ninterpolationType\nMathematical method which shall be used to evaluate a continuous coverage, i.e. determine the values of the coverage at any direct position within the domain of the coverage.\nInterpolationMethodValue\nname\nFree text name of the orthoimage coverage.\nCharacterString\nvoidable\nphenomenonTime\nDescription of the observation/acquisition extent in time of the input image(s).\nTM_Period\nvoidable\nbeginLifespanVersion\nTemporal position at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.\nTM_Position\nvoidable\nendLifespanVersion\nTemporal position at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired from the spatial data set.\nTM_Position\nvoidable\nAssociation roles of the spatial object type OrthoimageCoverage\nAssociation role\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ncontributingOrthoimageCoverage\nReference to the orthoimage coverages that compose an aggregated orthoimage coverage.\nThe association has additional properties as defined in the association class OrthoimageAggregation.\nOrthoimageCoverage\nmosaicElement\nSpatial representation of the acquisition time of a mosaicked orthoimage coverage.\nMosaicElement\nvoidable\nConstraints of the spatial object type OrthoimageCoverage\nThe acquisition time of the orthoimage coverage shall be provided through the phenomenonTime attribute or the mosaicElement association.\nThe dimension of the grid used shall always be 2.\nThe domainExtent attribute shall be at least populated with a subtype of EX_GeographicExtent.\nThe coordinate reference system used to reference the grid shall be provided.\nAll the OrthoimageCoverage instances, to which an aggregated OrthoimageCoverage instance refers, shall share the same orientation of grid axes and the same grid spacing in each direction.\nThe origin of the grid shall be described in two dimensions.\nThe values in the range set shall be described by the Integer type.\n3.2.2.\nMosaic Element (MosaicElement)\nAbstract type identifying both the contributing area and the acquisition time of one or several input images used to generate a mosaicked orthoimage coverage.\nThis type is abstract.\nAttributes of the spatial object type MosaicElement\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ninspireId\nExternal object identifier of the spatial object.\nIdentifier\ngeometry\nGeometric representation spatially delineating the date and time of acquisition of the several input images that contribute to the final mosaic.\nGM_MultiSurface\nphenomenonTime\nDescription of the observation/acquisition extent in time of the input image(s).\nTM_Period\n3.2.3.\nSingle Mosaic Element (SingleMosaicElement)\nMosaic element relating to a single input image.\nThis type is a sub-type of MosaicElement.\nAttributes of the spatial object type SingleMosaicElement\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nimageSourceReference\nReference to the input image.\nCharacterString\nvoidable\n3.2.4.\nAggregated Mosaic Element (AggregatedMosaicElement)\nMosaic element relating to several input images that share the same acquisition time at a given level of definition (e.g. day, month).\nThis type is a sub-type of MosaicElement.\n3.3.\nData types\n3.3.1.\nOrthoimage Aggregation (OrthoimageAggregation)\nGeometrical characteristics of the orthoimage aggregation.\nThis type is an association class.\nAttributes of the data type OrthoimageAggregation\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ncontributingFootprint\nGeometric representation delineating the geographic area of an orthoimage coverage that contributes to the aggregated orthoimage coverage.\nGM_MultiSurface\n3.4.\nCode lists\n3.4.1.\nInterpolation Method (InterpolationMethodValue)\nList of codes that identify theinterpolation methodswhich may be used for evaluating orthoimage coverages.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise only the values specified in the table below.\nValues for the code list InterpolationTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nnearestNeighbour\nnearest neighbour\nNearest neighbour interpolation\nbilinear\nbilinear\nBilinear interpolation\nbiquadratic\nbiquadratic\nBiquadratic interpolation\nbicubic\nbicubic\nBicubic interpolation\n3.5.\nTheme-specific Requirements\n3.5.1.\nRequirements on external object identifiers\n(1)\nIf an orthoimage is updated based on new source data, the updated objects shall receive a new external object identifier.\n3.5.2.\nRequirements for Orthoimage Coverages\n(1)\nBy way of derogation from the requirement in Section 2.2 of Annex II, any grid compatible with one of the following coordinate reference systems may be used for making gridded Orthoimagery data available:\ntwo-dimensional geodetic coordinates (latitude and longitude) based on a datum specified in Section 1.2 of Annex II and using the parameters of the GRS80 ellipsoid;\nplane coordinates using the ETRS89 Lambert Conformal Conic coordinate reference system;\nplane coordinates using the ETRS89 Transverse Mercator coordinate reference system.\nThe grid specified in Section 2.2.1 of Annex II shall not be used.\n(2)\nThe footprint of an OrthoimageCoverage instance shall be spatially included in its geographic extent that is described through the domainExtent property.\n(3)\nThe value type of the metadata property carried by the spatial object type OrthoimageCoverage shall be set to OM_Observation when using the Observation and Measurement metadata model defined in ISO 19156:2011.\n(4)\nAll the OrthoimageCoverage instances, to which an aggregated OrthoimageCoverage instance refers, shall be consistent. This means that they shall share the same range type, Coordinate Reference System and resolution. They shall also support grid alignment, i.e. the grid points in one OrthoimageCoverage instance line up with grid points of the other OrthoimageCoverage instances, so that grid cells do not partially overlap.\n(5)\nThe contributing footprint of an OrthoimageCoverage instance referred by an aggregated OrthoimageCoverage instance shall be spatially included in its own footprint.\n(6)\nThe contributing footprints of any two OrthoimageCoverage instances referred to by the same aggregated OrthoimageCoverage instance shall be either adjacent or disjoint.\n(7)\nThe union of the contributing footprints of the OrthoimageCoverage instances referred to by the same aggregated OrthoimageCoverage instance shall determine the footprint of the aggregated OrthoimageCoverage instance.\n3.5.3.\nRequirements for mosaic elements\n(1)\nAll the mosaic elements related to an OrthoimageCoverage instance shall be of the same type, i.e. either SingleMosaicElement or AggregatedMosaicElement.\n(2)\nThe geometries delineating any two MosaicElement instances related to the same OrthoimageCoverage instance shall be either adjacent or disjoint.\n(3)\nThe union of the geometries delineating all MosaicElement instances related to the same OrthoimageCoverage instance shall include its footprint and be contained in its geographic domain extent.\n3.5.4.\nRequirements on reference systems\n(1)\nData related to the spatial data theme Orthoimagery shall be restricted to two-dimensional geometries.\n(2)\nOnly two-dimensional coordinate reference systems shall be used to represent INSPIRE orthoimagery data sets.\n3.5.5.\nRequirements on data quality\n(1)\nThe measures “root mean square error in X” (RMSE-x) and “root mean square error in Y” (RMSE-y) shall be provided jointly when used to assess the gridded data position of orthoimagery data.\n3.6.\nLayers\nLayers for the spatial data theme Orthoimagery\nLayer Name\nLayer Title\nSpatial object type\nOI.OrthoimageCoverage\northoimage coverage\nOrthoimageCoverage\nOI.MosaicElement\nmosaic element\nMosaicElement\n4.\nGEOLOGY\n4.1.\nStructure of the Spatial Data Theme Geology\nThe types specified for the spatial data theme Geology are structured in the following packages:\nGeology\nGeophysics\nHydrogeology\n4.2.\nGeology\n4.2.1.\nSpatial object types\nThe package Geology contains the following spatial object types:\nAnthropogenic Geomorphologic Feature\nBorehole\nFold\nGeologic Collection\nGeologic Event\nGeologic Feature\nGeologic Structure\nGeologic Unit\nGeomorphologic Feature\nMapped Feature\nMapped Interval\nNatural Geomorphologic Feature\nShear Displacement Structure\n4.2.1.1.\nAnthropogenic Geomorphologic Feature (AnthropogenicGeomorphologicFeature)\nA geomorphologic feature (i.e., landform) which has been created by human activity.\nThis type is a sub-type of GeomorphologicFeature.\nAttributes of the spatial object type AnthropogenicGeomorphologicFeature\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nanthropogenicGeomorphologicFeatureType\nTerms describing the type of a geomorphologic feature.\nAnthropogenicGeomorphologicFeatureTypeValue\n4.2.1.2.\nBorehole (Borehole)\nA borehole is the generalized term for any narrow shaft drilled in the ground.\nAttributes of the spatial object type Borehole\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ninspireId\nExternal object identifier of the spatial object.\nIdentifier\nboreholeLength\nThe distance along a borehole.\nQuantity\nvoidable\nelevation\nThe vertical height above datum of the borehole collar.\nDirectPosition\nvoidable\nlocation\nThe location of the borehole collar.\nGM_Point\npurpose\nThe purpose for which the borehole was drilled.\nBoreholePurposeValue\nvoidable\ndownholeGeometry\nThe downhole geometry of the borehole\nGM_Curve\nvoidable\nAssociation roles of the spatial object type Borehole\nAssociation role\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nlogElement\n1-D MappedFeature instances that are logged (interpreted) intervals within a borehole.\nMappedInterval\nvoidable\n4.2.1.3.\nFold (Fold)\nOne or more systematically curved layers, surfaces, or lines in a rock body.\nThis type is a sub-type of GeologicStructure.\nAttributes of the spatial object type Fold\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nprofileType\nThe type of the fold.\nFoldProfileTypeValue\nvoidable\n4.2.1.4.\nGeologic Collection (GeologicCollection)\nA collection of geological or geophysical objects.\nAttributes of the spatial object type GeologicCollection\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ninspireId\nExternal object identifier of the spatial object.\nIdentifier\nname\nThe name of the collection.\nCharacterString\ncollectionType\nThe type of the collection.\nCollectionTypeValue\nreference\nA reference for the collection.\nDocumentCitation\nvoidable\nbeginLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nendLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nAssociation roles of the spatial object type GeologicCollection\nAssociation role\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ngeophObjectSet\nA GeophObjectSet member of the geologic collection.