This appendix contains information that supplements the template documentation, and is divided into the following sections:
- Obstacle layer sources
- Concealment vegetation suitability
- Cover vegetation suitability
- Land cover for Suitable HLZs
- CCM and off-road parameter table fields
Obstacle layer sources
The following table shows which UTDS features in the Operational Environment are used to publish obstacles.
Category | Type | F_CODE | Definition Query | Corresponding UTDS Feature Class |
Water | Inland Water Body | BH082 | F_CODE = 'BH082' | HydrographyAreas |
Land Subject to Inundation | BH090 | F_CODE = 'BH090' | ||
Natural Pool | BH170 | F_CODE = 'BH170' | ||
Rapids | BH120 | F_CODE = 'BH120' | ||
Rice Field | BH135 | F_CODE = 'BH135' | ||
River | BH140 | F_CODE = 'BH140' | HydrographyAreas, HydrographyEdges | |
Lagoon | BH190 | F_CODE = 'BH190' | ||
Tidal Water | BA040 | F_CODE = 'BA040' | HydrographyAreas | |
Vegetation | Thicket | EB020 | F_CODE = 'EB020' | VegetationAreas |
Bog | BH015 | F_CODE = 'BH015' | ||
Marsh | ED010 | F_CODE = 'ED010' | ||
Swamp | ED020 | F_CODE = 'ED020' | ||
Forest | EC015 | F_CODE = 'EC015' | ||
Tree | EC005 | F_CODE = 'EC005' | ||
Land Forms | Depression | DB080 | F_CODE = 'DB080' | PhysiographicAreas |
Steep Terrain Face | DB010 | F_CODE = 'DB010' | PhysiographicLines | |
Crevasse | BJ031 | F_CODE = 'BJ031' | ||
Ice Cliff | BJ040 | F_CODE = 'BJ040' | ||
Ice Peak | BJ060 | F_CODE = 'BJ060' | PhysiographicPoints | |
Asphalt Lake | DA005 | F_CODE = 'DA005' | PhysiographicAreas | |
Landslide Mass | DB211 | F_CODE = 'DB211' | ||
Rock Formation | DB160 | F_CODE = 'DB160' | PhysiographicAreas, PhysiographicPoints | |
Desert | Oasis | EC020 | F_CODE = 'EC020' | |
Sabkha | BH160 | F_CODE = 'BH160' | ||
Salt Flat | BH150 | F_CODE = 'BH150' | ||
Geothermal Outlet | DB115 | F_CODE = 'DB115' | ||
Volcano | DB180 | F_CODE = 'DB180' | PhysiographicPoints |
Concealment vegetation suitability
This table describes how vegetation F_CODE values are evaluated by the Concealment From Aerial Detection tool.
Description | F_CODE | Summer Suitability | Winter Suitability |
Built-up Area | AL020 | GOOD | GOOD |
Land Subject to Inundation | BH090 | FAIR | FAIR |
Marsh/Swamp | BH095 | ||
Rice Field | BH135 | POOR | POOR |
Barren Ground | DA020 | ||
Cropland | EA010 | FAIR | |
Hedgerow | EA020 | POOR | |
Nursery | EA030 | FAIR | FAIR |
Botanical Garden | EA031 | POOR | |
Orchard/Plantation | EA040 | ||
Vineyard | EA050 | ||
Hops | EA055 | ||
Grassland | EB010 | POOR | |
Grass/Scrub/Brush | EB015 | ||
Scrub/Brush/Bush | EB020 | FAIR | |
Land Use/Land Cover (Vegetation) | EB030 | FAIR | |
Bamboo/Cane | EC010 | GOOD | GOOD |
Forest | EC015 | POOR | |
Oasis | EC020 | POOR | |
Trees | EC030 | GOOD | |
Cleared Way/Cut Line/Firebreak | EC040 | POOR | |
Marsh | ED010 | FAIR | |
Swamp | ED020 | ||
Miscellaneous Vegetation | EE000 | FAIR | |
Logging Area | EE010 | POOR | POOR |
Land Devoid of Vegetation | EE020 |
Cover vegetation suitability
This table shows how vegetation F_CODE values are evaluated by the Cover From Flat Trajectory Weapons tool.
