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DIC_UNIT_OF_MEASURE

Dictionary of measurement units used for a specific property; e.g. metres, centimetres, inches, chains, fathoms, kilograms, tons, pints, quarts, gallons, litres, square metres, cubic metres.

No. Column name Data type Notes
1 CODE Varchar(20) Primary key
2 DESCRIPTION Varchar(200)  
3 TRANSLATION Varchar(80)  
4 ABBREVIATION Varchar(15)  
5 EPSG_CODE Varchar(20)  
6 DATA_SOURCE Varchar(20)  
7 TARGET_UOM_CODE Varchar(20)  
8 CONV_FACTOR_NUMERATOR Numeric(22)  
9 CONV_FACTOR_DENOMINATOR Numeric(22)  
10 UNIT_OF_MEAS_DIMENSION Varchar(50)  
11 REMARKS Varchar(255)  
12 ORIG_INFORMATION_SOURCE Varchar(255)  
13 STATUS Char(1)  
14 DATE_ENTERED Date  
15 DATE_UPDATED Date  


Sample data (rows 1 to 20 of 100)

CODE DESCRIPTION TRANSLATION ABBREVIATION EPSG_CODE DATA_SOURCE TARGET_UOM_CODE CONV_FACTOR_NUMERATOR CONV_FACTOR_DENOMINATOR UNIT_OF_MEAS_DIMENSION REMARKS ORIG_INFORMATION_SOURCE STATUS DATE_ENTERED DATE_UPDATED
9001  metre  metre  m  9001  EPSG  9001  1  1  length  Also known as International metre. SI standard unit.  ISO 1000.  C  26-APR-06   
9002  foot  foot  ft  9002  EPSG  9001  .3048  1  length    ISO 1000; 1958  C  26-APR-06   
9003  US survey foot  US survey foot  ft US  9003  EPSG  9001  12  39.37  length  Used in USA.  EPSG  C  26-APR-06   
9005  Clarke's foot  Clarke's foot  ft (Cla)  9005  EPSG  9001  .3047972654  1  length  Assumes Clarke's 1865 ratio of 1 British foot = 0.3047972654 French legal metres applies to the international metre. Used in older Australian, southern African & British West Indian mapping.  Australian Land Information Group www.auslig.gov.au  C  26-APR-06   
9014  fathom  fathom  f  9014  EPSG  9001  1.8288  1  length  = 6 feet.    C  26-APR-06   
9030  nautical mile  nautical mile  NM  9030  EPSG  9001  1852  1  length      C  26-APR-06  26-APR-06 
9031  German legal metre  German legal metre  GLM  9031  EPSG  9001  1.0000135965  1  length  Used in Namibia.  Chief Directorate Surveys and Land Information; Mowbray; South Africa  C  26-APR-06   
9033  US survey chain  US survey chain  ch US  9033  EPSG  9001  792  39.37  length  Used in USA primarily for public lands cadastral work.  Bureau of Land Management technical bulletin 6 (1973) and Standard Field Tables 8th edition (1956).  C  26-APR-06   
9034  US survey link  US survey link  lk US  9034  EPSG  9001  7.92  39.37  length  Used in USA primarily for public lands cadastral work.  Bureau of Land Management technical bulletin 6 (1973) and Standard Field Tables 8th edition (1956).  C  26-APR-06   
9035  US survey mile  US survey mile  mile US  9035  EPSG  9001  63360  39.37  length  Used in USA primarily for public lands cadastral work.  Bureau of Land Management technical bulletin 6 (1973) and Standard Field Tables 8th edition (1956).  C  26-APR-06   
9036  kilometre  kilometre  km  9036  EPSG  9001  1000  1  length    ISO 1000.  C  26-APR-06   
9037  Clarke's yard  Clarke's yard  yd (Cla)  9037  EPSG  9001  .9143917962  1  length  =3 Clarke's feet. Assumes Clarke's 1865 ratio of 1 British foot = 0.3047972654 French legal metres applies to the international metre. Used in older Australian, southern African & British West Indian mapping.  Australian Land Information Group www.auslig.gov.au  C  26-APR-06   
