ISRO: NNRMS: TR: 112: 2005

COMMITTEE REPORT
NNRMS STANDARDS
A NATIONAL STANDARD FOR EO IMAGES,
THEMATIC & CARTOGRAPHIC MAPS,
GIS DATABASES AND SPATIAL OUTPUTS
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF SPACE
INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION
NNRMS SECRETARIAT
JULY, 2005
ISRO: NNRMS: TR: 112: 2005
COMMITTEE REPORT



NNRMS STANDARDS
A NATIONAL STANDARD FOR EO IMAGES, THEMATIC &
CARTOGRAPHIC MAPS, GIS DATABASES AND SPATIAL
OUTPUTS














Prepared by:
NNRMS STANDARDS COMMITTEE













GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF SPACE
INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION
NNRMS SECRETARIAT
JULY, 2005


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PREFACE

Spatial information - images and maps, forms the foundation and basis for most planning
and implementation of developmental activities; infrastructure development; disaster
management support; environmental monitoring; natural resources management;
business geographics and many other national activities. Even common citizens require
maps and spatial information for their localized decision-making. Generating the
information on the nations natural resources and its infrastructure; updating and
maintaining the information sets and integrating these with administrative and social
datasets provides the most optimal and scientific decision alternatives in support of
national development. It is to this goal that the National Natural Resources Management
System (NNRMS) is oriented to.

Through various NNRMS projects/applications carried out by a number of agencies,
national level spatial databases on a variety of natural resources have been generated
and many, for the first time, have provided a full, national perspective of the natural
resource. With a wealth of spatial data already available some for the whole country
and some for specific project areas, NNRMS is establishing a national GIS asset as a
national-level Natural Resources Repository (NRR). This asset will become the main
resource for spatial data and enable application services and solutions supporting
government, private and citizen demand for spatial information.

Standards are a fundamental requirement for this national GIS. These standards enable
technologies imaging, GIS, GPS and applications thematic mapping, services and
outputs etc to work together. Standards are important not only to facilitate data sharing
and increase interoperability, as is understood from many international efforts, but also
to bring a systematization and automation into the total NNRMS process of mapping
and GIS itself.

Earlier, a GIS database standard had been developed as NRIS Standard and this has
been used by many NNRMS users and projects.

However, now it is realized that a comprehensive standardisation of the process of
activities that are undertaken in NNRMS to generate the spatial information and also for
making them available need to be assessed and this has been done by the Committee
over a series of video-conference meetings and physical sittings. A Repository process
starts much before the GIS database right from the images that are available from
NRSA through the thematic mapping activity (where the images are converted into
spatial map information), creation of the GIS database and archiving the spatial data,
mechanisms for access and outputs and also addressing quality of the data even as a
vertical and horizontal seamless national GIS is organised. Many experts from
ISRO/DOS Centres have debated and discussed each and every parameter of the
Standards. Thus, the NNRMS Standards define a standardisation of the total process.

We recognize and realise that Standards evolve and that we have carried forward that
process ahead. Incidentally, the process we have adopted of "consensus through
consultation" is exactly how a Standardisation process works - getting to the most ideal
standards is a process that, we recognize, does not happen at one-shot but evolves
through a step-by-step improvement. Improvement only means we have learnt more and
are more experienced. Towards this, the Standards must be flexible enough to enable
addition of and modification of the existing standards. We have recommended a
Standing Committee Review process for this.
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The NNRMS Standards definition Committee is pleased to submit its report which
contains the comprehensive standardisation of RS and GIS application process that
will, hopefully, be of immense use by the Indian NNRMS community.

The Committee is cognizant of the fact that this standardisation essentially addresss the
Repository (images, maps, GIS databases and outputs) issues and that a separate effort
for NNRMS Services/Applications Standards defining the possible standardisation
of value-addition and applications on the Repository (there could be numerous
possibilities) and the formatting of the services/outputs (either in analog or digital mode)
would be the next step of standardisation for NNRMS.

We thank Mr Madhavan Nair, Chairman, ISRO/Secretary, DOS for having envisioned
the need for such a Standard and giving us the opportunity to work out this important
report which we all feel will go a long way in the quick and smooth establishment of the
NNRMS repository and operationalising operational services/outputs from this national
GIS asset.



NNRMS Standards Committee
July 25, 2005

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NNRMS STANDARDS COMMITTEE

A] CHAIRMAN

Dr PS Roy, Deputy Director (RS&GIS), NRSA (From May, 2005 onwards)
Shri AR Dasgupta, Deputy Director, SITAA, SAC (Till April, 2005)

B] MEMBERS

Shri G Hanumantha Rao, Scientist-F, Geoinformatics Division, NRSA
Dr K Venugopal Rao, Scientist-E, AS&DM, NRSA
Dr RK Goel, Associate Project Director, NRDB, SAC
Dr R Ghosh, Scientist/Engineer-SF, SAC
Dr YVN Krishnamurthy, Head, RRSSC-Nagpur
Dr JR Sharma, Head, RRSSC-Jodhpur
Dr TP Singh, Director, BISAG
Dr PK Srivastava, Group Director, SIPG/RESIPA, SAC
Dr VS Hegde, Deputy Director (A), EOS/NNRMS, ISRO Hq
Dr R Nagaraja, Head, Land Use Division, NRSA

C] MEMBER-SECRETARY

Shri Mukund Rao, Deputy Director (NRR)/Secretray, PC-NNRMS, ISRO Hq

D] TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM:

CORE GROUP

Dr Rajeev Jaiswal, Scientist/Engineer-SD, EOS/NNRMS, ISRO Hq
Shri Rajiv Kumar, Scientist-D, Land Use Division, NRSA
Ms A S Padmavathy, Scientist/Engineer-SE, EOS/NNRMS, ISRO Hq
Shri P D Yadav, Scientist/Engineer-SF, RESIPA, SAC

OTHER VALUABLE INPUTS FROM:

Dr YVS Murthy, Head, Geo-informatics Division, NRSA
Dr Shailesh Nayak, Group Director, MWRG, RESIPA, SAC
Dr Ajai, Group Director, FLPG/RESIPA, SAC
Dr S K Pathan, Head, Geomatics Division, FLPG/RESIPA, SAC
Dr S N Das, Scientist/Engineer-SE, RRSSC-Nagpur
Dr SS Rao, Scientist/Engineer-SE, RRSSC-Nagpur
Dr BRM Rao, Head, Agriculture & Soils Division, NRSA
Shri Kalyanraman, General Manager, Aerial Survey, NRSA
Shri Murali Mohan, Head, ATD&AD, AS&DM, NRSA
Dr Joseph Arokiadas, Group Head, NDC, NRSA
Dr MSR Murthy, Head, Forestry & Ecology Division, NRSA
Dr J Krishnamurthy, Scientist/Engineer-SF, EOS/NNRMS, ISRO Hq
Dr V Raghavaswamy, Group Director, Land Use & Urban Settlements, NRSA
Shri PG Diwakar, Head, RRSSC-Bangalore
Shri J S Parihar, Group Director, ARG/RESIPA, SAC
Dr JK Garg, Scientist/Engineer-SG, FLPG, RESIPA, SAC
Dr K Vinodkumar, Scientist/Engineer-SF, Geology & Geophysics Division, NRSA
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Shri Uday Raj, Scientist/Engineer-SE, RRSSC-CMO, Bangalore
Shri Vinod Bothale, Scientist/Engineer-SF, RRSSC-Jodhpur
Dr D Dutta, Scientist/Engineer-SF, RRSSC-Jodhpur
Dr MV Ravikumar, Manager, Application Facility, NRSA
Dr T Ravishankar, Scientist-F, Agriculture & Soils Division, NRSA
Shri DSP Rao, Scientist/Engineer-SD, RRSSC-Nagpur
Dr M Sameena, Scientist/Engineer-SD, EOS/NNRMS, ISRO Hq
Ms V Shobha, Scientist/Engineer-SD, EOS/NNRMS, ISRO Hq

E] GUIDANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT

Dr R R Navalgund, Director, NRSA/Chairman, NRR-MC
Dr K N Shankara, Director, ISAC (previously as Director, SAC)
Dr V Jayaraman, Director, NNRMS-RRSSC
Dr K L Majumder, Deputy Director, RESIPA, SAC



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NNRMS VISION

Maximise use of Natural Resource information for
management of natural resources; national development;
environmental monitoring; disaster management support
and empowering society

By

Establishing and maintaining a national Natural
Resources Repository

Enabling information services/decision support for
governance, development, citizens and commerce

Supporting systems of Ocean Information Service,
improved Weather Forecasting and Disaster Management

Developing a better understanding of earth system
environment and its processes

Positioning a viable Spatial Information business sector


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CONTENTS
Page No.
Foreword
Preface i
NNRMS Standards Committee iii
NNRMS Vision v
Contents vii

SECTION-A: BACKGROUND

1. Introduction 1

2. State-of-art in GIS standardization 5

2.1. Standards A Global Perspective 7
2.2. Standards Indian Perspective 9
2.3. Standards Learning for NNRMS Standards 12

3. Towards NNRMS Standards 15

3.1. NNRMS Repository 15
3.2. Standardisation of the Process 17
3.3. Some important technical considerations 18
3.4. Scope of NNRMS Standards 20

SECTION-B: NNRMS STANDARDS

4. National Spatial Framework 21

4.1. NSF Boundary Template 22
4.2. NSF parameters for 1:250k database 23
4.3. NSF parameters for 1:50k and larger-scale database 24
4.4. Geographical tie-points for NSF 26
4.5. NSF creation utility by NNRMS 26

5. NNRMS Repository Design Standards 33
5.1. Image Standards 33
5.2. Thematic and Cartographic Mapping Standards 34
5.3. GIS Database Standards 35
5.4. NNRMS Output Standards 37
5.5. Quality Standards 37

6. NNRMS Content Standard 45

6.1. NNRMS Content Classification and Coding System 47
6.2. NNRMS Content Thesarus 48
6.3. NNRMS Services/Applications 48
6.4. Repository coding utility for NNRMS Content 49


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7. Metadata Standards 127

7.1. NNRMS Portal Servers 128
7.2. NNRMS Metadata Definitios/Terms 128

SECTION-C: NNRMS STANDARDS UPDATION PROCEDURES

8. Standards Review Mechanism 147

ANNEXURES

I. Office Order for NNRMS Standards Committee 149

II. Standardisation efforts of ISO and FGDC A Perspective 151

III. Attribute Tables for Heritage Layers of NNRMS Content Standard 159

IV. Guideline for Process of Mapping Activities 183

V. Guidelines for Process of GIS Database Creation 187

VI. Guidelines for Porting GIS Database into NRR 189


REFERENCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY 191

GLOSSARY 193

ACRONYMS 199

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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

FIGURE/TABLE NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE
FIGURE - 3.1 Conceptual Framework of Repository 16
FIGURE - 3.2 Process Flow of Framework 19
FIGURE - 4.1 NSF Design Concept 21
FIGURE - 4.2 National Spatial Framework for 1:250000 23
FIGURE - 4.3 National Spatial Framework for1:50000 25
FIGURE - 4.4 Schematic Representation of Map Frame and Tie-points
for NNRMS NSF
27
FIGURE - 7.1 Relationship Schema of Metadata Tables 130

TABLE - 4.1 1:250k NSF: Measure of Area/Perimeter for each state at
1:250k Frame (using public-domain WGS-84 Parameters;
to be updated with fresh soi template)
28
TABLE - 4.2 NSF Parameters of LCC Projection System for 1:50k &
Larger scale
30
TABLE - 4.3 NSF Parameters of TM Projection System for 1:50k &
Larger scale
31
TABLE - 5.1 NNRMS Standards Parameters & Values 39
TABLE - 6.1 Content for NNRMS-Repository 50
TABLE - 6.2 NNRMS Content Standard Layers and Standardization
Parameters
54
TABLE - 6.2.1 Attribute Table for Administrative Boundaries 59
TABLE - 6.2.2 Attribute Table for Canal 59
TABLE - 6.2.3 Attribute Table for Command Area Boundaries 59
TABLE - 6.2.4 Attribute Table for Drainage/Streams 59
TABLE - 6.2.5 Attribute Table for Forest Boundaries 60
TABLE - 6.2.6 Attribute Table for Rail 60
TABLE - 6.2.7 Attribute Table for Road 61
TABLE - 6.2.8 Attribute Table for Settlement & Village Boundaries 61
TABLE - 6.2.9 Attribute Table for Special Forest Boundaries 62
TABLE - 6.2.10 Attribute Table for Watershed Boundaries 62
TABLE - 6.2.11 Attribute Table for Coastal Wetland 62
TABLE - 6.2.12 Attribute Table for Geomorphology 64
TABLE - 6.2.13 Attribute Table for Gacier 67
TABLE - 6.2.14 Attribute Tble for Land Degradation 67
TABLE - 6.2.15 Attribute Table for Land Degradation Data 69
TABLE - 6.2.16 Attribute Table for Landuse/Landcover at 1:50k 69
TABLE - 6.2.17 Attribute Table for Landuse/Landcover at 1:250k 71
TABLE - 6.2.18 Attribute Table for Lithology 72
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FIGURE/TABLE NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE
TABLE - 6.2.19 Attribute Table for Cadastral Information 73
TABLE - 6.2.20 Attribute Table for Physiography (NUIS) 73
TABLE - 6.2.21 Attribute Table for Road (NUIS) 74
TABLE - 6.2.22 Attribute Table for Large Scale Base Map (Poly) 74
TABLE - 6.2.23 Attribute Table for Large Scale Base Map (Line) 75
TABLE - 6.2.24 Attribute Table for Large Scale Base Map (Point) 76
TABLE - 6.2.25 Attribute Table for Snow 76
TABLE - 6.2.26 Attribute Table for Soils 76
TABLE - 6.2.27 Attribute Table for Soil Data 115
TABLE - 6.2.28 Attribute Table for Transport Nodes 116
TABLE - 6.2.29 Attribute Table for Urban Landuse Points (NUIS) 116
TABLE - 6.2.30 Attribute Table for Urban Landcover Poly (NUIS) 117
TABLE - 6.2.31 Attribute Table for Urban Network as Lines (NUIS) 119
TABLE - 6.2.32 Attribute Table for Urban Landuse/Landcover (NUIS) 120
TABLE - 6.2.33 Attribute Table for Vegetation (Type and Density) 123
TABLE - 6.2.34 Attribute Table for Wetland 126
TABLE - 7.1 NNRMS Metadata Content 131

Annex III TABLE - 1 Attribute Table for Biological Richness 159
Annex III TABLE - 2 Attribute Table for Coastal Landuse 159
Annex III TABLE - 3 Attribute Table for Coastal Wetland/Landform 160
Annex III TABLE - 4 Attribute Table for Biodiversity Disturbance Index 161
Annex III TABLE - 5 Attribute Table for Fragmentation Mapping 162
Annex III TABLE - 6 Attribute Table for Geomorphic Units / Landforms
(RGNDWM)
162
Annex III TABLE - 7 Attribute Table for Geomorphology (NRIS) 164
Annex III TABLE - 8 Attribute Table for Ground Water Prospects (NRIS) 168
Annex III TABLE - 9 Attribute Table for Land Capability (NRIS) 168
Annex III TABLE - 10 Attribute Table for Land Resources Development Plan
(NRIS)
170
Annex III TABLE - 11 Attribute Table for Landuse/Landcover (IFFCO) 170
Annex III TABLE - 12 Attribute Table for Landuse/Landcover 171
Annex III TABLE - 13 Attribute Table for Lithologic Units / Rock Types 173
Annex III TABLE - 14 Attribute Table for Meterological Observation 175
Annex III TABLE - 15 Attribute Table for Meterological Observations Data 175
Annex III TABLE - 16 Attribute Table for Minerals Observations Points 175
Annex III TABLE - 17 Attribute Table for Post Flood Mp (DMSP) 175
Annex III TABLE - 18 Attribute Table for Pre-Food Mp (DMSP) 176
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FIGURE/TABLE NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE
Annex III TABLE - 19 Attribute Table for Slope 176
Annex III TABLE - 20 Attribute Table for Soils (National GIS) 176
Annex III TABLE - 21 Attribute Table for Structures (RGNDWM) 177
Annex III TABLE - 22 Attribute Table for Structures (NRIS) 177
Annex III TABLE - 23 Attribute Table for Surface Water Bodies (Drainp Layer of
NRIS)
178
Annex III TABLE - 24 Attribute Table for Vegetation (Bio-diversity) 178
Annex III TABLE - 25 Attribute Table for Wasteland (2000 & 2003) 179
Annex III TABLE - 26 Attribute Table for Area Specific Water Resource
Development Plan
180
Annex III TABLE - 27 Attribute Table for Location Water Resource Development
Plan
181
Annex III TABLE - 28 Attribute Table for Wetland (2000) 181


























SECTION-A: BACKGROUND


























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1. INTRODUCTION

1. As part of the National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS),
satellite and aerial images are utilized to generate a variety of spatial
information sets in support of decision making and natural resources
management for different agencies. Until now, a large amount of thematic
information has been generated under various application projects using the
IRS images and aerial data.

2. NNRMS supports the national requirements of natural resources management
and developmental needs by generating a proper and systematic inventory of
natural resources. In doing so, NNRMS adopts various advanced
technologies - satellite and aerial remote sensing; Geographical Information
Systems (GIS); precise Positioning Systems; database and networking
infrastructure and advanced ground-based survey techniques.

3. Over the years, NNRMS has provided the impetus to use of data from the
Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) series and has generated spatial
databases through:

3.1. National mapping missions of NNRMS - wherein mapping and
inventory of forests, wastelands, land use, surface water bodies,
wetlands, coastal landuse, groundwater etc, which have provided the
basis for systematic management of these natural resources.

3.2. Use of satellite images and GIS for user-demanded resource
management applications like crop production estimation, land and
water resources management in watersheds, urban management,
coastal zone regulation, environment impact analysis, landslides
hazard zonation etc where decision-support information is generated.

3.3. Creation of large-area databases, covering many states, generated
under the Natural Resources Information Systems (NRIS) and other
projects of NNRMS which has developed standardized GIS
databases and software tools to support planning and governance of
the states.

4. In the 10th plan, one of the major elements of NNRMS is to establish a
national Natural Resources Repository (NRR) (EO 10
th
Plan Document, 2000)
wherein NNRMS aims to position consistent means to share spatial data
among all users to produce significant savings for data collection and use and
enhance decision making. NNRMS-NRR aims to encompass the
technologies, policies, and people necessary to promote sharing of spatial
data throughout all levels of government, the private and non-profit sectors,
and the academic community. The goal of this Repository is to enable a
consistent repository of spatial information, reduce duplication of effort among
agencies, improve quality and reduce costs related to spatial information, to
make spatial data more accessible to the users, to increase the benefits of
using available data, and to establish key partnerships amongst agencies
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from the central government, state government, academia and the private
sector to increase data usability (NRR Programme Document, 2005).

5. As part of the NNRMS, spatial datasets at scales of 1:250,000, 1:50,000,
1:10,000 and larger, derived from aerial and satellite images, would be
archived in a systematic Natural Resources Data Base (NRDB) (NRR
Document, 2004). Similarly, the Village Resources Centre (VRC) would also
be generating variety of localized spatial databases to support the grass-root
level. The NRR and VRC would include images, thematic maps, cadastral
maps and other tabular datasets and would be organised as systematic
Geographical Information System (GIS) databases. One of the important
requirements for the NNRMS is to adopt standards that enable uniformity and
flexibility in mapping and GIS database organisation.

6. The NNRMS Standards would be applicable to all future remote sensing (RS)
and GIS activities of NNRMS for NRR projects, for VRC databases and
other future projects. NNRMS would encourage the larger NNRMS community
to utilise these standards thus promoting this as a de-facto RS and GIS
standards for the nation.

7. Through NNRMS, remote sensing and GIS applications have demonstrated
the operational capabilities to provide crucial support for national
development. The use of satellite and aerial images in the country have made
considerable impact in the areas of natural resources management,
environment monitoring, disaster management and infrastructure
development. Several national missions such as Landuse/Land cover
mapping, Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission, nationwide
Wasteland Mapping, Watershed Monitoring, Crop Acreage and Production
Estimation (CAPE), Satellite based Potential Fishery Zone assessment etc
are carried out basically to provide input for the policy, developmental
planning, monitoring and evaluation.

8. Right from inception, NNRMS has recognised the importance of standardising
the applications activity by the generation of methodology manuals and
standard classification systems for thematic mapping. Such manuals have
been developed for Forest Mapping; Landuse Mapping; Wasteland Mapping;
Coastal Zone mapping; Urban inventory; Drinking Water Targeting; Crop
inventory; Landslide hazard Zonation and many other projects. In the early
1990s, NNRMS had also undertaken the Integrated Mission for Sustainable
Development (IMSD) where remote sensing based thematic maps, integrated
with socio-economic data, was the basis for generating optimal land and
water management plans on watershed basis. The IMSD was taken up for 84
mha area of the country and was the first approach of providing such planning
and implementation plans at district level and inclusive of the participatory
approach. The IMSD methodology of integration was based on standardised
mapping approach. Details of all these NNRMS applications methodology
standardisation can be found in www.nnrms.gov.in. In these standardisation
processes, the thrust has been towards developing standard classification
system for the thematic mapping activity and also for quality assessment of
the mapping activity.
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9. In 1998, the NNRMS took a major leap in defining GIS standards for the
Natural Resources Information System (NRIS) and adopted the NRIS
Standards, the first GIS standardization in the country, wherein the GIS
design and content standardization for the NRIS project had been optimally
defined for 1:50,000 scale (NRIS Standards, 2001). Over the years, the NRIS
standards have served the requirements of GIS databases and have emerged
as the de-facto national guideline standards for GIS databases. Similarly,
many NNRMS projects have re-scoped the NRIS standards and adopted
them for various projects.

10. The different standards, as mentioned above, need to be now enhanced and
updated to incorporate variety of improvements and changes in image
resolutions, mapping scales, spatial frameworks, datum and projection
parameters, content definition and schematics, GIS designing and quality
assessment methods. There is also a need to bring in uniformity in the
standards adoption for national projects and position a national GIS
standardization process through the NNRMS.

11. Parallely, in 2002-03, NNRMS has taken the lead to define the national
Metadata Standards which now forms the base for NNRMS-NRR Metadata
and is also being adopted at the national level by all mapping agencies as
part of the spatial data infrastructure. The NNRMS Portal has adopted the
Metadata Standards and has operationalised the NNRMS services.

12. The efforts at standardization in other countries especially in USA (through
the US-NSDI and USGS National Map); Europe (through the IGN Standards
of France and Eurogi Standards for Europe); Australia (through the AUSLIG
NSDI Standards) and the international efforts of GSDI, ISO, OGC, CEOS,
ISPRS etc. have been studied. Most of these standardization efforts are
compartmentalized and address separately for images, cartographic
mapping, thematic mapping, GIS and outputs thus many even face difficulty
of internal inter-operability. Internationally, there are efforts to define super-
structure and over-arching standards that relate these individual efforts and
bring about a harmony.

13. NNRMS-NRR would provide a base or structure of practices and relationships
among data producers and users that facilitates data sharing and use. It is a
set of actions and new ways of accessing, sharing and using geographic data
that enables far more comprehensive analysis of data to help decision-makers
choose the best course(s) of action. Much has been accomplished in recent
years to further the implementation of the NRR, but there is still much to be
done to achieve the vision of current and accurate geographic data being
readily available across the country.

14. Through NNRMS-NRR, organizations would be able to share, coordinate, and
serve/access key spatial data between users within an organization or
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15. To fully realize the capability and benefits of geographic information and GIS
technology, spatial data needs to be shared and systems need to be
interoperable. GIS technology provides the framework for a shared spatial
data infrastructure and a distributed architecture.

16. With a view to develop a comprehensive set of standards for images, thematic
mapping, GIS and outputs/services especially in the context of NNRMS
activities, Chairman, ISRO/Secretary, DOS has established an internal
committee (ANNEXURE-I), in November, 2004, to draft the NNRMS
Standards and this document is a report of the Committee. The Committee
hopes to start the national-level consultation process and formalize the
NNRMS Standards for adoption.

17. The focus is on open standards to ensure a high level interoperability across
platforms, databases, development languages, and applications. The NNRMS
Standards is based on the value of being "open," the evolution of spatial
standards with the development of new technologies, including the future of
Web Services, and provides an overview, where NNRMS is concentrating its
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2. STATE-OF-ART IN GIS
STANDARDIZATION

18. Geographic Information System (GIS) technology is evolving beyond the
traditional GIS community and becoming an integral part of the information
infrastructure in many organizations. The unique integration capabilities of a
GIS allow disparate data sets to be brought together to create complete
picture of a situation. GIS technology illustrates relationships, connections,
and patterns that are not necessarily obvious in any one data set, enabling
organizations to make better decisions based on all relevant factors.

19. Standards provide a common method to manage, access, and display
information. By using accepted international standards, or widely used
proprietary formats (de facto standards), an organization is able to maximize
the use and relevance of digital data. The problem is in choosing or defining
international standards that acknowledge the needs and interests of the
users, developers and providers of data. GIS tools used on the
internet/intranet are dependent on three major areas of standardization;
geospatial data, the Internet, and the paradigm shift to distributed computing.

20. GIS users come from a wide variety of backgrounds and disciplines. There
are the traditional cartographers, land and resource managers, and utilities,
transportation and communications companies. Now, new generations of
users, including the public at large, are using GIS to analyze business
geographics/demographics, track documents and freight, and find directions
in any city of choice.

21. The wide usage of GIS, and the array of GIS products on the market, has led
to a common problem in the standards. There are a number of organizations
proposing standards for the dissemination of geographic information. One of
the primary concerns in data exchange is proper transfer of metadata.
Metadata is data that describes features of other data, such as, the date of
production, processing techniques, analysis performed, original source, etc.

22. The exchange of geospatial information, especially among government
organizations, within large corporations, and from legacy systems, has led to
the demand for a common data format; or, at the very least, a small number of
data transfer standards. Use of proprietary data formats leads to software
dependency. Costs of converting data holdings to a different format limit an
organization from using a more competitive application. Open Standards are
therefore necessary to enable an enterprise to maintain open system concept
and application extensibility.

23. An open GIS system allows sharing of geographic data, integration among
different GIS technologies and integration with other non-GIS applications. It
is capable of operating on different platforms and databases and it can also
facilitate a wide range of implementation scenarios from the individual
consultant or mobile worker using GIS on a workstation or laptop to enterprise
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implementations that support hundreds of users working across multiple
regions and departments. An open GIS also exposes objects that allow for
customization and extension of functional capabilities using industry standard
development tools.

24. To fully understand how NNRMS envisions spatial standards and GIS
interoperability, it is important to review how spatial standards have evolved
over the years. Until the mid-'90s, organizations purchased GIS packages that
closely tied applications to a native, proprietary spatial data model. These
early non-relational file structures were highly optimized for fast access to
data and, being file based, were relatively easy to distribute between sites
BUT using the same GIS vendor software.

25. Data sharing among organizations with different GIS systems was limited to
data converters, transfer standards and later open file formats. Sharing
spatial data with other core business applications was rarely achieved.

26. Gradually, GIS models evolved into geo-relational structures where related
attribute data could be stored in a relational database that was linked to the
file-based spatial features. However, the geo-relational format had limited
scalability and the dual data structure (spatial features stored in proprietary
file-based format with attributes stored in a relational database) meant that the
GIS could not take full advantage of relational database features such as
backup and recovery, replication and fail-over. In addition, supporting large
data layers required the use of complex tiling structures to maintain
performance and sharing spatial information with other core business
applications was still not possible.

