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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 9052 | British chain (Benoit 1895 A) | British chain (Benoit 1895 A) | ch (Ben A) | 9052 | EPSG | 9001 | 20.1167824 | 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 | |
| 22 | 9053 | British link (Benoit 1895 A) | British link (Benoit 1895 A) | lk (Ben A) | 9053 | EPSG | 9001 | .201167824 | 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 | |
| 23 | 9060 | British yard (Benoit 1895 B) | British yard (Benoit 1895 B) | yd (Ben B) | 9060 | EPSG | 9001 | 36 | 39.370113 | length | G. Bomford "Geodesy" 2nd edition 1962; after J.S.Clark "Remeasurement of the Old Length Standards"; Empire Survey Review no. 90; 1953. | 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 | |
| 24 | 9061 | British foot (Benoit 1895 B) | British foot (Benoit 1895 B) | ft (Ben B) | 9061 | EPSG | 9001 | 12 | 39.370113 | length | Uses Benoit's 1895 British yard-metre ratio as given by Bomford as 39.370113 inches per metre. Used in West Malaysian 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 | |
| 25 | 9062 | British chain (Benoit 1895 B) | British chain (Benoit 1895 B) | ch (Ben B) | 9062 | EPSG | 9001 | 792 | 39.370113 | length | Uses Benoit's 1895 British yard-metre ratio as given by Bomford as 39.370113 inches per metre. Used in West Malaysian 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 | 9063 | British link (Benoit 1895 B) | British link (Benoit 1895 B) | lk (Ben B) | 9063 | EPSG | 9001 | 7.92 | 39.370113 | length | Uses Benoit's 1895 British yard-metre ratio as given by Bomford as 39.370113 inches per metre. Used in West Malaysian mapping. | G. Bomford; "Geodesy"; 3rd edition 1975 | C | 26-APR-06 | |
| 27 | 9070 | British foot (1865) | British foot (1865) | ft (1865) | 9070 | EPSG | 9001 | .9144025 | 3 | length | Uses Clark's estimate of 1853-1865 British foot-metre ratio of 0.9144025 metres per yard. Used in 1962 and 1975 estimates of Indian foot. | J.S.Clark; "Remeasurement of the Old Length Standards"; Empire Survey Review no. 90; 1953. | C | 26-APR-06 | |
| 28 | 9080 | Indian foot | Indian foot | Ind ft (Cla) | 9080 | EPSG | 9001 | 12 | 39.370142 | length | Indian Foot = 0.99999566 British feet (A.R.Clarke 1865). British yard (= 3 British feet) taken to be J.S.Clark's 1865 value of 0.9144025 metres. | G. Bomford; "The Re-adjustment of the Indian Triangulation"; Survey of India Professional Paper 28; 1939. | C | 26-APR-06 | |
| 29 | 9081 | Indian foot (1937) | Indian foot (1937) | Ind ft (37) | 9081 | EPSG | 9001 | .30479841 | 1 | length | Indian Foot = 0.99999566 British feet (A.R.Clarke 1865). British foot taken to be 1895 Benoit value of 12/39.370113m. Rounded to 8 decimal places as 0.30479841. Used from Bangladesh to Vietnam. Previously used in India and Pakistan but superseded. | G. Bomford; "The Re-adjustment of the Indian Triangulation"; Survey of India Professional Paper 28; 1939. | C | 26-APR-06 | |
| 30 | 9082 | Indian foot (1962) | Indian foot (1962) | Ind ft (62) | 9082 | EPSG | 9001 | .3047996 | 1 | length | Indian Foot = 0.99999566 British feet (A.R.Clarke 1865). British yard (3 feet) taken to be J.S. Clark's 1865 value of 0.9144025m. Rounded to 8 significant figures with a small error as 1 Ind ft=0.3048996m. Used in Pakistan since metrication. | G. Bomford; "Geodesy"; 2nd edition 1962 | C | 26-APR-06 | |