\nGeophObjectSet\nvoidable\ngeophObjectMember\nA GeophObjectMember of the geologic collection.\nGeophObject\nvoidable\nboreholeMember\nA Borehole member of a geologic collection.\nBorehole\nvoidable\nmapMember\nA MappedFeature member of a geologic collection.\nMappedFeature\nvoidable\n4.2.1.5.\nGeologic Event (GeologicEvent)\nAn identifiable event during which one or more geological processes act to modify geological entities.\nAttributes of the spatial object type GeologicEvent\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nname\nThe name of the geologic event.\nCharacterString\nvoidable\neventEnvironment\nThe physical setting within which the geologic event takes place.\nEventEnvironmentValue\nvoidable\neventProcess\nThe process or processes that occurred during the geologic event.\nEventProcessValue\nvoidable\nolderNamedAge\nOlder boundary of the age of the geologic event.\nGeochronologicEraValue\nvoidable\nyoungerNamedAge\nYounger boundary of the age of the geologic event.\nGeochronologicEraValue\nvoidable\n4.2.1.6.\nGeologic Feature (GeologicFeature)\nA conceptual geological feature that is hypothesized to exist coherently in the world.\nThis type is abstract.\nAttributes of the spatial object type GeologicFeature\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ninspireId\nExternal object identifier of the spatial object.\nIdentifier\nname\nThe name of the geologic feature.\nCharacterString\nvoidable\nAssociation roles of the spatial object type GeologicFeature\nAssociation role\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nthemeClass\nA thematic classification of the geologic feature.\nThematicClass\nvoidable\ngeologicHistory\nAn association that relates one or more geologic events to a geologic feature to describe their age or geologic history.\nGeologicEvent\nvoidable\n4.2.1.7.\nGeologic Structure (GeologicStructure)\nA configuration of matter in the Earth based on describable inhomogeneity, pattern or fracture in an earth material.\nThis type is a sub-type of GeologicFeature.\nThis type is abstract.\n4.2.1.8.\nGeologic Unit (GeologicUnit)\nA volume of rock with distinct characteristics.\nThis type is a sub-type of GeologicFeature.\nAttributes of the spatial object type GeologicUnit\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ngeologicUnitType\nThe type of the geological unit.\nGeologicUnitTypeValue\nAssociation roles of the spatial object type GeologicUnit\nAssociation role\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ncomposition\nDescribes composition of the geologic unit.\nCompositionPart\nvoidable\n4.2.1.9.\nGeomorphologic Feature (GeomorphologicFeature)\nAn abstract spatial object type describing the shape and nature of the Earth's land surface (i.e. a landform).\nThis type is a sub-type of GeologicFeature.\nThis type is abstract.\n4.2.1.10.\nMapped Feature (MappedFeature)\nA spatial representation of a GeologicFeature.\nAttributes of the spatial object type MappedFeature\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nshape\nThe geometry of the mapped feature.\nGM_Object\nmappingFrame\nThe surface on which the mapped feature is projected.\nMappingFrameValue\nAssociation roles of the spatial object type MappedFeature\nAssociation role\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nspecification\nA description association that links the mapped feature to a notional geologic feature.\nGeologicFeature\n4.2.1.11.\nMapped Interval (MappedInterval)\nA special kind of a mapped feature whose shape is a 1-D interval and which uses the spatial reference system of the containing borehole.\nThis type is a sub-type of MappedFeature.\n4.2.1.12.\nNatural Geomorphologic Feature (NaturalGeomorphologicFeature)\nA geomorphologic feature (i.e. landform) that has been created by natural Earth processes.\nThis type is a sub-type of GeomorphologicFeature.\nAttributes of the spatial object type NaturalGeomorphologicFeature\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nnaturalGeomorphologicFeatureType\nThe type of the natural geomorphologic feature.\nNaturalGeomorphologicFeatureTypeValue\nactivity\nThe level of activity of the natural geomorphologic feature.\nGeomorphologicActivityValue\nvoidable\n4.2.1.13.\nShear Displacement Structure (ShearDisplacementStructure)\nBrittle to ductile style structures along which displacement has occurred.\nThis type is a sub-type of GeologicStructure.\nAttributes of the spatial object type ShearDisplacementStructure\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nfaultType\nRefers to a vocabulary of terms describing the type of shear displacement structure.\nFaultTypeValue\n4.2.2.\nData types\n4.2.2.1.\nComposition Part (CompositionPart)\nThe composition of a geologic unit in terms of lithological constituents.\nAttributes of the data type CompositionPart\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nmaterial\nThe material that comprises part or all of the geologic unit.\nLithologyValue\nproportion\nQuantity that specifies the fraction of the geologic unit composed of the material.\nQuantityRange\nvoidable\nrole\nThe relationship of the composition part to the geologic unit composition as a whole.\nCompositionPartRoleValue\n4.2.2.2.\nThematic Class (ThematicClass)\nA generic thematic classifier to enable the reclassification of Geologic Features with user defined classes appropriate to thematic maps.\nAttributes of the data type ThematicClass\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nthemeClass\nThe value of the thematic class.\nThematicClassValue\nthemeClassification\nThe used classification\nThematicClassificationValue\n4.2.3.\nCode lists\n4.2.3.1.\nAnthropogenic Geomorphologic Feature Type (AnthropogenicGeomorphologicFeatureTypeValue)\nTypes of anthropogenic geomorphologic features.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list AnthropogenicGeomorphologicFeatureTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nartificialCollapsedDepression\nartificial collapsed depression\nA collapse basin, commonly a closed depression, which is the direct result of surficial subsidence associated with subsurface mining or tunneling.\nartificialDrainage\nartificial drainage\nHuman-made network built primarily to lower or control the local water table.\nartificialLevee\nartificial levee\nAn artificial embankment constructed along the bank of a watercourse or an arm of the sea, to protect land from inundation or to confine streamflow to its channel.\ndredgedChannel\ndredged channel\nA roughly linear, deep water area formed by a dredging operation for navigation purposes\ndump\ndump\nAn area of smooth or uneven accumulations or piles of waste rock, earthy material, or general refuse that without major reclamation are incapable of supporting plants.\nfill\nfill\nHuman-constructed deposits of natural earth materials and/or waste materials used to fill a depression, to extend shore land into a body of water, or in building dams.\nimpactCraterAnthropogenic\nimpact crater (anthropogenic)\nA generally circular or elliptical depression formed by hypervelocity impact of an experimental projectile or ordnance into earthy or rock material.\nlandfillSite\nlandfill site\nWaste disposal site used for the controlled deposit of the waste onto or into land.\nlevelledLand\nlevelled land\nA land area, usually a field, that has been mechanically flattened or smoothed to facilitate management practices such as flood irrigation.\nopenpitMine\nopenpit mine\nA relatively large depression resulting from the excavation of material and redistribution of overburden associated with surficial mining operations.\npit\npit\nA depression, ditch or pit excavated to furnish gravel, sand or other materials for roads or other construction purposes; a type of borrow pit.\nquarry\nquarry\nExcavation areas, open to the sky, usually for the extraction of stone.\nreclaimedLand\nreclaimed land\nA land area composed of earthy fill material that has been placed and shaped to approximate natural contours, commonly part of land-reclamation efforts after mining operations. Or a land area, commonly submerged in its native state, that has been protected by artificial structures and drained for agricultural or other purposes.\nreservoirLake\nreservoir lake\nAn inland body of permanently standing water, usually fresh, occupying a depression on the Earth’s surface closed by a dam.\nspoilBank\nspoil bank\nA bank, mound, or other artificial accumulation of rock debris and earthy dump deposits removed from ditches, strip mines, or other excavations.\nsubsidenceAreaAnthropogenic\nsubsidence area (anthropogenic)\nAn area subject to a process of subsidence induced by anthropogenic activities, for example subsurface mining, tunneling, hydrocarbon or groundwater production.\n4.2.3.2.\nBorehole Purpose (BoreholePurposeValue)\nPurposes for which a borehole was drilled.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nThis code list is hierarchical.\nValues for the code list BoreholePurposeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nParent\ngeologicalSurvey\ngeological survey\nGeneral examination of an area's geological entities.\nexplorationExploitationRawMaterial\nexploration and exploitation of raw material\nThe discovery and identification of mineral resources, including the assessment of their importance and the evaluation of their economic potential.\nexplorationExploitationEnergyResources\nexploration and exploitation of energy resources\nExamination of the subsurface with regard to the availability of fossil energy resources and planning the extraction thereof.\nhydrocarbonProduction\nhydrocarbon production\nProduction of petroleum oil and/or gas.\nexplorationExploitationRawMaterial\nhydrocarbonExploration\nhydrocarbon exploration\nExploration in an unproved area to test for a new field, a new pay, a deeper reservoir, or a shallower reservoir.\nexplorationExploitationRawMaterial\nhydrocarbonAppraisal\nhydrocarbon appraisal\nAssessment of characteristics of a proven hydrocarbon accumulation.\nexplorationExploitationRawMaterial\ngeothermalEnergy\ngeothermal energy, geothermal heat exchangers\nExploration pertaining to the utilization of geothermal energy resources and design of geothermal heat pumps.\nexplorationExploitationRawMaterial\nheatStorage\nheat storage\nWell to enable the underground to be used for heat storage.\ngeothermalEnergy\nmineralExplorationExtraction\nmineral exploration and extraction\nWell drilled for the purpose of locating and/or extracting mineral resources from the subsurface, usually through the injection and/or extraction of mineral bearing fluids.