Tethered Balloon (AL510)

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

Name

TetheredBalloon

Kind

FeatureType

Definition

A balloon that is tethered to the ground at an anchoring device (for example: a ring and pad) or substantial structure (for example: a mooring tower).

Description

It is usually deployed for extended periods of time and may be used, for example, for weather sensing and/or observation of the surrounding terrain.

Accepted

2013-10-18

Geometry

point

Subtype of

ZI028 Feature Entity

Attributes

COA Conspicuous Air Category — multiplicity 0..1; datatype TetheredBalloon_conspicuousAirCategoryMeta; values: COA_1 Visual and Radar, COA_2 Visual, COA_3 Radar, COA_4 Not Conspicuous
COG Conspicuous Ground Category — multiplicity 0..1; datatype TetheredBalloon_conspicuousGroundCategoryMeta; values: COG_2 Visual, COG_4 Not Conspicuous
COC Conspicuous Sea Category — multiplicity 0..1; datatype TetheredBalloon_conspicuousSeaCategoryMeta; values: COC_1 Visual and Radar, COC_2 Visual, COC_3 Radar, COC_4 Not Conspicuous
DIR Directivity — multiplicity 0..1; datatype TetheredBalloon_directivityMeta; values: DIR_1 Unidirectional, DIR_2 Bidirectional, DIR_3 Omnidirectional
COS Facility Operational Status — multiplicity 0..1; datatype TetheredBalloon_facilityOperationalStatusMeta; values: COS_13 Operational, COS_14 Partially Operational, COS_4 Non-operational, COS_6 Planned, COS_8 Not in Operation, COS_9 Temporarily Non-operational
HGT Height Above Surface Level — multiplicity 0..1; datatype HeightMeasureMeta
ZVH Highest Elevation — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ElevationMeasureMeta
PRM Permanent — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
RSI Radar Significance — multiplicity 0..1; datatype TetheredBalloon_radarSignificanceMeta; values: RSI_1 Metal, RSI_2 Part Metal, RSI_3 Masonry, RSI_4 Composition, RSI_5 Earthen

Associations

TetheredBalloonAeronauticalObstacleInfo → ZI130 Aeronautical Obstacle Information (0..1)
TetheredBalloonLandmarkInfo → LM010 Landmark Information (0..1)

RWOI terms naming it

RWO_03752 Tethered Balloon