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Path Sinuosity (PSN)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: psn.ttl
- Name
pathSinuosity- Datatype
- Real
- Definition
- The centerline path length of the feature divided by the shortest straight line from the start point to the end point of the feature.
- Description
- Typically used for routing algorithms to more precisely estimate the speed of a vehicle given the curves of a road or waterway; a straight path will have a sinuosity of 1.
- Accepted
- 2016-03-22
- Defined by
- NFDD 6
- Used by
- AP075 Land Transportation Way
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.