Area Feature Table

There are Area Feature Tables for eight of the 17 coverages in DCW. The rest of this page shows what information is held for each of these coverages.

• cultural landmarks
  • label (50 characters text)
• data quality
  • map sheet number
  • compilation date
  • latest revision date
  • print date
  • remarks (40 characters text)
  • horizontal accuracy
  • vertical accuracy
• drainage
  • type (e.g. perennial inland water, non-perennial inland water, glaciers)
• hypsography
  • elevation zone
• land cover
  • type (e.g. rice fields, salt pans, gardens, lava flows)
• political/oceans
  • type (e.g. land, ocean, pack ice)
  • region
  • country
  • administration unit
• populated places
  • type (either built-up areas or kampongs)
• vegetation
  • type (e.g. evergreen forest, bare ground tundra)

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