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_poly
|
ISLAND
|
Not applicable
|
simple_area
|
| Object
description |
|
Area of dry or relatively dry land surrounded by water or low wetland.
|
| Map image |
Digital data image |
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| Comments |
|
Island objects have been used for all islands except the 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
|
3
|
Associated Objects
(Where applicable)
Object Attributes
(Where applicable)
| Attribute |
Data type |
Attribute description |
Attribute values |
|
name
|
string
|
The name of the island.
|
|
| island group name
|
string
|
The name of the group of islands that this island belongs to.
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