9038  Clarke's chain  Clarke's chain  ch (Cla)  9038  EPSG  9001  20.1166195164  1  length  =22 Clarke's yards. Assumes Clarke's 1865 ratio of 1 British foot = 0.3047972654 French legal metres applies to the international metre. Used in older Australian, southern African & British West Indian mapping.  Australian Land Information Group www.auslig.gov.au  C  26-APR-06   
9039  Clarke's link  Clarke's link  lk (Cla)  9039  EPSG  9001  .201166195164  1  length  =1/100 Clarke's chain. Assumes Clarke's 1865 ratio of 1 British foot = 0.3047972654 French legal metres applies to the international metre. Used in older Australian, southern African & British West Indian mapping.  Australian Land Information Group www.auslig.gov.au  C  26-APR-06   
9040  British yard (Sears 1922)  British yard (Sears 1922)  yd (Sears)  9040  EPSG  9001  36  39.370147  length  Uses Sear's 1922 British yard-metre ratio as given by Bomford as 39.370147 inches per metre. Used in East Malaysian and older New Zealand mapping.  G. Bomford "Geodesy" 2nd edition 1962; after J.S.Clark "Remeasurement of the Old Length Standards"; Empire Survey Review no. 90; 1953.  C  26-APR-06   
9041  British foot (Sears 1922)  British foot (Sears 1922)  ft (Sears)  9041  EPSG  9001  12  39.370147  length  Uses Sear's 1922 British yard-metre ratio as given by Bomford as 39.370147 inches per metre. Used in East Malaysian and older New Zealand mapping.  G. Bomford "Geodesy" 2nd edition 1962; after J.S.Clark "Remeasurement of the Old Length Standards"; Empire Survey Review no. 90; 1953.  C  26-APR-06   
9042  British chain (Sears 1922)  British chain (Sears 1922)  ch (Sears)  9042  EPSG  9001  792  39.370147  length  Uses Sear's 1922 British yard-metre ratio as given by Bomford as 39.370147 inches per metre. Used in East Malaysian and older New Zealand mapping.  G. Bomford "Geodesy" 2nd edition 1962; after J.S.Clark "Remeasurement of the Old Length Standards"; Empire Survey Review no. 90; 1953.  C  26-APR-06  26-APR-06 
9043  British link (Sears 1922)  British link (Sears 1922)  lk (Sears)  9043  EPSG  9001  7.92  39.370147  length  Uses Sear's 1922 British yard-metre ratio as given by Bomford as 39.370147 inches per metre. Used in East Malaysian and older New Zealand mapping.  G. Bomford "Geodesy" 2nd edition 1962; after J.S.Clark "Remeasurement of the Old Length Standards"; Empire Survey Review no. 90; 1953.  C  26-APR-06   
9050  British yard (Benoit 1895 A)  British yard (Benoit 1895 A)  yd (Ben A)  9050  EPSG  9001  .9143992  1  length  Uses Benoit's 1895 British yard-metre ratio as given by Clark as 0.9144992 metres per yard. Used for deriving metric size of ellipsoid in Palestine.  J.S.Clark; "Remeasurement of the Old Length Standards"; Empire Survey Review no. 90; 1953.  C  26-APR-06   
9051  British foot (Benoit 1895 A)  British foot (Benoit 1895 A)  ft (Ben A)  9051  EPSG  9001  .9143992  3  length  Uses Benoit's 1895 British yard-metre ratio as given by Clark as 0.9144992 metres per yard. Used for deriving metric size of ellipsoid in Palestine.  J.S.Clark; "Remeasurement of the Old Length Standards"; Empire Survey Review no. 90; 1953.  C  26-APR-06