27. In the mid-'90s, new technology emerged enabling spatial data storage in
relational databases (often referred to as spatially enabling the database),
opening a new era of broad scalability and the support of large, non-tiled,
seamless data layers. When the new spatially enabled databases were
combined with client development environments that could be embedded
within core business applications, the sharing of spatial features with core
business applications, such as customer management systems, became
possible. In addition, these spatially enabled databases allowed organizations
to take the first steps toward enterprise or National GIS and the elimination
of organizational "spatial data islands."

28. Perhaps not coincidently, the open GIS movement was spawned shortly after
the arrival of the first all-relational models capable of storing both spatial and
attribute data in a relational database. At the same time, standards
organizations such as the Open GIS Consortium (OGC), the International
Organization for Standardization, and the U.S. Federal Geographic Data
Committee, began promoting the idea of data sharing through spatial data
standards. The early work of these organizations was focused on sharing
simple spatial features in a relational database, thereby enabling
interoperability between the commercial GIS vendors.


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2.1 STANDARDS A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

29. Standards have been traditionally developed through international
organizations as they bring in inter-national expertise and a common
understanding. These efforts are seen to be inclusive and provide the best
solution for nations to adopt. Standardisation, per se, in GIS started with the
need to exchange GIS data generated from different GIS platforms. Thus,
while Format and Exchange Standards were the drivers, data on the
knowledge of other datasets - Metadata was yet another driver. The
emergence of web technology also drove the efforts at developing protocols
and standards for Metadata.

30. Now, GIS standards are publicly available due to the involvement of many
organizations in creating, reviewing and publishing these standards. There
are number of organizations working on developing standards to make GIS
more accessible and easier to use. To name a few:

30.1. International Standards Organization (ISO): The ISO is one of the
major standard organizations which address Standards in various
topics. The ISO Technical Committee 211 is the specific group that
focuses on Geographic Information and Geomatics
(www.isotc211.org). This group has Membership of 23 member
countries and 13 countries as observer status. The ISO TC-211
addresses Standardization in the field of digital geographic information
and aims to establish a structured set of standards for information
concerning objects or phenomena that are directly or indirectly
associated with a location relative to the Earth. The ISO standards
specify, for geographic information, methods, tools and services for
data management (including definition and description), acquiring,
processing, analyzing, accessing, presenting and transferring such
data in digital/electronic form between different users, systems and
locations. ISO TC-211 has developed/undertaking standards
development for many spatial attributes
(http://www.isotc211.org/Outreach/Overview/Overview.htm) a
summary is provided in ANNEXURE-II.

30.1.1. ISO TC-211 standards have covered a large number of
process elements related to GIS. These Standard projects
have resulted in specific ISO documents that are mainly
recommendatory and consensus-based involving national
agencies, industry and others. The actual development of
solutions/tools for implementing and handling the standards
are done through other entities.

30.2. European Committee for Standardization (CEN): The European
Committee for Standardization (CEN) has formed Technical Committee
287 to deal with the issue of geospatial standards. The scope of this
committee is to develop a structured set of standards, which specifies a
methodology to define, describe and transfer representations of the
real world. To this end CEN/TC 287 has formed a work program
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initiatives to define standards for Reference Model, Spatial schema,
Metadata, Quality principles/evaluation procedures etc.
(http://www.cenorm.be/CENORM/BusinessDomains/TechnicalCommitt
eesWorkshops/CENTechnicalCommittees/Standards.asp?param=6268
&title=CEN%2FTC+287).

30.2.1. The efforts of CEN are mainly on-going and are closely-linked
with ISO efforts but bring in a European perspective and
focus. Here too, the actual development of solutions/tools for
implementing and handling the standards are done through
other entities.

30.3. Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI): The Canadian
Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) is the underlying foundation
needed to access, combine, and share geographic information (e.g.,
maps, satellite images) over the Internet and gain new insights into
social, environmental, and economic issues. Standards are one of the
five principle thrusts of the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure
(CGDI). Standards provide for consistency in interfaces between data,
users and systems. In order for the parts of the CGDI to operate and
interwork, standards are necessary. Through standardization of data
and interfaces, and interoperability of the data interchanged, the CGDI
hopes to become an infrastructure rather than an unconnected
assemblage of disjointed parts. CGDI recognises a need for many
CGDI standards - for data and for different types of products,
applications and services. CGDI also recognises that to be compatible,
these standards need a common base or foundation data
(http://www.geoconnections.org/publications/reports/PlanAndProcess/
Recommendations_E.pdf)

30.4. National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) of USA: The National
Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) is a U.S. government initiative to
develop policies, standards and procedures for more efficient
collection, management and exchange of geospatial data. The Federal
Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is the agency responsible for the
evolution of the NSDI. FGDC has pioneered the development of
standards in support of the NSDI through the Standards Working
Group of the FGDC They coordinate overlapping standards activities,
review and recommend proposals for FGDC standards, and review
standards for compliance to policy and procedures. FGDC has
developed/undertaking standards development for many spatial
attributes and involving various national agencies in USA
(http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/status/textstatus.html#Final) a
summary is provided in ANNEXURE-II.

30.4.1. The US FGDC and Sponsored Agency Standards are an
excellent set of standards that address the totality of process
and are seen to be an evolving mechanism. The FGDC
Standards are also recommendatory which are adopted by
many agencies and are the main vehicle for creating,
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exchanging and providing application services on spatial
datasets

30.5. Open GIS Consortium (OGC): The OGC
(http://www.opengeospatial.org) is an international membership
organization composed of over 250 international companies,
government agencies, and academic institutions dedicated to the
development of geospatial data and geo-processing standards. OGC
aims to develop open interface specifications enable content providers,
application developers and integrators to focus on delivering more
capable products and services to consumers in less time, at less cost,
and with more flexibility. OGC interfaces with ISO and other
international agencies and develops tests and standard suites for the
ISO standards. The OGC is working to develop the Open Geo-data
Interoperability Specification (OGIS), described as a comprehensive
software architecture specification that provides a standard way to
represent all kinds of geo-data in software and a common set of
services to support distributed geo-processing in heterogeneous
environments. The OGIS promises true interoperability between
software applications and data. OGIS aims to achieve the objectives of
a universal format while satisfying the needs of data producers and the
different data models they employ. Worldwide many government
departments, organizations and GIS industry are adopting open GIS
standards for Geospatial databases. Presently, the major initiative of
OGC that are impacting the standardisation process are:

30.5.1. Geography Markup Language (GML): OGC is promoting and
developing the Geography Markup Language (ISO-19136,
2004) (http://portal.opengeospatial.org/files/?artifact_id=4700)
- an XML grammar written in XML Schema for the modelling,
transport, and storage of geographic information. GML
provides a variety of kinds of objects for describing geography
including features, coordinate reference systems, geometry,
topology, time, units of measure and generalized values. GML
is a living standard, originally developed within the Open GIS
Consortium (OGC). As GML is already used in several
commercial data and software products worldwide,
compatibility of this version with previous versions of GML is
important. OGC has decided that the best way to introduce
changes to existing structures within GML is to deprecate
elements, types, attributes and groups that shall not be used in
new applications. These deprecated structures will then be
removed from GML in a future version depending on the
adoption of these changes by the market.

2.2 STANDARDS INDIAN PERSPECTIVE

31. NNRMS Mapping Guidelines and Manuals: NNRMS has provided valuable
information on natural resources and interrelated aspects for decision making
at the national and state level. While executive national level projects, on
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various themes such as wasteland, land use coastal land use, forests,
biodiversity, hydro-geomorphology, etc., the emphasis was also on
development of procedure manuals (NRSA, 1989; RRSSC, 1990; CW
Manual, 1991; NRSA, 1995; NRSA, 1996; NRSA, 1997; Wetlands, 1998;
NRSA, 2000(1); NRSA, 2000(2); NRSA, 2003(1); NRSA, 2003(2); NRSA,
2005). These manuals provided standardized classification systems, map
representation scheme, interpretation key and process of generating output in
a format desired by users. This helped NNRMS community in generating
thematic information in a systematic manner. It provided basis for evolving the
next level of GIS Standardisation.

32. NRIS Standards of NNRMS: Establishment of a Natural Resources
Information System (NRIS) has been the major element of NNRMS and has
been conceptualised as the main information-base for NNRMS. NRIS has
developed a network of GIS based nodes, which have 22 layers of thematic
thematic information integrated and linked to 8 major parameters of socio-
economic datasets. The system encompasses information on natural
resources related to land, water, forests, minerals, soils etc. and socio-
economic information such as demographic data, amenities, infrastructure
etc. NRIS promotes and encourages the use of these GIS databases for
planning and implementation decision-making at state, district and even sub-
district (taluk, watersheds, panchayats etc) levels. Under the NNRMS,
presently NRIS is covered in several states where 1:50K GIS databases have
been organised in a systematic manner.

33. Right at the start of the NRIS activity in 1997, NNRMS realised the importance
of developing GIS Standards and building upon the thematic mapping
standards already developed by various projects of NNRMS. In 1999, the
NRIS Standards were formally released (NRIS, 1999). This NRIS Standard is
basically a GIS database standard for the NRIS project.

34. The major issues that were considered in defining the NRIS Standards were:

34.1. The ultimate end users of the NRIS system were envisaged to be
planners and decision makers of the government - experts in their
respective areas/disciplines for whom easy-to-use tools were essential.
Thus, it was recognised that the NRIS process had to be made easy,
explicit and transparent.
34.2. The actual development of the NRIS would have to be done by State
RS Centres and coordinated by ISRO/DOS. A decentralised and
distributed approach had to be adopted for database
implementation/verification and development/implementation of query
and decision support shells. Thus, the GIS Standards must be clearly
defined and be easy to implement by different groups.
34.3. The data inputs for NRIS were from different sources and in a variety of
formats - including spatial as well as non-spatial form with varying
levels of details vis--vis the scales of mapping. All these needed to be
brought to a common formatting and framework for organising the
large-area NRIS databases.

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34.4. Database redundancy had to be minimized in order to increase the
data integrity.
34.5. The database quality parameters and the methods of data base
validation had to be laid down in order to control the quality of inputs.

35. Keeping the above in mind, the NRIS Standards define the GIS database
design and attribute schema standards for NRIS project defining the 22
layers Content and their coding schemes. The standards include:

35.1. The database contents along with the associated coding schemes,
level of details and the update cycles.
35.2. The spatial database design standards including the spatial framework
addressing the issues related to the co-ordinate system and the spatial
and thematic accuracy levels to be enforced at the time of data input.
35.3. Database structure including the naming conventions and the schema
for establishing linkages amongst spatial and non-spatial data
components.
35.4. Automated and semi-automated procedures for verification and
validation of the databases against laid down design standards.

36. Since 1999, the NRIS Standards have become the de-factor GIS Standards in
India and have not only been the core standards for the NRIS in several
states but have also been in use in many organisations and agencies who
have undertaken GIS activities. However, presently, the NRIS Standards,
defined in 1997-99, have served the purpose of the NRIS project and also for
many other users and are seen to be scoped to GIS databases organisation.
Subsequently, attempts have been made to define national NSDI Standards
in a GIS context (RRSSC-N, 2005). There is a growing realisation that the
NRIS Standards must be re-scoped to address upstream and down-stream
processes of the entire gamut of NNRMS activity and include the present-day
needs of standardisation and the newer technologies that have emerged.

37. Metadata Standards: As a major effort towards establishment of a Spatial
Data Infrastructure in India, NNRMS has developed the Metadata Standard in
2002-2003. Metadata is first element and interface of the user to a repository
which enables a user to find, on-line, spatial data that is available with
NNRMS. NNRMS Metadata serves two major purposes both for the spatial
data generator and for the spatial data user. For the generator, the NNRMS
Metadata Standard provides a framework to document the spatial data and
declare its content for users. For the user, the NNRMS Metadata Standard
serves many important purposes, including finding the spatial data of his
need; browsing spatial data; deciding on whether the spatial data will meet the
application need and finding how the spatial data can be accessed.

38. The NNRMS Metadata Standard defines the schema and design for the NSDI
Metadata. The Metadata standards contain a set of relational tables that
standardise the layer Metadata, the geographic search metadata, the access
metadata etc. The Metadata Standards have been adopted by many agencies
of NNRMS and have enabled for generating Metadata content in a systematic
manner (NSDI Metadata, 2003 on www. nnrms.gov.in).
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39. Exchange Standard: India has also developed a NSDI Exchange Standards
(NSDE, 2003) defining the protocols and standards for exchanging spatial
data across platforms and user groups. The NSDI Exchange Standards has
evolved on the SOI DVD Exchange format to represent SOI toposheet data in
digital form along with the point, line and polygon topology describing
relationships among the spatial features point, line and polygon. In addition to
the topographic data sets, the format also has provision to include digital
images acquired by satellites and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and coded
raster data. This format is further modified for accommodating various types
of thematic data sets along with the associated attribute data in tabular form.

40. NSDE format is a set of ASCII files which is independent of platform or GIS
software and is structured to incorporate various types of data elements like
vector data on topography as well as various types of thematic elements
along with associated attributes data, Image data, DEM data, Coded raster
GIS data etc

2.3 STANDARDS LEARNING FOR NNRMS STANDARDS

41. From this limited, but key survey, it is seen that the global initiatives for
standardisation in GIS are towards:

41.1. Making recommendatory standards that can be adopted by data
generators, application providers, data users and also specialised
services on the web.
41.2. The standardisation is an inclusive process and brings together
government, industry and other non-governmental agencies but
much of it is led by the efforts of national standards mechanism.
41.3. The standards efforts do not call for a massive over-hauling and re-
structuring of data holdings but more of a declarative nature where
a data and its attributes are declared for which standards are defined.
41.4. Definition of content standards for Metadata and GIS is the key
direction and thus efforts are made to develop standard references for
different thematic layers.
41.5. Most of the standards process are generic and are independent of and
not-linked to any specific commercial software package be it image
processing, GIS, photogrammetry or web-mapping tools. The concept
is to have flat standards that any software or any user can adapt for his
need.
41.6. Standards are also addressing generation of seamless GIS
databases and bringing in free of scales but driven by content details
concept. The concept of a National Grid or a National Framework is the
way ahead.
41.7. While the international efforts are taken as a guideline, many national
efforts at adapting to local needs and local GIS culture drives national
efforts. However, integration of the national efforts to the international
efforts needs to be addressed.
41.8. Standards generation and maintenance process is recognised as a
continuing activity standards evolve over time and changes need to
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be effected as technology advances. Thus, a standing mechanism for
this through committees is adopted.

42. NNRMS Standards, defined in this document, has learnt from these global
experiences and has recognised many common tenets enabling its proper
juxta-positioning at international level.

42.1. A key difference we feel that is required is to have the standardisation
mature from just Data Content Standards or Metadata Standards but
address process issues thus addressing cross-cutting technical
aspects of generation, archival, access, services etc on different
varieties of spatial data images, maps, attributes etc. Thus, NNRMS
Standards would be over-arching and all-encompassing Standards.

42.2. While the international efforts may not be directly adaptable in India
and for NNRMS, they can however serve as a guideline and broad
envelope. The localisation of the Content and Metadata Standards to
Indian needs and criterion is important. Thus, NNRMS Standards
would be different in that way.

42.3. NNRMS must participate in the international process of GIS
Standardisation and bring consensus and shape the future of spatial
data handling.


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3. TOWARDS NNRMS STANDARDS

43. Standardisation of activities in NNRMS has been an on-going activity. The
NNRMS application methodologies and the NRIS Standards of 2001 provided
the base for thematic mapping and creation of GIS databases mainly in
design and content standardisation. The NRIS Standards provided a guideline
for developing GIS databases. The NRIS Standards cover the database
specifications, naming conventions, accuracy specifications and hierarchical
classification of each of the 22 content layers. It also lays down procedures for
database validation and accuracy estimation. Drawing upon the accumulated
experience of remote sensing and GIS scientists working in the NNRMS
Community, these standards were arrived at.

44. Simultaneously, a Metadata Standard was also developed that was an
exhaustive SQL-based 14 relational tables of 105 key spatial data parameters
for searching and locating services. The NSDI Metadata document prepared
and published by ISRO detailing the schemas and content of the Metadata
records of spatial data and the design of the Metadata Server and Search and
Access Protocols.

3.1 NNRMS REPOSITORY

45. The scope of the NNRMS Standards is guided by broadly considering the
type of content that would be populated in the NNRMS Repository (NRR
Programme Document, 2003). The NNRMS Repository is visualised as a
network of spatial data servers that will archive systematic GIS content at
different scales generated from a systematic mapping process from different
application projects of NNRMS (which would mainly use satellite and aerial
images) and providing access to users of such spatial information. The
concept envisages over-arching Repositories which, in fact, would be a
suite of databases (representing architecture or logical schema and even
organisational database servers all linked/networked to provide the
Repository framework). The conceptual framework is shown in FIGURE-3.1.

46. As part of the NNRMS activity, presently the following is included:

46.1. Spatial information in the form of satellite and aerial images through the
Indian Remote Sensing and other satellites and specific aerial surveys
conducted for users.
46.2. Thematic maps from satellite images depicting various themes at
different scales. From a user perspective, these thematic maps have
high content and quality but are generally accepted at lesser than the
stringent cartographic quality.
46.3. Cartographic quality maps mainly from aerial images (though today,
high resolution images can also provide cartographic quality images).
From a user perspective, these maps follow the stringent cartographic
quality needs.


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47. Based on the activities of NNMRS (and the past experience in satellite and
aerial images) and also considering the user segment needs, the Repository
would have database content at 7 major scales and categorised into 2 levels
of Repositories:

National Repository

47.1. 1:250000 scale spatial data that provides a national/regional
perspective of the images and themes. These would be mostly an
outcome of using coarse resolution (55/188m IRS images) or
appropriate aggregation from larger scales.
47.2. Any other odd or smaller scales of spatial data generated on specific
user-request basis for national coverage.

State Repository

47.3. 1:50000 scale spatial data, which is the core content of image and
thematic information. These would be mostly an outcome of using
moderate resolution (23/5m IRS images) or appropriate ground/survey.
47.4. 1:10000 scale spatial data which will be the newer type of systematic
maps amenable from high resolution images (2.5/1m images)
47.5. 1:4000 scale spatial data mainly thematic or cartographic quality
maps that would form the base for cadastral and large scale urban
information.


NATIONAL LEVEL
LCC FRAMEWORK
(1:250000)
IMAGES/MAP
STATE LEVEL LCC/
TM FRAMEWORKS
(1:50000+)
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STATE-
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FIGURE 3.1: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF REPOSITORY

STATE REPOSITORY
GEOGRAPHIC

DATABASES DATABASES
DATABASES DATABASES
NATIONAL REPOSITORY
GEOGRAPHIC

DATABA
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STATE-1 DATABASE
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47.5.1. The 1:4000 thematic information is possible from the use of
1m images fused with 4m XS images and
47.5.2. The 1:4000 cartographic maps would be mainly from aerial
surveys.
47.6. 1:2000 scale spatial data that would be mostly in spot areas from
aerial surveys
47.7. Any other odd scales of spatial data generated on specific user-
request basis.

3.2 STANDARDISATION OF THE PROCESS

48. Over the past 5 years, experience has demanded the improvement of the
Standardisation process especially considering that technological advances
now allowed creation of:

48.1. Seamless national-coverage databases as repositories of spatial data
allowing geographical seamlessness in the databases.
48.2. Advanced EO images from IRS systems that allowed coarse-,
moderate- and high-resolution imaging all spatially referenced and
thus needing a nested approach at handling the multi-scaled thematic
and cartographic spatial data.
48.3. Aerial survey based large-scale Cartographic quality spatial data that is
mainly from photogrammetric analysis and where the content and
precision are much higher than thematic data.
48.4. Need to address a process approach to standardisation where
standards define the end-to-end process of imaging, thematic mapping,
GIS databases, Quality and Spatial outputs/services.
48.5. Web services which require a fundamentally new framework and set
of standards that envision a network of distributed computing nodes,
which can include servers, workstations, desktop clients, and
lightweight "pervasive" clients (phones, PDAs, etc.).

49. The NNRMS requires a major effort at standardization of the total process of
spatial information generation upto to its final delivery. Earlier, the NRIS
Standards and Applications standards had addressed these aspects (though,
as required) and had considered the national SOI graticule available at that
time as the framework. But now, with the thrust on the National GIS Asset, it
is felt that the total process needs a common framework and thus the
standards need to include:

49.1. Images (both satellite and aerial) that are used for NNRMS activities.
The Image Standards must be able to define a most commonly
acceptable framework of parameters that will be able to generate
images that comply with the process of NNMRS information generation
and thus amenable to standardization of subsequent steps.
49.2. Thematic Mapping Standards that can define the parameters for
thematic mapping from the Images (which are already in standard
form) so that the spatial maps generated are in conformity for the
repository of NNRMS.

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49.3. GIS Database Standards that define the GIS design parameters for the
NNRMS repository using the images and thematic maps (which are
already in standard formats).
49.4. NNRMS Outputs/Service Standards defining the parameters for the
outputs - either in electronic (on-line or back-office) or analog form from
the repository.

3.3 SOME IMPORTANT TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

50. There are a few important technical considerations for the Process
Standardisation which are foundation to the NNRMS Standards:

50.1. Datum: The Datum of choice for the Standards is an important issue.
In India, till now the Everest Datum has been prevalent and widely
used as SOI toposheets were mainly available across this datum. Of
late, the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) is seen as a
commonly accepted and absolute global geodetic positioning system
where coordinates are defined with reference to the centre of Earth.
WGS 84 datum is currently accepted as the best-defined mathematical
model to describe the earths surface though its values are being
further fine-tuned. The possibility that the earths equator is an ellipse
rather than a circle and therefore that the ellipsoid is triaxial has been a
matter of scientific controversy for many years. The orbital data coming
from various satellites indicate more complex geometric phenomena.
They indicate additional flattening at the South Pole accompanied by a
bulge of the same degree at the North Pole. These theories, when
irrefutably proven, may yield a much-different model. All these
developments indicate that the datum standards are contemporary and
for the purpose of NNRMS Standards the datum chosen would be
WGS 84 datum (IRS Data Products Committee Report, 2001; RRSSC-
N, 2002). The SOI Open Series Maps are also on WGS 84 datum and
thus complete inter-compatibility would be achieved. At the same time,
it is necessary to periodically review the standards and suggest
modifications as necessary.

50.2. Map Projections: Map Projections are equally important parameters in
the standardisation process especially when different process
elements are involved images, thematic and cartographic maps, GIS
databases, outputs in digital or analog formats and so on. When
defining spatial data standards, the problem of choosing the most
suitable Map Projection becomes important though, today with the
availability of automated tools, it is easy to re-project spatial information
from one Map Projection to another. The choice of Map Projection can
be subdivided based on 3 important factors:

50.2.1. Factors characterizing the region being mapped are placed in
the first group. These include the geographical position of the
region, its dimensions, the shape of its outline (configuration)
and the degree to which adjacent regions are also to be
represented.
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50.2.2. Factors characterizing the map being designed and the
methods and conditions of its use, viz. the purpose and special
features of the map, scale, contents, accuracy requirements
and the display or projecting medium (paper, screen etc)
50.2.3. Factors characterizing the impact of the map projection itself -
type of distortion and its distribution and acceptable levels of
distortion of distance, angles, and areas etc; ability of the
projection to represent the entire region etc

A Committee in ISRO/DOS has evaluated these Map Projection factors
for India and also considering various content and scales and has
recommended the choice of LCC and TM Projections for the different
States of India (IRS Data Products Committee Report, 2001; RRSSC-
N, 2002) for images and maps. As far as GIS database is concerned,
archival of the spatial elements in Geographic Coordinates would be
the best choice as free from projections and allow flexibility for
seamlessness and also for providing outputs in any desired Map
projection of choice of user.

50.3. Seamlessness (either real or virtual) is critical in the total
standardization process allowing both geographical and multi-scale
seamlessness definition. The 2-dimension seamlessness will enable
electronic access to the repository making spatial frameworks and
scales transparent to the user but at the same time maintaining the
internal rigidity and accuracies of the GIS database. The NNRMS
Standardisation has considered and embedded this important
chrematistics in the definition.

51. Thus, the NNRMS Standards needs to address the above important technical
issues, as shown in FIGURE - 3.2, and it is felt that the total process
standardization is essential and founding principle for the NRR.

IMAGES (AS PER
NATIONAL LCC
FRAMEWORK)
THEME MAPS
(AS PER
NATIONAL LCC
FRAMEWORK)
NRDB-NATIONAL MAPS
(AS PER NATIONAL
GEOG FRAMEWORK)
NRR SERVICE (AS
PER NATIONAL
LCC/USER DEFINED)
IMAGES (AS
PER STATE
LCC/TM
FRAMEWORK)
THEME MAPS
(AS PER STATE
LCC/TM
FRAMEWORK)
NRDB-STATE MAPS
(AS PER STATE GEOG
FRAMEWORK)
NRR SERVICE (AS
PER STATE LCC
/USER DEFINED)
NRR SERVICE (AS
PER NATIONAL LCC
FRAMEWORK)
TRANS
FORM

TO
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TRANS
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TO
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WITHIN
STATE
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FIGURE-3.2: PROCESS FLOW OF FRAMEWORK
NRDB- NATIONAL
IMAGES (AS PER
NATIONAL LCC
FRAMEWORK)
NRDB-STATE IMAGES
(AS PER STATE
LCC/TM
FRAMEWORK)
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3.4 SCOPE OF NNRMS STANDARDS

52. The NNRMS Standards must be seen as an all-encompassing framework that
will facilitate and enable NNRMS community to build and develop systematic
repository compliant databases and services. The Standards are not binding
or mandatory but must be seen as mainly facilitating and enabling a national
effort to build a repository.

53. The NNRMS Standards are generic in nature and designed to enable
systematic generation of the NNRMS Repository. The NNRMS Standards are
flexible enough to be able to incorporate any spatial data but confirming to a
basic set of parameters. Thus, the Standards are independent of specific
content, source of generation of spatial data, specific software and are more
generic to spatial databases.














































SECTION-B: NNRMS STANDARDS




























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4. NATIONAL SPATIAL FRAMEWORK

54. The definition of the National Spatial Framework (NSF) is the most critical
aspect for the seamlessness of the multi-scale spatial database of the
repository. The Framework has to be a combination of datum, projection and
bounding limits definition (with assessment of accuracy) that allows the
most easy and accurate registration, transformation and visualization of the
spatial information in the repository. In its simplest form, any spatial
framework would be a frame of geographical coordinates with link points
aimed at providing an invariant reference for all spatial data sets. However,
with multi-scale and seamless geographical coverage, the NSF would have
to be a combination of sub-frameworks that correspond to the nation, states
(or regions) and lower units.

55. The NSF definition has been studied and the following design guidelines have
driven a conceptual framework (FIGURE 4.1):

55.1. The GIS database of the repository can be in geographic coordinates
so that the final delivery can be in a variety of formats or frameworks
(even user definable). This will allow tremendous flexibility in design
and outputs.
55.2. However, it is recognized that images and thematic maps would most
probably comply with nationally-used frameworks (presently SOI
framework) and thus this will continue.
55.3. Thus, maps generated would get transformed to geographic framework
for archival.



