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	Decimal  Places	Description
1	AREA	4	F	3	internal ARC/INFO
2	PERIMETER	4	F	3	internal ARC/INFO
3	SOIL#	4	B		internal ARC/INFO
4	SOIL-ID	4	B		not used
5	LAND_AREA	6	I		Land area in hectares
6	WATER_AREA	6	I		Water area in hectares
7	POLYGON_AREA	6	I		Polygon area in hectares
8	MAPUNIT	68	C		Linkage key (redefined from  PROVINCE + SURVEY + MAPUNITNOM)

Relationships

1. A record in this file is unique with respect to SOIL#.
2. The MAPUNIT field is used to relate to the CMP table.

Notes:

1. MAPUNIT numbers are not always unique within a coverage.
2. The first 8 characters of MAPUNIT will be identical for all records within a coverage.

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