# relationshiptypevalue

This code list is used in association with the Relationship Type attribute which is present within the Related Entity Related Component*.* The code list describes the type of spatial operation used to create the cross-reference link with the target dataset.

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V2.0 of the code list will be released on 26 March 2026.

#### What's new? <a href="#whats-new" id="whats-new"></a>

One new value has been added to this code list for v2.0:

* Intersects – The source feature touches / overlaps the target feature.

The new value has a 'new' emoji (🆕) against it.

| **Label**        | **Definition**                                                                                                                                                   |
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| Accessed From    | A feature can be accessed from the related feature, for example, an AddressableObject can be accessed from a Road feature in the OS NGD Transport Network Theme. |
| :new: Intersects | The source feature touches / overlaps the target feature.                                                                                                        |
| Nearest          | Nearest related feature (spatially defined), for example, the nearest street to an Non-Addressable object.                                                       |
| Same As          | The feature can be considered to represent the same real world feature, for example, NGD site is the same as the AddressableObject.                              |
| Within           | Spatially within another feature, for example, AddressableObject point within an NGD Topo Area.                                                                  |
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V1.0 of the code list was released on 02 November 2022.

| Label         | Definition                                                                                                                                                       |
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| Within        | Spatially within another feature, for example, AddressableObject point within an NGD Topo Area.                                                                  |
| Same As       | The feature can be considered to represent the same real world feature, for example, NGD site is the same as the AddressableObject.                              |
| Accessed From | A feature can be accessed from the related feature, for example, an AddressableObject can be accessed from a Road feature in the OS NGD Transport Network Theme. |
| Nearest       | Nearest related feature (spatially defined), for example, the nearest street to an Non-Addressable object                                                        |
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