IMAGES/MAPS GISDB
(LCC/TM) (GEOG.)
NATIONAL LEVEL
LCC FRAMEWORK
(1:250000)

STATE LEVEL LCC/
TM SUB-
FRAMEWORKS
(1:50000+ SCALES)


S
E
A
M
L
E
S
S

O
U
T
P
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T
S
FRAMEWORK/
DATABASE
TRANSFORM
(GEOGRAPHIC
TO USER-
DEFINED):

NATIONAL-
NATIONAL
STATE-STATE
STATE-
REGION
STATE-
NATIONAL
NATIONAL DATABASE

IMAGES/MAPS GISDB
(LCC/TM) (GEOG.)
STATE-1 DATABASE

STATE-2 DATABASE

STATE-n DATABASE
FIGURE 4.1: NSF DESIGN CONCEPT
IMAGES/MAPPING GIS DATABASE OUTPUTS
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56. A 2-level framework would constitute the NSF, as follows (shown in FIGURES
4.2 and 4.3):

56.1. A small-scale nationally seamless framework for 1:250000 scale
spatial information conforming to a set of national parameters
56.2. Individual state-level frameworks for 1:50000 scale and larger
(1:10000, 1:4000 and 1:2000)

57. As a starting point this implies that all the databases should have a common
origin and coordinate system and calling for a Seamless system for entire
country having same co-ordinate and projection system.

58. The NSF design is based on the policy guidelines of the National Map Policy
(NMP) (NMP, 2005) which allows an Open Series Maps (OSM) for civilian
use. The NMP OSM is characterized by WGS-84 datum for all scales of
mapping.

59. The NSF is tagged to precise locations based on 2 important design
schemes:
59.1. Adopting a standard boundary template for the 2 NSF. NNRMS
Standard will adopt the boundary template as provided by SOI and will
conform all its products images, maps and GIS database to this
template.
59.2. Defining standard framework parameters that are applicable to images,
maps and GIS database.
59.3. Adopting a standard tie-point for the anchoring of each geographical
lat/long coordinate to a precise location in the 2-dimensional space
and referenced to the boundary template of the country and the states.

4.1 NSF BOUNDARY TEMPLATE

60. The boundary template of India and the states for the NSF is of prime
importance. The Boundary template will determine the link of the Repository
to the administrative limits of the nation and also allow referencing to a large
amount of administrative GIS databases that are available.

61. Choice of the template coverage has to be standardised so that all NNRMS
users use the same template and limit their image, mapping, GIS activities
within the boundaries defined thus enabling a proper registration of the
Repository across content.

62. NNRMS has decided to adopt Standard boundary template of India
obtained from SOI in digital format a boundary template that would defined
from SOI topographic maps on 1:250K scale. Similarly, NNRMS NSF would
use a Standard boundary template for each state obtained from SOI in
digital format a boundary template that would be defined from SOI
topographic maps on 1:50K scale.


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4.2 NSF PARAMETERS FOR 1:250K NATIONAL
DATABASE

63. The first level of the NSF is the national-level seamless framework for the
1:250K Repository of the NNRMS. The 1:250K NSF will have the following
characteristic:

63.1. Datum would be WGS-84 keeping conformity of the NMP.
63.2. Projection for images and maps would be Lambert Conformal Conic
(LCC) which is the most suited for the national level mapping activity
and uniformly distributes position and area errors across latitudes. The
LCC has also been recommended by the ISRO-level Committee on
Map Projections and Datum for future IRS Data Products (IRS Data
Products Committee Report, 2001).
63.2.1. 2 Standard Parallel defined with a K=4 factor which are
based on definition by SOI
63.2.2. A Central Meridian definition and a Latitude for Origin definition
for the nation both together defining the origin of the single
coordinate system for the nation which is basically adopted
as defined by SOI
63.2.3. Any false Easting and false Northing to bring all coordinates of
the nation into positive real numbers - which is basically
adopted as defined by SOI
63.2.4. NNRMS recommends 4 coordinate points of a bounding box
that envelopes the Indian boundary which mainly defines the
boundling limits for the framework and which is extended to
cover a full 1
o
X 1
o
tile at the boundary.
63.3. Projection for GIS database would be Geographic.

FIGURE 4.2: NATIONAL SPATIAL FRAMEWORK FOR 1:250000
(INDIA BOUNDARY AS GIVEN BY SOI ON 1:250K)
SP-
2
SP-
(x1,y1
(x1,y2 (x2,y2
(x2,y1
IMAGES/MAPPING FRAMEWORK PARAMETERS:
DATUM WGS84
PROJECTION (SOI) LCC
SP1 GEOG 12 28 22.638
SP2 GEOG 35 10 22.096
CENT MER GEOG 80 00 00
ORIGIN LAT GEOG 24 00 00
FALSE EASTING 4000000
FALSE NORTHING 4000000
RECOMMENDED BOUND BOX FOR INDIA
X1,y1 68, 6
X1,y2 68, 38
X2,y2 98, 38
X2,y1 98, 6
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64. FIGURE 4.2 shows the details of the 1:250K NSF with the standards India
boundary template and LCC parameters. The National template is
characterized by areas of each state and has been quantified and assessed
as is given in TABLE 4.1 and totals to a national-level area of 3184271.339 sq
kms (as against the Census area of 3166285 sq km not including full J&K
area).

4.3 NSF PARAMETERS FOR 1:50K & LARGER SCALE
STATE DATABASE

65. The second level of the NSF is the state-level seamless framework for the
1:50K and larger scales of Repository of the NNRMS. As has been mentioned
earlier, all larger than 1:50K would use the 1:50K NSF so that a systematic
correlation exists across scales at this level.

66. The 1:50K NSF will have the following characteristic:
66.1. Datum would be WGS-84 keeping conformity of the NMP.
66.2. Projection for images and maps would be Lambert Conformal Conic
(LCC) for most states where the latitudinal difference is low which is
the most suited for the individual states mapping activity and uniformly
distributes position and area errors across latitudes. The LCC has also
been recommended by the ISRO-level Committee on Map Projections
and Datum for future IRS Data Products (IRS Data Products
Committee Report, 2001).
66.2.1. 2 Standard Parallel defined with a K=6 factor for each state
66.2.2. A Central Meridian definition and a Latitude for Origin
definition for each state both together defining the origin of
the coordinate system for the state
66.2.3. State-specific False Easting and false Northing to bring all
coordinates for the state into positive real numbers.
66.2.4. NNRMS recommends 4 coordinate points of a bounding box
that envelopes each state boundary which mainly defines the
boundling limits for the state framework and which is extended
to cover a full 15 X 15 tile at the boundary.
66.3. Projection of Transverse Mercator (TM) for states where the latitudinal
difference is high (greater than 6
o
) which is the most suited for the
individual states mapping activity and uniformly distributes position and
area errors across latitudes. The LCC has also been recommended by
the ISRO-level Committee on Map Projections and Datum for future
IRS Data Products (Map Projections Committee Report, 2001).
66.3.1. NNRMS recommends 4 coordinate points of a bounding box
that envelopes each state boundary which mainly defines the
boundling limits for the state framework and which is extended
to cover a full 15 X 15 tile at the boundary.
66.3.2. A Reference Meridian definition and Latitude for Origin
definition for the state both together defining the origin of the
single coordinate system for the nation.
66.3.3. A Scale factor for the Projection

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66.3.4. State-specific False Easting and false Northing to bring all
coordinates for the state into positive real numbers.
66.4. Projection for GIS database would be Geographic.

67. Studies have been conducted on projection error estimation for 1:10,000
scale maps using 1:50K NSF parameters and projection errors are seen to be
within tolerance limits. Hence, 1:50K NSF can be used for 1:10,000 scale.

68. It is to be noted that mapping at 1:4000 and 1:2000 scale are generally project
specific and thus necessary correction factors may be determined and used
on project basis. In order to hold high precision of 1:4000 and 1:2000 scale
database, it is recommended to used high precision storage unit as against
what is used for 1:50K or 1:10K.


69. FIGURE 4.3 shows the details of the 1:50K NSF with the standard state
boundary template and relevant LCC parameters.

70. The parameters for the 1:50K State-level LCC and TM framework are given in
TABLE 4.2 and 4.3 respectively. Evaluation of the state NSF and its area
figures needs to be taken upon the standard SOI state template of 1:50K
OSM.




FIGURE 4.3: NATIONAL SPATIAL FRAMEWORK FOR1:50000
(FOR EACH STATE SEPARATE FRAMEWORK; STATE BOUNDARIES TO BE ADAPTED FROM 1:50K SOI
SUPPLIED GIS DATA)
IMAGES/MAPPING FRAMEWORK PARAMETERS:
DATUM WGS84
PROJECTION LCC/TM STATE BASIS (AS
IN TABLE)
SP1 GEOG
SP2 GEOG
CENT MER GEOG
ORIGIN LAT GEOG
FALSE EASTING
FALSE NORTHING
RECOMMENDED BOUND BOX FOR STATES
X1,y1
X1,y2
X2,y2
X2,y1
REFER STATE FRAMEWORK PARAMETER TABLES
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4.4 GEOGRAPHICAL TIE- POINTS FOR NSF

71. The requirement of tie-points is for selection of scheme, which facilitates
unique identification number for every tie point all across Indian Territory. The
suggested approach is on the basis of Latitude/ Longitude co-ordinates. The
scheme proposes selection of multi-layer registration points as the Latitude-
Longitude intersections as follows (and shown in FIGURE 4.4):

71.1. Lat/Long Intersections up to 45 Second Interval, depending upon the
level of details, as the Registration/ Tie points. This will take care of the
map elements at a variety of scales ranging from 1:250,000 to 1:2000
as envisaged under NNRMS standards.
71.2. Unique assignment of ID for each point all over India. There will be 12-
digit identification number for each registration point so as to make it
unique. The 12-digit scheme would be as follows:
DDMMSSddmmss, where DDMMSS = latitude values for the tie
point co-ordinates in degree, minute and seconds and ddmmss
= Longitude values for the tie point co-ordinates in degree,
minute and seconds

4.5 NSF CREATION UTILITY BY NNRMS

72. NNRMS would generate a software utility that will allow NNRMS user
community to generate their respective image, map and GIS design
parameters and provide the template for the image, mapping and GIS activity.
This software would utilise the NSF boundary templates and based on the
NSF design provide an output coverage template (with proper boundaries, tie-
points, registration-points, coordinate origins etc) for the user to adapt/utilise
as a standard base framework and onto which user can add more content.

73. This would enable all user-generated outputs to conform to the same NSF
and conform to ingest to NRR very easily. This will also ensure that all
references to the administrative characteristics of the country (area of nation,
area of states, distances and angles between points etc) would be uniform
and enable a vertical- and horizontal-seamlessness of the database in the
Repository.

74. NNRMS would make this software tool available on its website
www.nnnrms.gov.in and will constantly update and maintain the NSF Tool on
a regular basis.

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Tie Point Interval: 5 & 345
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Scale: 1:10,000
Frame Size: 345 X 345
Tie Point Interval: 45
No. of Tie Points: 36
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FIGURE 4.4: SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF
MAP FRAME AND TIE POINTS FOR NNRMS NSF


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TABLE 4.1: 1:250K NSF: MEASURE OF AREA/PERIMETER FOR EACH STATE AT 1:250K FRAME

(USING PUBLIC-DOMAIN WGS-84 PARAMETERS; SOI SUPPLIED INDIA TEMPLATE in JULY, 2005)
(Census figures from Census of India website www.censusindia.net)

STATE NSF Area (Sq Km) Census Area (Sq km) NSF Perimeter (m)
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR 6918.193289 8248 -
ANDHRA PRADESH 268844.0642 275069 5697250.00
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 79352.15206 83743 2522680.00
ASSAM 75593.39842 78438 2906060.00
BIHAR 90548.21581 94163 2670590.00
CHANDIGARH 115.359568 114 51949.20
CHHATTISGARH 130406.0314 135191 3041690.00
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 477.069072 491 187737.00
DAMAN & DIU 99.03608163 112 -
DELHI 1455.603712 1483 210878.00
GOA 3567.709536 3702 433110.00
GUJARAT 180102.9251 196024 4439230.00
HARYANA 42779.07456 44212 2210260.00
HIMACHAL PRADESH 54609.26464 55673 1525410.00
JAMMU & KASHMIR 221540.1882 101387(*) 3410620.00
JHARKHAND 76841.78739 79714 2788750.00
KARNATAKA 189295.9499 191791 4583030.00
KERALA 39413.53882 38863 1793930.00
LAKSHADWEEP 462.5953617 32 -
MADHYA PRADESH 296388.2719 308245 6591460.00
MAHARASHTRA 297814.0663 307577 5100970.00
MANIPUR 21452.81229 22327 860869.00
MEGHALAYA 21599.01286 22429 1103940.00
MIZORAM 20292.99507 21087 969555.00
NAGALAND 15980.45286 16579 900161.00
ORISSA 150323.9819 155707 3329800.00
PONDICHERRY 501.228085 480 -
PUNJAB 49196.82662 50362 1662820.00
RAJASTHAN 330136.4204 342239 5046660.00
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STATE NSF Area (Sq Km) Census Area (Sq km) NSF Perimeter (m)
SIKKIM 6886.781952 7096 419323.00
TAMIL NADU 131300.0139 130058 3184510.00
TRIPURA 10038.7072 10486 753605.00
UTTAR PRADESH 232215.1909 240928 5365810.00
UTTARANCHAL 52236.3863 53483 1501800.00
WEST BENGAL 85293.50719 88752 3809480.00

UNRESOLVED STATE
BONDARIES BY SOI (A) 165.1744414
ADJACENT COUNTRIES AS
INDICATED IN SOI INDIA
TEMPLATE (B) 27.3522325

TOTAL 3184271.339 3166285(*)



Note:


(*) Census-2001 has not accounted for occupied part of J&K. Thus, the J&K area (and the total India area) from Census is less.


(A) In the SOI supplied India template on 1:250K, there are many polygons tagged as Disputed Areas in states which are
basically unresolved areas in different states (state areas in other places and so on). These need to be resolved by SOI
from polygon point of view by tagging them with a State but there would be no change in Indian geographical area.
(B) In the SOI supplied template on 1:250K, there are 3 polygons near Bangladesh tagged as Adjacent country and these need
to be resolved by SOI. The area under this category is very small.

Comparision with Census areas is provided for reference only and the fact that there are differences which are understood. This
comparision does not attempt to portray accuracy/error of any area figure.

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TABLE 4.2: NSF PARAMETERS OF LCC PROJECTION SYSTEM FOR 1:50K & LARGER SCALE
(DATUM IS WGS84)
STATE LATITUDE (IN
DECIMAL
DEGREE)
LONGITUDE (IN
DECIMAL
DEGREE)
REF.
LONG (IN
DECIMAL
DEGREE)
LCC PARAMETERS (IN DECIMAL DEGREE)
FALSE
ORIGIN IN
METRES)
SP 1 SP 2 CEN.
PARALLEL
SCALE
FACTOR
(Both
X & Y)
ANDHRA PRADESH 12.5 20 76.75 85 80.875 13.75 18.75 16.25543298 0.999050399 1000000
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 26.5 29.5 91.5 97.5 94.5 27 29 28.00157897 0.999799464 1000000
ASSAM 24 28 89.5 96 92.75 24.6666667 27.333333 26.00257703 0.999694921 1000000
BIHAR 24 27.75 83.25 88.5 85.875 24.625 27.125 25.87725247 0.999728271 1000000
DELHI 28.25 29 76.5 77.5 77 28.375 28.875 28.62510126 0.999936773 1000000
GUJARAT 20 24.75 68.25 74.5 71.375 20.7916667 23.958333 22.37807121 0.999601981 1000000
HARYANA 27.5 31 74.25 77.75 76 28.0833333 30.416667 29.25226266 0.999734937 1000000
HIMACHAL PRADESH 30.25 33.25 75.5 79.25 77.375 30.75 32.75 31.75183497 0.999766243 1000000
JAMMU & KASHMIR 32.25 37.25 72.5 80.5 76.5 33.0833333 36.416667 34.75570874 0.999461303 1000000
JHARKHAND 22 25.25 83.25 88 85.625 22.5416667 24.708333 23.62652682 0.999798754 1000000
MADHYA PRADESH 21 27 73.75 83 78.375 22 26 24.00529821 0.999368976 1000000
MAHARASHTRA 15.5 22.25 72.5 81 76.75 16.625 21.125 18.88015774 0.999225467 1000000
MANIPUR 23.75 25.75 93 95 94 24.0833333 25.416667 24.75060911 0.99990381 1000000
MEGHALAYA 25 26.25 89.75 93 91.375 25.2083333 26.041667 25.62524747 0.999940111 1000000
NAGALAND 25 27.25 93.25 95.5 94.375 25.375 26.875 26.12581974 0.999878274 1000000
NORTH EAST 21.75 29.5 89.5 97.5 93.5 23.0416667 28.208333 25.63452135 0.998955546 1000000
ORISSA 17.75 22.75 81.25 87.5 84.375 18.5833333 21.916667 20.25305174 0.999567913 1000000
PUNJAB 29.5 32.5 73.75 77 75.375 30 32 31.00178226 0.999773823 1000000
RAJASTHAN 23 30.75 69.25 78.5 73.875 24.2916667 29.458333 26.88505546 0.998947797 1000000
UTTAR PRADESH 23.75 30.5 77 84.75 80.875 24.875 29.375 27.13270823 0.999190172 1000000
UTTARANCHAL 28.5 31.5 77.5 81.25 79.375 29 31 30.0017132 0.999783182 1000000
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TABLE 4.3: NSF PARAMETERS OF TM PROJECTION SYSTEM FOR 1:50K & LARGER SCALE

TM
FALSE ORIGIN
IN METRES)
STATE
LATITUDE (IN
DECIMAL
DEGREE)
LONGITUDE (IN
DECIMAL
DEGREE)
REF. LAT (IN
DECIMAL
DEGREE)
REF. LONG (IN
DECIMAL
DEGREE)
Scale Factor (Both X & Y)
ANDAMAN &
NICOBAR ISLAND
6.75 13.75 92.00 94.50 10.25 93.25 0.9999428 1000000
CHHATTIS GARH 17.75 24.25 80 84.5 21 82.25 0.9998332 1000000
GOA 14.75 16 73.5 74.5 15.375 74 0.9999913 1000000
KARNATAKA 11.5 18.75 74 78.75 15.125 76.375 0.9998012 1000000
KERALA 8 13 74.5 77.5 10.5 76 0.9999177 1000000
LAKSHADWEEP 8.25 11.75 72.00 74.25 10 73.125
0.9999536 1000000
MIZORAM 21.75 24.5 92 93.5 23.125 92.75 0.9999821 1000000
SIKKIM 27 28.25 88 89 27.625 88.5 0.9999926 1000000
TAMIL NADU 8 13.75 76 80.75 10.875 78.375 0.9997942 1000000
TRIPURA 22.75 24.75 91 92.5 23.75 91.75 0.9999822 1000000
WEST BENGAL 21.5 27.25 85.75 90 24.375 87.875 0.9998584 1000000



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5. NNRMS REPOSITORY DESIGN
STANDARDS

75. As has been mentioned earlier, the NNRMS Repository will have images,
thematic maps, GIS database and outputs/services. In the NNRMS Standards
a total end-to-end process standardisation has been adopted. Thus, for the
Repository to be successfully established and utilised, the images are basic
inputs and must be generated and available as per defined standard. These
images are used to generate thematic information the Repository Content
and thus the thematic maps also need to be as per defined standards. If the
maps are as per standards, the organisation of the GIS database would be
possible without difficulty and as per standards. If the GIS database is
standardised, then extracting outputs and providing services will also be
easily possible. Even if one element of this chain or process is non-standard
then the down-stream process would also be non-standard.

76. Towards the NNRMS Standards, about 39 parameters (including basic and
quality parameters) have been identified for the different scales and the
values (at 3-sigma limits) identified. The Standards parameters correspond to
image, thematic maps, GIS database and outputs/deliverables.

77. The TABLE 5.1 shows the NNRMS Standard parameters and their values.
The parameters have been defined based on the past Thematic Mapping and
NRIS/GIS applications experience and are the most comprehensive set of
parameters. The values for these parameters have been defined based on the
past experience and the simulation exercises carried out to determine limits of
precision required.

78. The parameters and values of the NNRMS Standards are recommendatory
and define the process thus, they set tolerable limits of precision rather than
a logical accept/reject criterion for the maps/GIS.

5.1 IMAGE STANDARDS

79. Images, either from satellites or aerial surveys, are the primary source of input
and the starting point for the NNRMS Repository. The images are used to
generate the basic content of the NNRMS the different thematic and
cartographic quality maps.

80. 8 basic parameters are identified for the NNRMS Image Standards, as given
in TABLE 5.1 and including:

80.1. Generic/Standard Resolution the recommended generic resolution
most suited for the particular scale application. This is the ideal
requirement for the scale but data/image may not always be available
at that generic resolution. The generic resolution also indicates the
application-requirements of resolution for the application (which could
be used by Satellite designers to design imaging capability).
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80.2. IRS Image Resolutions recommended. This is the most suited IRS
image resolution recommended for the particular scale applications.
The resolution ranges from the 55m AWiFS to the 2.5m Cartosat-1 and
through better resolutions from aerial data.
80.3. National Spatial Framework defining the framework to be used for
the images.
80.4. Projection for image outputs. This indicates what Map Projection is
most suited for NNRMS and this is what needs to be applied for
generating images by NRSA/NDC for NNRMS users. The Projection
recommended are either LCC for 1:250k at National framework and
LCC/TM for 1:50K at state framework. NRSA could have a category of
Image Products NNRMS Products those users can order and
procure.
80.5. Datum for image products. The recommended datum for the Image
Products is WGS-84.
80.6. Image Frames (geometrically corrected; important for seamlessness).
The recommended size of framing images for the relevant scale
ranging from degree to smaller frames at larger scales.
80.7. Image Position (Planimetric) Accuracy indicating the limits of
Precision of position tolerable in the images (anything worse than this
would be non-conformal to standard). This is taken as 0.5 mm of scale
in m and thus ranges from 125m to 0.25 m for largest scales. This
parameter can cascade into larger errors downstream at mapping and
GIS database if stringency is not maintained for tolerable precision.
80.8. Band-to-Band Registration for XS data indicating the tolerable
registration accuracy for multi-spectral images. This parameter is
important as it can impact the interpretability and classification of
images especially in the digital domain and result in errors of
classification. The tolerable limit for this parameter is defined at 0.25
pixel in m and thus this parameter ranges form ~14m to ~0.1m at
largest scales.

5.2 THEMATIC & CARTOGRAPHIC MAPPING STANDARDS

81. Thematic Maps are a result from the interpretation and analysis of the images,
either from satellites or aircrafts, and are the primary source of input for the
GIS database of the NNRMS Repository. The stringency in the parameter
values in the mapping is maintained to enable a good GIS establishment.

82. 11 basic parameters are identified for the NNRMS Thematic Map Standards,
as given in TABLE 5.1 and including:

82.1. National Spatial Framework defining the framework to be used for
the mapping.
82.2. Minimum Map Frame size for incorporation to NRR. This defines the
minimum frame-size for a map to be incorporatable into NRR thus
small area maps, not conforming to this frame-size, would not be
candidates for NRR.

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82.3. Image Registration accuracy defining the tolerable limits of
registration of image to NSF (1:250K or 1:50K) and defines how
accurately images match the framework and thus how the generated
maps would register to the framework. This is defined at 0.5 pixel
(RMS) in m and thus ranges from 125m to 0.5m at large scales.
82.4. Projection for Maps. This indicates what Map Projection is most
suited for thematic maps and this is based on the images sued which
is either LCC for 1:250K at National framework and LCC/TM for 1:50K
at state framework.
82.5. Datum for image products. The recommended datum for the Map
generation is WGS-84.
82.6. Position (Planimetric) Accuracy indicating the limits of Precision of
position tolerable in the maps (anything worse than this would be non-
conformal to standard). This is taken as 1 mm of scale in m and thus
ranges from 250m to 1 m for largest scales. This parameter can
cascade into larger errors downstream at GIS database if stringency is
not maintained for tolerable precision (1mm of scale) in m
82.7. Minimum Mappable Unit (MMU) defining the smallest size that
would be mapped at that scale and is defined at 3 x 3 mm of scale in
sq mts. This also means that features that are smaller than this size
would generally not be mapped and would be acceptable for the
Repository.
82.8. DEM Z-Spacing mainly for DEM and defining the horizontal spacing
at which elevation is sampled and determines the density of the DEM.
This is defined at 1mm of scale in m.
82.9. DEM Z-Accuracy again a DEM parameter and defining the tolerable
accuracies in elevation and thus the resolution of the DEM. This is
defined in units of metres.
82.10. Thematic Accuracy of Classification/Mapping defining the
accuracy of mapping both classification accuracy and mapping
accuracy. This defined in %age and probability.
82.11. Map Formats defining in what formats Maps would be generated
and acceptable to Repository. This is a mainly digital format but in
exceptional cases scanned paper would also be incorporated.

5.3 GIS DATABASE STANDARD

83. GIS database are the core of the Repository and result from the digitalisation
and ingest of thematic maps, either from satellites or aircrafts, into the GIS
database of the NNRMS Repository. The stringency in the parameter values
in the images and mapping have considerable bearing on the precision
achievable at GIS database end. Further, the accuracies of the
outputs/services from the NNRMS would depend upon the GIS database
Standards.

84. 13 basic parameters are identified for the NNRMS GISDB Standards, as
given in TABLE 5.1 and including:


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84.1. National Spatial Framework defining the framework to be used for
the GIS database.
84.2. Tie-Point Intervals for Spatial Framework defining the intervals for
tie-points this is generally a part of the NSF itself (and if the NNRMS
Software is used then the Framework-tie points is linked).
84.3. Coordinate units defining the coordinate values in the GIS
database. As the GISDB will have Geographic coordinates, the
precision is maintained at DDMMSS (degree, minutes, seconds).
84.4. Projection for GISDB. This indicates what Map Projection is most
suited for the GIS Database and this is being based on Geographic
Coordinate system.
84.5. Datum for image products. The recommended datum for the GIS DB
is WGS-84.
84.6. Coordinate Precision defining either Single Precision or Double
Precision for storage in the GIS.
84.7. Minimum Frame size defining the minimum limits of tiling in the GIS
database and the framing achieved.
84.8. GIS DB Tic Registration Accuracy - defining the tolerable precision
of Tic-Points Registration while thematic map is incorporated into the
GISDB. This determines the precision with which features locate in
feature-space of the NSF and is defined as 0.25mm of scale in m
84.9. Position (Planimetric) Accuracy indicating the limits of Precision of
position tolerable in the GISDB (anything worse than this would be
non-conformal to standard). Thus, this determines the limits of feature
movement tolerance during GIS operations and determines the rigidity
of precision in the GISDB. This is taken as 1 mm of scale in m and thus
ranges from 250m to 1 m for largest scales. This parameter can impact
into larger errors downstream at Output/Service if stringency is not
maintained for tolerable precision (1mm of scale) in m
84.10. Coordinate Movement Tolerance (CMT) linked to Position
accuracy and defines the limits upto which features in the GISDB can
move during various GIS operations thus, impacting position. This is
defined as 0.125mm of scale in m and has to be orders better than
Position Accuracy tolerable limits.
84.11. Weed Tolerance (WT) again linked to position precision and
indicates the minimum distance between 2 adjacent vertices would
collapse and get weeded out. This could impact shape and also
position. This is defined as 0.125mm of scale in m
84.12. Sliver Polygon Tolerance (SPT) defines the limits for removal of
small sliver polygons generated in GIS during various GIS operations.
This is generally related to MMU and is defined at orders better than
MMU limits. The maximum limit for SPT is defined as that it has to be
less than MMU in m, so that MMU is conformed.
84.13. Grid Size (for Image/Raster/DEM Layers) defining at what pixel-
size or grid-size raster layers 9images, DEM etc) would be maintained
in NRR. This is generally related to scale and is maintained at orders
better than MMU too. It is defined as 0.5mm of scale in m


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5.4 OUTPUT STANDARDS

85. The GIS database would be the core for NNRMS Outputs and Services. 7
basic parameters are identified for the NNRMS Output/Service Standards, as
given in TABLE 5.1 and including:

85.1. Output Formats basically digital/analog/web outputs and this would
be a filter as defined by National Map Policy
85.2. Output Framework which are user-defined. A large number of
frameworks - geographic, administrative, cadastral, SOI tiles
referenced are possible because of the vertical and horizontal
seamlessness of the GISDB.
85.3. Output Media is user-defined and could include CD, DVD, ftp,
paper-print etc.
85.4. Output Projection as the GISDB is in Geographic coordinate
system, the output projection could be user-defined and a wide variety
of projections can be standardised.
85.5. Output Datum limited by the GISDB datum WGS 84.
85.6. Output Formats defining the exchange format either compliant to
a GIS format or a free-form open source formats.
85.7. Output Symbology any layer-specific symbology to be used for the
layer is left to be standardised by the respective projects (NRC, LSM)
and in the version updates this can be formalised.