| 31 | 9083 | Indian foot (1975) | Indian foot (1975) | Ind ft (75) | 9083 | EPSG | 9001 | .3047995 | 1 | length | Indian Foot = 0.99999566 British feet (A.R.Clarke 1865). British yard (3 feet) taken to be J.S. Clark's 1865 value of 0.9144025m. Rounded to 8 significant figures as 1 Ind ft=0.3048995m. Used in India since metrication. | G. Bomford; "Geodesy"; 3rd edition 1975 | C | 26-APR-06 | |
| 32 | 9084 | Indian yard | Indian yard | Ind yd (Cla) | 9084 | EPSG | 9001 | 36 | 39.370142 | length | Indian Foot = 0.99999566 British feet (A.R.Clarke 1865). British yard (= 3 British feet) taken to be J.S.Clark's 1865 value of 0.9144025 metres. | G. Bomford; "The Re-adjustment of the Indian Triangulation"; Survey of India Professional Paper 28; 1939. | C | 26-APR-06 | |
| 33 | 9085 | Indian yard (1937) | Indian yard (1937) | Ind yd (37) | 9085 | EPSG | 9001 | .91439523 | 1 | length | Indian Foot = 0.99999566 British feet (A.R.Clarke 1865). British foot taken to be 1895 Benoit value of 12/39.370113m. Rounded to 8 decimal places as 0.30479841. Used from Bangladesh to Vietnam. Previously used in India and Pakistan but superseded. | G. Bomford; "The Re-adjustment of the Indian Triangulation"; Survey of India Professional Paper 28; 1939. | C | 26-APR-06 | |
| 34 | 9086 | Indian yard (1962) | Indian yard (1962) | Ind yd (62) | 9086 | EPSG | 9001 | .9143988 | 1 | length | Indian Foot = 0.99999566 British feet (A.R.Clarke 1865). British yard (3 feet) taken to be J.S. Clark's 1865 value of 0.9144025m. Rounded to 8 significant figures with a small error as 1 Ind ft=0.3048996m. Used in Pakistan since metrication. | G. Bomford; "Geodesy"; 2nd edition 1962 | C | 26-APR-06 | |
| 35 | 9087 | Indian yard (1975) | Indian yard (1975) | Ind yd (75) | 9087 | EPSG | 9001 | .9143985 | 1 | length | Indian Foot = 0.99999566 British feet (A.R.Clarke 1865). British yard (3 feet) taken to be J.S. Clark's 1865 value of 0.9144025m. Rounded to 8 significant figures as 1 Ind ft=0.3048995m. Used in India since metrication. | G. Bomford; "Geodesy"; 3rd edition 1975 | C | 26-APR-06 | |
| 36 | 9093 | Statute mile | Statute mile | 9093 | EPSG | 9001 | 1609.344 | 1 | length | =5280 feet | EPSG | C | 26-APR-06 | ||
| 37 | 9094 | Gold Coast foot | Gold Coast foot | 9094 | EPSG | 9001 | 6378300 | 20926201 | length | Used in Ghana and some adjacent parts of British west Africa prior to metrication, except for the metrication of projection defining parameters when British foot (Sears 1922) used. | Ordnance Survey International | C | 26-APR-06 | ||
| 38 | 9095 | British foot (1936) | British foot (1936) | 9095 | EPSG | 9001 | .3048007491 | 1 | length | For the 1936 retriangulation OSGB defines the relationship of feet of 1796 to the International metre through log(1.48401603) exactly [=0.3048007491...]. Also used for metric conversions in Ireland. | 1. "The Retriangulation of Great Britain", Ordnance Survey of Great Britain. 2. "The Irish Grid - A Description of the Co-ordinate Reference System" published by Ordnance Survey of Ireland, Dublin and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland, Belfast. | C | 26-APR-06 | ||
| 39 | 9101 | radian | radian | rad | 9101 | EPSG | 9101 | 1 | 1 | angle | SI standard unit. | ISO 1000:1992 | C | 26-APR-06 | |
| 40 | 9102 | degree | degree | deg | 9102 | EPSG | 9101 | 3.14159265358979 | 180 | angle | = pi/180 radians | C | 26-APR-06 |
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