Differences Between Shapefile/OSL and GDF-AS

Due to design preferences and customer input, there are content differences (other than format differences) between the Shapefile and GDF-AS deliveries.

Shapefile Attribution Not Found in GDF-AS

The following Shapefile features contain attributes not represented in GDF-AS. See the MultiNet Shapefile Product Files listing for more information on all MultiNet® Shapefile files.
Table 1. Shapefile Attribution Not Found in GDF-AS, for example
SHAPEFILE LAYER ATTRIBUTE DESCRIPTION
Administrative Areas (a0-a9) FEATAREA Area feature expressed in square meters (m2)
Administrative Areas (a0-a9) FEATPERIM Perimeter of feature expressed in meters (m)
Address Areas (aa) FEATAREA Area feature expressed in square meters (m2)
Address Areas (aa) FEATPERIM Perimeter of feature expressed in meters (m)
Administrative Places (ap) FEATAREA Area feature expressed in square meters (m2)
Administrative Places (ap) FEATPERIM Perimeter of feature expressed in meters (m)
Area Structures (as) FEATAREA Area feature expressed in square meters (m2)
Area Structures (as) FEATPERIM Perimeter of feature expressed in meters (m)
Built-Up Areas (bu) FEATAREA Area feature expressed in square meters (m2)
Built-Up Areas (bu) FEATPERIM Perimeter of feature expressed in meters (m)
Junctions (jc) JNCTTYP=0 Value of "0" (default in Shapefile) not found in GDF-AS
Land Cover (lc) FEATAREA Area feature expressed in square meters (m2)
Land Cover (lc) FEATPERIM Perimeter of feature expressed in meters (m)
Direction of Traffic Flow (lf) ONEWAY Used for direction of flow (DF) for all vehicle types (VT=0) and passenger cars (VT = 11). No validity period (VP) associated with ONEWAY.
Line Structures (ls) METERS Feature length in meters
Land Use (lu) FEATAREA Area feature expressed in square meters (m2)
Land Use (lu) FEATPERIM Perimeter of feature expressed in meters (m)
Network (nw) METERS Feature length in meters
Network (nw) KPH Calculated average speed in kilometers per hour
Network (nw) MINUTES Feature length in meters
Network (nw) ONEWAY Used for direction of flow (DF) for all vehicle types (VT=0) and passenger cars (VT = 11). No validity period (VP) associated with ONEWAY.
Other Named Areas (oa) FEATAREA Area feature expressed in square meters (m2)
Other Named Areas (oa) FEATPERIM Perimeter of feature expressed in meters (m)
Postal Districts (pd) FEATAREA Area feature expressed in square meters (m2)
Postal Districts (pd) FEATPERIM Perimeter of feature expressed in meters (m)
Railways (rr) METERS Feature length in meters
Restrictions (rs) VT = -1 Vehicle type -1 (Not applicable) is not available in GDF-AS
Water Areas (wa) FEATAREA Area feature expressed in square meters (m2)
Water Areas (wa) FEATPERIM Perimeter of feature expressed in meters (m)
Water Lines (wl) METERS Feature length in meters

Other Differences

Functional Road Classes

  • Functional Road Classes are delivered in separate "Street" layers 00 - 08 in Shapefile.

Sections

  • No sectioning available in Shapefile.