5.5 QUALITY STANDARDS

86. As the NNRMS Standards have been developed as a process standard
involving various elements, the Quality Certification (QC) of the NNRMS
products would be a function of the Quality Assurance (QA) at the individual
process level and the final Quality Evaluation of the product that would be
given to the user. The NNRMS Metadata would have all the Quality
Assurance and Certification parameters where the concept will be to
integrate the individual Quality Evaluation parameters for the total process.

87. Thus, it is expected that each process of the NNRMS activity would generate
a process Quality Assurance report which would evaluate all the parameters
of the Standards at that process level. For example, the image generation
process would evaluate 8 standard parameters; the mapping process would
evaluate 11 standard parameters; the GIS database process would evaluate
13 standard parameters and the Output/Service process would evaluate 7
standard parameters.

88. Each of these process standard parameters would be evaluated and archived
in the Metadata database. The evaluation would measure the level of
compliance to the process standard parameter values and deviation/variation,
if any.



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89. A final Quality Certification before delivery of the NNRMS product would be
conducted to certify the compliance of the product to the NNRMS Standards
and also identify deviation/variation, if any.

90. The QC of the final deliverable product would, thus include, an assessment of
the individual QA reports and a separate evaluation of the following
parameters:

90.1. National Spatial Framework Accuracy A measure of the tolerable
limits for deviation in area of standard administrative units (national
area, state area, district area, taluk area, etc) as against the standard
tables of the NSF administrative unit values.
90.2. Position (Planimetric) Accuracy A measure of the location
accuracy of the product which should be better than (Or equal to) 1.5
mm (this is a 1.5 times of the nominal position accuracy of the image,
thematic map and GIS database and assuming that the total process
would not degrade the position by more than 0.5 mm of the scale) in
metres.
90.3. Accuracy of Classification/Mapping A measure of the classification
accuracy as evaluated by the mapping process and reproduced from
the Metadata.
90.4. Minimum Map Unit (MMU) A measure of the smallest unit in the
database output which will be Not Less than (Or Equal to) (3 x 3 mm
of scale) in sq mts
90.5. Scale Distortion Factor for Analog Outputs only A measure of the
scale distortion in the final product which should be Better than (Or
Equal to) the specified limits.

91. The procedure of the QC for the above 5 parameters would be to a random
sample check on the final product and document the parameter values for the
user.
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TABLE-5.1: NNRMS STANDARDS - PARAMETERS AND VALUES

THEMATIC CARTOGRAPHIC Parameter (All values at 3)
1:250,000 1:50,000 1:10,000 1:4000 1:4000 1:2000
Recommended source for
NNRMS Activities
Satellite image Satellite image Satellite image Satellite image Aerial data Aerial data

A] IMAGE STANDARDS
Generic/Standard Resolution 125m XS or
better
25m XS or better 5m XS or better 1m PAN
4m XS
0.4m 0.2m
IRS and Aerial Image
Resolutions recommended for
NNRMS activities
55 m XS - AWiFS 23.5 m XS
supported by 5.8 m
Pan / XS
2.5 m Pan fused
XS
1 m Pan fused
XS
- -

NSF National State State State State State
Projection for image outputs LCC LCC/TM LCC/TM LCC/TM LCC/TM LCC/TM
Datum for image products WGS 84 WGS 84 WGS 84 WGS 84 WGS 84 WGS 84
Image Frames (geometrically
corrected; important for
seamlessness)
1
o
X 1
o
15 X 15 3 45 X 3 45 1.5 X 1.5 1.5 X 1.5 45 X 45
Image Position (Planimetric)
Accuracy (0.5 mm of scale) in
m
125 25 5 2 1 (0.25mm of
scale)
0.5 (0.25mm of
scale)
Band-to-Band Registration for
XS data (0.25 pixel) in m
~14 ~6 ~1.5 ~1.5 ~1 ~0.1

B] THEMATIC / CARTOGRAPHIC MAPPING STANDARDS
NSF National State State State State State
Minimum Map Frame size for
incorporation to NRR
1
o
X 1
o
15 X 15 3 45 X 3 45 2 X 2 2 X 2 1 X 1
Image Registration accuracy
@ 0.5 pixel (RMS)
27m 12m 1.25m 0.5m 0.2m
(@ 0.25 pixel
RMS)
0.1m
(@ 0.25 pixel
RMS)
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THEMATIC CARTOGRAPHIC Parameter (All values at 3)
1:250,000 1:50,000 1:10,000 1:4000 1:4000 1:2000

Map Projection LCC LCC/TM LCC/TM LCC/TM LCC/TM LCC/TM
Datum WGS 84 WGS 84 WGS 84 WGS 84 WGS 84 WGS 84
Position (Planimetric)
Accuracy (1mm of scale) in m
250 50 10 4 1 (0.25mm of
scale)
0.50 (0.25mm of
scale)
Minimum Mappable Unit
(MMU) (3 x 3 mm of scale) in
sq mts
562500 22500 900 144 16 (1mm X 1mm) 4 (1mm X 1mm)
DEM Z-Spacing as 1mm of
scale in m
250 50 10 4 4 2
DEM Z-Accuracy in m 50 10 5 2 2 1
Thematic Accuracy of
Classification/Mapping
90/90 90/90 90/90 90/90 90/90 90/90
Map Formats Digital GIS
compliant
Paper
Digital GIS
compliant
Paper
Digital GIS
compliant
Paper
Digital GIS
compliant
Paper
Digital GIS
compliant
Paper
Digital GIS
compliant
Paper

C] GIS DATABASE STANDARDS

Spatial Framework Seamless -
National
Seamless -
National
Seamless -
National
Seamless
Local
Seamless
Local
Seamless
Local
Tie-Point Intervals for Spatial
Framework
15 X 15 5 X 5
&
3 45 X 3 45
45 X 45 30 X 30 30 X 30 15 X 15
Coordinate units for Precision Decimal-Seconds Decimal-Seconds Decimal-Seconds Decimal-
Seconds
Decimal-Seconds Decimal-
Seconds
Projection Geographic Geographic Geographic Geographic Geographic Geographic
Datum WGS 84 WGS 84 WGS 84 WGS 84 WGS 84 WGS 84
Coordinate Precision Single Single Single Double Double Double
Minimum Frame size for NRR 1
o
X 1
o
15 X 15 3 45 X 3 45 1.5 X 1.5 1.5 X 1.5 45 X 45
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THEMATIC CARTOGRAPHIC Parameter (All values at 3)
1:250,000 1:50,000 1:10,000 1:4000 1:4000 1:2000
GIS DB Tic Registration
Accuracy (0.25mm of scale)
(RMS) in m
62.5 12.5 2.5 1 1 0.5
Position (Planimetric)
Accuracy (1mm of scale) in m
250 50 10 4 1 (0.25mm of
scale)
0.5 (0.25mm of
scale)
Coordinate Movement
Tolerance (CMT) (0.125mm of
scale) in m*
31.25 6.25 1.25 0.5 0.5 0.25
Weed Tolerance (WT)
(0.125mm of scale) in m*
31.25 6.25 1.25 0.5 0.5 0.25
Sliver Polygon Tolerance
(SPT) (LESS-THAN MMU) in
m*
<562500 <22500 <900 <144 <16 <4
Grid Size (for
Image/Raster/DEM Layers)
(0.5mm of scale) in m
125 25 5 2 2 1
NOTE: * Depending upon thematic requirements, the range of these parameters may be made further stringent.

D] OUTPUT STANDARDS

Output Formats (Filter as
defined by National map
Policy)
Digital GIS
compliant
Digital web-
compliant
Paper
Digital GIS
compliant
Digital web-
compliant
Paper
Digital GIS
compliant
Digital web-
compliant
Paper
Digital GIS
compliant
Digital web-
compliant
Paper
Digital GIS
compliant
Digital web-
compliant
Paper
Digital GIS
compliant
Digital web-
compliant
Paper
Output Framework Admin Units
State, District,
Taluk
Natural Regions
User defined
region polygon
Spatial
Framework grids

Admin Units
State, District,
Taluk, Villages
Cadastre
Reference
Natural Regions
User defined
region polygon
Spatial
Framework grids
Admin Units
District, Taluk,
Villages
Cadastre
Reference
Natural Regions
User defined
region polygon
Spatial
Framework grids
Admin Units
Taluk, Villages,
Wards
Natural
Regions
Cadastre
Reference
User defined
region polygon
Spatial
Admin Units
Taluk, Villages,
Wards
Natural
Regions
Cadastre
Reference
User defined
region polygon
Spatial
Admin Units
Villages,
Wards
Cadastre
Reference
Natural
Regions
User defined
region polygon
Spatial
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THEMATIC CARTOGRAPHIC Parameter (All values at 3)
1:250,000 1:50,000 1:10,000 1:4000 1:4000 1:2000
Framework
grids
Framework
grids
Framework
grids
Output Media On-line
download
Off-line
Download
CD-ROM
DVD
On-line download
Off-line Download
CD-ROM
DVD
On-line
download
Off-line
Download
CD-ROM
DVD
On-line
download
Off-line
Download
CD-ROM
DVD
On-line
download
Off-line
Download
CD-ROM
DVD
On-line
download
Off-line
Download
CD-ROM
DVD
Output Projection LCC / UTM /
Polyconic / User
defined
LCC / UTM /
Polyconic / User
defined
UTM / Polyconic /
User defined
UTM / Relative /
User Defined
UTM / Relative /
User Defined
UTM / Relative /
User Defined
Output Datum WGS 84 WGS 84 WGS 84 WGS 84 WGS 84 WGS 84
Output Formats GIS format,
GeoTIF, TIF,
Shape file, Jpeg,
NSDE and others
GIS format,
GeoTIF, TIF,
Shape file, Jpeg,
NSDE and others
GIS format,
GeoTIF, TIF,
Shape file, Jpeg,
NSDE and others
GIS format,
GeoTIF, TIF,
Shape file, Jpeg,
NSDE and others
GIS format,
GeoTIF, TIF,
Shape file, Jpeg,
NSDE and others
GIS format,
GeoTIF, TIF,
Shape file,
Jpeg, NSDE
and others
Output Symbology As per Layer
Legend
As per Layer
Legend
As per Layer
Legend
As per Layer
Legend
As per Layer
Legend
As per Layer
Legend


E] ACCURACY STANDARDS FOR OUTPUTS

National Spatial Framework
Accuracy - Tolerable limits for
area of standard admin units
<0.1% of national
or state or tile
areas
<0.1% of state or
district or taluk or
tile areas
<0.1% of taluk or
tile areas
- - -
Framework Verification
CMT and Weed Tolerance
Bound Box

<31.25
As per 1:250
NSF

<6.25
As per1:50 NSF

<1.25
As per 1:50 NSF

<0.5

<0.5

<0.25
Position (Planimetric)
Accuracy- Better than (Or
Equal to) 1.5 mm of scale in m
375
Output to be
sampled and
certified for
75
Output to be
sampled and
certified for position
15
Output to be
sampled and
certified for
6
Output to be
sampled and
certified for
6
Output to be
sampled and
certified for
3
Output to be
sampled and
certified for
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THEMATIC CARTOGRAPHIC Parameter (All values at 3)
1:250,000 1:50,000 1:10,000 1:4000 1:4000 1:2000
position accuracy
quality
accuracy quality position accuracy
quality
position accuracy
quality
position accuracy
quality
position
accuracy quality
Thematic Accuracy of
Classification/Mapping
90/90
To be reported
from Metadata
90/90
To be reported
from Metadata
90/90
To be reported
from Metadata
90/90
To be reported
from Metadata
90/90
To be reported
from Metadata
90/90
To be reported
from Metadata
Minimum Map Unit (MMU)
Not Less than (Or Equal to) (3
x 3 mm of scale) in sq mts
562500 22500 900 144 16 (1mm X 1mm) 4 (1mm X 1mm)
Scale Distortion Factor for
Analog Outputs only Not
more than (Or Equal to)
3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3%



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6. NNRMS CONTENT STANDARD

92. NNRMS is an inter-agency programme and content would get generated by
various agencies participating in NNRMS.

93. As far as content is concerned, both images and maps are visualized to be a
part of the Repository. At a broad level, a tentative assessment of the NNRMS
Repository content (type of spatial information) has been done and this
includes:

PAST PROJECTS

93.1. Mapping and GIS Databases from past Projects. Only those Heritage
projects, which are in GIS Format AND conform to a level of
standardization AND have a Quality Standard would qualify to be
included in NRR. However, all Heritage project maps/layers can be a
part of NNRMS Metadata. Heritage GIS database identified are -
Wasteland; RGNDWM; Wetland; Biodiversity; Coastal Landuse;
Wasteland Monitoring; Cropping System Analysis; National GIS layers
etc.
93.2. NRIS databases in 19 UT/States (Mizoram, Sikkim, Goa, Pondicherry,
Andaman & Nicobar, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep, Orissa,
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,
Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu
and Rajasthan)
93.3. Chhattisgarh State database

FORTHCOMING PROJECTS

93.4. Natural Resources Census (NRC) as an inter-agency project 7
layers on 1:50K

93.4.1. Landuse/Landcover assessment on 1:50K
93.4.2. Soils with NBSSLUP and AISLUS
93.4.3. Land Degradation with AISLUS
93.4.4. Geomorphology with GSI
93.4.5. Wetlands with MoEnF
93.4.6. Vegetation with FSI
93.4.7. Snow & Glacier with MoEnF

93.5. National Landuse/Landcover Annual assessment - 1:250K Landuse
(AWiFS)
93.6. NUIS with Ministry of Urban Development (MUD) at 2 levels (the third
level at 1:1000 will extend from 1:2000 Standard/Content). A draft
NUIS Design Standard has also been worked out by the NNRMS
Standing Committee on Urban management (NNRMS, 2004).
93.7. LSM with Survey of India (SOI) (NNRMS, 2005)


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93.8. Cadastral Referencing Database (Maharashtra; Karnataka; Gujarat;
Chattisgarh) with various State Survey Settlement and Land Records
departments
93.9. DMS Flood Inundation; Infrastructure etc with MHA
93.10. Selective Images from IRS (one seamless Mosaic at 1:50K and
sampled large scale)
93.11. Any other projects done from now onwards. Henceforth, any new
project that is undertaken will either use data from NRR or create NEW
CONTENT that can be a part of NRR.

SOI MAP LAYERS

93.12. SOI Base Map Layers mainly adapted from SOI and including
boundaries, roads, rail-lines, drainage etc

OTHER PROJECTS FROM NNRMS AGENCIES

93.13. Any other projects undertaken by other NNRMS agencies (either past
projects or future projects) could also be considered as content and
included in the repository.

94. The detailed assessment of NNRMS Content is shown in TABLE 6.1 (this
table is only an indicative list but is illustrative of the type of content). The
content is categorised for the various scales and includes a total of ~87
layers, as of now out of which 16 layers conform to 1:250K standards; 53
layers conform to 1:50K standards; 14 layers conform to 1:10K standards and
4 layers conform to 1:2K standards.

95. The NNRMS content includes the following categories:

95.1. Base layers refers to the basic map layers that are mainly utilized to
reference RS images and are mainly derived from SOI topographical
maps, FSI Forest maps and other sources. There are a total of 18
Base Layers as of now.
95.2. Thematic and Cartographic layers refer to those that are generated
from the interpretation/analysis of RS images and are thematic maps
from NNRMS. Most of these layers would get generated from NRR
projects and future NNRMS activities. There are a total of 27 Thematic
Layers as of now.
95.3. Image layers refer to layers in image formats (pixel, scan-line) and
denoting either standard images, classified raster outputs or other
Value-Added images. There are a total of 6 Image Layers as of now.
95.4. Heritage layers refers to the already completed projects maps/layers -
which fulfils NRR criterion of data that exists in digital GIS format AND
GIS Data that conforms to published standards (even of projects) AND
GIS data that forms a fairly large area coverage i.e. a state or more.
There are a total of 36 Heritage Layers as of now.

96. The NNRMS Content of 87 layers have been standardised for naming
conventions, layer type, layer-code and layer-description.
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97. Naming Convention for layers are also standardised so that the name will
include an easily understandable typology and this can include:

97.1. A short acronym of the Layer (say, Luse for Landuse/Landcover or
Geom for Geomorphology or Soil for Soil layer and so on)
97.2. Scale of Layer as 250k, 50k, 10k, 4k and 2k (as same layer may be
occurring at different scales)
97.3. Source of Project from which the layer is obtained (say, NRC for NRC
layers, NRIS etc same layer may also be obtained from different
project sources)
97.4. Year of Images used for generating the layers

98. TABLE 6.2 lists the standardised layer information for the NNRMS content.

99. For each layer, the standards of code and description are given in TABLE
6.2.1 to TABLE 6.2.34 and in the Annexure III TABLE 1 to 28. The standards
tables depict the coding scheme and description and for layers that they are
applicable (more than 1 layer may adopt the same coding scheme; for
example, rail layers at various scales and sources may be adopting.

100. The above scheme of Content Standards can be easily adapted for additional
and future layers that would be a part of NNRMS (and are not visualised, as
of now).

6.1 NNRMS CONTENT CLASSIFICATION & CODING
SYSTEM

101. Standardisation of Content categories is extremely important. There are 2
ways at addressing the content categories:

101.1. Ideally, it would be good if there is a single all-encompassing
classification for all layers and these are adopted by all users as a
Standard Classification system. Thus, there could be a Standard
Landuse classification which could be adopted, in totality or in part,
for national landuse inventory or for urban applications or for any other
applications. This would enable a common understanding of content
and would be most suited from a GIS database point of view. However,
this requires generation of a national consensus of all agencies, a good
effort at harmonising content requirement of applications (content
categories are related to applications and end use and these will have
to be standardised), standardisation of a hierarchy across scales and
so on. This process is a long-drawn process and would be an arduous
task of achieving and would take a lot of time.

101.2. Practically, enable content layers to be standardised and recommend
the most practical categories in a hierarchy of scales (say, Landuse at
1:50K or Geomorphology at 1:50K and so on). Using this as a starting
point, allow flexibility for improvement/modifications leading to a step-
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by-step national content category standardisation. This process is easy
and evolutionary and would be in tune with the consensus generation
process. This approach is adopted for NNRMS Content Standards.

102. The Content Classification needs to be seen from the perspective of the
NNRMS Content categories that are included, as follows:

102.1. Base Layers Content Classification. The classification system for Base
Layers (mainly adapted from published sources) is determined by the
class categories as defined by the respective agencies.

102.2. Heritage Layers Content Classification. The classifications for these
heritage layers have been defined in the past projects and maybe with
RS datasets that were different and processes that were different.
However, the content categories can be retained as they are with no
effort at rationalising the content.

102.3. Thematic Layers of NNRMS. These are layers that are defined for the
repository and most would get generated fresh using the NNRMS
process Standards. The content categories for these layers should
reflect the present day state-of-art and could be adopted by different
users.

6.2 NNRMS CONTENT THESARUS

103. It is important to have a NNRMS Content Thesaurus that defines the class-
categories and enables a common understanding and also links the
categories to the purpose and use of the classification system. The
classification system must address the hierarchy and must be inclusive of all
possible categories. Some important parameters that could be included in the
Content Thesaurus are on applicability, repeatability of the classification,
suitability and flexibility of the classification system to add/include/modify class
categories. (CW Manual, 1991).

104. The NNRMS Content Thesaurus must be generated for all NNRMS layers
and it is recommended the respective Responsible Agency for the layer would
generate the Content Thesaurus and enable an endorsement through the
Standards Committee. For example, the Landuse Content Thesaurus for NRC
could be generated by NRC Project/NRSA; the Glacier layer Thesaurus could
be generated by SAC and so on. The NNRMS Content Thesaurus could also
be widely circulated to all users.

6.3 NNRMS SERVICES/APPLICATIONS

105. The NNRMS Repository can serve to enable a variety of value-added
application Services and outputs that can serve the ultimate goals of NNRMS.
Derived layers refer to possible integrated derivatives of the Primary Layers
which conform to a specific possible user-need or NNRMS requirements.The
NNRMS Application Services could be a process of integration and further
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analysis of the repository layers in a particular modelling function to derive
specific user outputs.

106. The NNRMS Applications could include derivatives of Landuse Change using
a Change Detection model; a Land Capability assessment using a Land
Capability Model; an Urban Suitability derivative using a Suitability model;
derivatives of Slopes and Aspect using a DEM and so on.

107. A variety of Derived Layers are possible and it is recommended that the
definition and standardisation of the application process for services could be
in a separate NNRMS SERVICES/APPLICATIONS STANDARD.

6.4 REPOSITORY CODING UTILITY FOR NNRMS CONTENT

108. NNRMS would generate a software utility that will allow NNRMS user
community to adopt standardised description and coding as per the Content
Standard. This utility (compatible to GIS and Image Analysis) would allow
users to select the layer, class category (through drop-down combo box) and
automatically record the code for the layer and category in the database. This
would eliminate the entry of the texts and codes by users thus bringing in
uniformity and standardisation of the database/mapping.

109. NNRMS would make this software tool available on its website
www.nnnrms.gov.in and will constantly update and maintain the Content
Coding Utiity on a regular basis.

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TABLE 6.1: CONTENT FOR NNRMS-REPOSITORY

(Project sources are identified)
Content Category 1:250,000
(16 layers)
1:50,000
(53 layers)
1:10,000
(14 layers)
1:4,000 1:2,000
(4 layers)
Base Map Layers 1. Admin Boundaries
2. Forest Boundaries
3. Rail
4. Road
5. Drainage


1. Admin Boundaries
2. Canals
3. Command area
Boundaries
4. Drainage
5. Forest Boundaries
6. Rail
7. Roads
8. Settlement
9. Special Forest
Boundaries
10. Village Boundaries
11. Watershed Boundaries

1. Forest
Boundaries
1. Forest
Boundaries
NNRMS Thematic
Layers
6. Landuse/landcover
2005 (NRC AWiFS)

12. Coastal wetland (Coastal
Zone Mgmt. Project)
13. Geomorphology (NRC)
14. Glacier (NRC/Glacier
Studies)
15. Land Degradation (NRC)
16. Landuse/landcover
(NRC)
17. Cadastral information -
Polygon (CRD)
18. Snow (NRC/Glacier
studies)
19. Soils (NRC)
20. Vegetation (NRC)
21. Village Boundaries
(CRD)
2. Canal (NUIS)
3. Drainage (NUIS)
4. Geomorphology
(NUIS)
5. Lithology (NUIS)
6. Physiography
(NUIS)
7. Rail (NUIS)
8. Road (NUIS)
9. Large Scale
Base Map
Polygonal
Features of Land
(LSM)
10. Large Scale
Base Map
2. Urban
Features
(NUIS)
3. Urban
Landcover
(NUIS)
4. Urban
Networks
(NUIS)


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Content Category 1:250,000
(16 layers)
1:50,000
(53 layers)
1:10,000
(14 layers)
1:4,000 1:2,000
(4 layers)
22. Wetlands (NRC)

Linear Features
of Land (LSM)
11. Large Scale
Base Map
Point Features of
Land Point
(LSM)
12. Transport Node
(NUIS)
13. Urban
Landuse/landcov
er (NUIS)

Image/Raster Layers 7. AWiFS Mosaic of the
country (4 times a
year)
8. NDVI Drought
Images
9. Special Event Images

23. DEM National
24. LISS-III (Old dates
coverage) Images of
country

14. DEM Local
Heritage Layers 10. Landuse/land cover -
2000 (IFFCO Project)
11. Soils (National GIS)
12. Vegetation
(Biodiversity Project)
13. Wetland 2000
(Wetland Mapping
Project)
14. Biological Richness
(Derived from
Biodiversity Project)
15. Disturbance Index
(Derived from
25. Coastal Landuse
(Coastal Project)
26. Coastal Wetland (CRZ
Project)
27. Geomorphology (NRIS)
28. Geomorphic units /
landforms (RGNDWM)
29. Landuse/Landcover
(NRIS)
30. Lithology (NRIS)
31. Lithologic units/Rock
types (RGNDWM)
32. Meteorological Data

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Content Category 1:250,000
(16 layers)
1:50,000
(53 layers)
1:10,000
(14 layers)
1:4,000 1:2,000
(4 layers)
Biodiversity Project)
16. Fragmentation Index
(Derived from
Biodiversity Project)
(NRIS)
33. Minerals (NRIS)
34. Soils (NRIS)
35. Structures (RGNDWM)
36. Structures (NRIS)
37. Surface Water Bodies
(NRIS)
38. Wetland-2000
(Wasteland Mapping
Project)
39. Wasteland-2003
(Wasteland Mapping
Project)
40. Village Boundaries
(DMSP)
41. Road network (DMSP)
42. Rail network (DMSP)
43. Habitation (DMSP)
44. Drainage (DMSP)
45. Landuse/Landcover
(DMSP)
46. Post Flood (DMSP)
47. Pre Flood (DMSP)
48. Ground Water Prospects
(Derived from NRIS)
49. Land Capability (Derived
from NRIS)
50. Land Resource
Development Plan
(Derived from NRIS)
51. Slope (Derived from
NRIS)
52. Water Resource
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Content Category 1:250,000
(16 layers)
1:50,000
(53 layers)
1:10,000
(14 layers)
1:4,000 1:2,000
(4 layers)
Development Plan - area
(Derived from NRIS)
53. Water Resource
Development Plan -
location (Derived from
NRIS)
Layers from NNRMS
Agencies
Any other Layers from FSI, SOI, GSI, NBSSLUP, AISLUS, TCPO, State RS Centres etc conforming to the Repository
criterion could also be considered.
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TABLE 6.2: NNRMS CONTENT STANDARD LAYERS AND STANDARDIZATION
PARAMETERS
STANDARDISATION PARAMETERS No CONTENT LAYER
(As per Table 6.1)
SCALE SOURCE
LAYER NAME LAYER
TYPE
REFERENCE
TABLE NO. FOR
LUT
REMARKS/REFERE
NCE TABLE NO.
FOR DAT

A) BASE LAYERS
1. Administrative boundaries 1:250K SOI Admin250SOIYear Poly Table 6.2.1
2. Administrative boundaries 1:50K SOI Admin50SOIYear Poly Table 6.2.1

3. Canal 1:50K SOI (NRIS) Canal50SOIYear Line Table 6.2.2

4. Command area
boundaries
1:50K Command area
project (RRSSC-J)
CmdBound50CAPYear Poly Table 6.2.3

5. Drainage 1:50K SOI (NRIS) Drainage50SOIYear Line Table 6.2.4

6. Drainage 1:250K SOI Drainage250SOIYear Line Table 6.2.4

7. Forest boundaries 1:250K FSI Forest250FSIYear Poly Table 6.2.5

8. Forest boundaries 1:50K FSI Forest50FSIYear Poly Table 6.2.5

9. Forest boundaries 1:10K FSI Forest10FSIYear Poly Table 6.2.5

10. Forest boundaries 1:2K FSI Forest2FSIYear Poly Table 6.2.5

11. Rail 1:50K SOI (NRIS) Rail50SOIYear Line Table 6.2.6

12. Rail 1:250K SOI Rail250SOIYear Line Table 6.2.6

13. Roads 1:50K SOI (NRIS) Road50SOIYear Line Table 6.2.7

14. Roads 1:250K SOI Road250SOIYear Line Table 6.2.7

15. Settlement 1:50K Census (NRIS) Settle50CENSUSYear Point Table 6.2.8
16. Special forest boundaries 1:50K FSI SpForest50FSIYear Poly Table 6.2.9

