Browse concepts
Faceted search across SOI Topographic Feature Concept Dictionary. Default status filter shows valid items only.
38 results
- Featurevalid
Administrative boundary
A line delimiting the spatial extent of an administrative unit.
FC-0050 - Featurevalid
Bridge
A structure carrying a road, path, railway or similar over an obstacle such as a watercourse, road or valley.
FC-0010 - Attributevalid
Bridge type
Classification of a bridge according to structural form or intended use.
FAC-0004 - Featurevalid
Building
A roofed construction permanently attached to the ground, intended for shelter or specialised activity.
FC-0030 - Featurevalid
Building feature
A permanent construction intended for human occupancy, storage or specialised use.
FC-0003 - Attributevalid
Building use
The primary functional use of a building.
FAC-0007 - Featurevalid
Canal
An artificial watercourse constructed for navigation, irrigation or drainage.
FC-0021 - Nominal valuevalid
Commercial
Building used primarily for commerce or services.
NVC-0021 - Nominal valuevalid
Concrete
Construction material consisting primarily of cement, aggregate and water.
NVC-0001 - Featurevalid
Contour
A line joining points of equal elevation on the terrain surface.
FC-0040 - Rolevalid
Crossed feature
The feature that is crossed in a 'crosses' association.
ROL-0004 - Associationvalid
Crosses
Association in which a linear feature passes over another feature without merging.
ASC-0002 - Rolevalid
Crossing feature
The feature that crosses another in a 'crosses' association.
ROL-0003 - Attributevalid
Elevation
Height of a point above a vertical datum.
FAC-0006 - Nominal valuevalid
Footbridge
A bridge intended primarily for pedestrian use.
NVC-0012 - Featurevalid
Highway
A public road intended primarily for motor vehicle traffic.
FC-0011 - Featurevalid
Hydrographic feature
A natural or artificial feature related to surface water bodies and watercourses.
FC-0002 - Nominal valuevalid
Industrial
Building used primarily for manufacturing or warehousing.
NVC-0022 - Featurevalid
Lake
An inland body of standing water of substantial extent.
FC-0022 - Operationvalid
Length
Returns the length of a linear feature along its centreline.
OPC-0001 - Nominal valuevalid
Masonry
Construction material consisting of brick, stone or similar units bound by mortar.
NVC-0003 - Attributevalid
Material
The predominant construction material of a man-made feature.
FAC-0001 - Attributevalid
Name
The proper name by which a feature is commonly known.
FAC-0003 - Attributevalid
Number of lanes
The count of traffic lanes on a road or bridge deck.
FAC-0005 - Nominal valuevalid
Public
Building used primarily for public or institutional purposes.
NVC-0023 - Featurevalid
Railway
A permanent way with rails for the guided movement of rail vehicles.
FC-0012 - Nominal valuevalid
Railway bridge
A bridge whose primary purpose is to carry railway traffic.
NVC-0011 - Nominal valuevalid
Residential
Building used primarily as a dwelling.
NVC-0020 - Featurevalid
River
A natural watercourse of substantial flow that discharges into another water body or the sea.
FC-0020 - Nominal valuevalid
Road bridge
A bridge whose primary purpose is to carry road traffic.
NVC-0010 - Nominal valuevalid
Steel
Construction material consisting primarily of iron-carbon alloy.
NVC-0002 - Associationvalid
Supported by
Association in which one feature provides structural support to another feature that crosses or rests upon it.
ASC-0001 - Rolevalid
Supported feature
The feature that is carried or supported in a 'supported by' association.
ROL-0002 - Rolevalid
Supporting structure
The feature that provides structural support in a 'supported by' association.
ROL-0001 - Featurevalid
Transportation feature
A man-made feature that supports the movement of people or goods.
FC-0001 - Featurevalid
Tunnel
An underground or underwater passage for a road, railway or watercourse.
FC-0013 - Attributevalid
Width
The measured width of a linear feature, typically in metres.
FAC-0002 - Nominal valuevalid
Wood
Construction material derived from timber.
NVC-0004