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Surface Material Type (SMC)

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

RDF: smc.ttl

Name
surfaceMaterialType
Datatype
Enumeration
Definition
The surface material composition of a feature, excluding its internal (structural) composition.
Description
Usually determined by remotely sensed characteristics, for example radar return. Generally, the very thin layer that interacts with electro-optical wavelengths.
Accepted
2015-11-25
Defined by
DFDD
Values
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Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.