DATA DICTIONARY

Polygon attribute table:   sec27.pat

ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE DEC DESCRIPTION OF ITEM CONTENT
AREA 8 18 F 5 Area of polygon in square meters.
PERIMETER 8 18 F 5 Length of polygon boundary in meters.
SEC27# 4 5 B - Internal sequence number.
SEC27-ID 4 5 B - User ID.
SECTION-NO 2 2 I - Public Land Survey section number.
COUNTY-NAME 17 17 C - Name of the county in which the section is located.
COUNTY-NO 2 2 C - Minnesota unique two character county ID number.
TOWNSHIP 20 20 C - Name of the political township in which the section is located.   Incorporated areas, such as municipalities, are not distinguished from the political township.
TWP 3 3 I - PLS Township number in which the section is located.
RNG 2 2 I - PLS Range number in which the section is located.
SEC 3 3 I - PLS Section number.
ACRES 12 12 N 2 Acres contained within each polygon.
MAJOR-NAME 50 50 C - Major watershed name.
MAJOR2 2 2 I - Minnesota unique 2 digit major watershed ID number.
PEDIGREE 12 12 C - Acronym that identifies the organization responsible for polygon features and attributes.
MSUWRC Minnesota State University, Mankato
Water Resources Center.
PEDYEAR 4 4 I - Year in which the polygon feature was created or last updated.






Arc attribute table:   sec27.aat

ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE DEC DESCRIPTION OF ITEM CONTENT
FNODE# 4 5 B - Internal number from node.
TNODE# 4 5 B - Internal number to node.
LPOLY# 4 5 B - Internal number left polygon.
RPOLY# 4 5 B - Internal number right polygon.
LENGTH 8 18 F 5 Length of arc in meters.
SEC27# 4 5 B - Internal sequence number.
SEC27-ID 4 5 B - User ID
LINETYPE 25 25 C - Type of line:
SECTION LINE
TOWNSHIP LINE
TOWNSHIP LINE POLITICAL
COUNTY LINE
MAJOR WATERSHED LINE
PEDIGREE 12 12 C - Acronym that identifies the organization responsible for the line features and attributes.
MDOT Minnesota Department of Transportation
MSUWRC Minnesota State University, Mankato
Water Resources Center
PEDYEAR 4 4 I - Year in which the line feature was created or last updated.