\nexplorationExploitationRawMaterial\nexplorationExploitationNonmetallicMineralDeposits\nexploration and exploitation of nonmetallic mineral deposits\nProspecting with regard to the availability and planning for excavation of nonmetallic mineral deposits, mainly for construction purposes, building stones, cement and ceramic or glass industry.\nexplorationExploitationRawMaterial\ndisposal\ndisposal\nA well, often a depleted oil or gas well, into which waste fluids can be injected for safe disposal.\nexplorationNaturalUndergroundStorage\nexploration of natural underground storage space\nExamination of the subsurface's ability to store various materials.\nwaterSupply\nwater supply\nWater supply in general.\ndrinkingWaterSupply\ndrinking water supply\nWell construction for drinking water.\nwaterSupply\nindustrialWaterSupply\nindustrial water supply\nWell construction for industrial water supply.\nwaterSupply\naquaculture\naquaculture\nTo supply water to aquaculture purposes.\nwaterSupply\nirrigation\nirrigation\nWell construction for irrigation purposes.\nwaterSupply\nemergencyWaterSupply\nemergency water supply\nWell construction for emergency water supply.\nwaterSupply\ncontingencyWaterSupply\ncontingency water supply\nStand-by water supply in case of water deficiency.\nwaterSupply\ngeophysicalSurvey\ngeophysical survey\nExamination of the subsurface's geophysical properties.\nshotHole\nshot hole\nIn connection with seismic surveys explosives are loaded into shot holes.\ngeophysicalSurvey\nflowingShot\nflowing shot\nA flowing shot hole is a drilled hole for seismic purposes that has entered an underground water source that has sufficient pressure to cause the hole to “overflow”.\nshotHole\nhydrogeologicalSurvey\nhydrogeological survey, water management\nExamination of groundwater flow, the chemical properties of ground water, and transport of particles, solutes, and energy, as well as the management of the sustainable use of ground water resources.\ngeotechnicalSurvey\ngeotechnical survey, construction site characterization\nGeotechnical investigations performed to obtain information on the physical and mechanical properties of soil and rock around a site to design earthworks and foundations for proposed structures and for repair of distress to earthworks and structures caused by subsurface conditions.\ngeochemicalSurvey\ngeochemical survey, analyses\nExamination of chemical properties of the rock formation and /or the porosity fluids.\npedologicalSurvey\npedological survey\nInvestigation to characterize types of soils.\nenvironmentalMonitoring\nenvironmental monitoring\nGroundwater chemistry and groundwater level is monitored.\npollutionMonitoring\npollution monitoring\nMonitoring of known pollution sites.\nenvironmentalMonitoring\nwaterQualityMonitoring\nwater quality monitoring\nMonitoring to assess the nature and distribution of pollutants and contaminants in groundwater; the nature and distribution of naturally occurring chemical constituents; subsurface hydrologic conditions, and hydraulic properties of strata as they relate to pollutant and contaminant movement.\nenvironmentalMonitoring\ngroundwaterLevelMonitoring\ngroundwater level monitoring\nConstruction of a gauge for recording groundwater level changes.\nenvironmentalMonitoring\ndewatering\ndewatering\nDewatering is the removal of water from solid material or soil by wet classification, centrifugation, filtration, or similar solid-liquid separation processes. Removing or draining water from a riverbed, construction site, caisson, or mine shaft, by pumping or evaporation.\nmitigation\nmitigation\nLowering of the groundwater level to prevent the groundwater table to reach polluted sites.\ndewatering\nremediation\nremediation\nRemediation in general. The removal of pollution or contaminants from groundwater, soil and other rock\nthermalCleaning\nsparging, thermal cleaning\nA kind of remediation. In situ cleaning of soil using heat, steam.\nremediation\nrecharge\nrecharge\n(a) Aquifer Recharge Wells: Used to recharge depleted aquifers by injecting water from a variety of sources such as lakes, streams, domestic wastewater treatment plants, other aquifers, etc.\n(b) Saline Water Intrusion Barrier Wells: Used to inject water into fresh water aquifers to prevent intrusion of salt water into fresh water aquifers.\n(c) Subsidence Control Wells: Used to inject fluids into a non-oil or gas-producing zone to reduce or eliminate subsidence associated with overdraft of fresh water.\n4.2.3.3.\nCollection Type (CollectionTypeValue)\nTypes of collections of geological and geophysical objects.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list CollectionTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nboreholeCollection\nborehole collection\nCollection of boreholes\ngeologicalModel\ngeological model\nCollection of objects for a 3D geological spatial model\ngeologicalMap\ngeological map\nCollection of features for a geological map which described geological units, structures geomorphologic features, etc.\ngeophysicalObjectCollection\ngeophysical object collection\nCollection of geophysical objects\n4.2.3.4.\nComposition Part Role (CompositionPartRoleValue)\nRoles that a compositional part plays in a geologic unit.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nThis code list is hierarchical.\nValues for the code list CompositionPartRoleValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nParent\nonlyPart\nonly part\nEntire described unit consists of a single part or constituent.\npartOf\npart of\nThe geologic unit part role is not known in any greater detail.\nfacies\nfacies\nRepresents a particular body of rock that is a lateral variant of a lithostratigraphic unit, or a variant of a lithodemic unit.\npartOf\ninclusion\ninclusion\nGeologic unit constituent is present as masses with generally sharp boundaries enclosed within a matrix of some other material.\npartOf\nlithosome\nlithosome\nA kind of rock body that has multiple occurrences in a single geologic unit. A mass of rock of uniform character, characterized by geometry, composition, and internal structure.\npartOf\nstratigraphicPart\nstratigraphic part\nA geologic unit part that occupies a particular stratigraphic position within a geologic unit.\npartOf\nunspecifiedPartRole\nunspecified part role\nGeologic unit part with unspecified role.\npartOf\n4.2.3.5.\nEvent Environment (EventEnvironmentValue)\nTerms for the geologic environments within which geologic events take place.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nData providers may also use the narrower values specified for this code list in the INSPIRE Technical Guidance document on Geology.\nValues for the code list EventEnvironmentValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nearthInteriorSetting\nearth interior setting\nGeologic environments within the solid Earth.\nearthSurfaceSetting\nearth surface setting\nGeologic environments on the surface of the solid Earth.\nextraTerrestrialSetting\nextra-terrestrial setting\nMaterial originated outside of the Earth or its atmosphere.\ntectonicallyDefinedSetting\ntectonically defined setting\nSetting defined by relationships to tectonic plates on or in the Earth.\n4.2.3.6.\nEvent Process (EventProcessValue)\nTerms specifying the process or processes that occurred during an event.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nData providers may also use the narrower values specified for this code list in the INSPIRE Technical Guidance document on Geology.\nValues for the code list EventProcessValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nbolideImpact\nbolide impact\nThe impact of an extraterrestrial body on the surface of the earth.\ndeepWaterOxygenDepletion\ndeep water oxygen depletion\nProcess of removal of oxygen from from the deep part of a body of water.\ndeformation\ndeformation\nMovement of rock bodies by displacement on fault or shear zones, or change in shape of a body of earth material.\ndiageneticProcess\ndiagenetic process\nAny chemical, physical, or biological process that affects a sedimentary earth material after initial deposition, and during or after lithification, exclusive of weathering and metamorphism.\nextinction\nextinction\nProcess of disappearance of a species or higher taxon, so that it no longer exists anywhere or in the subsequent fossil record.\ngeomagneticProcess\ngeomagnetic process\nProcess that results in change in Earth's magnetic field.\nhumanActivity\nhuman activity\nProcesses of human modification of the earth to produce geologic features.\nmagmaticProcess\nmagmatic process\nA process involving melted rock (magma).\nmetamorphicProcess\nmetamorphic process\nMineralogical, chemical, and structural adjustment of solid rocks to physical and chemical conditions that differ from the conditions under which the rocks in question originated, and are generally been imposed at depth, below the surface zones of weathering and cementation.\nseaLevelChange\nsea level change\nProcess of mean sea level changing relative to some datum.\nsedimentaryProcess\nsedimentary process\nA phenomenon that changes the distribution or physical properties of sediment at or near the earth's surface.\nspeciation\nspeciation\nProcess that results inappearance of new species.\ntectonicProcess\ntectonic process\nProcesses related to the interaction between or deformation of rigid plates forming the crust of the Earth.\nweathering\nweathering\nThe process or group of processes by which earth materials exposed to atmospheric agents at or near the Earth's surface are changed in color, texture, composition, firmness, or form, with little or no transport of the loosened or altered material. Processes typically include oxidation, hydration, and leaching of soluble constituents.\n4.2.3.7.\nFault Type (FaultTypeValue)\nTerms describing the type of shear displacement structure.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nData providers may also use the narrower values specified for this code list in the INSPIRE Technical Guidance document on Geology.\nThis code list is hierarchical.\nValues for the code list FaultTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nParent\nfault\nfault\nA discrete surface, or zone of discrete surfaces, with some thickness, separating two rock masses across which one mass has slid past the other.\nextractionFault\nextraction fault\nA fault whose two sides have approached each other substantially in the direction perpendicular to the fault.\nfault\nhighAngleFault\nhigh angle fault\nFault that dips at least 45 degrees over more than half of its recognized extent, for which slip or separation is not explicitly specified.\nfault\nlowAngleFault\nlow angle fault\nFault that dips less than 45 degrees over more than half of the recognized extent of the fault.