New Zealand Topographic Data Dictionary

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For more information contact the New Zealand National Topo/Hydro Authority. Please note: the metadata presented here is prior to changes agreed with ICSM members and is therefore subject to alteration. Please read the Explanatory Page for explanations of the fields, abbreviations and symbols which have been used.

Object_class	Entity_class	Additional entity class	Object Inheritance
island_bdy	ISLAND	Not applicable	simple_line
Object description
Area of dry or relatively dry land surrounded by water or low wetland.
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Comments
Island objects have been used for all islands except for North Island, South Island and Stewart Island which have been captured as coastline.
Entity Source	Classification	Seed class	Last updated	Edition number
US Standard Entity	50k topo	island_seed	23/11/2001	4

Associated Objects

(Where applicable)

island_poly

island_seed

Object Attributes

(Where applicable)

Attribute

Data type

Attribute description

Attribute values

island definition

string

An indefinite entry is used where the position of the object being described cannot be placed within the usual accuracy tolerances.

indefinite

{empty}

water confluence

string

A water confluence value of 'yes' has been used to complete the object where the island meets an area of water, eg. river etc.

yes

{empty}

elevation

real

The height of the object above Mean Sea Level, where known.

"0"

{empty}