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Within the Digital Topographic Data, the following datasets are derived datasets:·        

  • Community Facility Points

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  • Emergency Services Points

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  • Homesteads

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  • Shorelines

 

Feature Structure

In the vector data model, spatial features are represented as discrete geometric objects. These objects include points, lines, and polygons.

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  • Point Features: Represent singular, discrete geographic locations, or objects, encompassing specific landmarks like population centres, wells, tourist points, helipads, or monitoring stations. Point features are typically defined by a single set of x, y (and optionally, z) coordinates.

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  • Line Features: Portray linear or one-dimensional geographic elements such as railways, rivers, pipelines, or coastline. These features are characterized by a sequence of interconnected points.

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  • Polygon Feature: Capture areas or regions on the Earth's surface enclosed by one or more closed boundaries. Examples include land parcels, built-up areas and islands. Polygons are typically defined by a series of interconnected points, forming a closed shape.

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  • Multi-part Features: Constitute a distinct category capable of representing intricate or multipart geometries. They involve multiple interconnected points, lines, or polygons. For instance, a multi-part polygon might symbolize an island group, where each island serves as a component of the entire feature.

 

 

Feature Geometry

All features are defined spatially by their geometry type and vector coordinates. The following geometry types are supported.

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  • Points - Defines point features or area features represented by a point that are displayed in mapping processes by a symbol.

 
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  • Multi-points that are two or more points that are treated as one feature are supported.

 
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  • Line/Polylines - A chain consisting of a sequence of non-intersecting line segments. A vertex is a change in direction along the length of a line segment or at the end of the line string.

 
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  • Multi-polylines are two or more polylines, not adjoining each other and treated as one feature.

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  • Polygons - A bounded continuous region consisting of an interior area.

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  • Area-connected planar polygon with one external boundary are polygons that do not completely cover the interior area of the polygon. A void area within the polygon is not part of the same feature.

 

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  •  Multi-polygons are two or more polygons, not adjoining each other and treated as one feature. Multi-polygons can consist of polygons and holey polygons together.

 

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Table 1 - Feature geometry

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  • All polygon boundaries must be closed.

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  • Polygon features may contain an inner set of holes or voids that can be assigned to any feature class. For example, a Lake may have in the middle of it an area of dry land (terrestrial island).