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DIC_UNIT_OF_MEASURE (100 rows)
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.

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Row	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
1	9001	metre	metre	m	9001	EPSG	9001	1	1	length	Also known as International metre. SI standard unit.	ISO 1000.	C	26-APR-06
2	9002	foot	foot	ft	9002	EPSG	9001	.3048	1	length		ISO 1000; 1958	C	26-APR-06
3	9003	US survey foot	US survey foot	ft US	9003	EPSG	9001	12	39.37	length	Used in USA.	EPSG	C	26-APR-06
4	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
5	9014	fathom	fathom	f	9014	EPSG	9001	1.8288	1	length	= 6 feet.		C	26-APR-06
6	9030	nautical mile	nautical mile	NM	9030	EPSG	9001	1852	1	length			C	26-APR-06	26-APR-06
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	9036	kilometre	kilometre	km	9036	EPSG	9001	1000	1	length		ISO 1000.	C	26-APR-06
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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

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