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Channel (BH191)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: bh191.ttl
- Name
Channel- Kind
- FeatureType
- Definition
- That part of a body of water, either ocean or inland, (sometimes dredged) deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not navigable.
- Description
- It is usually marked by a single or double line of buoys and sometimes by leading lines. It is often the deepest part of a stream, bay or strait through which the main current flows.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Geometry
- point, multipoint, curve, multicurve, surface, multisurface, solid, multisolid
- Subtype of
- ZI028 Feature Entity
- Attributes
- BMC Bottom Material Type — multiplicity 0..*; datatype Channel_bottomMaterialTypeMeta; values: BMC_1 Clay and Silt, BMC_11 Coral, BMC_14 Sand, BMC_2 Silty Sands, BMC_3 Sand and Gravel, BMC_4 Gravel and Cobble, BMC_5 Rocks and Boulders, BMC_6 Bedrock, BMC_7 Paved, BMC_8 Peat, BMC_9 Sand over Mud
- CHT Channel Type — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Channel_channelTypeMeta; values: CHT_1 Lagoonal Channel, CHT_2 Lake Channel, CHT_3 Marine Channel, CHT_5 River Channel
- CAI Controlling Authority Identification — multiplicity 0..*; datatype CharacterStringMeta
- CAA Controlling Authority — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Channel_controllingAuthorityMeta; values: CAA_16 Civilian, CAA_17 Public, CAA_3 Private, CAA_5 Military, CAA_7 Joint Military and Civilian
- DRA Depth Range — multiplicity 0..1; datatype HydroVertDimIntervalMeta
- DRG Dredged — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
- COS Facility Operational Status — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Channel_facilityOperationalStatusMeta; values: COS_13 Operational, COS_14 Partially Operational, COS_4 Non-operational, COS_6 Planned, COS_9 Temporarily Non-operational
- NSC Hydrographic NAVAID System — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Channel_hydrographicNavaidSystemMeta; values: NSC_10 No System, NSC_2 IALA Region A, NSC_3 IALA Region B, NSC_6 SIGNI, NSC_7 US Intracoastal Waterway, NSC_8 US Uniform State, NSC_9 US Western Rivers
- HYP Hydrologic Persistence — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Channel_hydrologicPersistenceMeta; values: HYP_1 Perennial, HYP_2 Intermittent, HYP_4 Dry
- BWL Left Below Water Bank Slope — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
- MAS Maintained — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
- AZC Man-made — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
- MAN Maritime Navigation Marked — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
- OPT Operating Cycle — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Channel_operatingCycleMeta; values: OPT_1 Daytime, OPT_2 Night-time, OPT_3 Continuously Operating, OPT_6 Restricted, OPT_7 Never Operating
- ORS Operating Restriction — multiplicity 0..*; datatype Channel_operatingRestrictionMeta; values: ORS_10 Time, ORS_11 Ice, ORS_12 Tide, ORS_13 Vegetation, ORS_3 No Restriction, ORS_4 Snow, ORS_5 Icing, ORS_6 Flooding, ORS_7 Special Restriction, ORS_8 Wind, ORS_9 Reduced Visibility
- PAR Partial Feature Indicator — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
- PSE Periodic Restriction Month Interval — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
- PRM Permanent — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
- PCF Physical Condition — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Channel_physicalConditionMeta; values: PCF_1 Construction, PCF_2 Intact, PCF_3 Unmaintained, PCF_4 Damaged, PCF_6 Destroyed
- RCH Recommended Channel — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
- BWR Right Below Water Bank Slope — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
- TID Tide Influenced — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
- TRF Traffic Flow — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Channel_trafficFlowMeta; values: TRF_1 Inbound, TRF_2 Outbound, TRF_3 One-way, TRF_4 Two-way
- UHS Uncovering Height Known — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
- RWOI terms naming it
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.