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Ship Elevator (BI006)

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

RDF: bi006.ttl

Name

ShipElevator

Kind

FeatureType

Definition

A device used to raise ships vertically between water bodies with different elevations.

Description

Normally ship elevators consist of water filled chambers which can be raised or lowered by means of mechanical devices. Commonly used to move ships between canals where locks would be impractical.

Accepted

2013-10-18

Geometry

point, curve, surface

Subtype of

ZI028 Feature Entity

Attributes

COA Conspicuous Air Category — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ShipElevator_conspicuousAirCategoryMeta; values: COA_1 Visual and Radar, COA_2 Visual, COA_3 Radar, COA_4 Not Conspicuous
CAI Controlling Authority Identification — multiplicity 0..*; datatype CharacterStringMeta
COG Conspicuous Ground Category — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ShipElevator_conspicuousGroundCategoryMeta; values: COG_2 Visual, COG_4 Not Conspicuous
COC Conspicuous Sea Category — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ShipElevator_conspicuousSeaCategoryMeta; values: COC_1 Visual and Radar, COC_2 Visual, COC_3 Radar, COC_4 Not Conspicuous
CAA Controlling Authority — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ShipElevator_controllingAuthorityMeta; values: CAA_16 Civilian, CAA_17 Public, CAA_3 Private, CAA_5 Military, CAA_7 Joint Military and Civilian
DZP Deepest Depth Below Surface Level — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureMeta
DIR Directivity — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ShipElevator_directivityMeta; values: DIR_1 Unidirectional, DIR_2 Bidirectional, DIR_3 Omnidirectional
COS Facility Operational Status — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ShipElevator_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
LCA Lifting Capacity — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureMeta
MAN Maritime Navigation Marked — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
MWD Maximum Design Water Depth — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureMeta
PCF Physical Condition — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ShipElevator_physicalConditionMeta; values: PCF_1 Construction, PCF_2 Intact, PCF_3 Unmaintained, PCF_4 Damaged, PCF_5 Dismantled, PCF_6 Destroyed
RPA Port Access — multiplicity 0..1; datatype BooleanMeta
RSI Radar Significance — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ShipElevator_radarSignificanceMeta; values: RSI_1 Metal, RSI_2 Part Metal, RSI_3 Masonry, RSI_4 Composition, RSI_5 Earthen
SHC Safe Horizontal Clearance — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureMeta
MCC Structural Material Type — multiplicity 0..*; datatype ShipElevator_structMatTypeMeta; values: MCC_107 Steel, MCC_108 Stone, MCC_117 Wood, MCC_150 Treated Timber, MCC_21 Concrete, MCC_64 Metal, MCC_77 Prestressed Concrete, MCC_83 Reinforced Concrete, MCC_9 Brick
LNU Usable Length — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
WDU Usable Width — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta
NPL Parallel Line Count — multiplicity 0..1; datatype IntegerMeta
WD5 Width at Top — multiplicity 0..1; datatype MeasureIntervalMeta

Associations

ShipElevatorAeronauticalObstacleInfo → ZI130 Aeronautical Obstacle Information (0..1)
ShipElevatorAmenity → ZI116 Amenity (0..*)
ShipElevatorCulturalProtectionInfo → HL111 Cultural Protection Info (0..*)
ShipElevatorCulturalSignificanceInfo → HL110 Cultural Significance Info (0..*)
ShipElevatorLandmarkInfo → LM010 Landmark Information (0..1)

RWOI terms naming it

RWO_03368 Ship Elevator