Cartographic styling

This section provides a guide to applying Cartographic style definitions to Topography Layer features.

As landform features and pylons sit on top of topographic areas, they need to be above these in the draw order to be visible.

Styles are not provided for every feature; this means that some features are not drawn when the default styling is applied. This may be for one of several reasons for this, including:

• The information is already rendered by another feature.

• The information is not easily positioned or styled.

• If drawn, the information would be cluttered or confusing.

• The information is structural in the data but adds little value for the user by its cartographic depiction.

The information in this section has not been updated to reflect the Descriptive Terms update. Please refer to Addendum A: Cartographic styling for new descriptive terms for the updated terms.

TopographicArea

Mapping table (no or single descriptiveTerm)

descriptiveGroup	descriptiveTerm	make	Style name
Building		Manmade	buildingFill
Building	Archway	Manmade	buildingFill
General Surface		Manmade	madeSurfaceFill
General Surface		Multiple	multipleSurfaceFill
General Surface		Natural	naturalSurfaceFill
General Surface		Unknown	madeSurfaceFill
General Surface	Multi Surface	Multiple	multipleSurfaceFill
General Surface	Step	Manmade	stepFill
Glasshouse		Manmade	glasshouseFill
Inland Water		Natural	inlandWaterFill
Landform		Manmade	manmadeLandformPattern
Landform		Natural	naturalLandformPattern
Landform	Cliff	Natural	naturalLandformPattern
Landform	Slope	Manmade	manmadeLandformPattern
Natural Environment	Boulders	Natural	naturalEnvironmentFill and bouldersPattern
Natural Environment	Boulders (Scattered)	Natural	naturalEnvironmentFill and scatteredBouldersPattern
Natural Environment	Coniferous Trees	Natural	naturalEnvironmentFill and coniferousTreesPattern
Natural Environment	Coniferous Trees (Scattered)	Natural	naturalEnvironmentFill and scatteredConiferousTreesPattern
Natural Environment	Coppice Or Osiers	Natural	naturalEnvironmentFill and coppicePattern
Natural Environment	Heath	Natural	naturalEnvironmentFill and heathPattern
Natural Environment	Marsh Reeds Or Saltmarsh	Natural	naturalEnvironmentFill and marshPattern
Natural Environment	Nonconiferous Trees	Natural	naturalEnvironmentFill and nonconiferousTreesPattern
Natural Environment	Nonconiferous Trees (Scattered)	Natural	naturalEnvironmentFill and scatteredNonconiferousTreesPattern
Natural Environment	Orchard	Natural	naturalEnvironmentFill and orchardPattern
Natural Environment	Rock	Natural	naturalEnvironmentFill and rocksPattern
Natural Environment	Rock (Scattered)	Natural	naturalEnvironmentFill and scatteredRocksPattern
Natural Environment	Rough Grassland	Natural	naturalEnvironmentFill and roughGrassPattern
Natural Environment	Scree	Natural	naturalEnvironmentFill and screePattern
Natural Environment	Scrub	Natural	naturalEnvironmentFill and scrubPattern
Path		Manmade	pathFill
Path	Step	Manmade	stepFill
Rail		Manmade	railFill
Rail		Unknown	madeSurfaceFill
Rail		Natural	naturalSurfaceFill
Road Or Track		Manmade	roadFill
Road Or Track	Traffic Calming	Manmade	roadFill
Roadside		Manmade	madeSurfaceFill
Roadside		Unknown	madeSurfaceFill
Roadside		Natural	naturalSurfaceFill
Structure			structureFill
Structure		Manmade	structureFill
Structure	Overhead Construction	Manmade	structureFill
Structure	Pylon	Manmade	structureFill
Structure	Upper Level Of Communication	Manmade	structureFill
Tidal Water		Natural	tidalWaterFill
Tidal Water	Foreshore	Natural	tidalWaterFill and foreshorePattern

Property application logic (no or single descriptiveTerm)

This section defines the overall logic for applying the style. The order of the property in the condition list below is the order that it is applied; once applied the condition loop is exited.