17. Village boundaries 1:50K Census (NRIS) Village50CENSUSYear Poly Table 6.2.8

18. Watershed boundaries 1:50K AISLUS (NRIS) Wshed50AISLUS Poly Table 6.2.10


B) THEMATIC AND CARTOGRAPHIC LAYERS FROM SATELLITE IMAGES
19. Canal 1:10K NUIS Canal10NUISYear Line Table 6.2.2
20. Coastal wetland

1:25K Coastal Zone Mgmt.
Project (SAC)
CoastWetland50CZMYear Poly Table 6.2.11 Adapted to 1:50K
Standard
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STANDARDISATION PARAMETERS No CONTENT LAYER
(As per Table 6.1)
SCALE SOURCE
LAYER NAME LAYER
TYPE
REFERENCE
TABLE NO. FOR
LUT
REMARKS/REFERE
NCE TABLE NO.
FOR DAT
21. Drainage 1:10K NUIS Drainage10NUISYear Line Table 6.2.4

22. Geomorphology 1:50K NRC Geom50NRCYear Poly Table 6.2.12
23. Geomorphology 1:10K NUIS Geom10NUISYear Poly Table 6.2.12
24. Glacier 1:50K NRC (Glacier studies) Glacier50NRCYear Poly Table 6.2.13
25. Land degradation 1:50K NRC Landdeg50NRCYear Poly Table 6.2.14 Table 6.2.15:
Landdeg50NRCYear.
dat
26. Landuse / landcover 1:50K NRC Luse50NRCYear Poly Table 6.2.16
27. Landuse / landcover 2005 1:250K NRC (AWiFS) Luse250NRC2005 Poly Table 6.2.17

28. Lithology 1:10K NUIS Litho10NUISYear Poly Table 6.2.18
29. Cadastral information 1:50K CRD Cadastral50CRD Poly Table 6.2.19 Link to cadastral data
attribute table
through Survey
Number
30. Physiography 1:10K NUIS Physio10NUISYear Poly Table 6.2.20
31. Rail 1:10K NUIS Rail10NUISYear Line Table 6.2.6
32. Road 1:10K NUIS Road10NUISYear Line Table 6.2.21
33. Large scale base map
polygonal features of land
1:10K LSM BaseMapPoly10LSMYear Poly Table 6.2.22
34. Large scale base map
linear features on land
1:10K LSM BaseMapLine10LSMYear Line Table 6.2.23

35. Large scale base map
point features on land
1:10K LSM BaseMapPoint10LSMYear Point Table 6.2.24

36. Snow 1:50K NRC (Glacier studies) Snow50NRCYear Poly Table 6.2.25
37. Soils 1:50K NRC (NRIS) Soil50NRCYear Poly Table 6.2.26 Table 6.2.27:
Soil50NRCYear.dat
38. Transport node 1:10K NUIS Transportnode10NUISYear Poly Table 6.2.28
39. Urban landuse features as
points
1:2K NUIS LusePoint2NUISYear Point Table 6.2.29
40. Urban landcover 1:2K NUIS LusePoly2NUISYear Poly Table 6.2.30
41. Urban network as lines 1:2K NUIS LuseLine2NUISYear Line Table 6.2.31
42. Urban landuse / landcover 1:10K NUIS Luse10NUISYear Poly Table 6.2.32
43. Vegetation 1:50K NRC Vegetation50NRCYear Poly Table 6.2.33
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STANDARDISATION PARAMETERS No CONTENT LAYER
(As per Table 6.1)
SCALE SOURCE
LAYER NAME LAYER
TYPE
REFERENCE
TABLE NO. FOR
LUT
REMARKS/REFERE
NCE TABLE NO.
FOR DAT
44. Village boundaries 1:50K CRD Villages50CRDYear Poly Table 6.2.8

45. Wetland 1:50K NRC Wetland50NRCYear Poly Table 6.2.34

C) IMAGE/RASTER LAYERS
46. AWiFS Mosaic of the
country
1:250K NRC IndiaAwifs250NRCYear


47. DEM - Local 1:10K NUIS Dem10NUISYear


48. DEM - National 1:50K Cartosat-1 NDem50NDEMYear


49. LISS-III (Old dates
coverage) Images of
country
- NRC To be determined
50. NDVI Drought Images 1:250K DMS Ndvi250DMSMonthYear
51. Special Event Images Any Scale NDC To be determined

D) HERITAGE THEMATIC LAYERS (The attribute tables is placed at Annexure III)
52. Biological richness 1:250K Biodiversity mapping BioRich250BMYear Poly Annex III Table 1
53. Coastal landuse 1:25K
Adopted to
1:50K
Coastal Zone
management, SAC
CoastLuse50CZMYear Poly Annex III Table 2
54. Coastal wetland/landform 1:25K CRZ Project, SAC CoastWetland50CRZYear Poly Annex III Table 3
55. Disturbance index 1:250K Biodiversity mapping BioDistIndex250BMYear Poly Annex III Table 4
56. Drainage 1:50K DMSP Drain50DMSYear Line Table 6.2.4
57. Fragmentation 1:250K Biodiversity mapping BioFragment250BMYear Poly Annex III Table 5
58. Geomorphic units /
landforms
1:50K RGNDWM Geom50RGNDWMYear Poly Annex III Table 6
59. Geomorphology 1:50K NRIS Geom50NRISYear Poly Annex III Table 7
60. Ground water prospects 1:50K NRIS GWater50NRISYear Poly Annex III Table 8
61. Habitation 1:50K DMSP Habitation50DMSYear Poly Table 6.2.8
62. Land capability 1:50K NRIS Landcap50NRISYear Poly Annex III Table 9
63. Land resource
development plan
1:50K NRIS Lrdp50NRISYear Poly Annex III Table 10
64. Landuse / landcover 1:250K IFFCO Luse250IFFCO2000 Poly Annex III Table 11
65. Landuse / landcover 1:50K NRIS Luse50NRISYear Poly Annex III Table 12
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STANDARDISATION PARAMETERS No CONTENT LAYER
(As per Table 6.1)
SCALE SOURCE
LAYER NAME LAYER
TYPE
REFERENCE
TABLE NO. FOR
LUT
REMARKS/REFERE
NCE TABLE NO.
FOR DAT
66. Landuse/landcover 1:50K DMSP Luse50DMSYear Poly Annex III Table 12
67. Lithologic units/Rock types 1:50K RGNDWM Litho50RGNDWMYear Poly Annex III Table 13
68. Lithology 1:50K NRIS Litho50NRISYear Poly Table 6.2.18
69. Meteorological data 1:50K NRIS Met50NRISYear Point Annex III Table 14 Annex III Table 15:
Met50NRISYear.dat
70. Minerals 1:50K NRIS Min50NRISYear Point Annex III Table 16
71. Post Flood 1:50K DMSP FloodPost50DMSYear Poly Annex III Table 17
72. Pre Flood 1:50K DMSP FloodPre50DMSYear Poly Annex III Table 18
73. Rail network 1:50K DMSP Rail50DMSYear Poly Table 6.2.6
74. Road network 1:50K DMSP Road50DMSYear Poly Table 6.2.7
75. Slope 1:50K NRIS Slope50NRISYear Poly Annex III Table 19
76. Soils 1:250K NBSSLUP (National
GIS)
Soil250NATGISYear Poly Annex III Table 20
77. Soils 1:50K NRIS Soil50NRISYear Poly Table 6.2.26 Table 6.2.27:
Soil50NRISYear.dat
78. Structures 1:50K RGNDWM Structure50RGNDWMYear Line Annex III Table 21
79. Structures 1:50K NRIS Structure50NRISYear Line Annex III Table 22
80. Surface water bodies
(Drainp Layer of NRIS)
1:50K NRIS Swater50NRISYear Poly Annex III Table 23

81. Vegetation 1:250K Biodiversity mapping Veg250BIOYear Poly Annex III Table 24
82. Village boundaries 1:50K DMSP VillBound50DMSYear Poly Table 6.2.8
83. Wasteland 2000 1:50K Wasteland mapping
(National GIS)
Wasteland50WM2000 Poly Annex III Table 25
84. Wasteland 2003 1:50K Wasteland mapping Wasteland50WM2003 Poly Annex III Table 25
85. Water resource
development plan (area)
1:50K NRIS WrdpPoly50NRISYear Poly Annex III Table 26
86. Water resource
development plan
(location)
1:50K NRIS WrdpPoint50NRISYear Point Annex III Table 27
87. Wetland mapping 2000 1:250K Wetland mapping Wetland250WET2000 Poly Annex III Table 28




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Remarks:
Layer Name string is derived by a standardized approach including a short-version of the content layer (say Luse), scale (say, 250K), project source
(say, NRC) and the year of the image used (say, 2002), as applicable.
Base layers refer to the basic map layers that are mainly utilized to reference RS images and are mainly derived from SOI topographical maps, FSI
Forest maps and other sources.
Thematic and Cartographic layers refer to those that are generated from the interpretation/analysis of RS images and are thematic maps from
NNRMS agencies. Most of these layers would get generated from NRR projects and future NNRMS activities.
Image layers refer to layers in image formats (pixel, scan-line) and denoting, either standard images, classified raster outputs or other value-added
images.
Heritage layers refers to the already completed projects maps/layers - which fulfills NRR criterion of data that exists in digital GIS format AND GIS
Data that conforms to published standards (even of projects) AND GIS data that forms a fairly large area coverage i.e. a state or more.


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TABLE 6.2.1: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARIES

Applicable for layers: Admin250SOIyear
Admin50SOIyear

Admin250SOIyear Admin50SOIyear
Code Description Code Description
As per Census 2001
State Code
1. State Boundary As per Census 2001
State Code
1. State Boundary
As per Census 2001
District Code
2. District Boundary As per Census 2001
District Code
2. District Boundary
As per Census 2001
Taluk Code
3. Taluka Boundary As per Census 2001
Taluk Code
3. Tehsil / Taluka
Boundary
As per Census 2001
Block Code
4. Block / Mandal
Boundary

TABLE 6.2.2: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR CANAL

Applicable for layers: Canal50SOIYear
Canal10NUISYear

Code Description
01 Main Canal
02 Branch Canal
03 Canal Under Construction
04 Distributory Canal

TABLE 6.2.3: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR COMMAND AREA BOUNDARIES

Applicable for layer: CmdBound50CAPYear

Code Description
Command Type Command Name
01 Major command
02 Medium command
03 Minor command

TABLE 6.2.4: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR DRAINAGE/STREAMS

Applicable for layers: Drainage50SOIYear
Drainage10NUISYear
Drain50DMSYear
Drainage250SOIYear

Code Description
01 Perennial
02 Dry
03 Tidal
04 Undefined/ Unreliable
05 Perennial - Unreliable
06 Tidal creek
07 Water channel in dry river
08 Broken ground/Ravines
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TABLE 6.2.5: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR FOREST BOUNDARIES

Applicable for layers: Forest250FSIYear
Forest50FSIYear
Forest10FSIYear
Forest2FSIYear

Forest250FSIYear Forest50FSIYear Forest10FSIYear Forest2FSIYear
Code Description Code Description Code Description Code Description
01 Notified Forest
Boundary
01
Notified Forest
Boundary
01
Notified Forest
Boundary
01 Notified
Forest
Boundary
02 Circle 02 Circle 02 Circle
03 Division 03 Division 03 Division
04 Range 04 Range 04 Range


05 Block /
compartment
05 Block /
compartment
06 Beat / coupe

TABLE 6.2.6: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR RAIL

Applicable for layers: Rail50SOIYear
Rail10NUISYear
Rail50DMSYear
Rail250SOIYear

Code Description
Rail250SOIYear Rail50SOIYear, Rail10NUISYear &
Rail50DMSYear
0100 Broadgauge
0101 Double Track
0102 Single Track
0200 Other gauge
0201 Double Track
0202 Single Track
0300 Siding
0400 Mineral line or tramway
0500 Ropeway
0600 Railway under construction
0601 Broad gauge - Double Track
0602 Broad gauge - Single Track
0603 Other gauge - Double Track
0604 Other gauge - Single Track
0700 Others
0701 Tube Rail
0702 Rail on Pillars





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TABLE 6.2.7: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR ROAD

Applicable for layers: Road50SOIYear
Road50DMSYear
Road250SOIYear

Code Description
Road250SOIYear Road50SOIYear & Road50DMSYear
0100 Metalled - Black Topped (BT) or
Bitumen Roads

0101 National Highway
0102 State Highway
0103 District Road
0104 Village Road
0200 Unmetalled - Water Bound Macadam
(WBM) or Concrete / Cement Roads

0201 National Highway
0202 State Highway
0203 District Road
0204 Village Road
0300 Tracks
0301 Pack Track in plains
0302 Pack Track in hills
0303 Track follows stream
0304 Cart Track in plains
0305 Cart track in desert/ wooded/ hilly area
0306 Footpath
0307 Footpath in hill
0400 Route over glacier
0500 Pass
0600 Pass in permanent snow
0700 Road on dry river bed
0800 Road under construction
0801 National Highway
0802 State Highway
0803 District Road
0804 Village Road
0900 Earthen/Gravel, Flyover, Bridges, Culvert etc.

TABLE 6.2.8: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR SETTLEMENT & VILLAGE
BOUNDARIES

Applicable for layers: Settle50CENSUSYear
Village50CENSUSYear
Villages50CRDYear
Habitation50DMSYear
VillBound50DMSYear

Settle50CENSUSYear &
Habitation50DMSYear
Village50CENSUSYear, Villages50CRDYear
& VillBound50DMSYear
Code Description Code Description
As per Census 2001
Village Code
Settlement locations As per Census 2001
Village Code
Village boundary
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TABLE 6.2.9: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR SPECIAL FOREST BOUNDARIES

Applicable for layer: SpForest50FSIYear

Code Description
01 Protected area
02 Biosphere reserve
03 National Parks
04 Sanctuary

TABLE 6.2.10: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR WATERSHED BOUNDARIES

Applicable for layer: Wshed50AISLUS

Code Description
RB-BB-CB-SC-WB-SB-MN-MC Region Boundary, Basin Boundary, Catchment Boundary,
SubCatchment boundary, Watershed Boundary, Subwatershed
Boundary, MiNiwatershed boundary, MiCrowatershed boundary

Detailed attribute code and description is given in NRIS Node and Design Standards
(NRIS Standards, 1999) document and AISLUS atlas.

TABLE 6.2.11: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR COASTAL WETLAND

Applicable for layers: CoastWetland50CZMYear

Code Description
010000 Non-vegetated
010100 Mud/tidal flat
010101 Sub-tidal
010102 Inter-tidal
010103 High tidal (with salt
encrustations)
010200 Sand
010201 Beach/patch
010202 Spit
010203 Bar/barrier Island
010204 Shoals
010300 Rocks
010301 Rocky coast
010302 Rock exposure
020000 Coral Reef
020100 Fringing / Platform /
Patch

020101 Algal ridge
020102 Reef flat
020103 Sand patch / Beach
020104 Mud deposition
020200 Atoll reef
020201 Reef flat
020202 Sandy beach / patch
Sand cay
020203 Coral Lagoon
020300 Coral pinnacle
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Code Description
020400 Coralline shelf
020500 Coral head
030000 Vegetated wetland
030100 Mangroves
030101 Dense
030102 Sparse
030103 Degraded
030200 Marsh vegetation
030201 Dense
030202 Sparse
030203 Degraded
030300 Algae
030301 Dense
030302 Sparse
030303 Degraded
030400 Mud with vegetation
030500 Sand vegetation
030600 Scrub
030601 Dense
030602 Sparse
030603 Degraded
040000 Water bodies
040100 Estuary
040200 Creek
040300 Lagoon
040400 Bay
050000 Barren land
050100 Mining areas /dumps
050200 Rock outcrops/Gullied
/Badlands

060000 Shore land
060100 Saline area
060101 Vegetated
060200 Coastal dune
060201 Vegetated
060300 Reclaimed mudflat
070000 Built-up land
070100 Habitation
070101 With vegetation
070200 Open/vacant land
070300 Transportation
070301 Roads
070302 Railways
070303 Port/Harbour/jetty
070304 Waterways
070305 Airport
080000 Other features
080100 High tide line
080200 Low tide line
080300 Aquaculture pond
080400 Salt pans
080500 Seawall/Embankment


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TABLE 6.2.12: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR GEOMORPHOLOGY

Applicable for layers: Geom50NRCYear
Geom10NUISYear

Code Description
010000 Structural
/Tectonic origin

010100 Highly Dissected
Structural Hills

010101 Hogback
010102 Cuesta
010103 Anticline
010104 Syncline
010200 Moderately Dissected
Structural Hills


010201 Hogback
010202 Cuesta
010203 Anticline
010204 Syncline
010300 Low Dissected Structural
Hills


010301 Hogback
010302 Cuesta
010303 Anticline
010304 Syncline
010400 Intrusive
010401 Dyke
010402 Sill
010500 Structural Valley
010600 Linear Ridge
020000 Denudational
origin

020100 Highly Dissected
Denudational Hill

020200 Moderately Dissected
Denudational Hill

020300 Low Dissected
Denudational Hill

020301 Dome type
020302 Massive type
020400 Residual Hill
020500 Inselberg
020600 Pediment inselberg
complex

020700 Pediment
020701 Shallow weathered/buried (<5
m)
020702 Moderately weathered/buried
(5 10 m)
020703 Deeply weathered/buried (>
10 m)
020800 Pediplain
020801 Shallow weathered (<5 m)
020802 Moderately weathered (5 10
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Code Description
m)
020803 Deeply weathered (> 10 m)
020900 Upper Plateau (>1000m)
020901 Highly Dissected
020902 Moderately Dissected
020903 Low Dissected
021000 Middle Plateau (1000
300 m)

021001 Highly Dissected
021002 Moderately Dissected
021003 Lowly Dissected
021100 Lower Plateau (<300 m)
021101 Highly Dissected
021102 Moderately Dissected
021103 Lowly Dissected
021200 Valley
021201 Valley Fill
021202 Valley Floor
021203 Gullied
021204 Ravinous
021300 Intermontane valley
030000 Fluvial origin
030100 Piedmont
030101 Upper
030102 Lower
030103 Alluvial Fan
030104 Bazada
030200 Alluvial plain older /
upper

030201 Natural levee
030202 Oxbow lake
030203 Palaeochannel
030204 Filled Back swamp
030205 Meander scar
030300 Alluvial plain younger /
lower

030301
030302 Natural levee
030303 Oxbow lake
030304 Palaeochannel
030305 Filled Back swamp
030306 Meander scar
030400 Flood plain
030401 Meander scar
030402 Point bar
030403 Channel bar
030404 Natural levee
030405 Back swamp
030500 Terraces
030501 Terraces-Younger
030502 Terraces-Older
040000 Deltaic/Marine
origin

040100 Deltaic plain older/upper
040101 Natural levee
040102 Oxbow lake
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Code Description
040103 Palaeochannel
040104 Filled Back swamp
040105 Meander scar
040200 Deltaic plain
younger/lower

040201 Natural levee
040202 Oxbow lake
040203 Palaeochannel
040204 Filled Back swamp
040205 Meander scar
040300 Coastal plain older/upper
040301 Beach Ridge
040302 Beach Ridge swale Complex
040303 Swale
040400 Coastal plain
younger/lower

040401 Beach Ridge
040402 Beach Ridge swale Complex
040403 Swale
040404 Coastal Dune
040405 Tidal Flats
040406 Salt Flats
040407 Mudflats
040408 Sandy Beach
040409 Rocky Beach
040410 Spit
040411 Offshore Bar
040412 Offshore island
040413 Shoal
040414 Estuary
040415 Estuarine island
040416 Lagoon
040417 Creeks
040500 Coral reef
040501 Fringing
040502 Barrier Reef
040503 Atoll
050000 Aeolian origin
050100 Aeolian plain
050101 Sand sheet
050102 Parabolic dune
050103 Longitudinal dune
050104 Barchans
050105 Seif
050106 Dune complex
050107 Interdunal depression
050108 Playa
050109 Stabilised dune complex
060000 Glacial origin
060100 Glacial valley
060101 Glacial outwash plain
060102 Terminal moraine
060103 Medial moraine
060104 Lateral moraine
060105 Glacial till
060106 Ice pavements
060107 Old glacial valley
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Code Description
060108 Glacial lake
060109 Glacial trough
060200 Snow covered hill
060300 Cirques
060300 Horn
070000 Volcanic origin
070100 Volcanic island
070101 Dormant
070102 Dead
070103 Crater

TABLE 6.2.13: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR GLACIER

Applicable for layer: Glacier50NRCYear

Code Description
0100 Glacier
0101 Accumulation area
0102 Ablation area: debris cover
0103 Ablation area: debris free
0104 Transient snow line
0105 Supra glacier lakes
0106 Moraine
0107 Centre line
0108 Terminus
0200 De glaciated valley
0201 Moraine-dammed lake
0202 Moraine
0203 Outwash plain

TABLE 6.2.14: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR LAND DEGRADATION

Applicable for layer: Landdeg50NRCYear

Code
Description
Process Type Severity Class
010000 Water Erosion
010100 Loss of top soil
010101 Slight (Sheet erosion and initiation of rills)
010102 Moderate (network of rills to initiation of gullies)
010103 Severe (Network of gullies)
010200 Ravine
010201 Slight (<3m deep)
010202 Moderate-Severe (>3m deep)
020000 Wind Erosion
020100 Loss of top soil
020101 Slight (Stabilised sand dunes)
020102 Moderate (Partially stabilised sand dunes)
020103 Severe (Active sand dunes and inter-dunal areas)
030000 Waterlogging
030100 Waterlogged areas
030101 Slight (Seasonal (4 6 months) affecting one crop)
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Code
Description
Process Type Severity Class
030102 Moderate (> 6 months affecting two crops)
030103 Severe (Inland / coastal marshes / swamps
excluding mangroves)
040000 Salinisation /
Alkalisation (*)

040100 Saline
040101 Slight
040102 Moderate
040103 Severe
040201 Sodic Slight
040202 Moderate
040203 Severe
040301 Saline - Sodic Slight
040302 Moderate
040303 Severe
050000 Acidification
050100 Acidic
050101 Slight-Moderate (pH 4.5-5.5, 1:1 soil KCL)
050102 Severe (pH < 4.5, 1:1 soil KCL)
060000 Vegetal
Degradation

060100 Loss of vegetation
060101 Slight (<25)
060102 Moderate (25-75)
060103 Severe (>75)
070000 Anthropogenic
070100 Mining / Brick Kiln
070200 Industrial effluent
affected areas

070300 Aquaculture
080000 Others
080100 Mass movement /
Mass wastage

080200 Frost heaving
080300 Frost shattering

(*) Criteria for assessing salinity / sodicity in Vertisols / Non-Vertisols
S.No Severity Class Salinity (dS / m) Sodicity (ESP)
Vertisols Non-Vertisols Vertisols Non-Vertisols
1. Slight 2 - 4 4 - 8 5 - 10 15 - 40
2. Moderate 4 - 8 8 - 16 10 - 20 40 - 60
3. Severe > 8 > 16 > 20 > 60
Classes included No Type
Slight Moderate Severe
1 Saline S1 S2 S3
2 Sodic N1 N2 N3
3 Saline-sodic S1N1 S1N2, S2N1, S2N2 S1N3, S2N3, S3N1, S3N2, S3N3

Note: The sub-categorization of salt-affected soils is based on most limiting factor concept.
S = Saline, N = Sodic, SN = Saline-sodic

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TABLE 6.2.15: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR LAND DEGRADATION DATA

Applicable for layers: Landdeg50NRCYear.dat

Content of Landdeg50NRCYear.dat
Landdeg50NRCYear-id (as per code of Landdeg50NRCYear)
Soil depth
Texture
PH
EC
Organic Carbon Percent
ESP
Ex - Na
Ex - K
Ex - Ca
Ex - Mg
CEC
Location

TABLE 6.2.16: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR LANDUSE/LANDCOVER AT 1:50K

Applicable for layer: Luse50NRCYear

Code Description
010000 Built Up
010100 Built Up (Urban)
010101 Residential
010102

Mixed Built Up area
010103 Recreational
010104 Public and semipublic
010105 Communications
010106 Public Utilities & facility
010107 Commercial
010108 Reclaimed land
010109 Vegetated Area
010110 Transportation
010200 Built Up (Rural)
010201 Built Up area (Rural)
010300 Mining / Industrial area
010301 Industrial
010302 Mine/Quarry
010303 Industrial/Mine dump
010304 Ash/Cooling/Tailing pond
010305 Abandoned mine pit
010306 Land fill area

020000 Agricultural Land
020100 Crop Land
020101 Kharif Crop
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Code Description
020102 Rabi Crop
020103 Zaid Crop
020104 Two crop area
020105 More than two crop
020200 Fallow
020201 Current Fallow
020202 Long Fallow
020300 Plantation
020301 Agriculture Plnt.
020302 Horticulture Plant
020303 Agro Horticulture Plnt.
020400 Aquaculture / Pisciculture
030000 Forest
030100 Evergreen Semi Evergreen
030101 Dense/Closed
030102 Open
030200 Deciduous (Dry/Moist/Thorn)
030201 Dense/Closed
030202 Open
030300 Forest Plantation
030400 Scrub Forest
030500 Forest Blank
030600 Littoral/Swamp Forest
(Mangrove/Forest Water
Swamp)

030601 Dense
030602 Open
040000

Natural/Semi
natural grassland &
Grazing land




040100 Alpine/Sub alpine
040200 Temperate/Sub tropical
040300 Tropical/Desertic
040400 Man made Grass land
050000 Wastelands
050100 Salt affected land
050101 Saline
050102 Sodic
050103 Saline/Sodic
050200 Gullied/Ravinous land
050201 Gullied
050202 Shallow Ravinous
050203 Deep Ravinous
050300 Scrub land
050301 Dense scrub
050302 Open scrub

050400 Sandy area
050401 Desertic
050402 Coastal
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Code Description
050403 Riverine
050500 Barren Rocky/Stony waste
060000 Wetlands
060100 Inland natural
060200 Inland Manmade
060300 Coastal Natural
060400 Coastal Manmade
070000 Waterbodies
070100 River/Stream
070101 Perennial
070102 Dry
070200 Canal/Drain
070201 Lined
070202 Unlined canal and drain
070300 Lakes/ponds
070301 Perennial
070302 Dry
070400 Reservoir/Tanks
070401 Perennial
070402 Dry
080000 Snow
covered/Glacial area

090000 Others
090100 Shifting cultivation
090101 Current
090102 Abandoned

TABLE 6.2.17: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR LANDUSE/LANDCOVER AT 1:250K

Applicable for layer: Luse250NRC2005

Code (as per
Landuse/Landcover
hierarchical code) Description
010000 Built up land (Urban / Rural)
020101 Kharif crop land
020102 Rabi crop land
020103 Zaid crop land
020104 Double / triple crop land (Area sown more than once)
020201 Current fallow land
020300 Plantations / orchards
030100 Evergreen / Semi-Evergreen forest
030200 Deciduous forest
030400 Shrub forest / degraded forest/ forest scrub
030600 Littoral / Swamp (Mangrove / Fresh water swamp)
040000 Grassland & Grazing Land
050000 Other Wastelands: Salt affected land / Sandy area / Mine dumps /
Industrial waste / Dumps / Barren rock / Stony waste / Sheet rock
050200 Gullied / Ravines
050301 Scrubland
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Code (as per
Landuse/Landcover
hierarchical code) Description
070000 Water bodies: Rivers / Streams/Lakes / Ponds / Reservoir / Tanks
Ash pond / Cooling pond / Wetland / Waterlogged areas
080000 Snow Covered / Glacial area
090100 Shifting cultivation areas

Note: Class categories are as mappable from AWifS data and are coded same as Landuse/Landcoer
hierachical code.

