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LandingStrip (LDS)

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

RDF: lds.ttl

Name
landingStrip
Datatype
Boolean
Definition
An indication that a feature is available as a road runway or road base.
Description
This defines section of a highway, motorway or other form of public road that is specially built to act as a runway for (mostly) military aircraft and to serve as an auxiliary military air base. These runways allow military aircraft to continue operating even if their regular air bases, some of the most vulnerable targets in any war, are degraded or destroyed.
Accepted
2019-5-28
Used by

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