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255 - Cartographic Mathematical Data (R)


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July 2022

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Subfield Codes
  • $a - Statement of scale (NR)
  • $b - Statement of projection (NR)
  • $c - Statement of coordinates (NR)
  • $d - Statement of zone (NR)
  • $e - Statement of equinox (NR)
  • $f - Outer G-ring coordinate pairs (NR)
  • $g - Exclusion G-ring coordinate pairs (NR)
  • $6 - Linkage (NR)
  • $7 - Data provenance (R)
  • $8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Mathematical data associated with cartographic material, including celestial charts. This data may also be coded in field 034 (Coded Mathematical Data).

Data recorded includes a statement of scale, statement of projection and/or a statement of bounding coordinates. The coordinates can represent a bounding rectangle, the outline of the area covered, and/or the outline of an interior area not covered. For celestial charts, it may also contain a statement of zone, declination data, and/or right ascension data, and/or equinox.


GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

INDICATORS

SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Statement of scale

Entire scale statement including any equivalency statements, vertical scales or vertical exaggeration statements for relief models and other three-dimensional items.

In records formulated according to ISBD principles, subfield $a includes all data up to and including the semicolon (;) when subfield $a is followed by subfield $b.

255 ##$aScale not given.
255 ##$aScale [ca. 1:90,000].
255 ##$aScale [1:6,336,000]. 1" = 100 miles. Vertical scale [1:192,000]. 1/16" = approx. 1000'.
255 ##$aScale not given ;$bConic proj.

$b - Statement of projection

Entire projection statement. In records formulated according to ISBD principles, subfield $b includes all data following the semicolon (;) and up to but not including the opening parenthesis (() that introduces subfields $c, $d, and/or $e.

255 ##$aScale [ca. 1:500,000] ;$bBase fitted to Lambert conformal conic proj. based on standard parallels of 33° and 45°.
255 ##$aScale [ca. 1:13,835,000]. 1 cm. = 138 km. 1 in. = 218 miles ;$bChamberlin trimetric proj.
255 ##$aScale 1:22,000,000 ;$bConic proj.$c(E 72°--E 148°/N 13°--N 18°).

$c - Statement of coordinates

Coordinates are recorded in the order of westernmost longitude, easternmost longitude, northernmost latitude, and southernmost latitude.

In records formulated according to ISBD principles, subfield $c data are enclosed in parentheses. The two longitude statements and the two latitude statements are each separated by two hyphens (--). The longitude is separated from the latitude by a slash (/).

255 ##$aScale 1:7,500,000$c(W 125°--W 65°/N 49°--N 25°).
255 ##$aScale 1:250,000$c(E 32°30'--E 34°30'/N 35°30'--N 35°00').
255 ##$aScale [ca. 1:10,000] ;$bGauss proj.$c(W 9°13'52"--W 9°04'47"/N 38°48'35"--N 38°41'29").

$d - Statement of zone

Used for celestial charts.

In records formulated according to ISBD principles, subfield $d data, along with any subfield $e data, are enclosed in parentheses.

255 ##$aScales vary$d(Zones +90° to +81° to 63°, -81° to 98° ;$eeq. 1950).
255 ##$aScale 88 mm per 1°$d(RA 16 hr./Decl. +30° ;$eeq. 1973.50).

$e - Statement of equinox

Statement of equinox or epoch. In records formulated according to ISBD principles, subfield $e data, along with any subfield $c or $d data, are enclosed in parentheses.

255 ##$aScale not given$d(RA 0 hr. to 24 hr./Decl. +90° to -90° ;$eeq. 1980).
255 ##$aScales vary$e(Eq. 1986.00).

$f - Outer G-ring coordinate pairs

Coordinate pairs that identify the closed non-intersecting boundary of the area covered.

$g - Exclusion G-ring coordinate pairs

Coordinate pairs that identify the closed non-intersecting boundary of the area contained within the G-polygon outer ring that is excluded.

$6 - Linkage

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$7 - Data provenance

See description of this subfield in Appendix J: Data Provenance Subfields.

$8 - Field link and sequence number

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.


INPUT CONVENTIONS

Punctuation - Field 255 ends with a period. See also subfield descriptions for punctuation information.


CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY

$7 - Data provenance [NEW, 2022]

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