3.2 Land and spatial terms

earth, water, air, buildings, structures and fixtures within a defined space

spatial unit used to record an area or volume of land that is treated as a single unit for a defined land referencing purpose

limit of the spatial extent of land, a right, a requirement or another spatial object

observable natural or constructed feature that marks or suggests a division in land

limit of the spatial extent over which a right is asserted or evidenced

limit of the spatial extent to which a requirement applies

defined vertical part of land

spatial extent of one ownership or possessory right held by one party or joint holding, as relevant to a defined requirement

spatial unit created by intersecting two or more source objects for reporting or processing

derived parcel that is homogeneous in respect of the applicable requirement and the rights selected for the intended output

designation, status or attribute that can change the treatment of land, a right or a party in a downstream process

spatial relationships between geographic objects, including adjacency, containment, connectivity, overlap and separation

coordinate system related to the real world by a datum

level of spatial detail represented by a dataset or output

closeness of a reported coordinate position to an accepted reference position