Documentation for fieldgml

Complex Type: VerticalDatumType

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Super-types: gml:DefinitionType < AbstractDatumBaseType (by restriction) < AbstractDatumType (by extension) < VerticalDatumType (by extension)
Sub-types: None
Name VerticalDatumType
Abstract no
Documentation A textual description and/or a set of parameters identifying a particular reference level surface used as a zero-height surface, including its position with respect to the Earth for any of the height types recognized by this standard. There are several types of Vertical Datums, and each may place constraints on the Coordinate Axis with which it is combined to create a Vertical CRS.
XML Instance Representation
<...
gml:id="[1]">
<gml:datumName> ... </gml:datumName> [1]
<gml:datumID> ... </gml:datumID> [0..*]

'Set of alternative identifications of this datum. The first datumID, if any, is normally the primary identification code, and any others are aliases.'

<gml:remarks> ... </gml:remarks> [0..1]

'Comments on this reference system, including source information.'

<gml:anchorPoint> ... </gml:anchorPoint> [0..1]
<gml:validArea> ... </gml:validArea> [0..1]
<gml:scope> ... </gml:scope> [0..1]
</...>
Diagram
Schema Component Representation
<complexType name="VerticalDatumType">
<complexContent>
<extension base=" gml:AbstractDatumType ">
<sequence>
<element ref=" gml:verticalDatumType " minOccurs="0"/>
</sequence>
</extension>
</complexContent>
</complexType>