\nfault\nobliqueSlipFault\noblique slip fault\nFault with slip vector that has ratio of strike-parallel to dip-parallel displacement between 10 to 1 and 1 to 10 at at least one location along the mapped trace of the fault.\nfault\nreverseFault\nreverse fault\nFault with dip-parallel displacement component of slip vector more than 10 times the strike-parallel component of the slip vector at at least one location along the mapped trace of the fault, and the fault dips consistently in the same direction with the hanging wall displaced up relative to the footwall over at least half the mapped trace of the fault.\nfault\nscissorFault\nscissor fault\nA fault on which there is increasing offset or separation along the strike from an initial point of no offset, with the opposite sense of offset in the opposite direction.\nfault\nstrikeSlipFault\nstrike slip fault\nFault with strike-parallel displacement component of slip vector more than 10 times the dip-parallel component of the slip vector at at least one location along the mapped trace of the fault.\nfault\n4.2.3.8.\nFold Profile Type (FoldProfileTypeValue)\nTerms specifying the type of fold.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list FoldProfileTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nanticline\nanticline\nA fold, general convex upward, whose core contains the stratigraphically older rocks.\nantiform\nantiform\nAny convex-upward, concave downward fold.\nsyncline\nsyncline\nA fold of which the core contains the stratigraphically younger rocks; it is generally concave upward.\nsynform\nsynform\nAny fold whose limbs close at the bottom.\n4.2.3.9.\nGeochronologic Era (GeochronologicEraValue)\nTerms specifying recognised geological time units.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in Cohen, K.M., Finney, S. & Gibbard, P.L., International Chronostratigraphic Chart, August 2012, International Commission on Stratigraphy of the International Union of Geological Sciences, 2012 and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nData providers may use the additional values for Pre-Cambrian rocks and Quaternary units specified in the INSPIRE Technical Guidance document on Geology.\n4.2.3.10.\nGeologic Unit Type (GeologicUnitTypeValue)\nTerms describing the type of geologic unit.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nThis code list is hierarchical.\nValues for the code list GeologicUnitTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nParent\ngeologicUnit\ngeologic unit\nType of geologic unit that is unknown, unspecified, irrelevant, or some type not included in the vocabulary.\nallostratigraphicUnit\nallostratigraphic unit\nGeologic unit defined by bounding surfaces. Not necessarily stratified.\ngeologicUnit\nalterationUnit\nalteration unit\nGeologic unit defined by alteration process.\ngeologicUnit\nbiostratigraphicUnit\nbiostratigraphic unit\nGeologic unit defined based on fossil content.\ngeologicUnit\nchronostratigraphicUnit\nchronostratigraphic unit\nGeologic unit that includes all rocks formed during a specific interval of geologic time\ngeologicUnit\ngeophysicalUnit\ngeophysical unit\nGeologic unit defined by its geophysical characteristics.\ngeologicUnit\nmagnetostratigraphicUnit\nmagnetostratigraphic unit\nGeologic unit defined by magnetic characteristics.\ngeophysicalUnit\nlithogeneticUnit\nlithogenetic unit\nGeologic unit defined by genesis. The genesis is manifested by material properties, but the material is not the defining property.\ngeologicUnit\nartificialGround\nartificial ground\nGeologic unit defined by genesis involving direct human action to deposit or modify material.\nlithogeneticUnit\nexcavationUnit\nexcavation unit\nGeologic unit defined by human-made genesis involving excavation.\nlithogeneticUnit\nmassMovementUnit\nmass movement unit\nGeologic unit produced by gravity driven, down-slope displacement of material, and characterized by the type of movement giving rise to the deposit, and by how the individual movement types present in the deposit are related in time and space.\nlithogeneticUnit\nlithologicUnit\nlithologic unit\nGeologic unit defined by lithology independent of relationships to other units.\ngeologicUnit\nlithostratigraphicUnit\nlithostratigraphic unit\nGeologic unit defined on the basis of observable and distinctive lithologic properties or combination of lithologic properties and stratigraphic relationships.\ngeologicUnit\nlithodemicUnit\nlithodemic unit\nLithostratigraphic unit that lacks stratification\nlithostratigraphicUnit\nlithotectonicUnit\nlithotectonic unit\nGeologic unit defined on basis of structural or deformation features, mutual relations, origin or historical evolution. Contained material may be igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic.\ngeologicUnit\ndeformationUnit\ndeformation unit\nLithotectonic unit defined by deformation style or characteristic geologic structure observable in outcrop.\nlithotectonicUnit\npedostratigraphicUnit\npedostratigraphic unit\nGeologic unit that represents a single pedologic horizon in a sequence of strata (consolidated or non-consolidated).\ngeologicUnit\npolarityChronostratigraphicUnit\npolarity chronostratigraphic unit\nGeologic unit defined by primary magnetic-polarity record imposed when the rock was deposited or crystallized during a specific interval of geologic time.\ngeologicUnit\n4.2.3.11.\nGeomorphologic Activity (GeomorphologicActivityValue)\nTerms indicating the level of activity of a geomorphologic feature.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list GeomorphologicActivityValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nactive\nactive\nA geomorphologic process that is currently in a state of action, or that has been reactivated since a conventionally short period of time.\ndormant\ndormant\nA geomorphologic process that has not shown signs of activity since a conventionally short period of time, and that could be reactivated by its original causes, or triggered by induced causes such as anthropogenic activities.\nreactivated\nreactivated\nA reactivated geomorphologic process is an active geomorphologic process which has been dormant.\nstabilised\nstabilised\nA stabilized geomorphologic process is an inactive process which has been protected from its original causes by remedial measures.\ninactive\ninactive\nA relict or fossil geomorphologic process.\n4.2.3.12.\nLithology (LithologyValue)\nTerms describing the lithology.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nData providers may also use the narrower values specified for this code list in the INSPIRE Technical Guidance document on Geology.\nThis code list is hierarchical.\nValues for the code list LithologyValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nParent\ncompoundMaterial\ncompound material\nAn earth material composed of an aggregation of particles of earth material, possibly including other Compound Materials.\nanthropogenicMaterial\nanthropogenic material\nMaterial known to have artificial (human-related) origin; insufficient information to classify in more detail.\ncompoundMaterial\nanthropogenicConsolidatedMaterial\nanthropogenic consolidated material\nConsolidated material known to have artificial (human-related) origin.\nanthropogenicMaterial\nanthropogenicUnconsolidatedMaterial\nanthropogenic unconsolidated material\nUnconsolidated material known to have artificial (human-related) origin.\nanthropogenicMaterial\nbreccia\nbreccia\nCoarse-grained material composed of angular broken rock fragments; the fragments typically have sharp edges and unworn corners.\ncompoundMaterial\ncompositeGenesisMaterial\ncomposite genesis material\nMaterial of unspecified consolidation state formed by geological modification of pre-existing materials outside the realm of igneous and sedimentary processes.\ncompoundMaterial\ncompositeGenesisRock\ncomposite genesis rock\nRock formed by geological modification of pre-existing rocks outside the realm of igneous and sedimentary processes.\ncompositeGenesisMaterial\nfaultRelatedMaterial\nfault-related material\nMaterial formed as a result of brittle faulting, composed of greater than 10 percent matrix; matrix is fine-grained material caused by tectonic grainsize reduction.\ncompositeGenesisMaterial\nimpactGeneratedMaterial\nimpact generated material\nMaterial that contains features indicative of shock metamorphism, such as microscopic planar deformation features within grains or shatter cones, interpreted to be the result of extraterrestrial bolide impact. Includes breccias and melt rocks.\ncompositeGenesisMaterial\nmaterialFormedInSurficialEnvironment\nmaterial formed in surficial environment\nMaterial that is the product of weathering processes operating on pre-existing rocks or deposits, analogous to hydrothermal or metasomatic rocks, but formed at ambient Earth surface temperature and pressure.\ncompositeGenesisMaterial\nrock\nrock\nConsolidated aggregate of one or more earth materials, or a body of undifferentiated mineral matter, or of solid organic material.\ncompoundMaterial\naphanite\naphanite\nRock that is too fine grained to categorize in more detail.\nrock\nsedimentaryRock\nsedimentary rock\nRock formed by accumulation and cementation of solid fragmental material deposited by air, water or ice, or as a result of other natural agents, such as precipitation from solution, the accumulation of organic material, or from biogenic processes, including secretion by organisms.\nrock\ntuffite\ntuffite\nRock consists of more than 50 percent particles of indeterminate pyroclastic or epiclastic origin and less than 75 percent particles of clearly pyroclastic origin.\nrock\nsedimentaryMaterial\nsedimentary material\nMaterial formed by accumulation of solid fragmental material deposited by air, water or ice, or material that accumulated by other natural agents such as chemical precipitation from solution or secretion by organisms.\ncompoundMaterial\ncarbonateSedimentaryMaterial\ncarbonate sedimentary material\nSedimentary material in which at least 50 percent of the primary and/or recrystallized constituents are composed of one (or more) of the carbonate minerals calcite, aragonite and dolomite, in particles of intrabasinal origin.\nsedimentaryMaterial\nchemicalSedimentaryMaterial\nchemical sedimentary material\nSedimentary material that consists of at least 50 percent material produced by inorganic chemical processes within the basin of deposition. Includes inorganic siliceous, carbonate, evaporite, iron-rich, and phosphatic sediment classes.\nsedimentaryMaterial\nclasticSedimentaryMaterial\nclastic sedimentary material\nSedimentary material of unspecified consolidation state in which at least 50 percent of the constituent particles were derived from erosion, weathering, or mass-wasting of pre-existing earth materials, and transported to the place of deposition by mechanical agents such as water, wind, ice and gravity.