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4. SUR<NTS#>

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* Available only as a SurView data format

SUR<NTS#>

A table below summarizes what information is included in this file:

Geologic/geomorphic point features - SUR<NTS#>
DESCRIPTION: Erratics, streamlined glacial bedforms, section locations, and fossil localities.
COVERAGE: SUR<NTS#>
FEATURE CLASS: POINT
ATTRIBUTES: (Name: description, format--width, output, type, decimals)
    AREA not used for points
    PERIMETER not used for points
    SUR<NTS#># point sequence number; 4,5,B
    SUR<NTS#>-ID point identifier; 4,5,B
    SYMBOL contains code numbers for symbolizing points using gsc.mrk* markerset for Arc/Info users only; 4,4,I
    NAME arc sequence number; 4,5,B
    DATED_AGE age of features if dated; 25,25,C
    DIRECTION direction for some features,4,4,I
    PRJ_NAME project name; 30,30,C
    MAPPER mapper name; 42,42,C
    FIELD_YEAR year of mapping;10,10,C (e.g. 1993-1995)
    NTS# NTS map sheet number; 7,7,C
    NTS_NAME name of NTS map sheet; 15,15,C
    EASTING x-coordinate based on UTM grid zone, 4,12,F,3
    NORTHING y-coordinate based on UTM grid zone, 4,12,F,3
PRECISION: Single
DATA SOURCE: Digitized from NTS map sheet containing data from field observation and air photo interpretation
INPUT SCALE: 1:50 000
RESPONSIBILITY Terrain Sciences Division, Geological Survey of Canada

* The symbolset GSC.MRK is located at \DATA\ARC\SYMBOLS.

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