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Primary Structural Material Characteristic (PSC)

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

RDF: psc.ttl

Name

primaryStructMatChar

Datatype

Enumeration

Definition

The physical characteristic(s) (for example: particle size, morphology or consistency) of the primary type of material composing a feature.

Description

The basis for 'primary' may be, for example, compositional dominance or structural organization.

Accepted

2013-10-18

Defined by

DFDD

Values

• PSC_1 Broken
• PSC_10 Stiff
• PSC_11 Streaky
• PSC_12 Tenacious
• PSC_13 Irregular
• PSC_14 Bare
• PSC_17 Calcareous
• PSC_18 Flinty
• PSC_19 Glacial
• PSC_2 Coarse
• PSC_20 Ground
• PSC_21 Large
• PSC_22 Rocky
• PSC_23 Small
• PSC_24 Speckled
• PSC_25 Varied
• PSC_26 Volcanic
• PSC_27 Medium
• PSC_29 Mobile Bottom
• PSC_3 Decayed
• PSC_4 Fine
• PSC_5 Gritty
• PSC_6 Hard
• PSC_7 Rotten
• PSC_8 Soft
• PSC_9 Sticky

Used by

• BC011 Maritime Bottom Characteristic

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