\nsedimentaryMaterial\nnonClasticSiliceousSedimentaryMaterial\nnon-clastic siliceous sedimentary material\nSedimentary material that consists of at least 50 percent silicate mineral material, deposited directly by chemical or biological processes at the depositional surface, or in particles formed by chemical or biological processes within the basin of deposition.\nsedimentaryMaterial\norganicRichSedimentaryMaterial\norganic rich sedimentary material\nSedimentary material in which 50 percent or more of the primary sedimentary material is organic carbon.\nsedimentaryMaterial\nigneousMaterial\nigneous material\nEarth material formed as a result of igneous processes, e.g. intrusion and cooling of magma in the crust, volcanic eruption.\ncompoundMaterial\nfragmentalIgneousMaterial\nfragmental igneous material\nIgneous material of unspecified consolidation state in which greater than 75 percent of the rock consists of fragments produced as a result of igneous rock-forming process.\nigneousMaterial\nacidicIgneousMaterial\nacidic igneous material\nIgneous material with more than 63 percent SiO2.\nigneousMaterial\nbasicIgneousMaterial\nbasic igneous material\nIgneous material with between 45 and 52 percent SiO2.\nigneousMaterial\nigneousRock\nigneous rock\nRock formed as a result of igneous processes, for example intrusion and cooling of magma in the crust, or volcanic eruption.\nigneousMaterial\nintermediateCompositionIgneousMaterial\nintermediate composition igneous material\nIgneous material with between 52 and 63 percent SiO2.\nigneousMaterial\nunconsolidatedMaterial\nunconsolidated material\nCompoundMaterial composed of an aggregation of particles that do not adhere to each other strongly enough that the aggregate can be considered a solid in its own right.\ncompoundMaterial\nnaturalUnconsolidatedMaterial\nnatural unconsolidated material\nUnconsolidated material known to have natural, i.e. not human-made, origin.\nunconsolidatedMaterial\nsediment\nsediment\nUnconsolidated material consisting of an aggregation of particles transported or deposited by air, water or ice, or that accumulated by other natural agents, such as chemical precipitation, and that forms in layers on the Earth's surface.\nnaturalUnconsolidatedMaterial\n4.2.3.13.\nMapping Frame (MappingFrameValue)\nTerms indicating the surface on which the MappedFeature is projected.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list MappingFrameValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nbaseOfQuaternary\nbase of quaternary\nBase of the predominantely unconsolidated sedimentary material of Quaternary age.\nsurfaceGeology\nsurface geology\nBedrock and superficial deposits that would be visible if the overlying soil was removed or are exposed at the topographic surface.\ntopOfBasement\ntop of basement\nThe surface in the crust of the Earth below sedimentary or volcanic deposits, or tectonically transported rock unit.\ntopOfBedrock\ntop of bedrock\nTop surface of the usually solid rock that may either be exposed at the topographic surface or covered by other unconsolidated deposits.\n4.2.3.14.\nNatural Geomorphologic Feature Type (NaturalGeomorphologicFeatureTypeValue)\nTerms describing the type of natural geomorphologic feature.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list NaturalGeomorphologicFeatureTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nnaturalGeomorphologicFeature\nnatural geomorphologic feature\nA geomorphologic feature produced by the natural dynamics.\ndrainagePattern\ndrainage pattern\nThe configuration or arrangement of stream courses in an area, including gullies or first-order channelized flow areas, higher order tributaries, and main streams.\nconstructionalFeature\nconstructional feature\nSite of a landform that owes its origin, form, position, or general character to depositional (aggradational) processes, such as the accumulation of sediment\ndestructionalFeature\ndestructional feature\nSite of a landform that owes its origin, form, position, or general character to the removal of material by erosion and weathering (degradation) processes resulting from the wearing-down or away of the land surface.\ndegradationFeature\ndegradation feature\nA geomorphologic feature resulting from the wearing down or away, and the general lowering or reduction, of the Earth's surface by natural processes of weathering and erosion, and which may infer the processes of transportation of sediment.\nrelic\nrelic\nA landform that has survived decay or disintegration, or one that has been left behind after the disappearance of the greater part of its substance such as a remnant island.\nexhumedFeature\nexhumed feature\nFormerly buried landforms, geomorphologic surfaces, or paleosols that have been re-exposed by erosion of the covering mantle.\nburiedFeature\nburied feature\nLandforms, geomorphologic surfaces, or paleosols covered by younger sediments.\npediment\npediment\nA gently sloping erosional surface developed at the foot of a receding hill or mountain slope, commonly with a slightly concave-upward profile, that cross-cuts rock or sediment strata that extend beneath adjacent uplands.\nerosional\nerosional features\nA land surface shaped by the action of erosion, especially by running water.\nhill\nhill\nA generic term for an elevated area of the land surface, rising at least 30 metres to as much as 300 metres above surrounding lowlands, usually with a nominal summit area relative to bounding slopes, a well-defined, rounded outline and slopes that generally exceed 15 percent.\ninterfluve\ninterfluve\nA geomorphologic component of hills consisting of the uppermost, comparatively level or gently sloped area of a hill; shoulders of back wearing hill slopes can narrow the upland or merge resulting in a strongly convex shape.\ncrest\ncrest\nA geomorphologic component of hills consisting of the convex slopes (perpendicular to the contour) that form the narrow, roughly linear top area of a hill, ridge, or other upland where shoulders have converged to the extent that little or no summit remains; dominated by erosion, slope wash and mass movement processes and sediments\nheadSlope\nhead slope\nA geomorphologic component of hills consisting of a laterally concave area of a hillside, especially at the head of a drainage way, resulting in converging overland water flow.\nsideSlope\nside slope\nA geomorphologic component of hills consisting of a laterally planar area of a hillside, resulting in predominantly parallel overland water flow. Contour lines generally form straight lines.\nnoseSlope\nnose slope\nA geomorphologic component of hills consisting of the projecting end (laterally convex area) of a hillside, resulting in predominantly divergent overland water flow; contour lines generally form convex curves.\nfreeFace\nfree face\nA geomorphologic component of hills and mountains consisting of an outcrop of bare rock that sheds rock fragments and other sediments to, and commonly stands more steeply than the angle of repose of, the colluvial slope immediately below; most commonly found on shoulder and back slope positions, and can comprise part or all of a nose slope or side slope.\nbaseSlope\nbase slope\nA geomorphologic component of hills consisting of the concave to linear slope (perpendicular to the contour) which, regardless of the lateral shape, is an area that forms an apron or wedge at the bottom of a hillside dominated by colluvial and slope wash processes and sediments\nmountain\nmountain\nA generic term for an elevated area of the land surface, rising more than 300 metres above surrounding lowlands, usually with a nominal summit area relative to bounding slopes and generally with steep sides (greater than 25 percent slope) with or without considerable bare-rock exposed.\nmountaintop\nmountaintop\nA geomorphologic component of mountains consisting of the uppermost, comparatively level or gently sloped area of mountains, characterized by relatively short, simple slopes composed of bare rock, residuum, or short-transport colluvial sediments.\nmountainslope\nmountainslope\nA part of a mountain between the summit and the foot.\nmountainflank\nmountainflank\nA geomorphologic component of mountains characterized by very long, complex back slopes with comparatively high slope gradients and composed of highly-diverse colluvial sediment mantles, rock outcrops or structural benches.\nmountainbase\nmountainbase\nA geomorphologic component of mountains consisting of the strongly to slightly concave colluvial apron or wedge at the bottom of mountain slopes.\ndepression\ndepression\nAny relatively sunken part of the Earth's surface; especially a low-lying area surrounded by higher ground.\nplain\nplain\nAny flat area, large or small, at a low elevation; specifically an extensive region of comparatively smooth and level or gently undulaing land, having few or no prominent surface irregularities but sometimes having a considerable slope, and usually at a low elevation with reference to surrounding areas.\ntectonicStructural\ntectonic and structural features\nGeomorphologic landscapes and landforms related to regional or local bedrock structures, or crustal movement; and geomorphologic landscapes and landforms related dominantly to water erosion but excluding perennial, channel flow (i.e. fluvial, glaciofluvial), or eolian erosion.\nvolcanic\nvolcanic features\nGeomorphologic landscapes and landforms related to the deep seated (igneous) processes by which magma and associated gases rise through the crust and are extruded onto the earth's surface and into the atmosphere.\nhydrothermal\nhydrothermal features\nGeomorphologic landscapes and landforms related to hydrothermal processes.\nerosionSurface\nerosion surface\nGeomorphologic landscapes and landforms related dominantly to water erosion but excluding perennial channel flow (i.e. fluvial, glaciofluvial) or eolian erosion.\nslopeGravitational\nslope and gravitational features\nGeomorphologic landscapes and landforms related to slope environments; geomorphologic landscapes and landforms developed under the action of the gravitational force.\nnivalPeriglacialPermafrost\nnival, periglacial and permafrost features\nGeomorphologic landscapes and landforms related to snow, non-glacial, cold climate environments; geomorphologic landscapes and landforms occurring in the vicinity of glaciers and ice sheets; geomorphologic landscapes and landforms related to ground, soil, or rock that remains at or below 0° C for at least two years.