Table 6.26 — EAs with labels beginning with V
Label Concept definition Figure(s) Attribute value type EQ label Code
VARIABLE_SEA_STATE_FRACTION A number between 0 and 1 representing the linearly-scaled fraction of <<SEA_STATE_CATEGORY>> reports indicating varying <<SEA_STATE_CATEGORY>>; variable sea state fraction.   REAL PURE_NUMBER 1499
VARIABLE_WIND_END_DIRECTION The <<GEODETIC_AZIMUTH>> of the ending extreme in <<WIND_DIRECTION>> under variable <<WIND_DIRECTION>> conditions. Variable wind end direction is normally only reported for <<WIND_SPEED>>s exceeding 3,09 metres per second (six knots) and the variability must equal or exceed a range of 60 arc degrees during the preceding two minutes.   REAL PLANE_ANGLE 1500
VARIABLE_WIND_START_DIRECTION The <<GEODETIC_AZIMUTH>> of the starting extreme in <<WIND_DIRECTION>> under variable <<WIND_DIRECTION>> conditions. Variable wind start direction is normally only reported for <<WIND_SPEED>>s exceeding 3,09 metres per second (six knots) and the variability must equal or exceed a range of 60 arc degrees during the preceding two minutes.   REAL PLANE_ANGLE 1501
VECTOR_AZIMUTH_GEODETIC The smallest angle from vector A to vector B where A is a particular reference vector fixed in the local x-y plane, perpendicular to the local normal and defined by the projection onto this plane of the vector toward geodetic north and B is the projection onto the surface plane of the vector of interest; vector azimuth geodetic. The positive sense is clockwise when looking in the <DIRECTION> of the cross product AxB.   REAL PLANE_ANGLE 1502
VECTOR_AZIMUTH_LOCAL The smallest angle from vector A to vector B where A is the local x-axis fixed in the local x-y plane, perpendicular to the local normal) and B is the projection onto the surface plane of the vector of interest; vector azimuth local. The positive sense is clockwise when looking in the <DIRECTION> of the cross product AxB.   REAL PLANE_ANGLE 1503
VECTOR_AZIMUTH_MAGNETIC The smallest angle from vector A to vector B where A is the reference vector with origin in the local x-y plane, perpendicular to the local normal, and defined by the projection onto this plane of the vector toward magnetic north and B is the projection onto the surface plane of the vector of interest; vector azimuth magnetic. The positive sense is clockwise when looking in the <DIRECTION> of the cross product AxB.   REAL PLANE_ANGLE 1504
VECTOR_ELEV_ANGLE_HORIZONTAL The <<VECTOR_ELEV_ANGLE_LOCAL>> with respect to the local x-y plane, perpendicular to the local normal; vector elevation angle horizontal.   REAL PLANE_ANGLE 1505
VECTOR_ELEV_ANGLE_LOCAL The smallest angle from vector A to vector B where B is the vector of interest and A is the projection of B on the local x-y plane, perpendicular to the local normal;vector elevation angle local. The positive sense is clockwise when looking in the <DIRECTION> of the cross product AxB.   REAL PLANE_ANGLE 1506
VEGETATION_RESTRICTED_SPEED A number between 0 and 1 inclusive representing the linearly-scaled fractional restriction, due to the impact of <VEGETATION> on trafficability, of the <<SPEED>> of <GROUND_VEHICLE>s as a fraction of maximum <<SPEED>>. Zero means no restriction (maximum <<SPEED>> on a <VEGETATION>-free <SURFACE>) and one means completely restricted.   REAL PURE_NUMBER 1507
VEGETATION_TYPE The type of <VEGETATION>.   ENUMERATION   1508
VEHICLE_CAPACITY The number of <VEHICLE>s that an <OBJECT> can accommodate; vehicle capacity.   COUNT   1509
VEHICLE_MAINTENANCE_AVAILABLE The type of vehicle maintenance facilities available at a <LOCATION> or in the near vicinity.   ENUMERATION   1510
VEHICLE_MARKING The marking displayed on a <VEHICLE>, typically including echelon designation and coded bumper number. The value is formatted in a Basic Latin string containing twelve characters as specified by [SISO_ESI, Section 4.6, Entity Marking - Character Set].   CONSTRAINED_STRING   1511
VEHICLE_SMOKE_TYPE The type or origin of <SMOKE> from a <VEHICLE>.   ENUMERATION   1512
VEHICLE_STORAGE_AREA The total <<AREA>> of a <STRUCTURE> which can be used for the storage of <VEHICLE>s.   REAL AREA 1513
VEHICLE_STORAGE_DOOR_PRI-
_HEIGHT
The <<HEIGHT>> of the primary <STRUCTURE_ENTRANCE_AND_OR_EXIT> for <VEHICLE>s; vehicle storage door primary height.   REAL LENGTH 1514
VEHICLE_STORAGE_DOOR_PRI_WIDTH The <<WIDTH>> of the primary <STRUCTURE_ENTRANCE_AND_OR_EXIT> for <VEHICLE>s; vehicle storage door primary width.   REAL LENGTH 1515
VEHICLE_TRAFFIC_FLOW The type of flow-pattern of <VEHICLE>s on a <TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>; vehicle traffic flow.   ENUMERATION   1516
VEHICLE_TRAFFIC_GEODETIC-
_DIRECTION
The <<GEODETIC_AZIMUTH>> of the <DIRECTION> of <VEHICLE>s on a <TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>; vehicle traffic geodetic direction.   REAL PLANE_ANGLE 1517
