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strict definition
reference point
Building aspects and reference terms used in measurements or professional descriptions, independent of data organization.
Reference points cover aspects of buildings which are referred to in measurements or in professional literature. They are generally independent of data organization.
A reference point or element identifies the part of a building to which a description or measurement refers. The base of a structure provides a height reference, for example.
The architectural top element identifies a physical element. The measured height to that element is a separate numerical description.
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More specific definitions
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architectural top element
The highest element belonging to a building's architectural design, whose top sets the architectural height. -
base of a structure
The lower reference level, normally the surrounding sidewalk, from which cumulative structure heights are measured. -
singularity of a structure
Guidelines for distinguishing an individual building from its built context. -
tip element
The highest element above a structure's architectural peak, completing its tip height.
Related definitions
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address
The locally defined location of any structure with respect to the street network. Usually street and house number only. -
connected street
The street that carries on where this one begins or ends, held as a link to that street rather than as a written name. -
coordinates
Geographic position expressed through latitude, longitude, and altitude relative to their reference surfaces and lines. -
defining regions
The regions a composite region consists of, such as the counties that a metropolitan area is made up of. -
geography
The region a building or company belongs to, held as a link to that region rather than as a written place name. -
identifier
An internal or external reference key unique to each structure or other entity. -
legal form
The legal form of a company is the form it takes in the eyes of the law governing it. -
lot number
The cadastral number of the parcel of land a building stands on, as issued by the responsible land register. -
object naming
Types of recognized text identifiers for an object, including names, abbreviations, and other naming forms. -
official language
A language given official status in a region by law, which may be one of several and need not be the most widely spoken. -
renovation role
The part a company played in renovating an existing building, as opposed to its role in the original construction.