\nglacial\nglacial, glaciofluvial, glaciolacustrine and glaciomarine features\nGeomorphologic landscapes and landforms related to to glacial, glaciofluvial, glaciolacustrine and glaciomarine environments.\neolian\neolian features\nGeomorphologic landscapes and landforms related to wind-dominated environments.\nmarineLittoralCoastalWetland\nmarine, littoral and coastal wetlands features\nGeomorphologic landscapes and landforms related to wave or tidal dynamics developed in marine, shallow marine, near-shore and littoral zone environments, and those related to vegetated and / or shallow wet areas\nkarstChemicalWeathering\nkarst and chemical weathering features\nGeomorphologic landscapes and landforms dominated by mineral dissolution, and commonly, subsurface drainage.\nalluvialFluvial\nalluvial and fluvial features\nGeomorphologic landscapes and landforms dominantly related to concentrated water flow (channel flow).\nlacustrine\nlacustrine features\nGeomorphologic landscapes and landforms related to inland permanent water bodies (lakes).\nimpact\nimpact features\nGeomorphologic landscapes and landforms related to the impact of extraterrestrial material on the Earth's surface.\n4.2.3.15.\nThematic Class (ThematicClassValue)\nValues for thematic classification of geologic features.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise any values defined by data providers.\n4.2.3.16.\nThematic Classification (ThematicClassificationValue)\nList of thematic classifications for geologic features.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise any values defined by data providers.\n4.3.\nGeophysics\n4.3.1.\nSpatial object types\nThe package Geophysics contains the following spatial object types:\nCampaign\nGeophysical Measurement\nGeophysical Object\nGeophysical Object Set\nGeophysical Profile\nGeophysical Station\nGeophysical Swath\n4.3.1.1.\nCampaign (Campaign)\nGeophysical activity extending over a limited time range and limited area for producing similar geophysical measurements, processing results or models.\nThis type is a sub-type of GeophObjectSet.\nAttributes of the spatial object type Campaign\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ncampaignType\nType of activity to produce data.\nCampaignTypeValue\nsurveyType\nType of geophysical survey.\nSurveyTypeValue\nclient\nParty for which data was created.\nRelatedParty\nvoidable\ncontractor\nParty by which data was created.\nRelatedParty\nvoidable\nConstraints of the spatial object type Campaign\nThe shape attribute shall be of type GM_Surface.\n4.3.1.2.\nGeophysical Object (GeophObject)\nA generic class for geophysical objects.\nThis type is a sub-type of SF_SpatialSamplingFeature.\nThis type is abstract.\nAttributes of the spatial object type GeophObject\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ninspireId\nExternal object identifier of the spatial object.\nIdentifier\ncitation\nCitation of geophysical documentation.\nDocumentCitation\nprojectedGeometry\n2D projection of the feature to the ground surface (as a representative point, curve or bounding polygon) to be used by an INSPIRE view service to display the spatial object location on a map.\nGM_Object\nverticalExtent\nVertical extent of the range of interest.\nEX_VerticalExtent\nvoidable\ndistributionInfo\nDistribution metadata.\nMD_Distributor\nvoidable\nlargerWork\nIdentifier of a larger work data set, typically a campaign or project.\nIdentifier\nvoidable\nConstraints of the spatial object type GeophObject\nThe projectedGeometry attribute shall be of type GM_Point, GM_Curve or GM_Surface.\n4.3.1.3.\nGeophysical Measurement (GeophMeasurement)\nA generic spatial object type for geophysical measurements.\nThis type is a sub-type of GeophObject.\nThis type is abstract.\nAttributes of the spatial object type GeophMeasurement\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nrelatedModel\nIdentifier of the geophysical model that was created from the measurement.\nIdentifier\nvoidable\nplatformType\nPlatform from which the measurement was carried out.\nPlatformTypeValue\nrelatedNetwork\nName of a national or international observation network to which the facility belongs, or to which measured data is reported.\nNetworkNameValue\nvoidable\n4.3.1.4.\nGeophysical Object Set (GeophObjectSet)\nA generic class for collections of geophysical objects.\nThis type is a sub-type of SF_SpatialSamplingFeature.\nAttributes of the spatial object type GeophObjectSet\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ninspireId\nExternal object identifier of the spatial object.\nIdentifier\ncitation\nCitation of geophysical documentation.\nDocumentCitation\nverticalExtent\nVertical extent of the range of interest.\nEX_VerticalExtent\nvoidable\ndistributionInfo\nDistribution metadata.\nMD_Distributor\nvoidable\nprojectedGeometry\n2D projection of the feature to the ground surface (as a representative point, curve or bounding polygon) to be used by an INSPIRE view service to display the spatial object on a map.\nGM_Object\nlargerWork\nIdentifier of a larger work data set.\nIdentifier\nvoidable\nConstraints of the spatial object type GeophObjectSet\nThe projectedGeometry attribute shall be of type GM_Point, GM_Curve or GM_Surface.\n4.3.1.5.\nGeophysical Profile (GeophProfile)\nA geophysical measurement spatially referenced to a curve.\nThis type is a sub-type of GeophMeasurement.\nAttributes of the spatial object type GeophProfile\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nprofileType\nType of geophysical profile.\nProfileTypeValue\nConstraints of the spatial object type GeophProfile\nThe shape attribute shall be of type GM_Curve.\n4.3.1.6.\nGeophysical Station (GeophStation)\nGeophysical measurement spatially referenced to a single point location.\nThis type is a sub-type of GeophMeasurement.\nAttributes of the spatial object type GeophStation\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nstationType\nType of geophysical station.\nStationTypeValue\nstationRank\nGeophysical stations may be part of a hierarchical system. Rank is proportional to the importance of a station.\nStationRankValue\nvoidable\nConstraints of the spatial object type GeophStation\nThe shape attribute shall be of type GM_Point.\n4.3.1.7.\nGeophysical Swath (GeophSwath)\nA geophysical measurement spatially referenced to a surface.\nThis type is a sub-type of GeophMeasurement.\nAttributes of the spatial object type GeophSwath\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nswathType\nType of geophysical swath.\nSwathTypeValue\nConstraints of the spatial object type GeophSwath\nThe shape attribute shall be of type GM_Surface.\n4.3.2.\nCode lists\n4.3.2.1.\nCampaign Type (CampaignTypeValue)\nA type of geophysical campaign.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list CampaignTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nmeasurement\nmeasurement\nField data acquisition campaign.\n4.3.2.2.\nNetwork Name (NetworkNameValue)\nA name of geophysical network.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list NetworkNameValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nGSN\nGSN\nGlobal Seismographic Network\nIMS\nIMS\nIMS Seismological network\nINTERMAGNET\nINTERMAGNET\nInternational Real-time Magnetic Observatory Network\nUEGN\nUEGN\nUnified European Gravity Network\nWDC\nWDC\nWorld Data Center\n4.3.2.3.\nPlatform Type (PlatformTypeValue)\nA platform on which data acquisision was carried out.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list PlatformTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nground\nground\nGround based measurement.\nlandVehicle\nland vehicle\nMeasurement carried out from a land vehicle.\nfixedWingAirplane\nfixed-wing airplane\nMeasurement carried out from fixed-wing airplane.\nhelicopter\nhelicopter\nMeasurement carried out from helicopter.\nseafloor\nseafloor\nSeafloor-based measurement.\nresearchVessel\nresearch vessel\nMeasurement carried out from a ship.\nsatellite\nsatellite\nMeasurement carried out from satellite.\n4.3.2.4.\nProfile Type (ProfileTypeValue)\nType of geophysical profile.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list ProfileTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nboreholeLogging\nborehole logging\nGeophysical measurement along the axis of a borehole carried out with a special logging device.\nmultielectrodeDCProfile\nmulti-electrode dc profile\nDC resistivity and/or chargability (IP) measurement carried out along a profile with a larger set of electrodes. Also known as 2D resistivity tomography.\nseismicLine\nseismic line\nGeophysical measurement used to record acoustic response of seismic sources along a line in order to define seismic properties in a cross section of the earth.\n4.3.2.5.\nStation Rank (StationRankValue)\nA rank of geophysical station.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list StationRankValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nobservatory\nobservatory\nPermanent monitoring facility with continuous observation schedule.\nsecularStation\nsecular station\nBase station to record long term time variations of the observed physical field.\n1stOrderBase\n1st order base\nHighest precision base station maintained by some authority. It is used to tie relative measurements to absolute network by third party observers.\n2ndOrderBase\n2nd order base\nHigh precision base station of lower importance maintained by an authority. It is used to tie relative measurements to absolute network by third party observers.\n4.3.2.6.\nStation Type (StationTypeValue)\nA type of geophysical station.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list StationTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\ngravityStation\ngravity station\nGeophysical station to observe gravitational field.\nmagneticStation\nmagnetic station\nGeophysical station to observe magnetic field.\nseismologicalStation\nseismological station\nGeophysical station to observe strong motion seismological events (earthquake) or ambient noise.\nverticalElectricSounding\nvertical electric sounding\nGeophysical station to measure underground electric resistivity and/or chargeability (IP) changes in depth using 4 electrodes (AMNB) and direct current. Also known as VES.\nmagnetotelluricSounding\nmagnetotelluric sounding\nGeophysical station to measure underground electric resistivity changes using natural electromagnetic field variations. Also known as MT sounding.\n4.3.2.7.\nSurvey Type (SurveyTypeValue)\nA type of geophysical survey or data set.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list SurveyTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nairborneGeophysicalSurvey\nairborne geophysical survey\nCampaign of airborne geophysical measurements.\ngroundGravitySurvey\nground gravity survey\nCampaign of ground gravity measurements.