TABLE 6.2.18: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR LITHOLOGY

Applicable for layers: Litho50NRISYear
Litho10NUISYear

Description Code
Rock group Lithological Unit Rock type
+
Stratigraphy
+

0100 Un-consolidated Sediments (Quaternary -Recent)
0101 Gravel, Sand, Silt
0102 Clayey Sand
0103 Sandy Clay
0104 Clay
0105 Sand & Silt with clay partings
0106 Clay with sand/ silt partings
0107 Colluvium
0200 Residual Capping (Cretaceous - Recent)
0201 Laterite (Ferricrete)
0202 Bauxite (Alecrete)
0203 Kankar (Calicrete)
0204 Chert (Silicrete)
0205 Secondary/ Detrital Laterite
0300 Volcanic Flows & Inter-trapeans (Cretaceous - Eocene - Recent)
0301 Massive Basalt
0302 Vesicular Basalt
0303 Amygdaloidal Basalt
0304 Tuffacious Basalt
0305 Red/ Green Bole
0306 Intertrapeans
0400 Semi-Consolidated Sediments (Carboniferous - Pliocene and other ages)
0401 Sandstone & Conglomerate
0402 Shaly Sandstone
0403 Sandy Shale
0404 Shale, Clay, Coal/ Lignite
0405 Shell - Limestone
0406 Sandstone with Shale/ Coal Partings
0407 Shale with Sandstone Partings
0500 Consolidated Sediments (Pre-Cambrian - Devonian and other ages)
0501 Shaly Limestone
0502 Bedded Limestone
0503 Shale with Limestone bands/
lenses

0504 Massive Limestone
0505 Compact Shale
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Description Code
Rock group Lithological Unit Rock type
+
Stratigraphy
+

0506 Massive Sandstone/ Quartzite
0507 Bedded Sandstone/ Quartzite
0600 Intrusive Rocks (Archaean - Pre-Cambrian)
0601 Quartz Reef/ Quartzite
0602 Basic Dyke/ Pipe Rock
0603 Basic Sill
0604 Quartz/ Pegmatite/ Aplite
intrusion

0700 Crystalline Rocks (Archaean - Pre-Cambrian)
0701 Massive Granite & Plutonic
Rocks

0702 Granite and Gneissic Complex
0703 Phyllite / Schist/ Slate with
bands of Quartzite/ Quartz reefs

0704 Quartzite with Shale/ Phyllite
bands

0705 Phyllite, Schist and Slate
0706 Gneiss
0707 Schist and Gneiss mixed
0708 Meta-Basic/ Meta-Volcanic
0709 Khondalite
0710 Charnockite
0711 Khondalite/ Charnockite
0712 BHQ/ BMQ
9898 Habitation Mask
9999 Water Body Mask

+ Rock type and stratigraphy to be assigned as case-by-case basis as per GSI
classification.

TABLE 6.2.19: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR CADASTRAL INFORMATION

Applicable for layer: Cadastral50CRD

Code Description
As per Census 2001 Village
Code
Village Name
Survey Number (As per
Survey Number Code)
Survey Number or Parcel Number

Note: Based on Survey Number, link to cadastral data tables of ownership, landuse
etc can be provided. Details of attribute look-up table for cadastral data are as per
definition in NNRMS CRD project.

TABLE 6.2.20: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR PHYSIOGRAPHY (NUIS)

Applicable for layer: Physio10NUISYear

Code Description
01 Hilly terrain
02 Dissected plateau
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Code Description
03 Undulating plateau
04 Undulating plains with mounds
05 Plains
06 Valleys
07 Built-up Mask
08 River/Water body Mask

TABLE 6.2.21: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR ROAD (NUIS)

Applicable for layer: Road10NUISYear

Code Description
0100 Metalled - Black Topped (BT) or Bitumen Roads
0101 National Highway
0102 State Highway
0103 District Road
0104 Village Road
0105 City Road - Major
0106 City Road - Minor
0200 Unmetalled - Water Bound Macadam (WBM) or Concrete/ Cement Roads
0204 Village Road
0300 Tracks
0301 Pack Track in Plains
0302 Pack Track in hills
0303 Track follows streams
0304 Cart Track in plains
0305 Cart track in desert/ wooded/ hilly area
0306 Footpath
0307 Footpath in hill
0400 Road on dry river bed
0500 Road under construction
0501 National Highway
0502 State Highway
0503 District Road
0504 Village Road
0600 Others Earthen/Gravel, Flyover etc.


TABLE 6.2.22: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR LARGE SCALE BASE MAP (POLY)

Applicable for layer: BaseMapPoly10LSMYear

Code Description
110000 Cultural
Features

110101 Built-up Building
110201 Recreational Park/Garden
110202 Play Ground
110203 Swimming Pool
110204 Stadium
120401 Transportation Others Traffic Island
130000 Vegetation
130101 Cultivation Land Cultivation Land
130202 Grove
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Code Description
130203 Plantation
140000 Water features
140101 Water body River water filled
140102 River Dry
140103 Stream water filled
140104 Stream Dry
140105 Lake/Reservoir/Tank/Pond water filled
140106 Lake/Reservoir/Tank/Pond Dry
140108 Canal
140109 Backwater
140110 Lagoon
140111 Creek
140112 Sea
140302 Others Island (river/lake)
140303 Coral Reef/ Atoll
140304 Snow/Glacier
150000 General
150101 Wastelands Mine
150102 Marshy
150103 Rocky
150104 Scrub
150105 Sandy


TABLE 6.2.23: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR LARGE SCALE BASE MAP (LINE)

Applicable for layer: BaseMapLine10LSMYear

Code Description
120000 Transportation
120101 Road Metalled - National
120102 Metalled - State
120103 Metalled - District
120104 Unmetalled - National
120105 Unmetalled - State
120106 Unmetalled - District
120107 Lane
120108 Footpath
120201 Railway Railway track - Broad Gauge
120202 Railway track - Meter Gauge
120203 Railway track - Narrow Gauge
120301 Bridge Flyover
120302 Bridge
120303 Culvert
140000 Water Features
140107 Drain
140201 Structure Dam
140202 Aqueduct
140203 Weir
140204 Barrage


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TABLE 6.2.24: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR LARGE SCALE BASE MAP (POINT)

Applicable for layer: BaseMapPoint10LSMYear

Code Description
130000 Vegetation
130201 Tree Single
140000 Water Features
140301 Others Open well


TABLE 6.2.25: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR SNOW

Applicable for layer: Snow50NRCYear

Code Description
01 Seasonal snow
02 Permanent snow

TABLE 6.2.26: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR SOILS

Applicable for layers: Soil50NRISYear
Soil50NRCYear

A single soil unit in a map is basically a combination of various soil series. These are reflected as
combination with one major soil series (in SOILCODE item) and maximum of two associated soil
series (ASS1CODE & ASS2CODE). So each polygon in the soil map is represented by a mapping
unit (SMUCODE), which has the unique combination set of few soil series. This mapping unit is
named as Soil Mapping Unit or SMUCODE.

Coding scheme for soil layer (SOIL.LUT): AA- BB- CC- DD- EE-FF-GG-HH (16 digits)
Level Level-1 Level-2 Level-3
Detail Sub Group Family Series
Scale 1:1 Million 1:250,000 1:50,000
Code AABBCCDD AABBCCDDEEFFGG AABBCCDDEEFFGGHH

AA: Order (Two Digits)
BB: Sub order (Two Digits)
CC: Great group (Two Digits)
DD: Sub group (Two Digits)

The soil layer will be linked with three tables SOIL.LUT, SOIL.TAX & SOI.DAT. SOIL.LUT
elaborates the soil series linked with the soil-mapping units along with its description. This table
contains the SMUCODE and the soil codes SOILCODE, ASS1CODE & ASS2CODE along with the
brief taxonomical description of the series.

All codes (SOILCODE, ASS1CODE & ASS2CODE) are 16 digit soil series codes. To generate this
LUT file, one should take care to include the entire occurrence along with their associated categories.
For example, if the SMUCODE is 018 and has the major soil category as 0101010101010101
(actual soil code is to be generated by combination of various parameters) and the associated soil are
0202020202020202 and 0303030303030303, then the SOILCODE should hold
0101010101010101 and the other two codes will go respectively, in ASS1CODE & ASS2CODE.
The code items should be kept blank, in case the associations are not available.

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These are the taxonomical description of the soil and the elaborated codes descriptions are given in
the table SOIL.TAX file.

SOIL.TAX: Textural (Particle size), Mineralogy and Soil regime - Classification of soil
EE Textural (Particle size)
Classification
FF Mineralogy
Classification
GG Soil temperature
regime
00 Nil 01 Montmorillonitic 01 Perglic
01 Fragmental 02 Carbonatic 02 Frigid
02 Sandy-skeletal 03 Illitic 03 Mesic
03 Loamy-skeletal 04 Ferritic 04 Thermic
04 Clayey-skeletal 05 Kaolinitic 05 Hyperthermic
05 Sandy 06 Gypsic 06 Isofrigid
06 Loamy 07 Mixed 07 Isomesic
07 Coarse-loamy 08 Siliceous 08 Isothermic
08 Fine-loamy 09 Micaceous 09 Isohyperthermic
09 Coarse-silty 10 Gibbsitic 10 Cryic
10 Fine-silty 11 Vermiculitic 98 Habitation Mask
11 Clayey 98 Habitation Mask 99 Water Body Mask
12 Fine 99 Water Body Mask
13 Very-fine
14 Contrasting Particle Size
98 Habitation Mask
99 Water Body Mask

The SOIL.DAT table contains the profile description (horizon wise) for each soil code. In this table, soil
physical and chemical properties will be defined for individual soil horizon, which are described in the
soil analysis report. The table is linked to the soil layer using the SOILCODE as key field in SOIL.TAX.

Note:

Each unique soil is considered as soil series.

The soil polygon is generally a combination of few series and will have a unique soil-
mapping unit based on the combination.

The SOIL.LUT attribute table should hold the code of dominant soil in the SOILCODE and
the subsequent associated soils in the ASS1CODE and ASS2CODE, respectively. The
unique map unit (SMUCODE) are the polygon code against which the symbols are
specified.

In SOIL.LUT the link item is SMUCODE and the other codes are as description and
reference. In the soil and association description full taxonomical description should be
given.

The SOILCODE, ASS1CODE and ASS2CODE are all soil series codes and of the same
structure type (text type with 16 width). The code generated with the unique combination
of such codes is given in SMUCODE item. The codes in SOILCODE, ASS1CODE and
ASS2CODE are to be entered in SOILCODE in SOIL.TAX and SOIL.DAT. i.e. If the
ASS1CODE of a particular soil mapping unit is 1105050912050914, then this should be
treated as a unique soil and the code has to be entered in SOILCODE of SOIL.TAX and
SOIL.DAT files with all its taxonomical and physio-chemical description respectively.

Each unique soil series code should be entered once only in SOIL.TAX and n times
(depending on the n number of profile horizon) in SOIL_DAT. SOIL.DAT will hold the
physio-chemical information for each horizon of the soil series. Thus, the table SOIL.DAT
holds multi-record for each soil series.

The unique soil code is a 16-digit code AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF-GG-HH. Where AA- is the
order, BB- is the sub order, CC- is the grade group and DD is the sub group. The actual
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codes can be referred from table. The other digits EE, FF & GG are given in table Soil.Tax
above. The digit HH is the benchmark/local series number in chronological order (01-99).

Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
ALFISOLS
01010101 Alfisols Aqualfs Cryaqualfs Typic Cryaqualfs
01010201 Plinthaqualfs Typic Plinthaqualfs
01010301 Duraqualfs Typic Duraqualfs
01010401 Natraqualfs Vertic Natraqualfs
01010402 Vermic Natraqualfs
01010403 Albic Glossic Natraqualfs
01010404 Albic Natraqualfs
01010405 Glossic Natraqualfs
01010406 Mollic Natraqualfs
01010407 Typic Natraqualfs
01010501 Fragiaqualfs Vermic Fragiaqualfs
01010502 Aeric Fragiaqualfs
01010503 Plinthic Fragiaqualfs
01010504 Humic Fragiaqualfs
01010505 Typic Fragiaqualfs
01010601 Kandiaqualfs Arenic Kandiaqualfs
01010602 Grossarenic Kandiaqualfs
01010603 Plinthic Kandiaqualfs
01010604 Aeric Umbric Kandiaqualfs
01010605 Aeric Kandiaqualfs
01010606 Umbric Kandiaqualfs
01010607 Typic Kandiaqualfs
01010701 Vermaqualfs Natric Vermaqualfs
01010702 Typic Vermaqualfs
01010801 Albaqualfs Arenic Albaqualfs
01010802 Aeric Vertic Albaqualfs
01010803 Chromic Vertic Albaqualfs
01010804 Vertic Albaqualfs
01010805 Udollic Albaqualfs
01010806 Aeric Albaqualfs
01010807 Aquandic Albaqualfs
01010808 Mollic Albaqualfs
01010809 Umbric Albaqualfs
01010810 Typic Albaqualfs
01010901 Glossaqualfs Histic Glossaqualfs
01010902 Arenic Glossaqualfs
01010903 Aeric Fragic Glossaqualfs
01010904 Fragic Glossaqualfs
01010905 Aeric Glossaqualfs
01010906 Mollic Glossaqualfs
01010907 Typic Glossaqualfs
01011001 Epiaqualfs Aeric Chromic Vertic Epiaqualfs
01011002 Aeric Vertic Epiaqualfs
01011003 Chromic Vertic Epiaqualfs
01011004 Vertic Epiaqualfs
01011005 Aquandic Epiaqualfs
01011006 Aeric Fragic Epiaqualfs
01011007 Fragic Epiaqualfs
01011008 Arenic Epiaqualfs
01011009 Grossarenic Epiaqualfs
01011010 Aeric Umbric Epiaqualfs
01011011 Udollic Epiaqualfs
01011012 Aeric Epiaqualfs
01011013 Mollic Epiaqualfs
01011014 Umbric Epiaqualfs
01011015 Typic Epiaqualfs
01011101 Endoaqualfs Aquandic Endoaqualfs
01011102 Chromic Vertic Endoaqualfs
01011103 Vertic Endoaqualfs
01011104 Aeric Fragic Endoaqualfs
01011105 Fragic Endoaqualfs
01011106 Arenic Endoaqualfs
01011107 Grossarenic Endoaqualfs
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
01011108 Udollic Endoaqualfs
01011109 Aeric Umbric Endoaqualfs
01011110 Aeric Endoaqualfs
01011111 Mollic Endoaqualfs
01011112 Umbric Endoaqualfs
01011113 Typic Endoaqualfs
01020101 Cryalfs Palecryalfs Andic Palecryalfs
01020102 Vitrandic Palecryalfs
01020103 Aquic Palecryalfs
01020104 Oxyaquic Palecryalfs
01020105 Xeric Palecryalfs
01020106 Ustic Palecryalfs
01020107 Mollic Palecryalfs
01020108 Umbric Palecryalfs
01020109 Typic Palecryalfs
01020201 Glossocryalfs Lithic Glossocryalfs
01020202 Vertic Glossocryalfs
01020203 Andic Glossocryalfs
01020204 Vitrandic Glossocryalfs
01020205 Aquic Glossocryalfs
01020206 Oxyaquic Glossocryalfs
01020207 Fragic Glossocryalfs
01020208 Xerollic Glossocryalfs
01020209 Umbric Xeric Glossocryalfs
01020210 Ustollic Glossocryalfs
01020211 Xeric Glossocryalfs
01020212 Ustic Glossocryalfs
01020213 Mollic Glossocryalfs
01020214 Umbric Glossocryalfs
01020215 Eutric Glossocryalfs
01020216 Typic Glossocryalfs
01020301 Haplocryalfs Lithic Haplocryalfs
01020302 Vertic Haplocryalfs
01020303 Andic Haplocryalfs
01020304 Vitrandic Haplocryalfs
01020305 Aquic Haplocryalfs
01020306 Oxyaquic Haplocryalfs
01020307 Lamellic Haplocryalfs
01020308 Psammentic Haplocryalfs
01020309 Inceptic Haplocryalfs
01020310 Xerollic Haplocryalfs
01020311 Umbric Xeric Haplocryalfs
01020312 Ustollic Haplocryalfs
01020313 Xeric Haplocryalfs
01020314 Ustic Haplocryalfs
01020315 Mollic Haplocryalfs
01020316 Umbric Haplocryalfs
01020317 Eutric Haplocryalfs
01020318 Typic Haplocryalfs
01030101 Ustalfs Durustalfs Typic Durustalfs
01030201 Plinthustalfs Typic Plinthustalfs
01030301 Natrustalfs Salidic Natrustalfs
01030302 Leptic Torrertic Natrustalfs
01030303 Torrertic Natrustalfs
01030304 Aquertic Natrustalfs
01030305 Aridic Leptic Natrustalfs
01030306 Vertic Natrustalfs
01030307 Aquic Arenic Natrustalfs
01030308 Aquic Natrustalfs
01030309 Arenic Natrustalfs
01030310 Petrocalcic Natrustalfs
01030311 Leptic Natrustalfs
01030312 Haplargidic Natrustalfs
01030313 Aridic Glossic Natrustalfs
01030314 Aridic Natrustalfs
01030315 Mollic Natrustalfs
01030316 Typic Natrustalfs
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
01030401 Kandiustalfs Grossarenic Kandiustalfs
01030402 Aquic Arenic Kandiustalfs
01030403 Plinthic Kandiustalfs
01030404 Aquic Kandiustalfs
01030405 Arenic Aridic Kandiustalfs
01030406 Arenic Kandiustalfs
01030407 Aridic Kandiustalfs
01030408 Udic Kandiustalfs
01030409 Rhodic Kandiustalfs
01030410 Typic Kandiustalfs
01030501 Kanhaplustalfs Lithic Kanhaplustalfs
01030502 Aquic Kanhaplustalfs
01030503 Aridic Kanhaplustalfs
01030504 Udic Kanhaplustalfs
01030505 Rhodic Kanhaplustalfs
01030506 Typic Kanhaplustalfs
01030601 Paleustalfs Aquertic Paleustalfs
01030602 Oxyaquic Vertic Paleustalfs
01030603 Udertic Paleustalfs
01030604 Vertic Paleustalfs
01030605 Aquic Arenic Paleustalfs
01030606 Aquic Paleustalfs
01030607 Oxyaquic Paleustalfs
01030608 Lamellic Paleustalfs
01030609 Psammentic Paleustalfs
01030610 Arenic Aridic Paleustalfs
01030611 Grossarenic Paleustalfs
01030612 Arenic Paleustalfs
01030613 Plinthic Paleustalfs
01030614 Petrocalcic Paleustalfs
01030615 Calcidic Paleustalfs
01030616 Aridic Paleustalfs
01030617 Kandic Paleustalfs
01030618 Rhodic Paleustalfs
01030619 Ultic Paleustalfs
01030620 Udic Paleustalfs
01030621 Typic Paleustalfs
01030701 Rhodustalfs Lithic Rhodustalfs
01030702 Kanhaplic Rhodustalfs
01030703 Udic Rhodustalfs
01030704 Typic Rhodustalfs
01030801 Haplustalfs Lithic Haplustalfs
01030802 Aquertic Haplustalfs
01030803 Oxyaquic Vertic Haplustalfs
01030804 Torrertic Haplustalfs
01030805 Udertic Haplustalfs
01030806 Vertic Haplustalfs
01030807 Aquic Arenic Haplustalfs
01030808 Aquultic Haplustalfs
01030809 Aquic Haplustalfs
01030810 Oxyaquic Haplustalfs
01030811 Vitrandic Haplustalfs
01030812 Lamellic Haplustalfs
01030813 Psammentic Haplustalfs
01030814 Arenic Aridic Haplustalfs
01030815 Arenic Haplustalfs
01030816 Calcidic Haplustalfs
01030817 Aridic Haplustalfs
01030818 Kanhaplic Haplustalfs
01030819 Inceptic Haplustalfs
01030820 Calcic Udic Haplustalfs
01030821 Ultic Haplustalfs
01030822 Calcic Haplustalfs
01030823 Udic Haplustalfs
01030824 Typic Haplustalfs
01040101 Xeralfs Durixeralfs Natric Durixeralfs
01040102 Vertic Durixeralfs
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
01040103 Aquic Durixeralfs
01040104 Abruptic Haplic Durixeralfs
01040105 Abruptic Durixeralfs
01040106 Haplic Durixeralfs
01040107 Typic Durixeralfs
01040201 Natrixeralfs Vertic Natrixeralfs
01040202 Aquic Natrixeralfs
01040203 Typic Natrixeralfs
01040301 Fragixeralfs Andic Fragixeralfs
01040302 Vitrandic Fragixeralfs
01040303 Mollic Fragixeralfs
01040304 Aquic Fragixeralfs
01040305 Inceptic Fragixeralfs
01040306 Typic Fragixeralfs
01040401 Plinthoxeralfs Typic Plinthoxeralfs
01040501 Rhodoxeralfs Lithic Rhodoxeralfs
01040502 Vertic Rhodoxeralfs
01040503 Petrocalcic Rhodoxeralfs
01040504 Calcic Rhodoxeralfs
01040505 Inceptic Rhodoxeralfs
01040506 Typic Rhodoxeralfs
01040601 Palexeralfs Vertic Palexeralfs
01040602 Aquandic Palexeralfs
01040603 Andic Palexeralfs
01040604 Vitrandic Palexeralfs
01040605 Fragiaquic Palexeralfs
01040606 Aquic Palexeralfs
01040607 Petrocalcic Palexeralfs
01040608 Lamellic Palexeralfs
01040609 Psammentic Palexeralfs
01040610 Arenic Palexeralfs
01040611 Natric Palexeralfs
01040612 Fragic Palexeralfs
01040613 Calcic Palexeralfs
01040614 Plinthic Palexeralfs
01040615 Ultic Palexeralfs
01040616 Haplic Palexeralfs
01040617 Mollic Palexeralfs
01040618 Typic Palexeralfs
01040701 Haploxeralfs Lithic Mollic Haploxeralfs
01040702 LithicRupticInceptic Haploxeralfs
01040703 Lithic Haploxeralfs
01040704 Vertic Haploxeralfs
01040705 Aquandic Haploxeralfs
01040706 Andic Haploxeralfs
01040707 Vitrandic Haploxeralfs
01040708 Fraiaquic Haploxeralfs
01040709 Aquultic Haploxeralfs
01040710 Aquic Haploxeralfs
01040711 Natric Haploxeralfs
01040712 Fragic Haploxeralfs
01040713 Lamellic Haploxeralfs
01040714 Psammentic Haploxeralfs
01040715 Plinthic Haploxeralfs
01040716 Calcic Haploxeralfs
01040717 Inceptic Haploxeralfs
01040718 Ultic Haploxeralfs
01040719 Mollic Haploxeralfs
01040720 Typic Haploxeralfs
01050101 Udalfs Natrudalfs Vertic Natrudalfs
01050102 Glossaquic Natrudalfs
01050103 Aquic Natrudalfs
01050104 Typic Natrudalfs
01050201 Ferrudalfs Aquic Ferrudalfs
01050202 Typic Ferrudalfs
01050301 Fraglossudalfs Andic Fraglossudalfs
01050302 Vitrandic Fraglossudalfs
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
01050303 Aquic Fraglossudalfs
01050304 Oxyaquic Fraglossudalfs
01050305 Typic Fraglossudalfs
01050401 Fragiudalfs Andic Fragiudalfs
01050402 Vitrandic Fragiudalfs
01050403 Aquic Fragiudalfs
01050404 Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
01050405 Typic Fragiudalfs
01050501 Kandiudalfs Plinthaquic Kandiudalfs
01050502 Aquic Kandiudalfs
01050503 Oxyaquic Kandiudalfs
01050504 Arenic Plinthic Kandiudalfs
01050505 Grossarenic Plinthic Kandiudalfs
01050506 Arenic Kandiudalfs
01050507 Grossarenic Kandiudalfs
01050508 Plinthic Kandiudalfs
01050509 Rhodic Kandiudalfs
01050510 Mollic Kandiudalfs
01050511 Typic Kandiudalfs
01050601 Kanhapludalfs Lithic Kanhapludalfs
01050602 Aquic Kanhapludalfs
01050603 Oxyaquic Kanhapludalfs
01050604 Rhodic Kanhapludalfs
01050605 Typic Kanhapludalfs
01050701 Paleudalfs Vertic Paleudalfs
01050702 Andic Paleudalfs
01050703 Vitrandic Paleudalfs
01050704 Anthraquic Paleudalfs
01050705 Fragiaquic Paleudalfs
01050706 Plinthaquic Paleudalfs
01050707 Glossaquic Paleudalfs
01050708 Albaquic Paleudalfs
01050709 Aquic Paleudalfs
01050710 Oxyaquic Paleudalfs
01050711 Fragic Paleudalfs
01050712 Arenic Plinthic Paleudalfs
01050713 Grossarenic Plinthic Paleudalfs
01050714 Lamellic Paleudalfs
01050715 Psammentic Paleudalfs
01050716 Arenic Paleudalfs
01050717 Grossarenic Paleudalfs
01050718 Plinthic Paleudalfs
01050719 Glossic Paleudalfs
01050720 Rhodic Paleudalfs
01050721 Mollic Paleudalfs
01050722 Typic Paleudalfs
01050801 Rhodudalfs Typic Rhodudalfs
01050901 Glossudalfs Aquertic Glossudalfs
01050902 Oxyaquic Vertic Glossudalfs
01050903 Vertic Glossudalfs
01050904 Aquandic Glossudalfs
01050905 Andic Glossudalfs
01050906 Vitrandic Glossudalfs
01050907 Fragiaquic Glossudalfs
01050908 Aquic Arenic Glossudalfs
01050909 Aquic Glossudalfs
01050910 Arenic Oxyaquic Glossudalfs
01050911 Oxyaquic Glossudalfs
01050912 Fragic Glossudalfs
01050913 Arenic Glossudalfs
01050914 Haplic Glossudalfs
01050915 Typic Glossudalfs
01051001 Hapludalfs Lithic Hapludalfs
01051002 Aquertic Chromic Hapludalfs
01051003 Aquertic Hapludalfs
01051004 Oxyaquic Vertic Hapludalfs
01051005 Chromic Vertic Hapludalfs
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
01051006 Vertic Hapludalfs
01051007 Andic Hapludalfs
01051008 Vitrandic Hapludalfs
01051009 Fragiaquic Hapludalfs
01051010 Fragic Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
01051011 Aquic Arenic Hapludalfs
01051012 Arenic Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
01051013 Anthraquic Hapludalfs
01051014 Albaquultic Hapludalfs
01051015 Albaquic Hapludalfs
01051016 Glossaquic Hapludalfs
01051017 Aquultic Hapludalfs
01051016 Aquollic Hapludalfs
01051017 Aquic Hapludalfs
01051018 Anthraquic Hapludalfs
01051019 Mollic Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
01051019 Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
01051020 Fragic Hapludalfs
01051021 Lamellic Hapludalfs
01051022 Psammentic Hapludalfs
01051023 Arenic Hapludalfs
01051024 Glossic Hapludalfs
01051025 Inceptic Hapludalfs
01051026 Ultic Hapludalfs
01051027 Mollic Hapludalfs
01051028 Typic Hapludalfs
ANDISOLS
02010101 Andisols Aquands Gelaquands Histic Gelaquands
02010102 Thaptic Gelaquands
02010103 Typic Gelaquands
02010201 Cryaquands Lithic Cryaquands
02010202 Histic Cryaquands
02010203 Thaptic Cryaquands
02010204 Typic Cryaquands
02010301 Placaquands Lithic Placaquands
02010302 Duric Histic Placaquands
02010303 Duric Placaquands
02010304 Histic Placaquands
02010305 Thaptic Placaquands
02010306 Typic Placaquands
02010401 Duraquands Histic Duraquands
02010402 Acraquoxic Duraquands
02010403 Thaptic Duraquands
02010404 Typic Duraquands
02010501 Vitraquands Lithic Vitraquands
02010502 Duric Vitraquands
02010503 Histic Vitraquands
02010504 Thaptic Vitraquands
02010505 Typic Vitraquands
02010601 Melanaquands Lithic Melanaquands
02010602 Acroquoxic Melanaquands
02010603 Hydric Pachic Melanaquands
02010604 Hydric Melanaquands
02010605 Pachic Melanaquands
02010606 Thaptic Melanaquands
02010607 Typic Melanaquands
02010701 Epiaquands Duric Epiaquands
02010702 Histic Epiaquands
02010703 Alic Epiaquands
02010704 Hydric Epiaquands
02010705 Thaptic Epiaquands
02010706 Typic Epiaquands
02010801 Endoaquands Lithic Endoaquands
02010802 Duric Endoaquands
02010803 Histic Endoaquands
02010804 Alic Endoaquands
02010805 Hydric Endoaquands
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
02010906 Thaptic Endoaquands
02010907 Typic Endoaquands
02020101 Cryands Duricryands Aquic Duricryands
02020102 Eutric Duricryands
02020103 Typic Duricryands
02020201 Hydrocryands Lithic Hydrocryands
02020202 Placic Hydrocryands
02020203 Aquic Hydrocryands
02020204 Thaptic Hydrocryands
02020205 Typic Hydrocryands
02020301 Melanocryands Lithic Melanocryands
02020302 Vitric Melanocryands
02020303 Typic Melanocryands
02020401 Fulvicryands Lithic Fulvicryands
02020402 Eutric Lithic Fulvicryands
02020403 Eutric Fulvicryands
02020404 Pachic Fulvicryands
02020405 Vitric Fulvicryands
02020406 Typic Fulvicryands
02020501 Vitricryands Lithic Vitricryands
02020502 Aquic Vitricryands
02020503 Oxyaquic Vitricryands
02020504 Spodic Vitricryands
02020505 Thaptic Vitricryands
02020506 Humic xeric Vitricryands
02020507 Xeric Vitricryands
02020508 Ultic Vitricryands
02020509 Alfic Vitricryands
02020510 Humic Vitricryands
02020511 Typic Vitricryands
02020601 Haplocryands Lithic Haplocryands
02020602 Aquic Haplocryands
02020603 Oxyaquic Haplocryands
02020604 Alic Haplocryands
02020605 Spodic Haplocryands
02020606 Acrudoxic Haplocryands
02020607 Vitric Haplocryands
02020608 Thaptic Haplocryands
02020609 Xeric Haplocryands
02020610 Typic Haplocryands
02030101 Torrands Duritorrands Petrocalcic Duritorrands
02030102 Vitric Duritorrands
02030103 Typic Duritorrands
02030201 Vitritorrands Lithic Vitritorrands
02030202 Duric Vitritorrands
02030203 Aquic Vitritorrands
02030204 Calcic Vitritorrands
02030205 Typic Vitritorrands
02030301 Haplotorrands Lithic Haplotorrands
02030302 Duric Haplotorrands
02030303 Calcic Haplotorrands
02030304 Typic Haplotorrands
02040101 Xerands Vitrixerands Lithic Vitrixerands
02040102 Aquic Vitrixerands
02040103 Thaptic Vitrixerands
02040104 Alfic Humic Vitrixerands
02040105 Ultic Vitrixerands
02040106 Alfic Vitrixerands
02040107 Humic Vitrixerands
02040108 Typic Vitrixerands
02040201 Melanoxerands Pachic Melanoxerands
02040202 Typic Melanoxerands
02040301 Haploxerands Lithic Haploxerands
02040302 Aquic Haploxerands
02040303 Thaptic Haploxerands
02040304 Calcic Haploxerands
02040305 Ultic Haploxerands
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
02040306 Alfic Humic Haploxerands
02040307 Alfic Haploxerands
02040308 Humic Haploxerands
02040309 Typic Haploxerands
02050101 Vitrands Ustivitrands Lithic Ustivitrands
02050102 Aquic Ustivitrands
02050103 Thaptic Ustivitrands
02050104 Calcic Ustivitrands
02050105 Humic Ustivitrands
02050106 Typic Ustivitrands
02050201 Udivitrands Lithic Udivitrands
02050202 Aquic Udivitrands
02050203 Oxyaquic Udivitrands
02050204 Thaptic Udivitrands
02050205 Ultic Udivitrands
02050206 Alfic Udivitrands
02050207 Humic Udivitrands
02050208 Typic Udivitrands
02060101 Ustands Durustands Aquic Durustands
02060102 Thaptic Durustands
02060103 Humic Durustands
02060104 Typic Durustands
02060201 Haplustands Lithic Haplustands
02060202 Aquic Haplustands
02060203 Dystric Vitric Haplustands
02060204 Vitric Haplustands
02060205 Pachic Haplustands
02060206 Thaptic Haplustands
02060207 Calcic Haplustands
02060208 Dystric Haplustands
02060209 Oxic Haplustands
02060210 Ultic Haplustands
02060211 Alfic Haplustands
02060212 Humic Haplustands
02060213 Typic Haplustands
02070101 Udands Placudands Lithic Placudands
02070102 Aquic Placudands
02070103 Eutric Placudands
02070104 Acrudoxic Placudands
02070105 Hydric Placudands
02070106 Pachic Placudands
02070107 Typic Placudands
02070201 Durudands Aquic Durudands
02070102 Eutric Placudands
02070203 Acrudoxic Durudands
02070204 Hydric Durudands
02070205 Pachic Durudands
02070206 Typic Durudands
02070301 Melanudands Lithic Melanudands
02070302 Anthraquic Melanudands
02070303 Aquic Melanudands
02070304 Acrudoxic Vitric Melanudands
02070305 Acrudoxic Hydric Melanudands
02070306 Acrudoxic Melanudands
02070307 Pachic Vitric Melanudands
02070308 Vitric Melanudands
02070309 Hydric Pachic Melanudands
02070310 Pachic Melanudands
02070311 Hydric Melanudands
02070312 Thaptic Melanudands
02070313 Ultic Melanudands
02070314 Eutric Melanudands
02070315 Typic Melanudands
02070401 Hydrudands Lithic Hydrudands
02070402 Aquic Hydrudands
02070403 Acrudoxic Thaptic Hydrudands
02070404 Acrudoxic Hydrudands
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
02070405 Thaptic Hydrudands
02070406 Eutric Hydrudands
02070407 Ultic Hydrudands
02070408 Typic Hydrudands
02070501 Fulvudands Eutric Lithic Fulvudands
02070502 Lithic Fulvudands
02070503 Aquic Fulvudands
02070504 Oxyaquic Fulvudands
02070505 Hydric Fulvudands
02070506 Acrudoxic Fulvudands
02070507 Ultic Fulvudands
02070508 Eutric Pachic Fulvudands
02070509 Eutric Fulvudands
02070510 Pachic Fulvudands
02070511 Thaptic Fulvudands
02070512 Typic Fulvudands
02070601 Hapludands Lithic Hapludands
02070602 Anthraquic Hapludands
02070603 Aquic Duric Hapludands
02070604 Duric Hapludands
02070605 Aquic Hapludands
02070606 Oxyaquic Hapludands
02070607 Alic Hapludands
02070608 Acrudoxic Hydric Hapludands
02070609 Acrudoxic thaptic Hapludands
02070610 Acrudoxic Ultic Hapludands
02070611 Acrudoxic Hapludands
02070612 Vitric Hapludands
02070613 Hydric Thaptic Hapludands
02070614 Hydric Hapludands
02070615 Eutric Thaptic Hapludands
02070616 Thaptic Hapludands
02070617 Eutric Hapludands
02070618 Oxic Hapludands
02070619 Ultic Hapludands
02070620 Alfic Hapludands
02070621 Typic Hapludands
ARIDISOLS
03010101 Aridisols Cryids Salicryids Aquic Salicryids
03010102 Typic Salicryids
03010201 Petrocryids Xereptic Petrocryids
03010202 Duric Xeric Petrocryids
03010203 Duric Petrocryids
03010204 Petrogypsic Petrocryids
03010205 Xeric Petrocryids
03010206 Ustic Petrocryids
03010207 Typic Petrocryids
03010301 Gypsicryids Calcic Gypsicryids
03010302 Vitrixerandic Gypsicryids
03010303 Vitrandic Gypsicryids
03010304 Typic Gypsicryids
03010401 Argicryids Lithic Argicryids
03010402 Vertic Argicryids
03010403 Natric Argicryids
03010404 Vitrixerandic Argicryids
03010405 Vitrandic Argicryids
03010406 Xeric Argicryids
03010407 Ustic Argicryids
03010408 Typic Argicryids
03010501 Calcicryids Lithic Calcicryids
03010502 Vitrixerandic Calcicryids
03010503 Vitrandic Calcicryids
03010504 Xeric Calcicryids
03010505 Ustic Calcicryids
03010506 Typic Calcicryids
03010601 Haplocryids Lithic Haplocryids
03010602 Vertic Haplocryids
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
03010603 Vitrixerandic Haplocryids
03010604 Vitrandic Haplocryids
03010605 Xeric Haplocryids
03010606 Ustic Haplocryids
03010607 Typic Haplocryids
03020101 Salids Aquisalids Gypsic Aquisalids
03020102 Calcic Aquisalids
03020103 Typic Aquisalids
03020201 Haplosalids Duric Haplosalids
03020202 Petrogypsic Haplosalids
03020203 Gypsic Haplosalids
03020204 Calcic Haplosalids
03020205 Typic Haplosalids
03030101 Durids Natridurids Vertic Natridurids
03030102 Aquic Natrargidic Natridurids
03030103 Aquic Natridurids
03030104 Natrixeralfic Natridurids
03030105 Natrargidic Natridurids
03030106 Vitrixerandic Natridurids
03030107 Vitrandic Natridurids
03030108 Xeric Natridurids
03030109 Typic Natridurids
03030201 Argidurids Vertic Argidurids
03030202 Aquic Argidurids
03030203 Abruptic Xeric Argidurids
03030204 Abruptic Argidurids
03030205 Haploxeralfic Argidurids
03030206 Argidic Argidurids
03030207 Vitrixerandic Argidurids
03030208 Vitrandic Argidurids
03030209 Xeric Argidurids
03030210 Ustic Argidurids
03030211 Typic Argidurids
03030301 Haplodurids Aquicambidic Haplodurids
03030302 Aquic Haplodurids
03030303 Xereptic Haplodurids
03030304 Cambidic Haplodurids
03030305 Vitrixerandic Haplodurids
03030306 Vitrandic Haplodurids
03030307 Xeric Haplodurids
03030308 Ustic Haplodurids
03030309 Typic Haplodurids
03040101 Gypsids Petrogypsids Petrocalcic Petrogypsids
03040102 Calcic Petrogypsids
03040103 Vitrixerandic Petrogypsids
03040104 Vitrandic Petrogypsids
03040105 Xeric Petrogypsids
03040106 Ustic Petrogypsids
03040107 Typic Petrogypsids
03040201 Natrigypsids Lithic Natrigypsids
03040202 Vertic Natrigypsids
03040203 Petronodic Natrigypsids
03040204 Vitrixerandic Natrigypsids
03040205 Vitrandic Natrigypsids
03040206 Xeric Natrigypsids
03040207 Ustic Natrigypsids
03040208 Typic Natrigypsids
03040301 Argigypsids Lithic Argigypsids
03040302 Vertic Argigypsids
03040303 Calcic Argigypsids
03040304 Petronodic Argigypsids
03040305 Vitrixerandic Argigypsids
03040306 Vitrandic Argigypsids
03040307 Xeric Argigypsids
03040308 Ustic Argigypsids
03040309 Typic Argigypsids
03040401 Calcigypsids Lithic Calcigypsids
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03040402 Petronodic Calcigypsids
03040403 Vitrixerandic Calcigypsids
03040404 Vitrandic Calcigypsids
03040405 Xeric Calcigypsids
03040406 Ustic Calcigypsids
03040407 Typic Calcigypsids
03040501 Haplogypsids Lithic Haplogypsids
03040502 Leptic Haplogypsids
03040503 Sodic Haplogypsids
03040504 Petronodic Haplogypsids
03040505 Vitrixerandic Haplogypsids
03040506 Vitrandic Haplogypsids
03040507 Xeric Haplogypsids
03040508 Ustic Haplogypsids
03040509 Typic Haplogypsids
03050101 Argids Petroargids Petrogypsic Ustic Petroargids
03050102 Petrogypsic Petroargids
03050103 Duric Xeric Petroargids
03050104 Duric Petroargids
03050105 Natric Petroargids
03050106 Xeric Petroargids
03050107 Ustic Petroargids
03050108 Typic Petroargids
03050201 Natrargids Lithic Xeric Natrargids
03050202 Lithic Ustic Natrargids
03050203 Lithic Natrargids
03050204 Xerertic Natrargids
03050205 Ustertic Natrargids
03050206 Vertic Natrargids
03050207 Aquic Natrargids
03050208 Durinodic Xeric Natrargids
03050209 Durinodic Natrargids
03050210 Petronodic Natrargids
03050211 Glossic Ustic Natrargids
03050212 Haplic Ustic Natrargids
03050213 Haploxeralfic Natrargids
03050214 Haplic Natrargids
03050215 Vitrixerandic Natrargids
03050214 Vitrandic Natrargids
03050215 Xeric Natrargids
03050216 Ustic Natrargids
03050217 Glossic Natrargids
03050218 Typic Natrargids
03050301 Paleargids Vertic Paleargids
03050302 Aquic Paleargids
03050303 Arenic Ustic Paleargids
03050304 Arenic Paleargids
03050305 Calcic Paleargids
03050306 Durinodic Xeric Paleargids
03050307 Durinodic Paleargids
03050308 Petronodic Ustic Paleargids
03050309 Petronodic Paleargids
03050310 Vitrixerandic Paleargids
03050311 Vitrandic Paleargids
03050312 Xeric Paleargids
03050313 Ustic Paleargids
03050314 Typic Paleargids
03050401 Gypsiargids Aquic Gypsiargids
03050402 Durinodic Gypsiargids
03050403 Vitrixerandic Gypsiargids
03050404 Vitrandic Gypsiargids
03050405 Xeric Gypsiargids
03050406 Ustic Gypsiargids
03050407 Typic Gypsiargids
03050501 Calciargids Lithic Calciargids
03050502 Xerertic Calciargids
03050503 Ustertic Calciargids
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03050504 Vertic Calciargids
03050505 Aquic Calciargids
03050506 Arenic Ustic Calciargids
03050507 Arenic Calciargids
03050508 Durinodic Xeric Calciargids
03050509 Durinodic Calciargids
03050510 Pertronodic Xeric Calciargids
03050511 Petronodic Ustic Calciargids
03050512 Petronodic Calciargids
03050513 Vitrixerandic Calciargids
03050514 Vitrandic Calciargids
03050515 Xeric Calciargids
03050516 Ustic Calciargids
03050517 Typic Calciargids
03050601 Haplargids Lithic RupticEntic Haplargids
03050602 Lithic Xeric Haplargids
03050603 Lithic Ustic Haplargids
03050604 Lithic Haplargids
03050605 Xerertic Haplargids
03050606 Ustertic Haplargids
03050607 Vertic Haplargids
03050608 Aquic Haplargids
03050609 Arenic Ustic Haplargids
03050610 Arenic Haplargids
03050611 Durinodic Xeric Haplargids
03050612 Durinodic Haplargids
03050613 Petronodic Ustic Haplargids
03050614 Petronodic Haplargids
03050615 Vitrixerandic Haplargids
03050616 Vitrandic Haplargids
03050617 Xeric Haplargids
03050618 Ustic Haplargids
03050619 Typic Haplargids
03060101 Calcids Petrocalcids Aquic Petrocalcids
03060102 Natric Petrocalcids
03060103 Xeralfic Petrocalcids
03060104 Ustalfic Petrocalcids
03060105 Argic Petrocalcids
03060106 Calcic Lithic Petrocalcids
03060107 Calcic Petrocalcids
03060108 Xeric Petrocalcids
03060109 Ustic Petrocalcids
03060110 Typic Petrocalcids
03060201 Haplocalcids Lithic Xeric Haplocalcids
03060202 Lithic Ustic Haplocalcids
03060203 Lithic Haplocalcids
03060204 Vertic Haplocalcids
03060205 Aquic Durinodic Haplocalcids
03060206 Aquic Haplocalcids
03060207 Duric Xeric Haplocalcids
03060208 Duric Haplocalcids
03060209 Durinodic Xeric Haplocalcids
03060210 Durinodic Haplocalcids
03060211 Petronodic Xeric Haplocalcids
03060212 Petronodic Ustic Haplocalcids
03060213 Petronodic Haplocalcids
03060214 Sodic Xeric Haplocalcids
03060215 Sodic Ustic Haplocalcids
03060216 Sodic Haplocalcids
03060217 Vitrixerandic Haplocalcids
03060218 Vitrandic Haplocalcids
03060219 Xeric Haplocalcids
03060220 Ustic Haplocalcids
03060221 Typic Haplocalcids
03070101 Cambids Aquicambids Sodic Aquicambids
03070102 Durinodic Xeric Aquicambids
03070103 Durinodic Aquicambids
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03070104 Petronodic Aquicambids
03070105 Vitrixerandic Aquicambids
03070106 Vitrandic Aquicambids
03070107 Fluventic Aquicambids
03070108 Xeric Aquicambids
03070109 Ustic Aquicambids
03070110 Typic Aquicambids
03070201 Petrocambids Sodic Petrocambids
03070202 Vitrixerandic Petrocambids
03070203 Vitrandic Petrocambids
03070204 Xeric Petrocambids
03070205 Ustic Petrocambids
03070206 Typic Petrocambids
03070301 Anthracambids Typic Anthracambids
03070401 Haplocambids Lithic Xeric Haplocambids
03070402 Lithic Ustic Haplocambids
03070403 Lithic Haplocambids
03070404 Xerertic Haplocambids
03070405 Ustertic Haplocambids
03070406 Vertic Haplocambids
03070407 Durinodic Xeric Haplocambids
03070408 Durinodic Haplocambids
03070409 Petronodic Xeric Haplocambids
03070410 Petronodic Ustic Haplocambids
03070411 Petronodic Haplocambids
03070412 Sodic Xeric Haplocambids
03070413 Sodic Ustic Haplocambids
03070414 Sodic Haplocambids
03070415 Vitrixerandic Haplocambids
03070416 Vitrandic Haplocambids
03070417 Xerofluventic Haplocambids
03070418 Ustifluventic Haplocambids
03070419 Fluventic Haplocambids
03070420 Xeric Haplocambids
03070421 Ustic Haplocambids
03070422 Typic Haplocambids
ENTISOLS
04010101 Entisols Aquents Sulfaquents Haplic Sulfaquents
04010102 Histic Sulfaquents
04010103 ThaptoHistic Sulfaquents
04010104 Typic Sulfaquents
04010201 Hydraquents Sulfic Hydraquents
04010202 Sodic Hydraquents
04010203 Thaptohistic Hydraquents
04010204 Typic Hydraquents
04010301 Gelaquents Typic Gelaquents
04010401 Cryaquents Aquandic Cryaquents
04010402 Typic Cryaquents
04010501 Psammaquents Lithic Psammaquents
