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Intermediate Contour (HQC_2)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: hqc_2.ttl
- Name
intermediateContour- Attribute
- HQC Hypsography Portrayal Type
- Definition
- One of the three or four contour lines between adjacent index contour lines.
- Description
- It is typically depicted with about half the line weight of an index contour line. An intermediate contour line is normally continuous throughout a map, but may be dropped or joined with another contour line where the slope is steep and where there is insufficient space to show all of the intermediate contour lines.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Allowed for
- RWOI terms naming it
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.