Cableway (AT041)

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

Name

Cableway

Kind

FeatureType

Definition

A suspended transportation system consisting of one or more load cables, supporting pylons, carrier units (for example: cars or buckets intended to transport people, material, and/or equipment) and usually stations.

Description

A cableway consists of carrier units attached to load cables which are strung between pylons and/or stations. For example, a ski-lift.

Synonyms

Aerial Cableway; Aerial Tramway; Teleferic

Accepted

2013-10-18

Geometry

point, curve, surface

Subtype of

ZI028 Feature Entity

Attributes

LCA Lifting Capacity — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureMeta
LLE Location Level — multiplicity 0..1; datatype IntegerMeta
TST Cable Suspended Shape — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Cableway_cableSuspendedShapeMeta; values: TST_1 Symmetric Catenary, TST_2 Mountain Catenary, TST_3 Overwater Catenary
CAT Cableway Type — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Cableway_cablewayTypeMeta; values: CAT_2 Chair-lift, CAT_3 Ski Tow, CAT_5 Aerial Tramway, CAT_6 Gondola Lift, CAT_7 T-bar Lift, CAT_8 Industrial Ropeway, CAT_9 Material Tramway
COA Conspicuous Air Category — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Cableway_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 Cableway_conspicuousGroundCategoryMeta; values: COG_2 Visual, COG_4 Not Conspicuous
COC Conspicuous Sea Category — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Cableway_conspicuousSeaCategoryMeta; values: COC_1 Visual and Radar, COC_2 Visual, COC_3 Radar, COC_4 Not Conspicuous
DIR Directivity — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Cableway_directivityMeta; values: DIR_1 Unidirectional, DIR_2 Bidirectional, DIR_3 Omnidirectional
COS Facility Operational Status — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Cableway_facilityOperationalStatusMeta; values: COS_13 Operational, COS_14 Partially Operational, COS_2 Intermittent, COS_4 Non-operational, COS_6 Planned, COS_8 Not in Operation, COS_9 Temporarily Non-operational
FFN Feature Function — multiplicity 0..*; datatype Cableway_featureFunctionMeta; values: FFN_480 Transport, FFN_921 Recreation, FFN_99 Manufacturing
FLT Floodlit — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
HGT Height Above Surface Level — multiplicity 0..1; datatype HeightMeasureMeta
ZVH Highest Elevation — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ElevationMeasureMeta
NPL Parallel Line Count — multiplicity 0..1; datatype IntegerMeta
PRM Permanent — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
PCF Physical Condition — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Cableway_physicalConditionMeta; values: PCF_1 Construction, PCF_2 Intact, PCF_3 Unmaintained, PCF_4 Damaged, PCF_5 Dismantled, PCF_6 Destroyed
PFH Predominant Feature Height — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
IFR Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) Fix Role — multiplicity 0..1; datatype IntegerMeta
RSI Radar Significance — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Cableway_radarSignificanceMeta; values: RSI_1 Metal, RSI_2 Part Metal, RSI_3 Masonry, RSI_4 Composition, RSI_5 Earthen
MCC Structural Material Type — multiplicity 0..*; datatype Cableway_structMatTypeMeta; values: MCC_107 Steel, MCC_2 Aluminum, MCC_51 Iron, MCC_64 Metal
VCS Vertical Clearance, Safe — multiplicity 0..1; datatype HydroClearRefMeta
OWO Waterbody Overhead Obstruction — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta

Associations

CablewayAeronauticalObstacleInfo → ZI130 Aeronautical Obstacle Information (0..1)
CablewayLandmarkInfo → LM010 Landmark Information (0..1)

RWOI terms naming it

RWO_00044 Aerial Cableway
RWO_00048 Aerial Tramway
RWO_00540 Cable Car (UK)
RWO_00547 Cableway
RWO_00642 Chair-lift
RWO_00836 Material Tramway
RWO_01479 Gondola Lift
RWO_01709 Industrial Ropeway
RWO_02137 Material Overhead Cablecar
RWO_03418 Ski Lift
RWO_03419 Ski Tow
RWO_03705 T-bar Lift
RWO_05064 Cable Car (Cableway)

Mappings

osm#aerialway-line: AT041 closeMatch aerialway=* (line)
osm#aerialway=cable_car-line: AT041 (CAT_5) narrowMatch aerialway=cable_car (line)
osm#aerialway=canopy-line: AT041 narrowMatch aerialway=canopy (line)
osm#aerialway=chair_lift-line: AT041 (CAT_2) closeMatch aerialway=chair_lift (line)
osm#aerialway=drag_lift-line: AT041 (CAT_7) narrowMatch aerialway=drag_lift (line)
osm#aerialway=gondola-line: AT041 (CAT_6) closeMatch aerialway=gondola (line)
osm#aerialway=goods-line: AT041 narrowMatch aerialway=goods (line)
osm#aerialway=j-bar-line: AT041 (CAT_7) narrowMatch aerialway=j-bar (line)
osm#aerialway=lift-line: AT041 (CAT_7) closeMatch aerialway=lift (line)
osm#aerialway=magic_carpet-line: AT041 (CAT_3) narrowMatch aerialway=magic_carpet (line)
osm#aerialway=mixed_lift-line: AT041 (CAT_6) narrowMatch aerialway=mixed_lift (line)
osm#aerialway=platter-line: AT041 (CAT_7) narrowMatch aerialway=platter (line)
osm#aerialway=rope_tow-line: AT041 (CAT_7) narrowMatch aerialway=rope_tow (line)
osm#aerialway=t-bar-line: AT041 (CAT_7) closeMatch aerialway=t-bar (line)
osm#aerialway=zip_line-line: AT041 narrowMatch aerialway=zip_line (line)