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
1	AREA	4	F	(internal ARC/INFO)
2	PERIMETER	4	F	(internal ARC/INFO)
3	SLC#	4	B	(internal ARC/INFO)
4	SLC-ID	4	B	(not used)
5	SL	6	I	(relate key)
6	ECODISTRICT	4	I	(relate key)
7	SL-V2.1	6	I	(SL number in V2.1)

Relationships

• A record in this file is unique with respect to SLC#.
• 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.

Note: SL numbers are not always unique in this file. Also, since EcoDistricts typically include many SLC polygons, ECODISTRICT numbers are almost never unique in this file.

effective version 2.2 Source: Peter Schut
Contact: Peter Schut