Table 6.5 -- EDCS Attributes whose label begins with B
| Label | Definition | Attribute value type | EQ label | Related concepts | Code |
| BALEEN_WHALE_YEARLY_CATCH | A range indicating the yearly catch of Baleen whales. | ENUMERATION | 77 | ||
| BARGE_LOAD_RSTRCTS | The description of any load restrictions that apply to barges using a section of a waterway or facility. | STRING | 78 | ||
| BEACH_PORTION | The relative portion of a beach. | ENUMERATION | 79 | ||
| BEACON_OR_BUOY_TYPE | The type of a buoy or beacon. | ENUMERATION | EA BEACON_TYPE, EA BUOY_TYPE | 80 | |
| BEACON_SHAPE | The characteristic geometric form of a beacon. | ENUMERATION | 81 | ||
| BEACON_TYPE | The type of a beacon. | ENUMERATION | 82 | ||
| BEARING_AND_RECIPROCAL | The true course of a vessel in 0,1 arc degree increments, when proceeding along a track or route, followed by its reciprocal bearing, separated by a hyphen, i.e., "053,1-233,1". | STRING | 83 | ||
| BEARING_FROM_SEAWARD | The horizontal angle, measured in a clockwise direction from above, from planetary geodetic north to the true course of a vessel when proceeding from seaward along a track or course. | REAL | PLANE_ANGLE | 84 | |
| BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE | The character of the winds according to the Beaufort Scale. | ENUMERATION | 85 | ||
| BELOW_STATION_CLD_CVRG | The extent of coverage of a below station cloud layer. | ENUMERATION | 86 | ||
| BELOW_STATION_CLD_TOP_ALT | The altitude, relative to MSL, of the top of a below station cloud layer. | REAL | LENGTH | 87 | |
| BELOW_STATION_CLD_TOP_TYPE | The characteristics of the upper surface of a below station cloud layer. | ENUMERATION | 88 | ||
| BELOW_STATION_CLD_TYPE | The type of clouds that comprise a below-station cloud layer. | ENUMERATION | 89 | ||
| BERM_TYPE | The type of engineered berm. | ENUMERATION | 90 | ||
| BERTH_IDENT | The textual identifier of a berth; used for linking to an external database or reference. | KEY | 91 | ||
| BERTH_TYPE | The type of a decked berthing structure, based on configuration and structure. | ENUMERATION | 92 | ||
| BIOLOGIC_AGENT_TYPE | The type of a biologic substance that can kill, seriously injure, or incapacitate a person or animal through its physiological properties. | ENUMERATION | 93 | ||
| BIOLOGIC_CLOUD_CONC | The concentration of a biologic agent suspended in the atmosphere, e.g., as a cloud above the surface of an object such as the earth. | REAL | VOLUMIC_MASS | 94 | |
| BIOLOGIC_SURFACE_CONC | The concentration of a biologic agent contained in a layer on the surface of an object. | REAL | SURFACE_DENSITY | 95 | |
| BLACKOUT_BRAKE_LGTINT | The fraction of maximum intensity of lighting designed for use under military blackout conditions. | REAL | PURE_NUMBER | 96 | |
| BLACKOUT_LIGHTING_INTENSITY | The fraction of maximum intensity of external lighting designed for use under military blackout conditions and used to prevent collision with/between vehicles. | REAL | PURE_NUMBER | 97 | |
| BLOWING_SAND | Indicates that blowing sand is present. | LOGICAL | 98 | ||
| BLOWING_SNOW | Indicates that blowing snow is present. | LOGICAL | 99 | ||
| BOT_RETURN_ALLEGIANCE | The military alignment of an object identified by a bottom return. | ENUMERATION | 100 | ||
| BOT_RETURN_OBSTACLE_STATUS | The status of a bottom return indicating obstacles. | ENUMERATION | 101 | ||
| BOT_RETURN_ROCK_STATUS | The status of a bottom return indicating a rock. | ENUMERATION | 102 | ||
| BOT_RETURN_SEABED_STATUS | The status of a bottom return indicating seabed installations. | ENUMERATION | 103 | ||
| BOT_RETURN_STATUS | The status of a bottom return. | ENUMERATION | 104 | ||
| BOT_RETURN_TRACK_IDENTIER | The numeric identifier of a bottom return (track number); used for linking to an external database or reference. | INDEX | 105 | ||
| BOT_RETURN_TYPE | The type of a bottom return. | ENUMERATION | 106 | ||
| BOT_RETURN_WRECK_STATUS | The status of a bottom return indicating a wreck. | ENUMERATION | 107 | ||
