shape SF_SamplingFeature Requirements class: Monitoring Points Requirements Class

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9.19.3 lineage SF_SamplingFeature

Used to describe the history of a sampling point. Examples include replacement of equipment, previous names etc. The lineage type from ISO19115 allows for either simple statements of history, or the definition of chained sources and process steps that have occurred to the sampling feature.

9.19. parameter SF_SamplingFeatur

A name-value parameter allowing soft-typed properties to be specified. This can be used to extend the set of existing properties. E.g. specifying geomorphic characteristics in the vicinity of a sampling point is a specialised requirement that does not exist in the current model but may be added through this property.

9.19.5 positionalAccuracy SF_SpatialSamplingFeature

Used to specify the accuracy of the positioning of the sampling point. This will be dependent upon the method used for calculating the coordinates of the point. E.g. differentially corrected GPS, resulting in accuracy of +- 0.1 meter.

9.19.6 timeZone and daylightSavingsTimeZone

Specifies the time zone that the sampling point is located in. The zone offset must be specified e.g. +10:00 GMT, with an optional zone abbreviation e.g. AEST. The daylightSavingsTimeZone property can be used to specify the time zone for daylight time if applicable.

9.19.7 relatedParty

Describes parties –individuals or organisations – that are related to the monitoring point. Multiple related parties may be described using the role code list from ISO 19115. The most common relationships within the context of this standard and specifically, monitoring points include: owner, originator, pointOfContact, principalInvestigator and distributor.

9.19. descriptionReference

A property meant to hold links to external descriptions of the monitoring station. For example, links to photos, html description pages etc. Note: gml:descriptionReference specifies it should link to a text description hence was not used.

9.19.9 monitoringType

This property categorises the style of monitoring that occurs at the station. This is often contains a number of categories. WMO [5] defines a set of community topics appropriate for this use WMO_CommunityTopicCategoryCode, listed in Annex G. Note that sampling points may fall under multiple classifications, as sampling points are often multi-purpose.