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BLM Data Naming Rules
The Three-letter theme codes are part of the standard coverage naming convention used in California. This naming convention was established to help facilitate the limited coverage name length in arc/info (max 13 characters) and establish some type of standards to identifying the contents of our single-theme-based coverages.
The naming convention is as follows:
xxxyzzzzzz11
where
xxx = The three-letter theme code
y = what type of data in the theme/coverage
The data type contained in this coverage. Valid data types are:
p -polygon/area data
l - line/linear data
m - marker/point data
g - grid/lattice data
t - tin data
a - annotation data
zzzzzz = where the data is
The geographic extent of data. Geographic extent can be represented by the state (ca), field office name/code (cdd, 060), optional code designated by the Field Office, or one of the standard California map naming convention codes used to identify a quad location and scale. Generally this code would include a two digit latitude, a three digit longitude (drop the "_" sign), and at the end, the two character code from the USGS "Ohio Convention"
11 = optional characters used to further identify the coverage
Examples:
hydpca | hydrography, polygon data for california. data such as lakes |
hydm39123b2 | hydrography, marker (point) data for the 7.5 minute quad, Ukiah data such as springs. |
hydlcdd | hydrography, line data for the California Desert District data such as rivers and streams. |