\ngroundMagneticSurvey\nground magnetic survey\nCampaign of ground magnetic measurements.\n3DResistivitySurvey\n3D resistivity survey\nCampaign of 3D Multielectrode DC measurements.\nseismologicalSurvey\nseismological survey\nCampaign of seismological measurements.\n4.3.2.8.\nSwath Type (SwathTypeValue)\nA type of geophysical swath.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list SwathTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\n3DSeismics\n3d seismics\nGeophysical measurement used to record acoustic response of seismic sources over an area in order to define 3D seismic property distribution in a volume of the earth.\n4.4.\nHydrogeology\n4.4.1.\nSpatial object types\nThe package Hydrogeology contains the following spatial object types:\nActive Well\nAquiclude\nAquifer\nAquifer System\nAquitard\nGroundwater Body\nHydrogeological Object\nMan-made Hydrogeological Object\nNatural Hydrogeological Object\nHydrogeological Unit\n4.4.1.1.\nActive Well (ActiveWell)\nA well influencing the groundwater resources of the aquifer.\nThis type is a sub-type of HydrogeologicalObjectManMade.\nAttributes of the spatial object type ActiveWell\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nactivityType\nThe type of activity carried out by the well.\nActiveWellTypeValue\nAssociation roles of the spatial object type ActiveWell\nAssociation role\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ngroundWaterBody\nThe GroundWaterBody from which the ActiveWell extracts groundwater resources.\nGroundWaterBody\nvoidable\nenvironmentalMonitoringFacility\nThe related EnvironmentalMonitoringFacility.\nEnvironmentalMonitoringFacility\nvoidable\nborehole\nThe Borehole upon which the ActiveWell is based.\nBorehole\nvoidable\n4.4.1.2.\nAquiclude (Aquiclude)\nAn impermeable body of rock or stratum of sediment that acts as a barrier to the flow of groundwater.\nThis type is a sub-type of HydrogeologicalUnit.\n4.4.1.3.\nAquifer (Aquifer)\nA wet underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, silt, or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well.\nThis type is a sub-type of HydrogeologicalUnit.\nAttributes of the spatial object type Aquifer\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\naquiferType\nThe type of aquifer.\nAquiferTypeValue\nmediaType\nThe classification of the medium in which the groundwater flow occurs.\nAquiferMediaTypeValue\nisExploited\nIndicates if groundwater from aquifer is exploited by wells or intakes.\nBoolean\nvoidable\nisMainInSystem\nIndicates if aquifer is the main useful aquifer in the aquifer system.\nBoolean\nvoidable\nvulnerabilityToPollution\nAn index value or interval of values determining the potential degree of aquifer risk arising from the geological structure, hydrogeological conditions and the existence of real or potential source of contamination.\nQuantityValue\nvoidable\npermeabilityCoefficient\nThe volume of an incompressible fluid that will flow in unit time through a unit cube of a porous substance across which a unit pressure difference is maintained.\nQuantityValue\nvoidable\nstorativityCoefficient\nThe ability of an aquifer to store water.\nQuantityValue\nvoidable\nhydroGeochemicalRockType\nThe rock type with respect to the soluble rock components and their hydrogeochemical influence on groundwater.\nHydroGeochemicalRockTypeValue\nvoidable\nAssociation roles of the spatial object type Aquifer\nAssociation role\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\naquitard\nThe Aquitard(s) that separates the Aquifer.\nAquitard\nvoidable\nhydrogeologicalObject\nThe HydrogeologicalObject(s) related to the aquifer.\nHydrogeologicalObject\nvoidable\naquiferSystem\nThe specific AquiferSystem where the Aquitard occurs.\nAquiferSystem\nvoidable\n4.4.1.4.\nAquifer System (AquiferSystem)\nA collection of aquifers and aquitards, which together constitute the environment of groundwater - “communicating vessels”, that are filled or can be filled with water.\nThis type is a sub-type of HydrogeologicalUnit.\nAttributes of the spatial object type AquiferSystem\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nisLayered\nIndicates if the AquiferSystem consists of more than one layer.\nBoolean\nvoidable\nAssociation roles of the spatial object type AquiferSystem\nAssociation role\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\naquitard\nThe Aquitard(s) contained within the AquiferSystem.\nAquitard\nvoidable\naquiclude\nAn Aquiclude enclosing the AquiferSystem.\nAquiclude\nvoidable\naquifer\nThe Aquifer(s) contained in the AquiferSystem.\nAquifer\nvoidable\n4.4.1.5.\nAquitard (Aquitard)\nA saturated, but poorly permeable bed that impedes groundwater movement.\nThis type is a sub-type of HydrogeologicalUnit.\nAttributes of the spatial object type Aquitard\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\napproximatePermeabilityCoefficient\nThe volume of an incompressible fluid that will flow in unit time through a unit cube of a porous substance across which a unit pressure difference is maintained.\nQuantityValue\nvoidable\napproximateStorativityCoefficient\nThe ability of an aquifer to store water.\nQuantityValue\nvoidable\nAssociation roles of the spatial object type Aquitard\nAssociation role\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\naquiferSystem\nThe AquiferSystem of which the Aquitard is a part.\nAquiferSystem\nvoidable\naquifer\nThe Aquifers separated by the Aquitard.\nAquifer\nvoidable\n4.4.1.6.\nGroundwater Body (GroundWaterBody)\nA distinct volume of groundwater within an aquifer or system of aquifers, which is hydraulically isolated from nearby groundwater bodies.\nAttributes of the spatial object type GroundWaterBody\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ninspireId\nExternal object identifier of the spatial object.\nIdentifier\napproximateHorizontalExtend\nThe geometry defining the boundary of the GroundWaterBody.\nGM_Surface\nvoidable\nconditionOfGroundWaterBody\nThe approximate degree of change to groundwater as a result of human activity.\nConditionOfGroundwaterValue\nmineralization\nOne of the main chemical characteristics of water. A value is a sum of all water chemical concentration components.\nWaterSalinityValue\nvoidable\npiezometricState\nSpecifies the piezometric state of the GroundwaterBody water table.\nPiezometricState\nvoidable\nbeginLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nendLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nAssociation roles of the spatial object type GroundWaterBody\nAssociation role\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nactiveWell\nThe ActiveWell which changes the state of the GroundwaterBody through the extraction of groundwater resources.\nActiveWell\nvoidable\naquiferSystem\nThe AquiferSystem which includes the GroundWaterBody.\nAquiferSystem\nvoidable\nhydrogeologicalObjectNatural\nA HydrogeologicalObjectNatural interacting with the GroundwaterBody.\nHydrogeologicalObjectNatural\nvoidable\nobservationWell\nThe observation wells which monitor the GroundWaterBody\nEnvironmentalMonitoringFacility\nvoidable\n4.4.1.7.\nHydrogeological Object (HydrogeologicalObject)\nAn abstract class for man-made facilities or natural features that have an interaction with the hydrogeological system.\nThis type is abstract.\nAttributes of the spatial object type HydrogeologicalObject\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ninspireId\nExternal object identifier of the spatial object.\nIdentifier\ngeometry\nThe geometry defining the spatial location of the HydrogeologicalObject.\nGM_Primitive\nname\nThe name or code of the HydrogeologicalObject.\nPT_FreeText\nvoidable\ndescription\nThe description of the HydrogeologicalObject.\nPT_FreeText\nvoidable\nbeginLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nendLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nAssociation roles of the spatial object type HydrogeologicalObject\nAssociation role\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\naquifer\nThe Aquifer within which the HydrogeologicalObject occurs.\nAquifer\nvoidable\n4.4.1.8.\nMan-made Hydrogeological Object (HydrogeologicalObjectManMade)\nA man-made hydrogeological object.\nThis type is a sub-type of HydrogeologicalObject.\nThis type is abstract.\nAttributes of the spatial object type HydrogeologicalObjectManMade\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nvalidFrom\nOfficial date and time the hydrogeological object was/will be legally established.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nvalidTo\nDate and time at which the hydrogeological object legally ceased/will cease to be used.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nstatusCode\nA code defining the formal status of a man-made hydrogeological object.\nStatusCodeTypeValue\nvoidable\n4.4.1.9.\nNatural Hydrogeological Object (HydrogeologicalObjectNatural)\nHydrogeological object which was created by natural processes.\nThis type is a sub-type of HydrogeologicalObject.\nAttributes of the spatial object type HydrogeologicalObjectNatural\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nnaturalObjectType\nThe type of natural hydrogeological object.\nNaturalObjectTypeValue\nwaterPersistence\nThe degree of persistence of water flow.\nWaterPersistenceValue\nvoidable\napproximateQuantityOfFlow\nAn approximate value defining the water yield in a natural hydrogeological object.\nQuantityValue\nvoidable\nAssociation roles of the spatial object type HydrogeologicalObjectNatural\nAssociation role\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ngroundWaterBody\nThe GroundWateBody with which the natural hydrogeological object interacts.\nGroundWaterBody\nvoidable\n4.4.1.10.\nHydrogeological Unit (HydrogeologicalUnit)\nA part of the lithosphere with distinctive parameters for water storage and conduction.\nThis type is a sub-type of GeologicUnit.\nAttributes of the spatial object type HydrogeologicalUnit\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ndescription\nThe description of the HydrogeologicalUnit.\nPT_FreeText\nvoidable\napproximateDepth\nThe approximate depth of the HydrogeologicalUnit occurrence.\nQuantityValue\nvoidable\napproximateThickness\nThe approximate thickness of the HydrogeologicalUnit.\nQuantityValue\nvoidable\nbeginLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nendLifespanVersion\nDate and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.\nDateTime\nvoidable\nAssociation roles of the spatial object type HydrogeologicalUnit\nAssociation role\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\ngeologicStructure\nRelates one or many HydrogeologicalUnit(s) to a GeologicStructure.\nGeologicStructure\nvoidable\n4.4.2.\nData types\n4.4.2.1.