This example below shows the notation for filtering using the descriptiveGroup and descriptiveTerm attributes; features with multiple descriptiveTerm attributes are discussed in the next section.

if descriptiveGroup not ‘Landform’ and descriptiveTerm not ‘Pylon’ then apply

if	descriptiveGroup = ‘Building’	then apply	buildingFill
or	descriptiveTerm = ‘Step’	then apply	stepFill
or	descriptiveGroup = ‘Glasshouse’	then apply	glasshouseFill
or	descriptiveGroup = ‘Historic Interest’	then apply	heritageFill
or	descriptiveGroup = ‘Inland Water’	then apply	inlandWaterFill
or	descriptiveGroup = ‘Natural Environment’	then apply	naturalEnvironmentFill
or	descriptiveGroup = ‘Path’	then apply	pathFill
or	descriptiveGroup = ‘Road Or Track’	then apply	roadFill
or	descriptiveGroup = ‘Structure’	then apply	structureFill
or	descriptiveGroup = ‘Tidal Water’	then apply	tidalWaterFill
or	descriptiveGroup = ‘Unclassified’	then apply	unclassifiedFill
or	descriptiveGroup = ‘Rail’ and make = ‘Manmade’	then apply	railFill
or	make = ‘Manmade’	then apply	madeSurfaceFill
or	make = ‘Natural’	then apply	naturalSurfaceFill
or	make = ‘Unknown’	then apply	madeSurfaceFill
or	make = ‘Multiple’	then apply	multipleSurfaceFill
else		apply	unclassifiedFill

Property application logic (multiple descriptiveTerm)

This section deals with the techniques for styling features with the descriptiveGroup value of “Natural Environment” that have multiple descriptiveTerm attributes. This section only provides a selection of combinations that were prominent in a study of descriptiveTerm occurrences on natural environment features. The patterns and symbols used are all defined in the pattern definitions section. The logic to apply is as follows:

Property application logic (multiple descriptiveTerm) example:

if

descriptiveGroup = ‘Natural Environment’

then

Table 5: Property application logic (multiple descriptiveTerm).

If	Number of descriptiveTerm attributes = 3	then apply	relevant pattern for type combinations (see Pattern definitions)
or	Number of descriptiveTerm attributes = 2	then apply	relevant pattern for type combinations (see Pattern definitions)
or	Number of descriptiveTerm attributes = 1	then apply	relevant pattern for type
else		apply	multiVegetationPattern (seePattern definitions)

TopographicLine and BoundaryLine

mapping table.

descriptiveGroup	descriptiveTerm	physicalPresence	make	Style name
Building	Outline	Obstructing	Manmade	buildingLine
Building	Outline	Overhead	Manmade	buildingOverheadLine
Building	Division	Obstructing	Manmade	buildingLine
General Feature		Obstructing		defaultLine
General Feature	Overhead Construction			structureOverheadLine
General Feature		Edge/Limit		defaultDashedLine
General Feature		Minor Detail		defaultLine
General Feature	Tunnel Edge	Edge/Limit		defaultUndergroundLine
General Surface		Edge/Limit	Natural	defaultDashedLine
General Surface	Step	Edge/Limit	Manmade	defaultLine
General Surface	Step		Manmade	defaultLine
Historic Interest	Course Of Heritage			defaultUndergroundLine
Historic Interest		Minor Detail		defaultLine
Inland Water	Tunnel Edge	Edge/Limit		defaultUndergroundLine
Inland Water		Minor Detail	Manmade	waterLine
Inland Water	Culvert		Manmade	waterLine
Inland Water		Edge/Limit		waterLine
Landform	Top Of Slope	Edge/Limit	Manmade	landformBoldLine
Landform		Edge/Limit	Natural	landformLine
Landform		Edge/Limit	Manmade	landformLine
Landform	Bottom Of Cliff	Edge/Limit	Natural	landformLine
Landform	Ridge Or Rock Line		Natural	landformLine
Landform	Top Of Cliff	Edge/Limit	Natural	landformBoldLine
Landform	Bottom Of Slope	Edge/Limit	Manmade	landformLine
Network Or Polygon Closing Geometry	Inferred Property Closing Link	Closing		closingLine
Network Or Polygon Closing Geometry	Polygon Closing Link	Closing		closingLine
Path	Tunnel Edge	Edge/Limit	Manmade	defaultUndergroundLine
Political Or Administrative	District	Boundary		districtLine
Political Or Administrative	Electoral	Boundary		electoralLine
Political Or Administrative	Parliamentary	Boundary		parliamentaryLine
Political Or Administrative	County	Boundary		countyLine
Political Or Administrative	Parish	Boundary		parishLine
Rail	Narrow Gauge	Network		narrowGaugeRailwayAlignmentLine
Rail	Standard Gauge Track			standardGaugeRailLine
Rail	Buffer		Manmade	defaultLine
Rail		Minor Detail		defaultLine
Rail	Tunnel Edge	Edge/Limit		defaultUndergroundLine
Road Or Track	Tunnel Edge	Edge/Limit	Manmade	defaultUndergroundLine
Road Or Track	Public	Edge/Limit	Manmade	defaultDashedLine
Road Or Track	Traffic Calming	Edge/Limit	Manmade	defaultDashedLine
Roadside		Minor Detail		defaultLine
Structure		Minor Detail	Manmade	defaultLine
Structure	Pylon	Edge/Limit	Manmade	defaultLine
Tidal Water	Mean High Water (Springs)	Edge/Limit	Natural	waterBoldLine
Tidal Water	Mean Low Water (Springs)	Edge/Limit	Natural	waterDashedLine

Property application logic

This section defines the overall logic for applying the style. The order of the property in the condition list below is the order that it is applied; once applied the condition loop is exited.

