Feature Type

Feature Type Name

Site record

Synonyms

Definition

To record site information relating any sort of study

Comments

Table Name

SITE_RECORD

Australia's Implementation Table Names

No Implementation Tables

None entered in defining this feature type

None entered in categorising this feature type

Code Name Definition   Data type Values UoM Used by these Feature Types
1259 AAS_no Australian Antarctic Science (AAS) grant number. Optional number(10)     Types
1034 Comments Any additional comments. Optional character(100)     Types
1042 Dataset_Id An unique identifier of the dataset the feature belongs to Mandatory number(4)     Types
1045 Date_Capture The date the feature was captured Mandatory date     Types
1249 Date_Flag The type of date been stored, i.e.whether the date is approximate or definite, and for which component of the date is approximate or definite. Also includes seasons Mandatory character(50)
label Definition
Appoximate day in a known month and year
Approximate month in a known year The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the month and year are valid.
Approximate season of a known year The season must be an Antarctic summer, autumn, winter or spring season. Enter season date with the approximate date of the middle of the season. Eg for spring 2002, enter as 15/10/2002.
Approximate year The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the year is valid.
Definite day, month and year
Definite month and year The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the month and year are valid.
Definite season and year The season must be an Antarctic summer, autumn, winter or spring season. Enter season date with the approximate date of the middle of the season. Eg for spring 2002, enter as 15/10/2002.
Definite year The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the year is valid.
Pre year The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the year is valid. The data was sourced before the year listed.
Unknown Value indicating that an attribute is not applicable or that it is impossible to determine
  Types
1048 Date_Rem The date the feature was removed Optional date     Types
1258 Date_Rem_Int The intended date that the object is planned to be removed from its current position Optional date     Types
1112 Last_Inspection_Date The date that inspection took place or was last sighted. Optional date     Types
1113 Latitude Stored in decimal degrees. Mandatory number(20,10)     Types
1260 Location_description A description of the location. Optional character(100)     Types
1264 Location_method A pick list of methods used to determine a location. Mandatory character(100)
label Definition
Differential G.P.S Differential Global Positioning System
G.P.S Global Positioning System
Map Reference
  Types
1118 Longitude Stored in decimal degrees. Mandatory number(20,10)     Types
1263 Observer Full name of the observer collecting information. Mandatory Character(50)     Types
1244 Photograph_Details Details of photographs taken. For example, number taken, titles. Also include whether photographs were captured on film or digitally. Optional Character(100)     Types
1243 Photographs_Taken A yes or no answer to whether photographs were taken. Optional Character(3)
label Definition
No
Unk
Yes
  Types
1088 Purpose_description This attribute is used together with the Building_purpose attribute to provide information about the purpose of a building. The available values for this attribute depend upon the value chosen for the Building_purpose attribute. More than one value of the Purpose_description atribute may be used, if applicable. Education: (School, Museum), Garage: (Vehicle, Boat, Aircraft), Living: (Dining, Recreation, Sleeping), Operations: (Administration, Communication), Plant: (Batching, Waste treatment, Water supply, Electricity generation), Science: (Atmospheric physics, Biology, Chemistry, Cosmic radiation physics, Geology, Geophysics, Glaciology, Meteorology, Multi disciplinary), Service: (Bank, Medical, Post Office), Store: (Food, Field equipment), Workshop: (Carpentry, Electrics, Mechanics, Plumbing). Use 'Other' if none of the above are applicable. Use 'Unknown' or leave blank if unknown. Optional character(100)     Types
1150 Q_Info An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record. Mandatory number(5)     Types
1262 Site_ID_No The site identity number. Optional Number(10)     Types
1261 Site_Type A pick list of site types. Mandatory character(50)
label Definition
Camp Site
Contamination
Depot/Cache
Equipment Deployed
Field Hut
Helicopter Landing Site
Historic Item
IRB/LARC Landing Site Inflatable Rubber Boat / Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo
Other
Photopoint
Sample Location
Survey / Site Marker
  Types