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Identifier	GroundWaterBody
Short name	GroundWaterBody
Dataset	WISE - Spatial data
Reference URL	http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/datasets/latest/WISE_SpatialData/tables/GroundWaterBody
Name	Groundwater body
Short Description	Spatial data for groundwater bodies
Definition	Groundwater body: 'Body of groundwater' means a distinct volume of groundwater within an aquifer or aquifers. Groundwater: All water which is below the surface of the ground in the saturation zone and in direct contact with the ground or subsoil. Aquifer: Subsurface layer or layers of rock or other geological strata of sufficient porosity and permeability to allow either a significant flow of groundwater or the abstraction of significant quantities of groundwater.
Methodology for obtaining data	For non-EU countries and in the absence of a national reference spatial data set for groundwater bodies, an approximate delineation can be used for EIONET reporting purposes. For example, the minimum convex polygon of the stations monitoring a given aquifer. Each groundwater body must be associated with one and only one river basin district (RBD). Note however that parts of the groundwater may overlap adjacent RBDs (because most RBDs are delineated using drainage divides).
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Elements

Element name	Datatype	Element type
* Geometry (geometry)	polygon	Quantitative
* INSPIRE identifier - local identifier (inspireIdLocalId) C	string	Quantitative
INSPIRE identifier - namespace (inspireIdNamespace) C	string	Quantitative
INSPIRE identifier - version identifier (inspireIdVersionId) C	string	Quantitative
* Thematic identifier - identifier (thematicIdIdentifier)  (PK)	reference	Quantitative
* Thematic identifier - identifier scheme (thematicIdIdentifierScheme)  (PK)	string	Fixed values
Name - english version (nameTextInternational) C	string	Quantitative
* Name - national version (nameText) C	string	Quantitative
* Name - language code (nameLanguage) C	reference	Vocabulary
Version lifespan - begin (beginLifespanVersion) C	date	Quantitative
Version lifespan - end (endLifespanVersion) C	date	Quantitative
Predecessors - identifier (predecessorsIdentifier) C	string	Quantitative
Predecessors - identifier scheme (predecessorsIdentifierScheme) C	string	Fixed values
Successors - identifier (successorsIdentifier) C	string	Quantitative
Successors - identifier scheme (successorsIdentifierScheme) C	string	Fixed values
* WISE evolution type (wiseEvolutionType) C	reference	Vocabulary
* Designation period - begin (designationPeriodBegin) C	date	Quantitative
Designation period - end (designationPeriodEnd) C	date	Quantitative
* Zone type (zoneType) C	reference	Vocabulary
* Specialized zone type (specialisedZoneType) C	string	Vocabulary
* Related zone - identifier (relatedZoneIdentifier) C	string	Quantitative
* Related zone - identifier scheme (relatedZoneIdentifierScheme) C	string	Fixed values
Transboundary - identifier (relatedZoneTransboundaryIdentifier) C	string	Quantitative
Transboundary - identifier scheme (relatedZoneTransboundaryIdentifierScheme) C	string	Quantitative
* Size - value (sizeValue) C	float	Quantitative
* Size - unit of measure (sizeUom) C	reference	Vocabulary
* Horizons (horizons)	string	Quantitative
Link (link) C	string	Quantitative