Description | F_CODE | Suitability |
Brush | BH070 | POOR |
Hummock | BH077 | |
Land Subject to Inundation | BH090 | |
Marsh/Swamp | BH095 | |
Rice Field | BH135 | |
Tundra | BJ110 | |
Barren Ground | DA020 | |
Cropland | EA010 | |
Hedgerow | EA020 | FAIR |
Nursery | EA030 | |
Botanical Garden | EA031 | |
Orchard/Plantation | EA040 | |
Vineyard | EA050 | |
Hops | EA055 | |
Grassland | EB010 | POOR |
Grass/Scrub/Brush | EB015 | |
Scrub/Brush/Bush | EB020 | |
Land Use/Land Cover (Vegetation) | EB030 | |
Brush | EB070 | |
Tree | EC005 | FAIR |
Bamboo/Cane | EC010 | |
Forest | EC015 | GOOD |
Oasis | EC020 | POOR |
Trees | EC030 | GOOD |
Cleared Way/Cut Line/Firebreak | EC040 | POOR |
Marsh | ED010 | |
Swamp | ED020 | FAIR |
Miscellaneous Vegetation | EE000 | |
Logging Area | EE010 | POOR |
Land Devoid of Vegetation | EE020 |
Land cover for Suitable HLZs
This table shows a list of vegetation (actually land use types) that are considered suitable for a HLZ.
Type | F_CODE |
Rice Field | BH135 |
Barren Ground | DA020 |
Cropland | EA010 |
Grassland | EB010 |
Grass/Scrub/Brush | EB015 |
Scrub/Brush/Bush | EB020 |
Cleared Way/Cut Line/Firebreak | EC040 |
Land Devoid of Vegetation | EE020 |
Salt Flat | BH150 |
Glacier | BJ030 |
Snow/Ice Field | BJ100 |
Tundra | BJ110 |
Runway | GB055 |
Taxiway | GB075 |
Stadium | AK160 |
Park | AK120 |
Sports Ground | AK040 |
Golf Course | AK100 |
Golf Driving Range | AK101 |
Fairground | AK090 |
CCM and off-road parameter table fields
maotVehicleParameters
This table describes the vehicle capabilities.
Field Name | Data Type | Alias | Description |
OBJECTID | Object ID | Unique row ID number | |
classname | Text | Representative Class Name | Can be used to set vehicle categories |
name | Text | Vehicle Name | This is the name of the vehicle and is used to distinguish from other vehicles in the table. The name field is used to select the vehicle in geoprocessing tools. |
weight | Double | Vehicle Weight (tons) | Vehicle weight in tons(where 1 ton = 2,000 pounds). |
maxkph | Double | Maximum KPH | Maximum vehicle speed in kilometers per hour. |
onslope | Double | Maximum On Road Slope % | The maximum slope (in % slope) that the vehicle can handle on a paved surface. |
offslope | Double | Maximum Off Road Slope % | The maximum slope (in % slope) that the vehicle can handle on an unimproved surface. |
maotLandCover
This table describes how vegetation will affect a vehicle's speed.
Field Name | Data Type | Alias | Description |
OBJECTID | Object ID | Unique row ID number | |
f_code | Text | f_code | Vegetation/land use code following DIGEST FACC coding. |
Description | Text | Description | Short description of the f_code type |
f3min | Double | Minimum Veg. Roughness | Minimum roughness value for the f_code type. The value range is 0.0 (impassible vegetation) to 1.0 (vegetation has no effect). |
f3max | Double | Maximum Veg. Roughness | Maximum roughness value for the f_code type. The value range is 0.0 (impassible vegetation) to 1.0 (vegetation has no effect) |
maotSoils
This table describes how the soil condition will affect vehicle's speed.
Field Name | Data Type | Alias | Description |
OBJECTID | Object ID | Unique row ID number | |
soilcode | Text | soilcode | A unique look up ID name for the soil type. This field is used to match the soil roughness values in this table to soil features. |
f4wet | Double | Wet Soil Speed Degradation | The speed degradation value when the soil is wet. The value range is 0.0 (impassible soil condition) to 1.0 (soil as no effect). |
f4dry | Double | Dry Soil Speed Degradation | The speed degradation value when the soil is dry. The value range is 0.0 (impassible soil condition) to 1.0 (soil as no effect). |
maotSurfaceRoughness
This table describes how the surface conditions will affect vehicle speed.
Field Name | Data Type | Alias | Description |
OBJECTID | Object ID | Unique row ID number | |
roughnesscode | Text | roughnesscode | Unique surface roughness ID used as a look up value to match to surface roughness features. |
f5 | Double | Surface Roughness Factor | The speed degradation value due to surface material. The value range is 0.0 (large rock outcrops are impassible) to 1.0 (wellgraded or hard-packed surface). |