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EA: HYPSOGRAPHIC_PORTRAYAL_TYPE
EE: INDEX

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 8
EA label: HYPSOGRAPHIC_PORTRAYAL_TYPE

Concept definition: Every fourth or fifth <LINE>, depending on the contour interval, is an index <CONTOUR>. An index <CONTOUR> is accentuated by increasing its line weight. With few exceptions, index <CONTOUR>s are continuous throughout a <MAP> even though the <CONTOUR>s may coalesce because of steep slopes.
 
Reference type: IR
Reference: [FACC, Annex B, HQC:1]
Supplemental references: [SDLG], [DCW]

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