Field Name | Datatype | CDCS name | NOTE |
State_plane_zone | String | none | A numeric value based on standard numbering convention, followed by a verbose descriptor. Second line in DEF file. Example " 5 ARIZONA WEST MERCATOR" |
Datum_code | 1 Digit | none | Reference datum for all coordinate data outside the CON file. Third line in DEF file. 1= NAD27, 2=NAD83, 3=HP |
Projection_unit_code | 1 Digit | none | Projection units are Survey Feet if datum is NAD27. No limits on NAD83. Forth line in DEF file. 1=Meters; 2=Survey ft; 3=International feet. |
Default_elevation | Numeric | none | Elevation to apply to a point without measured elevation. Fifth line in DEF file |
Activate_LEV_flag | Char | none | Flag to indicate whether point elevation data from LEV file is to be considered in adjustment. Sixth line in DEF file. Y=yes, use LEV; N=no, do not use. |
Activate_SD_flag | Char | none | Flag to indicate whether error estimate data from SID file is to be considered in adjustment. Seventh line in DEF file. Y=yes, use SID; N=no, do not use. |
Def_dist_err_est | 2 Digit | none | Values to be used in adjustment when distance error estimate is not known. |
Def_angle_err_est | Numeric | none | Value to be used in adjustment when angular error estimate is not known. Ninth line in DEF file. |
Def_bearing_err_est | Numeric | none | Value to be used in adjustment when bearing error estimate is not known. Tenth line in DEF file |
Def_N_control_err_est | Numeric | none | Value to be used in adjustment when Northing control error estimate is not known. Eleventh line in DEF file. |
Def_E_control_err_est | Numeric | none | Value to be used in adjustment when Easting control error estimate is not known. Twelfth line in DEF file. |
Mean_geod_bearing_flag | 1 Char | none | Flag indicating whether bearings represent "mean geodetic" values. Thirteenth line in DEF file. Y=Mean Geodetic Bearing; N=Grid Bearing |
Dist_residual_printout_limit | Numeric | none | Value indicating decimal precision used in reporting distance residuals. Ex .000 for 3 places. Fourteenth line in DEF file. |
Angle_residual_printout_limit | Numeric | none | Value indicating decimal precision used in reporting angle residuals. Ex .0 for 1 place. Fifteenth line in DEF file. |
Azimuth_residual_printout_limit | Numeric | none | Value indicating decimal precision used in reporting azimuth/bearing residuals. Ex .0 for 1 place. Sixteenth line in DEF file. |
Error_ellipse_computed_flag | 1 Char | none | Flag indicating that error ellipses will be computed as part of the adjustment. Seventeenth line in DEF file. Y=Compute ellipses; N=Do not compute ellipses. |
Readjust_w_robusted_err_est_flag | 1 Char | none | Flag indicating that data can be readjusted with "robusted" error estimates. Eighteenth line in DEF file. Y=Robusting on; N=Robusting off. |
Print_adjusted_grid_values_flag | 1 Char | none | Flag indicating that grid bearings/dists be reported. Not used in GMM. Nineteenth line in DEF file. Y=Print grid values; N=Do not print grid values. |
Update_COR_flag | 1 Char | none | Flag indicating that the COR file be updated after adjustment. Not used in GMM. Twentieth line in DEF file. Y=Update COR file; N=Do not update COR. |
Dataset_name | String | none | Name of dataset being acted on, almost always same as 8char filename. Twentyfirst line in DEF file. Example T05NR14W. |
Meridian_code | 2 Digit | PLSS Description > Origin of PLSS | Meridian code. These are numerically assigned based on order listed in "Manual of Instructions for the Survey of the Public Lands, 1973." Twentysecond line in DEF file. Example 14="Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Arizona" |
State_code | 2 Char | Legal Area Description > State | State code. These are numerically assigned based on alphabetizing US Postal Service 2 char abbreviations for state. Example AZ = "04". |
UTM_zone | Integer | none | Numeric value of UTM zone used in UTM coordinates. Values are international standard. Twentyfourth line in DEF file. Example 12 used between W longitudes 108114 |
Regional_search_distance | Integer | none | Integer indicating the optimal search distance while merging township corner data. This value will be implemented with the next version of FORMLSA. Feet units. Default = 300 feet |
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