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Polygon Attribute Table (PAT)

Filename

{covername}.PAT

Description

The Polygon Attribute Table (PAT) provides the linkage between geographic locations (polygons) and soil landscape attributes in the associated database tables.

Contents

Field

Name

Width

Type

Dec

Description

1

AREA

8

F

     5

(internal ARC/INFO)

2

PERIMETER

8

F

     5

(internal ARC/INFO)

3

SLC#

4

B

 

(internal ARC/INFO)

4

SLC-ID

4

B

 

(not used)

5

SL

7

I

 

(relate key)

6

ECODISTRIC

4

I

 

(relate key)

7

ECOREGION

3

I

 

(relate key)

8

ECOPROVINC

5

C

 

(relate key)

9

ECOZONE

2

I

 

(relate key)

10

HECTARES

12

N

     2

(area / 10000 = hectares)

Relationships

  • The SL field is used to relate to the soil and landscapes databases
  • The ECODISTRICT field is used to relate to the Ecodistrict, Ecoregion, and Ecozone tables, and the Ecostratification databases.