VEHICULAR_MINIMUM_SPEED_LIMIT The minimum <<SPEED>> legally permitted on a given stretch of a <TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>; vehicular minimum speed limit.   REAL SPEED 1711
VEHICULAR_SPEED_LIMIT The maximum <<SPEED>> legally permitted on a given stretch of a <LAND_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>; vehicular speed limit.   REAL SPEED 1518
VELOCITY <<SPEED>> in a <DIRECTION>; velocity.   REAL SPEED 1519
VENTILATION_FILTER_EFFICIENCY The fraction of <PARTICLE>s in the <AIR> removed as the <AIR> makes a single pass through ventilation filters; ventilation filter efficiency.   REAL SURFACE_DENSITY 1520
VENTILATION_INFILTRATION_RATE The rate at which a ventilation <SYSTEM> draws in exterior <AIR>; ventilation infiltration rate. The rate is expressed as the fraction of the <<VOLUME>> of <AIR> in the <STRUCTURE> drawn in per unit time.   REAL RATE 1521
VERTICAL_CLEARANCE_CLOSED The vertical clearance of an <OBJECT> (for example: a closed lifting <BRIDGE>) in its closed condition measured from the ground <SURFACE> underneath to the <OBJECT> overhead.   REAL LENGTH 1522
VERTICAL_CLEARANCE_OPENED The vertical clearance of an <OBJECT> (for example: an opened lifting <BRIDGE>) in its opened condition measured from the ground <SURFACE> underneath to the <OBJECT> overhead.   REAL LENGTH 1523
VERTICAL_CLEARANCE_SAFE The safe vertical clearance of an <OBJECT> measured from the ground <SURFACE> underneath to the <OBJECT> overhead.   REAL LENGTH 1524
VERTICAL_DATUM_IDENTIFIER The designation of a <VERTICAL_DATUM>; vertical datum identifier.   ENUMERATION   1525
VERTICAL_LOAD_BEARING_CAPACITY The maximum distributed load per unit cross-section a vertical <OBJECT> can support; vertical load bearing capacity.   REAL SURFACE_DENSITY 1526
VERTICAL_MEASUREMENT_QUALITY The quality of a vertical measurement.   ENUMERATION   1527
VERTICAL_PASSAGE_ENCLOSED An indication that a vertical passage (for example: a <RAMP>, a<STAIR>, and/or an <ESCALATOR>) in a <STRUCTURE> is fully enclosed by <WALL>s on both sides.   BOOLEAN   1528
VESSEL_DENSITY The areal density of <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL>s in a <WATERBODY_SURFACE_REGION>.   REAL AREAL_ENTITY_DENSITY 1529
VESSEL_DENSITY_ACOUSTIC-
_LEVEL_CATEGORY
The category of <<VESSEL_DENSITY>>, determined according to induced ambient acoustic noise levels in a <WATERBODY>.   ENUMERATION   1530
VESSEL_FUNCTION The operating function of a <VESSEL>.   ENUMERATION   1531
VESSEL_LOAD_RESTRICTIONS The description of any load restrictions that apply to <VESSEL>s using a <WATERBODY_ROUTE> or marine <FACILITY>.   STRING   1532
VESSEL_TYPE The type of a <VESSEL>.   ENUMERATION   1533
VIEW_APERTURE_PRESENT An indication that an <OBJECT> contains a view <APERTURE> (for example: a peephole or small <WINDOW> in a <DOOR>); view aperture present.   BOOLEAN   1534
VIRTUAL_AIR_TEMPERATURE In a <SYSTEM> of moist <AIR>, the <<AIR_TEMPERATURE>> of dry <AIR> having the same <<AIR_DENSITY>> and <<ATM_PRESSURE>> as the moist <AIR>; virtual air temperature.   REAL THERMO_TEMPERATURE 1535
VISIBILITY_DISTANCE The greatest distance in a given <DIRECTION> at which it is just possible to see and identify with the unaided eye either: (1) in the daytime, a prominent dark <OBJECT> against the sky at the horizon or (2) at night, a known, preferably unfocused, moderately intense <LIGHT>; visibility distance.   REAL LENGTH 1536
VISIBILITY_DISTANCE_QUALITY The quality of a <<VISIBILITY_DISTANCE>> observation.   ENUMERATION   1537
VISIBILITY_DISTANCE_VARIABLE An indication that a reported <<VISIBILITY_DISTANCE>> observation is variable.   BOOLEAN   1538
VISUAL_OPACITY A number between 0 and 1 inclusive representing the linearly-scaled fractional opacity (or alpha) of an <OBJECT> in the visual spectrum. The value is determined by how much light fails to penetrate through the <OBJECT>. Zero means that no light is blocked (all light penetrates) and one means that all light is blocked.   REAL PURE_NUMBER 1539
VISUAL_REFLECTOR_PRESENT An indication that a visual reflector is present on an <AID_TO_NAVIGATION>.   BOOLEAN   1540
VISUAL_WAVE_HEIGHT The mean apparent <<HEIGHT>> of <WATER_WAVE>s that is determined visually and measured from trough to crest; visual wave height.   REAL LENGTH 1541
VOLCANIC_FORMATION_TYPE The type of morphology of the <TERRAIN> created by volcanic activity; volcanic formation type.   ENUMERATION   1542
VOLTAGE_LEVEL The nominal voltage level of supplied electrical power to a transportation <SYSTEM>.   REAL ELECTRIC_POTENTIAL 1543
VOLUME The internal volume of an <OBJECT>.   REAL VOLUME 1544
VOLUME_BACKSCATTER_GRADIENT The negative of the depth gradient of the ratio of the flux returned (reflected directly back in the <DIRECTION> of incidence) to the incident flux (generally in decibels per metre of depth) for an <OBJECT>; volume backscatter gradient.   REAL POWER_LEVEL_DIFF_LEN_GRADIENT 1545