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Elevation Surface Category (ESC)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: esc.ttl

Name

elevationSurfaceCategory

Datatype

Enumeration

Definition

The category of surface for which an elevation is determined.

Accepted

2013-10-18

Defined by

DFDD

Values

• ESC_1 Land
• ESC_2 Snow Field and/or Ice-field
• ESC_4 Vegetation
• ESC_5 Inland Water
• ESC_6 Tidal Water

Used by

• CA010 Elevation Contour
• CA030 Spot Elevation

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.