NIEM Progression 5

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nc:Location3DGeospatialCoordinate

A location identified by latitude, longitude, and height.

nc:Location3DGeospatialCoordinate holds other objects.

nc:Location3DGeospatialCoordinate can hold any of these following objects, starting with the most specific and becoming more generic as you move down the list:


nc:LocationAltitude

A measurement of the height or position of a location above a certain reference.

Holds other objects.


nc:LocationDepth

A measure of the depth of a location relative to a reference.

Holds other objects.


nc:LocationElevation

A measure of the distance of a point on the Earth from a reference point.

Holds other objects.


nc:GeographicDatumText

A spatial reference system.

Holds text.


biom:GeodeticDatumCoordinateSystemCode

A geospatial coordinate system for datum values

Holds code table entries.


nc:GeographicCoordinateLatitude

A measurement of the angular distance between a point on the Earth and the Equator.

Holds other objects.


nc:GeographicCoordinateLongitude

A measurement of the angular distance between a point on the Earth and the Prime Meridian.

Holds other objects.