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Active Period Start Date and Time (PDS)

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

RDF: pds.ttl

Name

activePeriodStartDateTime

Datatype

PdsStrucText

Definition

The date and, optionally, time of the start of the active period of an object.

Description

For example, the start of the active period of a seasonal object such as a buoy. Midnight is understood to be 00:00:00 (the beginning of a day); when the time is not specified then midnight in the local time zone is typically implied.

Accepted

2016-06-08

Defined by

DFDD

Used by

• ZI115 Event
• ZI230 Active Period Information

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