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Volcano (DB180)

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

RDF: db180.ttl

Name

Volcano

Kind

FeatureType

Definition

A hill or mountain situated over an opening or openings in the Earth's crust through which lava, cinders, steam, and/or gases, are or have been expelled.

Accepted

2013-10-18

Geometry

point, curve, surface

Subtype of

ZI028 Feature Entity

Attributes

• ZVH Highest Elevation — multiplicity 0..1; datatype ElevationMeasureMeta
• LRE Last Recorded Eruption Date — multiplicity 0..1; datatype CharacterStringMeta
• VOA Volcanic Activity — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Volcano_volcanicActivityMeta; values: VOA_1 Active, VOA_2 Dormant, VOA_3 Inactive or Extinct
• FOE Volcanic Eruption Frequency — multiplicity 0..1; datatype IntegerMeta
• VGT Volcano Shape — multiplicity 0..1; datatype Volcano_volcanoShapeMeta; values: VGT_1 Cone, VGT_2 Cinder Cone, VGT_3 Shield, VGT_4 Caldera, VGT_5 Composite

Associations

• VolcanoCulturalSignificanceInfo → HL110 Cultural Significance Info (0..*)
• VolcanoHydrographicBaseHeightInfo → ZI400 Hydrographic Base Height Information (0..1)
• VolcanoLandmarkInfo → LM010 Landmark Information (0..1)

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_00556 Caldera
• RWO_00682 Cinder Cone
• RWO_04018 Volcano

Mappings

• osm#natural=volcano-point: DB180 closeMatch natural=volcano (point)

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

OSM mappings: OSM_to_DGIF_V3.csv of che-dgif-interlis-tools. Licence: MIT, © 2026 Michael Lanini (swisstopo). See the FAQ.