IHO Geospatial Information Registry

KHOA


[Listed Value] Dictionary Details
Domain Inland ENC
Name Equivalent Height of Water (German GlW)
CamelCase equivalentHeightOfWater
Item Identifier 1719
Definition A low water level which is the result of a defined low water discharge - called "equivalent discharge".
Data type Enumerated value
Associated Attribute
Attribute type Name
Enumerated type Vertical Datum
Reference Edition 2.4 Feature Catalogue
Reference Source Electronic Chart Display and Information System for Inland Navigation, Section 2: Data Standard, Appendix A: Object Catalogue for Inland ECDIS
Similarity to Source Identical : The style of the definition has been changed to match the style and structure of other specifications in the register that has imported the specification.
Remarks A new agreement upon the value of the "equivalent discharge" is made every 10 years by the "Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine". On average the "equivalent height of water" is currently fallen short of only at about 10 days per year [2002].
INT1
S4
Management Details
Proposal Type Addition Submitting Org IHO Secretariat
Successor -- Date Proposed 2020-05-25
Predecessor -- Date Accepted 2020-05-25
Proposed Change Add new enumerate value.
Justification Initial population of Data Dictionary Register.