Maritime Bottom Characteristic (BC011)

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

Name

MaritimeBottomCharacterInfo

Kind

Type

Definition

A characterization of the bottom of a body of water based on its effect on maritime operations (for example: bottom trawling, anchoring, or bottoming) that is specified in terms of quality(ies), color(s) and material(s).

Accepted

2023-08-14

Attributes

PSC Primary Structural Material Characteristic — multiplicity 1; datatype MaritimeBottomCharacterInfo_primaryStructMatCharMeta; values: PSC_1 Broken, PSC_10 Stiff, PSC_11 Streaky, PSC_12 Tenacious, PSC_13 Irregular, PSC_14 Bare, PSC_17 Calcareous, PSC_18 Flinty, PSC_19 Glacial, PSC_2 Coarse, PSC_20 Ground, PSC_21 Large, PSC_22 Rocky, PSC_23 Small, PSC_24 Speckled, PSC_25 Varied, PSC_26 Volcanic, PSC_27 Medium, PSC_29 Mobile Bottom, PSC_3 Decayed, PSC_4 Fine, PSC_5 Gritty, PSC_6 Hard, PSC_7 Rotten, PSC_8 Soft, PSC_9 Sticky
SCO Sediment Colour — multiplicity 1; datatype MaritimeBottomCharacterInfo_sedimentColourMeta; values: SCO_1 Grayish Green, SCO_10 Dark Reddish Brown, SCO_11 Grayish Red, SCO_12 Moderate Reddish Brown, SCO_13 Pale Reddish Brown, SCO_14 Pale Red, SCO_15 Moderate Reddish Orange, SCO_16 Moderate Orange Pink, SCO_17 Grayish Orange Pink, SCO_18 Greenish Olive, SCO_19 Light Olive, SCO_2 Pale Grayish Green, SCO_20 Pale Olive, SCO_21 Dark Greenish Yellow, SCO_22 Moderate Greenish Yellow, SCO_23 Pale Greenish Yellow, SCO_24 Dusky Green, SCO_25 Moderate Grayish Green, SCO_26 Moderate Green, SCO_27 Brilliant Green, SCO_28 Pale Green, SCO_29 Light Green, SCO_3 Very Pale Green, SCO_30 Light Yellowish Green, SCO_31 Very Dusky Purple, SCO_32 Pale Purple, SCO_33 Very Dark Red, SCO_34 Dusky Red, SCO_35 Moderate Red, SCO_36 Light Red, SCO_37 Moderate Pink, SCO_38 Very Dusky Red Purple, SCO_39 Pale Red Purple, SCO_4 Dusky Yellowish Green, SCO_40 Pale Pink, SCO_41 Moderate Olive Brown, SCO_42 Light Olive Brown, SCO_43 Dusky Yellow, SCO_44 Moderate Yellow, SCO_45 Grayish Yellow, SCO_46 Dusky Blue Green, SCO_47 Light Blue Green, SCO_48 White, SCO_49 Black, SCO_5 Dark Yellowish Green, SCO_6 Grayish Yellowish Green, SCO_7 Moderate Yellowish Green, SCO_8 Pale Yellowish Green, SCO_9 Very Dusky Red
MCC Structural Material Type — multiplicity 1; datatype MaritimeBottomCharacterInfo_structMatTypeMeta; values: MCC_10 Calcareous, MCC_103 Frozen Water, MCC_104 Soil, MCC_105 Spicules, MCC_106 Sponge, MCC_108 Stone, MCC_111 Tufa, MCC_115 Volcanic Ash, MCC_12 Chalk, MCC_14 Cinders, MCC_15 Cirripedia, MCC_159 Pteropods, MCC_16 Clay, MCC_18 Cobbles, MCC_22 Conglomerate, MCC_24 Coral, MCC_25 Coral Head, MCC_28 Diatomaceous Earth, MCC_36 Foraminifera, MCC_37 Fucus, MCC_4 Ash, MCC_45 Plant Material, MCC_46 Gravel, MCC_49 Ground Shell, MCC_52 Lava, MCC_55 Loess, MCC_58 Madrepore, MCC_59 Manganese, MCC_61 Marl, MCC_63 Matte, MCC_65 Mud, MCC_66 Mussels, MCC_69 Ooze, MCC_7 Bedrock, MCC_70 Oysters, MCC_73 Pebbles, MCC_75 Sea Moss, MCC_79 Pumice, MCC_8 Boulders, MCC_80 Quartz, MCC_81 Radiolaria, MCC_84 Rock, MCC_88 Sand, MCC_90 Schist, MCC_92 Scoria, MCC_96 Shell, MCC_98 Shingle, MCC_99 Silt
UBL Underlying Bottom Character Layer — multiplicity 1; datatype IntegerMeta

Inverse associations

backshore (inverse of BackshoreInfo) → BA022 Backshore (0..*)
beach (inverse of BeachInfo) → BA050 Beach (0..*)
bottomCharacterRegionInfo (inverse of BottomCharacterRegionInfo) → BF010 Bottom Characteristic Region (0..*)
foreshore (inverse of ForeshoreBottomCharInfo) → BA023 Foreshore (0..*)
nearshore (inverse of nearshoreInfo) → BA021 Nearshore (0..*)