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Maritime Navigation Retro-reflector (BC042)

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

RDF: bc042.ttl

Name
MaritimeNavRetroReflector
Kind
FeatureType
Definition
A light-reflecting device that is secured to an unlit maritime navigation aid in order to distinguish its location and purpose at night.
Description
The retro-reflector may be either a self-contained unit affixed to another structure or consist of a material or coating applied directly to the surface of that structure. The colour and colour patten of the retro-reflector is based on either the Standard Code or the Comprehensive Code referenced within International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) E-106.
Accepted
2013-10-18
Geometry
point, multipoint, curve, multicurve, surface, multisurface, solid, multisolid
Subtype of
ZI028 Feature Entity
Attributes
RWOI terms naming it

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