\nHydrogeological Surface (HydrogeologicalSurface)\nA surface that represents the interpolated groundwater table or other surface, for a local or regional area.\nThis type is a union type.\nAttributes of the union type HydrogeologicalSurface\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nsurfaceRectifiedGrid\nA surface whose domain is a rectified grid.\nRectifiedGridCoverage\nsurfaceReferenceableGrid\nSurface whose domain consists of a referenceable grid.\nReferenceableGridCoverage\nsurfacePointCollection\nHydrogeological surface represented by collection of observations in points.\nPointObservationCollection\n4.4.2.2.\nPiezometric State (PiezometricState)\nThe piezometric state of a GroundWaterBody\nAttributes of the data type PiezometricState\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nobservationTime\nDate and time of groundwater state observation.\nDateTime\npiezometricSurface\nA surface that represents the level to which water will rise in tightly cased wells.\nHydrogeologicalSurface\n4.4.2.3.\nQuantity Value (QuantityValue)\nA data container with a single quantity value or a range of quantity values.\nThis type is a union type.\nAttributes of the union type QuantityValue\nAttribute\nDefinition\nType\nVoidability\nsingleQuantity\nScalar component with decimal representation and a unit of measure used to store value of a continuous quantity.\nQuantity\nquantityInterval\nDecimal pair for specifying a quantity range with a unit of measure.\nQuantityRange\n4.4.3.\nCode lists\n4.4.3.1.\nActive Well Type (ActiveWellTypeValue)\nTypes of active wells.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list ActiveWellTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nexploitation\nexploitation\nThe extraction of groundwater from an aquifer for various purposes (domestic, industrial, water supply intake and other)\nrecharge\nrecharge\n(a) Aquifer Recharge Wells: Used to recharge depleted aquifers by injecting water from a variety of sources such as lakes, streams, domestic wastewater treatment plants, other aquifers, etc.\n(b) Saline Water Intrusion Barrier Wells: Used to inject water into fresh water aquifers to prevent intrusion of salt water into fresh water aquifers.\n(c) Subsidence Control Wells: Used to inject fluids into a non-oil or gas-producing zone to reduce or eliminate subsidence associated with overdraft of fresh water.\ndewatering\ndewatering\nThe removal of water from solid material or soil from an aquifer for the purpose of lowering the water table, e.g. during the site development phase of a major construction project due to a high water table. Usually involves the use of “dewatering” pumps.\ndecontamination\ndecontamination\nWell used in remediation schemes that reduce the pollution in an aquifer.\ndisposal\ndisposal\nA well, often a depleted oil or gas well, into which waste fluids can be injected for disposal. Disposal wells typically are subject to regulatory requirements to avoid the contamination of freshwater aquifers.\nwaterExploratory\nwater exploratory\nA well drilled to search for new groundwater.\nthermal\nthermal\nA well used to extract thermal supply water for various thermal purposes (e.g. balneology).\nobservation\nobservation\nA well used for observation purposes.\n4.4.3.2.\nAquifer Media Type (AquiferMediaTypeValue)\nValues describing the characteristics of the aquifer medium.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list AquiferMediaTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nfractured\nfractured\nFractured aquifers are rocks in which the groundwater moves through cracks, joints or fractures in otherwise solid rock\nporous\nporous\nPorous media are those aquifers consisting of aggregates of individual particles such as sand or gravel. and the groundwater flow occurs in and moves through the openings between the individual grains.\nkarstic\nkarstic\nKarstic aquifers are fractured aquifers where the cracks and fractures have been enlarged by solution, forming large channels or even caverns.\ncompound\ncompound\nA combination of a porous, karstic and/or fractured aquifer\nkarsticAndFractured\nkarstic and fractured\nA combination of both karstic and fractured aquifer\nporousAndFractured\nporous and fractured\nA combination of both porous and fractured aquifer\n4.4.3.3.\nAquifer Type (AquiferTypeValue)\nTypes of aquifers.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise only the values specified in the table below.\nValues for the code list AquiferTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nconfinedSubArtesian\nconfined subartesian\nAn aquifer containing water between two relatively impermeable boundaries. The water level in a well tapping a confined aquifer stands above the top of the confined aquifer and can be higher or lower than the water table that may be present in the material above it. The water level does not rise above the ground surface.\nconfinedArtesian\nconfined artesian\nAn aquifer containing water between two relatively impermeable boundaries. The water level in a well tapping a confined aquifer stands above the top of the confined aquifer and can be higher or lower than the water table that may be present in the material above. The water level rises above the ground surface, yielding a flowing well.\nunconfined\nunconfined\nAn aquifer containing water that is not under pressure. The water level in a well is the same as the water table outside the well.\n4.4.3.4.\nCondition Of Groundwater (ConditionOfGroundwaterValue)\nValues indicating the approximate degree of change which has taken place on the natural state of groundwater.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise only the values specified in the table below.\nValues for the code list ConditionOfGroundwaterValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nnatural\nnatural\nGroundwater quantity or quality is dependent only on natural factors.\nlightlyModified\nlightly modified\nGroundwater quantity or quality is dependent mostly on natural factors, but with some influence through human activity\nmodified\nmodified\nGroundwater quantity or quality is modified by human activity.\nstronglyModified\nstrongly modified\nGroundwater quantity or quality is modified by human activity and the values of a number of parameters exceed the drinking water standards.\nunknown\nunknown\nThe natural state of groundwater condition is unknown.\n4.4.3.5.\nHydrogeochemical Rock Type (HydroGeochemicalRockTypeValue)\nValues describing the hydrogeochemical condition of the groundwater environment.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list HydroGeochemicalRockTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nsilicatic\nsilicatic\nSilicatic hydrochemical type of groundwater.\ncarbonatic\ncarbonatic\nCarbonatic hydrochemical type of groundwater.\nsulfatic\nsulfatic\nSulfatic hydrochemical type of groundwater.\nchloridic\nchloridic\nChloridic hydrochemical type of groundwater.\norganic\norganic\nOrganic hydrochemical type of groundwater.\n4.4.3.6.\nNatural Object Type (NaturalObjectTypeValue)\nTypes of natural hydrogeological objects.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list NaturalObjectTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nspring\nspring\nAny natural situation where groundwater flows to the surface of the earth. Thus, a spring is a site where the aquifer surface meets the ground surface.\nseep\nseep\nA moist or wet place where groundwater reaches the earth's surface from an underground aquifer.\nswallowHole\nswallow hole\nA natural depression or hole in the Earth's surface, also known as a sink, shake hole, sinkhole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or cenote, it is mostly caused by karst processes – the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffusion processes for example in sandstone.\nfen\nfen\nLow land that is covered wholly or partly with water and that usually has peaty alkaline soil and characteristic flora (as of sedges and reeds).\nnotSpecified\nnot specified\nUnspecified places where groundwater meets the surface.\n4.4.3.7.\nStatus Code Type (StatusCodeTypeValue)\nValues describing the statuses of man-made hydrogeological objects.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list StatusCodeTypeValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nabandonedDry\nabandoned, dry\nAbandoned because of lack of water.\nabandonedInsufficient\nabandoned, insufficient water\nAbandoned because of insufficient amount of water.\nabandonedQuality\nabandoned, poor water quality\nAbandoned because of water quality reasons.\ndeepened\ndeepened\nDepth of boring increased.\nnew\nnew\nBorehole constructed on a site not previously used.\nnotInUse\nnot in use\nNo longer used for any purpose.\nreconditioned\nreconditioned\nWell that has been subject to remedial works to improve its functioning.\nstandby\nstandby\nAbstraction used only when others are not available.\nunfinished\nunfinished\nBoring or construction not completed.\nunknown\nunknown\nStatus not known or defined.\n4.4.3.8.\nWater Persistence (WaterPersistenceValue)\nTypes of hydrological persistence of water.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list WaterPersistenceValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nintermittent\nintermittent\nFilled and/or flowing for part of the year.\nseasonal\nseasonal\nFilled and/or flowing for particular seasons of the year, e.g. autumn/winter.\nperennial\nperennial\nFilled and/or flowing continuously throughout the year as its bed lies below the water table.\nnotSpecified\nnot specified\nThe type of hydrological persistence of water not specified.\nephemeral\nephemeral\nFilled and/or flowing during and immediately after precipitation.\n4.4.3.9.\nWater Salinity (WaterSalinityValue)\nA code list indicating salinity classes in water.\nThe allowed values for this code list comprise the values specified in the table below and additional values at any level defined by data providers.\nValues for the code list WaterSalinityValue\nValue\nName\nDefinition\nultraFreshWater\nultra fresh water\nWater with very low salinity. The salinity is equivalent or nearly equivalent to that of rainwater.\nfreshWater\nfresh water\nFreshwater refers to bodies of water such as ponds, lakes, rivers and streams containing low concentrations of dissolved salts.\nbrackishWater\nbrackish water\nBrackish water is water that has more salinity than fresh water, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing of seawater with fresh water, as in estuaries, or it may occur in brackish fossil aquifers.\nsalineWater\nsaline water\nSaline water is water that contains a significant concentration of dissolved salts. 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