| BOTTOM_CONFIGURATION_TYPE | The type of configuration of underwater bottom topography. | ENUMERATION | 108 | ||
| BOTTOM_GRAIN_SIZE | The negative of the logarithm to the base 2 of the bottom grain diameter in millimetres. | REAL | PURE_NUMBER | 109 | |
| BOTTOM_GRAZING_ANGLE | The average angle between the horizontal plane at the sea bottom and the scattered acoustic rays. | REAL | PLANE_ANGLE | 110 | |
| BOTTOM_MATERIAL_TYPE | The predominant material composition of the bottom of a body of water. | ENUMERATION | 111 | ||
| BOTTOM_WIDTH | The width at the bottom of an object. | REAL | LENGTH | 112 | |
| BOUNDARY_STATUS | The status of a boundary. | ENUMERATION | 113 | ||
| BOUNDARY_TYPE | The type of a boundary. | ENUMERATION | 114 | ||
| BRANCH_RAILROAD_TYPE | The type of a branch railroad. | ENUMERATION | 115 | ||
| BRDF | The ratio of the radiance scattered by a surface into a given direction to the collimated power incident on a unit area of the surface (bi-directional reflectance distribution function). This attribute may be qualified by other attributes, e.g., the electromagnetic band for which the value applies. | REAL | RECIPROCAL_SOLID_ANGLE | EA EM_BAND | 116 |
| BREAKER_ANGLE_DIRECTION | The horizontal angle, measured in a clockwise direction from above, from planetary geodetic north to a line drawn perpendicular to the direction of propagation of primary breaking waves in the surf zone wave spectra. | REAL | PLANE_ANGLE | 117 | |
| BRIDGE_AND_SPAN_IDENTIFIER | The textual identifier (often termed a "number") of a bridge and its spans; used for linking to an external database or reference. | KEY | 118 | ||
| BRIDGE_COMPONENT_TYPE | The structural component associated with a bridge or bridge segment. | ENUMERATION | 119 | ||
| BRIDGE_DESIGN | The structural design characteristics of a bridge or bridge segment. | ENUMERATION | 120 | ||
| BRIDGE_FUNCTION | The type of an object that is spanned by a bridge or bridge segment. | ENUMERATION | 121 | ||
| BRIDGE_IDENTIFIER | The textual identifier (often termed a "number") of a bridge; used for linking to an external database or reference. | KEY | 122 | ||
| BRIDGE_OPENING_TYPE | The type of movement by which a bridge span moves to allow passage of a vessel. | ENUMERATION | 123 | ||
| BRIDGE_RELIABILITY | The reliability of bridge characteristics and load classification based upon data source. | ENUMERATION | 124 | ||
| BRIDGE_SPAN_MOBILE | Indicates that a bridge span moves in some manner allowing passage underneath the span. | LOGICAL | 125 | ||
| BRIDGE_SPAN_TYPE | The type of a moveable bridge span. | ENUMERATION | 126 | ||
| BRIDGE_STRUCTURE_TYPE | The type of structural design of a bridge. | ENUMERATION | 127 | ||
| BRUSH_DENSITY | The fraction of ground covered by undergrowth (e.g., scrub, brush, or bush) within the delineated extent of an object. | REAL | PURE_NUMBER | 128 | |
| BRUSH_DENSITY_RANGE | A range indicating the density of brush or undergrowth. | ENUMERATION | 129 | ||
| BUILDING_COMPONENT_TYPE | The type of a building component. | ENUMERATION | 130 | ||
| BUILDING_CONSTRUCTION_TYPE | The type of construction techniques used when a given building is constructed. Basic techniques are mass (where the walls carry the load) and framed (where an internal frame caries the load, and walls simply protect the interior from the elements. | ENUMERATION | 131 | ||
| BUILDING_FUNCTION | The type or purpose of a building. | ENUMERATION | 132 | ||
| BUILT_UP_REGION_DENSITY | The relative density of a built up region. | ENUMERATION | 133 | ||
| BUOY_MOORING | The type of a buoy installation. | ENUMERATION | 134 | ||
| BUOY_PATTERN | The colour breakdown of pattern of buoys, beacons, lights, other aids to navigation, and other objects of interest to a mariner. | ENUMERATION | 135 | ||
| BUOY_TYPE | The type of a buoy. | ENUMERATION | 136 | ||
| BYPASS_CONDITION | The degree of ease or ability to circumvent a destroyed section of bridge, tunnel or pass within a 2 kilometre distance on each side of the object (ignoring the presence of other bridges). | ENUMERATION | 137 |