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Light Elevation (EOL)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: eol.ttl
- Name
lightElevation- Datatype
- RealNonNegative
- Definition
- The height of a light measured from a specified datum (for example: vertical or sounding), usually high water, as defined by the National agency.
- Description
- When used with a buoy the elevation is measured from the water surface; when used with a lighthouse the elevation is typically measured from ground level.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Defined by
- DFDD
- Physical quantity
- length
- Recommended unit
- Metre (m)
- Used by
- BC040 Maritime Navigation Light
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.