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Power Substation (AD030)

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

RDF: ad030.ttl

Name

PowerSubstation

Kind

FeatureType

Definition

A facility, along a power transmission line, in which electric current is switched, transformed, and/or converted.

Synonyms

Transformer Yard

Accepted

2013-10-18

Geometry

point, multipoint, curve, multicurve, surface, multisurface, solid, multisolid

Subtype of

AL010 Facility

Attributes

• DIR Directivity — multiplicity 0..1; datatype PowerSubstation_directivityMeta; values: DIR_1 Unidirectional, DIR_2 Bidirectional, DIR_3 Omnidirectional
• SBT Substation Type — multiplicity 0..*; datatype PowerSubstation_substationTypeMeta; values: SBT_1 Switched Substation, SBT_2 Transformer Substation, SBT_3 Converter Substation
• TOS Tower Shape — multiplicity 0..1; datatype PowerSubstation_towerShapeMeta; values: TOS_1 'A' Frame, TOS_2 'H' Frame, TOS_3 'I' Frame, TOS_4 'T' Frame, TOS_5 'Y' Frame

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_00835 Converter Substation
• RWO_02774 Power Substation
• RWO_03676 Switched Substation
• RWO_03844 Transformer Station
• RWO_03845 Transformer Substation
• RWO_04425 Power Transformer Station
• RWO_05182 Switching Substation
• RWO_05183 Transformer Yard

Mappings

• osm#building=transformer_tower-polygon: AD030 (SBT_2) narrowMatch building=transformer_tower (polygon)
• osm#power=compensator-point: AD030 narrowMatch power=compensator (point)
• osm#power=compensator-polygon: AD030 narrowMatch power=compensator (polygon)
• osm#power=converter-point: AD030 (SBT_3) closeMatch power=converter (point)
• osm#power=converter-polygon: AD030 (SBT_3) closeMatch power=converter (polygon)
• osm#power=generator-point: AD030 narrowMatch power=generator (point)
• osm#power=generator-polygon: AD030 narrowMatch power=generator (polygon)
• osm#power=substation-point: AD030 closeMatch power=substation (point)
• osm#power=substation-polygon: AD030 closeMatch power=substation (polygon)
• osm#power=switch-point: AD030 (SBT_1) closeMatch power=switch (point)
• osm#power=switchgear-point: AD030 narrowMatch power=switchgear (point)
• osm#power=terminal-point: AD030 closeMatch power=terminal (point)
• osm#power=transformer-point: AD030 (SBT_2) closeMatch power=transformer (point)

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

OSM mappings: OSM_to_DGIF_V3.csv of che-dgif-interlis-tools. Licence: MIT, © 2026 Michael Lanini (swisstopo). See the FAQ.