| title: | ICAO Region |
| identifier: | http://semantics.aero/icao-region |
| description: | A classification of geographical regions as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). |
| source: | http://docs.opengeospatial.org/per/17-036.html |
| source: | Appendix 1 to the Directives to Regional Air Navigation Meetings and Rules of Procedure for their Conduct (Doc 8144-AN/874) |
| editorial note: | The source of this taxonomy is OGC Testbed 13 Geospatial Taxonomies Engineering Report. It has been modified to support a uniform approach adopted for semantics.aero |
| version: | 1.0.0 |
| creator: | Charles Chen |
| publisher: | OGC Testbed 13 |
| date issued: | 2017-09-21 |
| format: | HTML |
| URI: | http://semantics.aero/icao-region#icao-region |
| Preferred Label: | ICAO Region |
| Alternative Label: | ICAO Location Indicator |
| Definition: | A specified geographical area, defined as an ICAO air navigation region. |
| Narrower: | NAM |
| Narrower: | MID |
| Narrower: | ASIA |
| Narrower: | EUR |
| Narrower: | PAC |
| Narrower: | NAT |
| Narrower: | AFI |
| Narrower: | CAR |
| Narrower: | SAM |
| URI: | http://semantics.aero/icao-region#afi |
| Preferred Label: | AFI |
| Alternative Label: | Africa-Indian Ocean Region |
| Definition: | The area embracing Africa and associated oceanic areas and land masses between 25°W and 75°E and south to the South Pole. |
| URI: | http://semantics.aero/icao-region#asia |
| Preferred Label: | ASIA |
| Alternative Label: | Asia Region |
| Definition: | The area south of the Asian part of the USSR territory, and embracing Pakistan, Japan and New Zealand, and associated oceanic areas and land masses eastward from 75 degrees E to 175 degrees W, to the South Pole. |
| URI: | http://semantics.aero/icao-region#car |
| Preferred Label: | CAR |
| Alternative Label: | Caribbean Region |
| Definition: | The area embracing Mexico, Central America, the Bahamas and the West Indies. |
| URI: | http://semantics.aero/icao-region#eur |
| Preferred Label: | EUR |
| Alternative Label: | European Region |
| Definition: | The area embracing Europe and the Asian part of the USSR territory, north to the North Pole, and including Turkey. |
| URI: | http://semantics.aero/icao-region#mid |
| Preferred Label: | MID |
| Alternative Label: | Middle East Region |
| Definition: | The area embracing that part of Asia west of Pakistan, but excluding Turkey and USSR territory. |
| URI: | http://semantics.aero/icao-region#nam |
| Preferred Label: | NAM |
| Alternative Label: | North American Region |
| Definition: | The area embracing the United States and Canada and north to the North Pole. |
| URI: | http://semantics.aero/icao-region#nat |
| Preferred Label: | NAT |
| Alternative Label: | North Atlantic Region |
| Definition: | The North Atlantic area not covered by the NAM, CAR, SAM, EUR and AFI Regions, and north to the North Pole. |
| URI: | http://semantics.aero/icao-region#pac |
| Preferred Label: | PAC |
| Alternative Label: | Pacific Region |
| Definition: | The Pacific area not covered by the NAM, CAR, SAM and ASIA Regions, and south to the South Pole. |
| URI: | http://semantics.aero/icao-region#sam |
| Preferred Label: | SAM |
| Alternative Label: | South American Region |
| Definition: | The area embracing South America and the associated oceanic areas and land masses between 25 degrees W and 90 degrees W and south to the South Pole. |