TopographicLine and BoundaryLine property application table.

If	descriptiveGroup = ‘Building’ and physicalPresence = ‘Overhead’	then apply	buildingOverheadLine
or	descriptiveTerm = ‘Overhead Construction’	then apply	structureOverheadLine
or	descriptiveTerm = ‘Tunnel Edge’	then apply	defaultUndergroundLine
or	descriptiveGroup = ‘Building’	then apply	buildingLine
or	descriptiveTerm = ‘Mean High Water (Springs)’	then apply	waterBoldLine
or	descriptiveTerm = ‘Mean Low Water (Springs)’	then apply	waterDashedLine
or	descriptiveGroup = ‘Inland Water’	then apply	waterLine
or	descriptiveTerm = ‘Narrow Gauge’	then apply	narrowGaugeRailwayAlignmentLine
or	descriptiveTerm = ‘Standard Gauge Track’	then apply	standardGaugeRailLine
or	descriptiveGroup = ‘Landform’ and descriptiveTerm = ‘Top Of Slope’	then apply	landformBoldLine
or	descriptiveGroup = ‘Landform’ and descriptiveTerm = ‘Top Of Cliff’	then apply	landformBoldLine
or	descriptiveGroup = ‘Landform’ and descriptiveTerm = ‘Bottom Of Slope’	then apply	landformLine
or	descriptiveGroup = ‘Landform’ and descriptiveTerm = ‘Bottom Of Cliff’	then apply	landformLine
or	descriptiveTerm = ‘Parish’	then apply	parishLine
or	descriptiveTerm = ‘Electoral’	then apply	electoralLine
or	descriptiveTerm = ‘County’	then apply	countyLine
or	descriptiveTerm = ‘Parliamentary’	then apply	parliamentaryLine
or	descriptiveTerm = ‘District’	then apply	districtLine
or	physicalPresence = ‘Edge/Limit’	then apply	defaultDashedLine
or	physicalPresence = ‘Closing’	then apply	closingLine
Else		apply	defaultLine

TopographicPoint mapping table.

descriptiveGroup	descriptiveTerm	make	Style name
General Feature	Positioned Nonconiferous Tree	Natural	positionedNonconiferousTreeSymbol
General Feature	Positioned Coniferous Tree	Natural	positionedConiferousTreeSymbol
General Feature	Positioned Boulder	Natural	positionedBoulderSymbol
Historic Interest	Site Of Heritage		heritageSiteOfSymbol
Historic Interest	Structure		pointSymbol
Inland Water		Manmade	waterPointSymbol
Landform		Manmade	pointSymbol
Landform	Disused Feature	Natural	landformDisusedSymbol
Landform		Natural	pointSymbol
Political Or Administrative	Boundary Post Or Stone		boundaryPostSymbol
Rail	Structure		pointSymbol
Roadside			pointSymbol
Structure		Manmade	pointSymbol
Structure	Structure	Manmade	pointSymbol
Structure	Triangulation Point Or Pillar	Manmade	triangulationStationSymbol
Terrain And Height	Spot Height		spotHeightSymbol
Tidal Water			waterPointSymbol

CartographicText mapping table

descriptiveGroup	descriptiveTerm	Style hex value	Font style
Buildings Or Structure		000000	Normal
Built Environment	Compound	000000	Normal
General Feature		000000	Normal
General Surface		000000	Normal
Height Control	Bench Mark	000000	Normal
Historic Interest		000000	Italic
Inland Water		0099FF	Normal
Landform		000000	Normal
Political Or Administrative		FF00FF	Normal
Rail		000000	Normal
Road Or Track	Road Name Or Classification	000000	Normal
Roadside		000000	Normal
Structure		000000	Normal
Terrain And Height		000000	Normal
Tidal Water	Foreshore	0099FF	Normal
Tidal Water		0099FF	Normal

CartographicSymbol mapping table

descriptiveGroup	descriptiveTerm	Style (from style guide)
Height Control	Bench Mark	benchMarkSymbol
Inland Water	Culvert	culvertSymbol
Inland Water	Direction Of Flow	flowArrowSymbol
Political Or Administrative	Boundary Half Mereing	boundaryMereingChangeSymbol
Road Or Track	Road Related Flow	roadFlowSymbol
Rail	Switch	railwaySwitchSymbol