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Contour Conforming (USP_17)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: usp_17.ttl
- Name
contourConforming
- Attribute
- USP Settlement Pattern
- Definition
- The majority of the somewhat evenly spaced streets follow the contour of the land, staying near the same elevation throughout.
- Description
- Usually found in urban areas on steep slopes where a few steep and sharply twisting side streets connect the paralleling contour streets.
- Synonyms
- Regular Contouring
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Allowed for
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.