New Zealand Topographic Data Dictionary

Index organised by entity classes

From here you can access descriptions of the object classes used to represent objects in the NZTopo topographic database. The object classes are organised according to the entity class within which they are grouped.

Entity_classObject_code
AIRPORTairport_pnt
airport_poly
ANTENNAsatellite_station_pnt
AQUACULTURE AREAfish_farm_poly
marine_farm_cl
marine_farm_poly
BARshoal_poly
BASINdepform_edge
BEACONbeacon_pnt
BIVOUACbivouac_pnt
BLOWHOLEblowhole_pnt
BOATRAMPboatramp_cl
slipway_cl
BOUNDARYlinz_map_sheet
BREAKWATERboom_cl
breakwater_cl
BRIDGEbridge_cl
walkwire_cl
BUILDINGbuilding_pnt
building_poly
rail_station_pnt
BUOYbuoy_pnt
CABLEWAYcableway_industrial_cl
cableway_people_cl
ski_lift_cl
ski_tow_cl
CAVEcave_pnt
CEMETERYcemetery_pnt
cemetery_poly
CHIMNEYchimney_pnt
flare_pnt
CLIFFcliff_edge
ice_cliff_edge
CREVASSEcrevasse_cl
CROPLANDorchard_poly
vineyard_poly
CUTTINGcutting_edge
DAMdam_cl
weir_cl
DREDGEdredge_pnt
DRY DOCKdry_dock_poly
DUMPING GROUNDdredge_tailing_cl
landfill_poly
EMBANKMENTembankment_cl
FENCEfence_cl
FORDford_pnt
FUMAROLEfumarole_pnt
GAPsaddle_pnt
GATEcattlestop_pnt
floodgate_pnt
gate_pnt
GOLF COURSEgolf_course_poly
GRAVE SITEgrave_pnt
GROUNDmoraine_poly
moraine_wall_poly
mud_poly
sand_poly
shingle_poly
GROUND SURFACEcontour
slip_edge
HELIPADhelipad_pnt
HISTORICAL SITEhistoric_site_pnt
pa_pnt
redoubt_pnt
ICEBERGiceberg_poly
ICEFIELDdistice_poly
fastice_poly
ice_poly
ice_shelf_poly
INTERSECTIONrr_crossing_pnt
ISLANDisland_poly
KILNkiln_pnt
LADDERladder_cl
ladder_pnt
LAGOONlagoon_poly
LAKEglacial_lake_poly
lake_poly
pond_poly
LANEferry_crossing_cl
MELTSTRMmelt_stream_cl
MINEgravel_pit_poly
mine_pnt
mine_poly
pumice_pit_poly
quarry_poly
MONUMENTmonument_pnt
PINNACLErock_outcrop_pnt
PLACEresidential_area_poly
RACETRACKracetrack_cl
racetrack_pnt
racetrack_poly
RADAR DOMEradar_dome_pnt
RAILWAYrailway_cl
RAPIDSrapid_cl
rapid_poly
REEFreef_poly
RESTRICTED AREArifle_range_poly
ROADroad_cl
track_cl
RUNWAYrunway_poly
SHAFTshaft_pnt
SHELTERBELTshelter_belt_cl
SHORErock_pnt
rock_poly
SHORELINEcoastline
SHOW GROUNDshowground_poly
SINKHOLEsinkhole_pnt
SIPHONsiphon_pnt
siphon_poly
SNOWFIELDsnow_poly
SOAKHOLEsoakhole_pnt
SPILLWAYspillway_edge
SPORTS FIELDsportsfield_poly
SPOT HEIGHTheight_pnt
SPRINGspring_pnt
STOCKYARDstockyard_pnt
TALUSscree_poly
TANKreservoir_poly
tank_pnt
tank_poly
TEXTdescriptive_text
geographic_name
TOWERmast_pnt
pylon_pnt
tower_pnt
TRANSMISSION LINEgas_valve_pnt
pipeline_cl
powerline_cl
telephone_cl
TREEtree_pnt
TUNNELtunnel_cl
WATERCOURSEcanal_cl
canal_poly
drain_cl
flume_cl
flume_pnt
ice_stream_cl
river_cl
river_poly
water_race_cl
WATERFALLwaterfall_cl
waterfall_edge
waterfall_pnt
waterfall_poly
WELLgeo_bore_pnt
well_pnt
WETLANDmangrove_poly
swamp_pnt
swamp_poly
WHARFwharf_cl
wharf_edge
WINDMILLwindmill_pnt
WOODLANDexotic_poly
native_poly
scattered_scrub_poly
scrub_poly
WRECKwreck_pnt