Rangitikei District Data

A relatively large natural stream of water.

S-57 Object Class: River

S-57 Acronym: RIVERS

This data was compiled for the use in the scale range 1:1,500,000 and smaller.

THIS DATA DOES NOT REPLACE NAUTICAL CHARTS AND MUST NOT BE USED FOR NAVIGATION.

This data is based on the S-57 data format used in Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) published and maintained by the New Zealand Hydrographic Authority at Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). Refer to the following link for information about S-57 data: www.linz.govt.nz/hydro/regulation/

LINZ publishes 1:25,000 scale orthophotos of New Zealand from its archive. The New Zealand orthophotos shown are historical and no further orthophotos of New Zealand will be published.

Coverage of 1 pixel is 2.5m x 2.5m

A man-made water channel, often running parallel to the contours, built specifically for the distribution of water to crops, pasture, mining activities etc

Data Dictionary for water_race_cl: apps.linz.govt.nz/topo-data-dictionary/index.aspx?...

This layer is a component of the Topo250 map series. The Topo250 map series provides topographic mapping for the New Zealand mainland and Chatham Islands, at 1:250,000 scale.

Further information on Topo250: www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo250

A wet or moist region with water standing on or just below the surface of the ground, and usually covered by a growth of vegetation

Data Dictionary for swamp_poly: apps.linz.govt.nz/topo-data-dictionary/index.aspx?...

This layer is a component of the Topo250 map series. The Topo250 map series provides topographic mapping for the New Zealand mainland and Chatham Islands, at 1:250,000 scale.

Further information on Topo250: www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo250

Industrial cableway; a conveyor system built primarily for the transport of material for industry, power production etc, in which a carrier unit or units run on wire cables strung between supports.

Data Dictionary for cableway_industrial_cl: apps.linz.govt.nz/topo-data-dictionary/index.aspx?...

This layer is a component of the Topo50 map series. The Topo50 map series provides topographic mapping for the New Zealand mainland, Chatham and New Zealand's offshore islands, at 1:50,000 scale.

Further information on Topo50:
www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo50

A naturally formed, subterranean open area or chamber.

Data Dictionary for cave_pnt: apps.linz.govt.nz/topo-data-dictionary/index.aspx?...

This layer is a component of the Topo250 map series. The Topo250 map series provides topographic mapping for the New Zealand mainland and Chatham Islands, at 1:250,000 scale.

Further information on Topo250: www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo250

An area of broken, fast flowing water in a stream, where the slope of the bed increases (but without a prominent break of slope which might result in a cascade or waterfall), or where a gently dipping bar of harder rock outcrops

Data Dictionary for rapid_cl: apps.linz.govt.nz/topo-data-dictionary/index.aspx?...

This layer is a component of the Topo50 map series. The Topo50 map series provides topographic mapping for the New Zealand mainland, Chatham and New Zealand's offshore islands, at 1:50,000 scale.

Further information on Topo50:
www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo50

An area of broken, fast flowing water in a stream, where the slope of the bed increases (but without a prominent break of slope which might result in a cascade or waterfall), or where a gently dipping bar of harder rock outcrops

Data Dictionary for rapid_poly: apps.linz.govt.nz/topo-data-dictionary/index.aspx?...

This layer is a component of the Topo50 map series. The Topo50 map series provides topographic mapping for the New Zealand mainland, Chatham and New Zealand's offshore islands, at 1:50,000 scale.

Further information on Topo50:
www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo50

A series of wires, one to walk on, one or more to hold on to. This enables a person to cross from one side of an obstacle to another - ususally a river.

Data Dictionary for walkwire_cl: apps.linz.govt.nz/topo-data-dictionary/index.aspx?...

This layer is a component of the Topo50 map series. The Topo50 map series provides topographic mapping for the New Zealand mainland, Chatham and New Zealand's offshore islands, at 1:50,000 scale.

Further information on Topo50:
www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/topo50

Sand: crushed rock, shells etc smaller than 2mm in size

Data Dictionary for sand_poly: apps.linz.govt.nz/topo-data-dictionary/index.aspx?...

This layer is a component of the Topo500 data. The Topo500 map series will, when it is created, provide updated topographic mapping for the New Zealand mainland at 1:500,000 scale.