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RECOMMENDATION ITU-R P.1058-2 DIGITAL TOPOGRAPHIC DATABASES FOR PROPAGATION STUDIES (Question ITU-R 202/3) (1994-1997-1999) Rec. ITU-R P.1058-2 The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly, considering a) that the application of propagation prediction models requires topographical information; b) that future propagation prediction models will be able to make use of more detailed topographic information; c) the need to provide practical engineering advice on the preparation of digital topographic maps for propagation prediction; d) that data exchange is required between different administrations; e) that it is desirable to establish a worldwide topographic database, recommends 1 that topographic database coordinate systems should be determined according to § 2 of Annex 1; 2 that the horizontal spacing of data values in a topographic database should be determined taking into account the information contained in §?5 of Annex 1; 3 that topographic databases should unambiguously identify sea and lake surfaces, including their heights; 4 that topographic databases should contain information about ground cover, either manmade or natural, and include details of the type and height of the ground cover; 5 that the additional information contained in Annex 1 should be taken into account when setting up a topographic database. ANNEX 1 1 Introduction Digital topographic databases established for the purpose of propagation predictions need to contain information which is related to the type of prediction being undertaken. For frequencies above about 30?MHz, information about the terrain height and ground cover is currently needed. For detailed propagation predictions for frequencies above about 1?000?MHz, especially in urban areas, information about the location, size and orientation of individual buildings is currently needed in addition to terrain height information. It is to be expected that increasingly sophisticated prediction models will be developed which will permit mor