04010502 Sodic Psammaquents
04010503 Spodic Psammaquents
04010504 Humaqueptic Psammaquents
04010505 Mollic Psammaquents
04010506 Typic Psammaquents
04010601 Fluvaquents Sulfic Fluvaquents
04010602 Vertic Fluvaquents
04010603 ThaptoHistic Fluvaquents
04010604 Aquandic Fluvaquents
04010605 Aeric Fluvaquents
04010606 Humaqueptic Fluvaquents
04010607 Mollic Fluvaquents
04010608 Typic Fluvaquents
04010701 Epiaquents Aeric Epiaquents
04010702 Humaqueptic Epiaquents
04010703 Mollic Epiaquents
04010704 Typic Epiaquents
04010801 Endoaquents Sulfic Endoaquents
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04010802 Lithic Endoaquents
04010803 Sodic Endoaquents
04010804 Aeric Endoaquents
04010805 Humaqueptic Endoaquents
04010806 Mollic Endoaquents
04010807 Typic Endoaquents
04020101 Arents Ustarents Haplic Ustarents
04020201 Xerarents Sodic Xerarents
04020202 Duric Xerarents
04020203 Alfic Xerarents
04020204 Haplic Xerarents
04020301 Torriarents Sodic Torriarents
04020302 Duric Torriarents
04020303 Haplic Torriarents
04020401 Udarents Alfic Udarents
04020402 Ultic Udarents
04020403 Mollic Udarents
04020404 Haplic Udarents
04030101 Psamments Cryopsamments Lithic Cryopsamments
04030102 Aquic Cryopsamments
04030103 Oxyaquic Cryopsamments
04030104 Vitrandic Cryopsamments
04030105 Spodic Cryopsamments
04030106 Lamellic Cryopsamments
04030107 Typic Cryopsamments
04030201 Torripsamments Lithic Torripsamments
04030202 Oxyaquic Torripsamments
04030203 Vitrandic Torripsamments
04030204 Haploduridic Torripsamments
04030205 Ustic Torripsamments
04030206 Xeric Torripsamments
04030207 Rhodic Torripsamments
04030208 Typic Torripsamments
04030301 Quartzipsamments Lithic Quartzipsamments
04030302 Aquodic Quartzipsamments
04030303 Aquic Quartzipsamments
04030304 Oxyaquic Quartzipsamments
04030305 Ustoxic Quartzipsamments
04030306 Udoxic Quartzipsamments
04030307 Plinthic Quartzipsamments
04030308 Lamellic Ustic Quartzipsamments
04030309 Lamellic Quartzipsamments
04030310 Ustic Quartzipsamments
04030311 Xeric Quartzipsamments
04030312 Spodic Quartzipsamments
04030313 Typic Quartzipsamments
04030401 Ustipsamments Lithic Ustipsamments
04030402 Aquic Ustipsamments
04030403 Oxyaquic Ustipsamments
04030404 Aridic Ustipsamments
04030405 Lamellic Ustipsamments
04030406 Rhodic Ustipsamments
04030407 Typic Ustipsamments
04030501 Xeropsamments Lithic Xeropsamments
04030502 Aquic Durinodic Xeropsamments
04030503 Aquic Xeropsamments
04030504 Oxyaquic Xeropsamments
04030505 Vitrandic Xeropsamments
04030506 Durinodic Xeropsamments
04030507 Lamellic Xeropsamments
04030508 Dystric Xeropsamments
04030509 Typic Xeropsamments
04030601 Udipsamments Lithic Udipsamments
04030602 Aquic Udipsamments
04030603 Oxyaquic Udipsamments
04030604 Spodic Udipsamments
04030605 Lamellic Udipsamments
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Code Description
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04030606 Plagganthreptic Udipsamments
04030607 Typic Udipsamments
04040101 Fluvents Gelifluvents Aquic Gelifluvents
04040102 Typic Gelifluvents
04040201 Cryofluvents Andic Cryofluvents
04040202 Vitrandic Cryofluvents
04040203 Aquic Cryofluvents
04040204 Oxyaquic Cryofluvents
04040205 Mollic Cryofluvents
04040206 Typic Cryofluvents
04040301 Xerofluvents Vertic Xerofluvents
04040302 Aquandic Xerofluvents
04040303 Andic Xerofluvents
04040304 Vitrandic Xerofluvents
04040305 Aquic Xerofluvents
04040306 Oxyaquic Xerofluvents
04040307 Durinodic Xerofluvents
04040308 Mollic Xerofluvents
04040309 Typic Xerofluvents
04040401 Ustifluvents Aquertic Ustifluvents
04040402 Torrertic Ustifluvents
04040403 Vertic Ustifluvents
04040404 Anthraquic Ustifluvents
04040405 Aquic Ustifluvents
04040406 Oxyaquic Ustifluvents
04040407 Aridic Ustifluvents
04040408 Udic Ustifluvents
04040409 Mollic Ustifluvents
04040410 Typic Ustifluvents
04040501 Torrifluvents Ustertic Torrifluvents
04040502 Vertic Torrifluvents
04040503 Vitrixerandic Torrifluvents
04040504 Vitrandic Torrifluvents
04040505 Aquic Torrifluvents
04040506 Oxyaquic Torrifluvents
04040507 Duric Xeric Torrifluvents
04040508 Duric Torrifluvents
04040509 Ustic Torrifluvents
04040510 Xeric Torrifluvents
04040511 Anthropic Torrifluvents
04040512 Typic Torrifluvents
04040601 Udifluvents Aquertic Udifluvents
04040602 Vertic Udifluvents
04040603 Andic Udifluvents
04040604 Vitrandic Udifluvents
04040605 Aquic Udifluvents
04040606 Oxyaquic Udifluvents
04040607 Mollic Udifluvents
04040608 Typic Udifluvents
04050101 Orthents Gelorthents Oxyaquic Gelorthents
04050102 Typic Gelorthents
04050201 Cryorthents Lithic Cryorthents
04050202 Vitrandic Cryorthents
04050203 Aquic Cryorthents
04050204 Oxyaquic Cryorthents
04050205 Lamellic Cryorthents
04050206 Typic Cryorthents
04050301 Torriorthents Lithic Ustic Torriorthents
04050302 Lithic Xeric Torriorthents
04050303 Lithic Torriorthents
04050304 Xerertic Torriorthents
04050305 Ustertic Torriorthents
04050306 Vertic Torriorthents
04050307 Vitrandic Torriorthents
04050308 Aquic Torriorthents
04050309 Oxyaquic Torriorthents
04050310 Duric Torriorthents
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
04050311 Ustic Torriorthents
04050312 Xeric Torriorthents
04050313 Typic Torriorthents
04050401 Xerorthents Lithic Xerorthents
04050402 Vitrandic Xerorthents
04050403 Aquic Xerorthents
04050404 Oxyaquic Xerorthents
04050405 Durinodic Xerorthents
04050406 Dystric Xerorthents
04050407 Typic Xerorthents
04050501 Ustorthents Aridic Lithic Ustorthents
04050502 Lithic Ustorthents
04050503 Torrertic Ustorthents
04050504 Vertic Ustorthents
04050505 Anthraquic Ustorthents
04050506 Aquic Ustorthents
04050507 Oxyaquic Ustorthents
04050508 Durinodic Ustorthents
04050509 Vitritorrandic Ustorthents
04050510 Vitrandic Ustorthents
04050511 Aridic Ustorthents
04050512 Udic Ustorthents
04050513 Vermic Ustorthents
04050514 Typic Ustorthents
04050601 Udorthents Lithic Udorthents
04050602 Vitrandic Udorthents
04050603 Aquic Udorthents
04050604 Oxyaquic Udorthents
04050605 Vermic Udorthents
04050606 Typic Udorthents
HISTOSOLS
05010101 Histosols Folists Cryofolists Lithic Cryofolists
05010102 Typic Cryofolists
05010201 Torrifolists Lithic Torrifolists
05010202 Typic Torrifolists
05010301 Ustifolists Lithic Ustifolists
05010302 Typic Ustifolists
05010401 Udifolists Lithic Udifolists
05010402 Typic Udifolists
05020101 Fibrists Cryofibrists Hydric Cryofibrists
05020102 Lithic Cryofibrists
05020103 Terric Cryofibrists
05020104 Fluvaquentic Cryofibrists
05020105 Sphagnic Cryofibrists
05020106 Typic Cryofibrists
05020201 Sphagnofibrists Hydric Sphagnofibrists
05020202 Lithic Sphagnofibrists
05020203 Limnic Sphagnofibrists
05020204 Terric Sphagnofibrists
05020205 Fluvaquentic Sphagnofibrists
05020206 Hemic Sphagnofibrists
05020207 Typic Sphagnofibrists
05020301 Haplofibrists Hydric Haplofibrists
05020302 Lithic Haplofibrists
05020303 Limnic Haplofibrists
05020304 Terric Haplofibrists
05020305 Fluvaquentic Haplofibrists
05020306 Hemic Haplofibrists
05020307 Typic Haplofibrists
05030101 Saprists Sulfosaprists Typic Sulfosaprists
05030201 Sulfisaprists Terric Sulfisaprists
05030202 Typic Sulfisaprists
05030301 Cryosaprists Lithic Sulfisaprists
05030302 Terric Sulfisaprists
05030303 Fluvaquentic Sulfisaprists
05030304 Typic Sulfisaprists
05030401 Haplosaprists Lithic Haplosaprists
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
05030402 Limnic Haplosaprists
05030403 Halic Terric Haplosaprists
05030404 Halic Haplosaprists
05030405 Terric Haplosaprists
05030406 Fluvaquentic Haplosaprists
05030407 Hemic Haplosaprists
05030408 Typic Haplosaprists
05040101 Hemists Sulfohemists Typic Sulfohemists
05040201 Sulfihemists Terric Sulfohemists
05040202 Typic Sulfohemists
05040301 Luvihemists Typic Luvihemists
05040401 Cryohemists Hydric Cryohemists
05040402 Lithic Cryohemists
05040403 Terric Cryohemists
05040404 Fluvaquentic Cryohemists
05040405 Typic Cryohemists
05040501 Haplohemists Hydric Haplohemists
05040502 Lithic Haplohemists
05040503 Limnic Haplohemists
05040504 Terric Haplohemists
05040505 Fluvaquentic Haplohemists
05040506 Fibric Haplohemists
05040507 Sapric Haplohemists
05040508 Typic Haplohemists
INCEPTISOLS
06010101 Inceptisols Aquepts Sulfaquepts Salidic Sulfaquepts
06010102 Hydraquentic Sulfaquepts
06010103 Typic Sulfaquepts
06010201 Petraquepts Histic Placic Petraquepts
06010202 Placic Petraquepts
06010203 Plinthic Petraquepts
06010204 Typic Petraquepts
06010301 Halaquepts Vertic Halaquepts
06010302 Aquandic Halaquepts
06010303 Duric Halaquepts
06010304 Aeric Halaquepts
06010305 Typic Halaquepts
06010401 Fragiaquepts Aeric Fragiaquepts
06010402 Humic Fragiaquepts
06010403 Typic Fragiaquepts
06010501 Gelaquents Lithic Gelaquents
06010502 Histic Gelaquents
06010503 Aquandic Gelaquents
06010504 Fluvaquentic Gelaquents
06010505 Humic Gelaquents
06010506 Typic Gelaquents
06010601 Cryaquepts Sulfic Cryaquepts
06010602 Histic Lithic Cryaquepts
06010603 Lithic Cryaquepts
06010604 Vertic Cryaquepts
06010605 Histic Cryaquepts
06010606 Aquandic Cryaquepts
06010607 Fluvaquentic Cryaquepts
06010608 Aeric Humic Cryaquepts
06010609 Aeric Cryaquepts
06010610 Humic Cryaquepts
06010611 Typic Cryaquepts
06010701 Vermaquepts Sodic Vermaquepts
06010702 Typic Vermaquepts
06010801 Humaquepts Hydraquentic Humaquepts
06010802 Histic Humaquepts
06010803 Aquandic Humaquepts
06010804 Cumulic Humaquepts
06010805 Fluvaquentic Humaquepts
06010806 Aeric Humaquepts
06010807 Typic Humaquepts
06010901 Epiaquepts Vertic Epiaquepts
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06010902 Aquandic Epiaquepts
06010903 Fluvaquentic Epiaquepts
06010904 Fragic Epiaquepts
06010905 Aeric Epiaquepts
06010906 Humic Epiaquepts
06010907 Mollic Epiaquepts
06010908 Typic Epiaquepts
06011001 Endoaquepts Sulfic Endoaquepts
06011002 Lithic Endoaquepts
06011003 Vertic Endoaquepts
06011004 Aquandic Endoaquepts
06011005 Fluventic Endoaquepts
06011006 Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts
06011007 Fragic Endoaquepts
06011008 Aeric Endoaquepts
06011009 Humic Endoaquepts
06011010 Mollic Endoaquepts
06011011 Typic Endoaquepts
06020101 Anthrepts Plagganthrepts Typic Plagganthrepts
06020202 Haplanthrepts Typic Haplanthrepts
06030101 Gelepts Eutrogelepts Lithic Eutrogelepts
06030102 Andic Eutrogelepts
06030103 Aquic Eutrogelepts
06030104 Humic Eutrogelepts
06030105 Typic Eutrogelepts
06030201 Dystrogelepts Lithic Dystrogelepts
06030202 Andic Dystrogelepts
06030203 Aquic Dystrogelepts
06030204 Humic Dystrogelepts
06030205 Typic Dystrogelepts
06040101 Cryepts Eutrocryepts Humic Lithic Eutrocryepts
06040102 Lithic Eutrocryepts
06040103 Andic Eutrocryepts
06040104 Vitrandic Eutrocryepts
06040105 Aquic Eutrocryepts
06040106 Oxyaquic Eutrocryepts
06040107 Lamellic Eutrocryepts
06040108 Xeric Eutrocryepts
06040109 Ustic Eutrocryepts
06040110 Humic Eutrocryepts
06040111 Typic Eutrocryepts
06040201 Dystrocryepts Humic Lithic Dystrocryepts
06040202 Lithic Dystrocryepts
06040203 Andic Dystrocryepts
06040204 Vitrandic Dystrocryepts
06040205 Aquic Dystrocryepts
06040206 Oxyaquic Dystrocryepts
06040207 Lamellic Dystrocryepts
06040208 Spodic Dystrocryepts
06040209 Xeric Dystrocryepts
06040210 Ustic Dystrocryepts
06040211 Humic Dystrocryepts
06040212 Typic Dystrocryepts
06050101 Ustepts Durustepts Typic Durustepts
06050201 Calciustepts Lithic Petrocalcic Calciustepts
06050202 Lithic Calciustepts
06050203 Torrertic Calciustepts
06050204 Vertic Calciustepts
06050205 Petrocalcic Calciustepts
06050206 Gypsic Calciustepts
06050207 Aquic Calciustepts
06050208 Aridic Calciustepts
06050209 Udic Calciustepts
06050210 Typic Calciustepts
06050301 Dystrustepts Lithic Dystrustepts
06050302 Torrertic Dystrustepts
06050303 Vertic Dystrustepts
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06050304 Andic Dystrustepts
06050305 Vitrandic Dystrustepts
06050306 Aquic Dystrustepts
06050307 Fluventic Dystrustepts
06050308 Aridic Dystrustepts
06050309 Oxic Dystrustepts
06050310 Humic Dystrustepts
06050311 Typic Dystrustepts
06050401 Haplustepts Aridic Lithic Haplustepts
06050402 Lithic Haplustepts
06050403 Udertic Haplustepts
06050404 Torrertic Haplustepts
06050405 Vertic Haplustepts
06050406 Andic Haplustepts
06050407 Vitrandic Haplustepts
06050408 Anthraquic Haplustepts
06050409 Aquic Haplustepts
06050410 Oxyaquic Haplustepts
06050411 Oxic Haplustepts
06050412 Lamellic Haplustepts
06050413 Torrifluventic Haplustepts
06050414 Udifluventic Haplustepts
06050415 Fluventic Haplustepts
06050416 Gypsic Haplustepts
06050417 Haplocalcidic Haplustepts
06050418 Calcic Udic Haplustepts
06050419 Calcic Haplustepts
06050420 Aridic Haplustepts
06050421 Dystric Haplustepts
06050422 Udic Haplustepts
06050423 Typic Haplustepts
06060101 Xerepts Durixerepts Aquandic Durixerepts
06060102 Andic Durixerepts
06060103 Vitrandic Durixerepts
06060104 Aquic Durixerepts
06060105 Entic Durixerepts
06060106 Typic Durixerepts
06060201 Calcixerepts Lithic Calcixerepts
06060202 Vertic Calcixerepts
06060203 Petrocalcic Calcixerepts
06060204 Sodic Calcixerepts
06060205 Vitrandic Calcixerepts
06060206 Aquic Calcixerepts
06060207 Typic Calcixerepts
06060301 Fragixerepts Andic Fragixerepts
06060302 Vitrandic Fragixerepts
06060303 Aquic Fragixerepts
06060304 Humic Fragixerepts
06060305 Typic Fragixerepts
06060401 Dystroxerepts Humic Lithic Dystroxerepts
06060402 Lithic Dystroxerepts
06060403 Aquandic Dystroxerepts
06060404 Andic Dystroxerepts
06060405 Vitrandic Dystroxerepts
06060406 Fragiaquic Dystroxerepts
06060407 Fluvaquentic Dystroxerepts
06060408 Aquic Dystroxerepts
06060409 Oxyaquic Dystroxerepts
06060410 Fragic Dystroxerepts
06060411 Fluventic Humic Dystroxerepts
06060412 Fluventic Dystroxerepts
06060413 Humic Dystroxerepts
06060414 Typic Dystroxerepts
06060501 Haploxerepts Humic Lithic Haploxerepts
06060502 Lithic Haploxerepts
06060503 Vertic Haploxerepts
06060504 Aquandic Haploxerepts
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
06060505 Andic Haploxerepts
06060506 Andic Haploxerepts
06060507 Oxyaquic Haploxerepts
06060508 Vitrandic Haploxerepts
06060509 Gypsic Haploxerepts
06060510 Aquic Haploxerepts
06060511 Lamellic Haploxerepts
06060512 Fragic Haploxerepts
06060513 Fluventic Haploxerepts
06060514 Calcic Haploxerepts
06060515 Humic Haploxerepts
06060516 Typic Haploxerepts
06070101 Udepts Sulfudepts Typic Sulfudepts
06070201 Durudepts Aquandic Durudepts
06070202 Andic Durudepts
06070203 Vitrandic Durudepts
06070204 Aquic Durudepts
06070205 Typic Durudepts
06070301 Fragiudepts Andic Fragiudepts
06070302 Vitrandic Fragiudepts
06070303 Aquic Fragiudepts
06070304 Humic Fragiudepts
06070305 Typic Fragiudepts
06070401 Eutrudepts Humic Lithic Eutrudepts
06070402 Lithic Eutrudepts
06070403 Aquertic Eutrudepts
06070404 Vertic Eutrudepts
06070405 Andic Eutrudepts
06070406 Vitrandic Eutrudepts
06070407 Anthraquic Eutrudepts
06070408 Fragiaquic Eutrudepts
06070409 Fluvaquentic Eutrudepts
06070410 Aquic Dystric Eutrudepts
06070411 Aquic Eutrudepts
06070412 Oxyaquic Eutrudepts
06070413 Fragic Eutrudepts
06070414 Lamellic Eutrudepts
06070415 Dystric Fluventic Eutrudepts
06070416 Fluventic Eutrudepts
06070417 Arenic Eutrudepts
06070418 Dystric Eutrudepts
06070419 Rendollic Eutrudepts
06070420 Humic Eutrudepts
06070421 RupticAlfic Eutrudepts
06070422 Typic Eutrudepts
06070501 Dystrudepts Humic Lithic Dystrudepts
06070502 Lithic Dystrudepts
06070503 Vertic Dystrudepts
06070504 Aquandic Dystrudepts
06070505 Andic Oxyaquic Dystrudepts
06070506 Andic Dystrudepts
06070507 Vitrandic Dystrudepts
06070508 Fragiaquic Dystrudepts
06070509 Fluvaquentic Dystrudepts
06070510 Aquic Humic Dystrudepts
06070511 Aquic Dystrudepts
06070512 Oxyaquic Dystrudepts
06070513 Fraigic Dystrudepts
06070514 Lamellic Dystrudepts
06070515 Humic Psammentic Dystrudepts
06070516 Fluventic Humic Dystrudepts
06070517 Fluventic Dystrudepts
06070518 Spodic Dystrudepts
06070519 Oxic Dystrudepts
06070520 Humic Pachic Dystrudepts
06070521 Humic Dystrudepts
06070522 RupticAlfic Dystrudepts
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
06070523 RupticUltic Dystrudepts
06070524 Typic Dystrudepts
MOLLISOLS
07010101 Mollisols Albolls Natralbolls Leptic Natralbolls
07010102 Typic Natralbolls
07010201 Argialbolls Xerertic Argialbolls
07010202 Vertic Argialbolls
07010203 Argiaquic Xeric Argialbolls
07010204 Argiaquic Argialbolls
07010205 Xeric Argialbolls
07010206 Aquandic Argialbolls
07010207 Typic Argialbolls
07020101 Aquolls Cryaquolls Vertic Cryaquolls
07020102 Histic Cryaquolls
07020103 ThaptoHistic Cryaquolls
07020104 Aquandic Cryaquolls
07020105 Argic Cryaquolls
07020106 Calcic Cryaquolls
07020107 Cumulic Cryaquolls
07020108 Typic Cryaquolls
07020201 Duraquolls Natric Duraquolls
07020202 Vertic Duraquolls
07020203 Argic Duraquolls
07020204 Typic Duraquolls
07020301 Natraquolls Vertic Natraquolls
07020302 Glossic Natraquolls
07020303 Typic Natraquolls
07020401 Calciaquolls Petrocalcic Calciaquolls
07020402 Aeric Calciaquolls
07020403 Typic Calciaquolls
07020501 Argiaquolls Arenic Argiaquolls
07020502 Grossarenic Argiaquolls
07020503 Vertic Argiaquolls
07020504 Abruptic Argiaquolls
07020505 Typic Argiaquolls
07020601 Epiaquolls Cumulic Vertic Epiaquolls
07020602 Fluvaquentic Vertic Epiaquolls
07020603 Vertic Epiaquolls
07020604 Histic Epiaquolls
07020605 ThaptoHistic Epiaquolls
07020606 Aquandic Epiaquolls
07020607 Duric Epiaquolls
07020608 Cumulic Epiaquolls
07020609 Fluvaquentic Epiaquolls
07020610 Typic Epiaquolls
07020701 Endoaquolls Lithic Endoaquolls
07020702 Cumulic Vertic Endoaquolls
07020703 Fluvaquentic Vertic Endoaquolls
07020704 Vertic Endoaquolls
07020705 Histic Endoaquolls
07020706 ThaptoHistic Endoaquolls
07020707 Aquandic Endoaquolls
07020708 Duric Endoaquolls
07020709 Cumulic Endoaquolls
07020710 Fluvaquentic Endoaquolls
07020711 Typic Endoaquolls
07030101 Rendolls Cryrendolls Lithic Cryrendolls
07030102 Typic Cryrendolls
07030201 Haprendolls Lithic Haprendolls
07030202 Vertic Haprendolls
07030203 Inceptic Haprendolls
07030204 Entic Haprendolls
07030205 Typic Haprendolls
07040101 Gelolls Haplogelolls Lithic Haplogelolls
07040102 Andic Haplogelolls
07040103 Aquic Haplogelolls
07040104 Cumulic Haplogelolls
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
07040105 Typic Haplogelolls
07050101 Cryolls Duricryolls Argic Duricryolls
07050102 Calcic Duricryolls
07050103 Typic Duricryolls
07050201 Natricryolls Typic Natricryolls
07050301 Palecryolls Aquic Palecryolls
07050302 Oxyaquic Palecryolls
07050303 Abruptic Palecryolls
07050304 Pachic Palecryolls
07050305 Ustic Palecryolls
07050306 Xeric Palecryolls
07050307 Typic Palecryolls
07050401 Argicryolls Lithic Argicryolls
07050402 Vertic Argicryolls
07050403 Andic Argicryolls
07050404 Vitrandic Argicryolls
07050405 Abruptic Argicryolls
07050406 Aquic Argicryolls
07050407 Oxyaquic Argicryolls
07050408 Calcic Pachic Argicryolls
07050409 Pachic Argicryolls
07050410 Calcic Argicryolls
07050411 Alfic Argicryolls
07050412 Ustic Argicryolls
07050413 Xeric Argicryolls
07050414 Typic Argicryolls
07050501 Calcicryolls Lithic Calcicryolls
07050502 Vitrandic Calcicryolls
07050503 Petrocalcic Calcicryolls
07050504 Pachic Calcicryolls
07050505 Ustic Calcicryolls
07050506 Xeric Calcicryolls
07050507 Typic Calcicryolls
07050601 Haplocryolls Lithic Haplocryolls
07050602 Vertic Haplocryolls
07050603 Andic Haplocryolls
07050604 Vitrandic Haplocryolls
07050605 Aquic Cumulic Haplocryolls
07050606 Cumulic Haplocryolls
07050607 Fluvaquentic Haplocryolls
07050608 Aquic Haplocryolls
07050609 Oxyaquic Haplocryolls
07050610 Calcic Pachic Haplocryolls
07050611 Pachic Haplocryolls
07050612 Fluventic Haplocryolls
07050613 Calcic Haplocryolls
07050614 Ustic Haplocryolls
07050615 Xeric Haplocryolls
07050616 Typic Haplocryolls
07060101 Xerolls Durixerolls Vertic Durixerolls
07060102 Vitritorrandic Durixerolls
07060103 Vitrandic Durixerolls
07060104 Aquic Durixerolls
07060105 Paleargidic Durixerolls
07060106 Abruptic Argiduridic Durixerolls
07060107 Cambidic Durixerolls
07060108 Haploduridic Durixerolls
07060109 Argidic Durixerolls
07060110 Argiduridic Durixerolls
07060111 Haplic palexerollic Durixerolls
07060112 Palexerollic Durixerolls
07060113 Haplic Haploxerollic Durixerolls
07060114 Haploxerollic Durixerolls
07060115 Haplic Durixerolls
07060116 Typic Durixerolls
07060201 Natrixerolls Vertic Natrixerolls
07060202 Aquic Duric Natrixerolls
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
07060203 Aquic Natrixerolls
07060204 Aridic Natrixerolls
07060205 Duric Natrixerolls
07060206 Typic Natrixerolls
07060301 Palexerolls Vertic Palexerolls
07060302 Vitrandic Palexerolls
07060303 Aquic Palexerolls
07060304 Pachic Palexerolls
07060305 Petrocalcidic Palexerolls
07060306 Duric Palexerolls
07060307 Aridic Palexerolls
07060308 Petrocalcic Palexerolls
07060309 Ultic Palexerolls
07060310 Haplic Palexerolls
07060311 Typic Palexerolls
07060401 Calcixerolls Lithic Calcixerolls
07060402 Vertic Calcixerolls
07060403 Aquic Calcixerolls
07060404 Oxyaquic Calcixerolls
07060405 Pachic Calcixerolls
07060406 Vitrandic Calcixerolls
07060407 Aridic Calcixerolls
07060408 Vermic Calcixerolls
07060409 Typic Calcixerolls
07060501 Argixerolls Lithic Ultic Argixerolls
07060502 Lithic Argixerolls
07060503 Torrertic Argixerolls
07060504 Vertic Argixerolls
07060505 Andic Argixerolls
07060506 Vitritorrandic Argixerolls
07060507 Vitrandic Argixerolls
07060508 Aquultic Argixerolls
07060509 Aquic Argixerolls
07060510 Oxyaquic Argixerolls
07060511 Alfic Argixerolls
07060512 Calcic Pachic Argixerolls
07060513 Pachic Ultic Argixerolls
07060514 Pachic Argixerolls
07060515 Argiduridic Argixerolls
07060516 Duric Argixerolls
07060517 Calciargidic Argixerolls
07060518 Aridic Argixerolls
07060519 Calcic Argixerolls
07060520 Ultic Argixerolls
07060521 Typic Argixerolls
07060601 Haploxerolls Lithic Ultic Haploxerolls
07060602 Lithic Haploxerolls
07060603 Torrertic Haploxerolls
07060604 Vertic Haploxerolls
07060605 Vitritorrandic Haploxerolls
07060606 Vitrandic Haploxerolls
07060607 Aquic Cumulic Haploxerolls
07060608 Cumulic Ultic Haploxerolls
07060609 Cumulic Haploxerolls
07060610 Fluvaquentic Haploxerolls
07060611 Aquic Duric Haploxerolls
07060612 Aquultic Haploxerolls
07060613 Aquic Haploxerolls
07060614 Oxyaquic Haploxerolls
07060615 Calcic pachic Haploxerolls
07060616 Pachic Ultic Haploxerolls
07060617 Pachic Haploxerolls
07060618 Torrifluventic Haploxerolls
07060619 Duridic Haploxerolls
07060620 Calcidic Haploxerolls
07060621 Torripsammentic Haploxerolls
07060622 Torriorthentic Haploxerolls
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
07060623 Aridic Haploxerolls
07060624 Duric Haploxerolls
07060625 Psammentic Haploxerolls
07060626 Fluventic Haploxerolls
07060627 Vermic Haploxerolls
07060628 Calcic Haploxerolls
07060629 Entic Ultic Haploxerolls
07060630 Ultic Haploxerolls
07060631 Entic Haploxerolls
07060632 Typic Haploxerolls
07070101 Ustolls Durustolls Natric Durustolls
07070102 Haploduridic Durustolls
07070103 Argiduridic Durustolls
07070104 Entic Durustolls
07070105 Haplic Durustolls
07070106 Typic Durustolls
07070201 Natrustolls Leptic torrertic Natrustolls
07070202 Torrertic Natrustolls
07070203 Leptic vertic Natrustolls
07070204 Glossic vertic Natrustolls
07070205 Vertic Natrustolls
07070206 Aridic Leptic Natrustolls
07070207 Leptic Natrustolls
07070208 Aquic Natrustolls
07070209 Aridic Natrustolls
07070210 Duric Natrustolls
07070211 Glossic Natrustolls
07070212 Typic Natrustolls
07070301 Calciustolls Salidic Calciustolls
07070302 Lithic Petrocalcic Calciustolls
07070303 Lithic Calciustolls
07070304 Torrertic Calciustolls
07070305 Udertic Calciustolls
07070306 Vertic Calciustolls
07070307 Petrocalcic Calciustolls
07070308 Gypsic Calciustolls
07070309 Pachic Calciustolls
07070310 Aquic Calciustolls
07070311 Oxyaquic Calciustolls
07070312 Aridic Calciustolls
07070313 Udic Calciustolls
07070314 Typic Calciustolls
07070401 Paleustolls Torrertic Paleustolls
07070402 Udertic Paleustolls
07070403 Vertic Paleustolls
07070404 Pachic Paleustolls
07070405 Aquic Paleustolls
07070406 Petrocalcic Paleustolls
07070407 Calcidic Paleustolls
07070408 Aridic Paleustolls
07070409 Udic Paleustolls
07070410 Calcic Paleustolls
07070411 Entic Paleustolls
07070412 Typic Paleustolls
07070501 Argiustolls Aridic Lithic Argiustolls
07070502 Alfic Lithic Argiustolls
07070503 Lithic Argiustolls
07070504 Torrertic Argiustolls
07070505 Udertic Argiustolls
07070506 Vertic Argiustolls
07070507 Andic Argiustolls
07070508 Vitritorrandic Argiustolls
07070509 Vitrandic Argiustolls
07070510 Pachic Argiustolls
07070511 Aquic Argiustolls
07070512 Oxyaquic Argiustolls
07070513 Alfic Argiustolls
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
07070514 Calcidic Argiustolls
07070515 Aridic Argiustolls
07070516 Udic Argiustolls
07070517 Duric Argiustolls
07070518 Typic Argiustolls
07070601 Vermustolls Lithic Vermustolls
07070602 Aquic Vermustolls
07070603 Pachic Vermustolls
07070604 Entic Vermustolls
07070605 Typic Vermustolls
07070701 Haplustolls Salidic Haplustolls
07070702 RupticLithic Haplustolls
07070703 Lithic Haplustolls
07070704 Torrertic Haplustolls
07070705 Pachic Udertic Haplustolls
07070706 Udertic Haplustolls
07070707 Vertic Haplustolls
07070708 Torroxic Haplustolls
07070709 Oxic Haplustolls
07070710 Andic Haplustolls
07070711 Vitritorrandic Haplustolls
07070712 Vitrandic Haplustolls
07070713 Aquic Cumulic Haplustolls
07070714 Cumulic Haplustolls
07070715 Anthraquic Haplustolls
07070716 Fluvaquentic Haplustolls
07070717 Pachic Haplustolls
07070718 Aquic Haplustolls
07070719 Oxyaquic Haplustolls
07070720 Torrifluventic Haplustolls
07070721 Torriorthentic Haplustolls
07070722 Aridic Haplustolls
07070723 Fluventic Haplustolls
07070724 Duric Haplustolls
07070725 Udorthentic Haplustolls
07070726 Udic Haplustolls
07070727 Entic Haplustolls
07070728 Typic Haplustolls
07080101 Udolls Natrudolls Petrocalcic Natrudolls
07080102 Leptic Vertic Natrudolls
07080103 Glossic Vertic Natrudolls
07080104 Vertic Natrudolls
07080105 Leptic Natrudolls
07080106 Glossic Natrudolls
07080107 Calcic Natrudolls
07080108 Typic Natrudolls
07080201 Calciudolls Lithic Calciudolls
07080202 Vertic Calciudolls
07080203 Aquic Calciudolls
07080204 Fluventic Calciudolls
07080205 Typic Calciudolls
07080301 Paleudolls Vertic Paleudolls
07080302 Petrocalcic Paleudolls
07080303 Aquic Paleudolls
07080304 Pachic Paleudolls
07080305 Oxyaquic Paleudolls
07080306 Calcic Paleudolls
07080307 Typic Paleudolls
07080401 Argiudolls Lithic Argiudolls
07080402 Aquertic Argiudolls
07080403 Oxyaquic Vertic Argiudolls
07080404 Pachic Vertic Argiudolls
07080405 Alfic Vertic Argiudolls
07080406 Vertic Argiudolls
07080407 Andic Argiudolls
07080408 Vitrandic Argiudolls
07080409 Aquic Argiudolls
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
07080410 Pachic Argiudolls
07080411 Oxyaquic Argiudolls
07080412 Lamellic Argiudolls
07080413 Psammentic Argiudolls
07080414 Arenic Argiudolls
07080415 Abruptic Argiudolls
07080416 Alfic Argiudolls
07080417 Oxic Argiudolls
07080418 Calcic Argiudolls
07080419 Typic Argiudolls
07080501 Vermudolls Lithic Vermudolls
07080502 Haplic Vermudolls
07080503 Typic Vermudolls
07080601 Hapludolls Lithic Hapludolls
07080602 Aquertic Hapludolls
07080603 Vertic Hapludolls
07080604 Andic Hapludolls
07080605 Vitrandic Hapludolls
07080606 Aquic Cumulic Hapludolls
07080607 Cumulic Hapludolls
07080608 Fluvaquentic Hapludolls
07080609 Aquic Hapludolls
07080610 Pachic Hapludolls
07080611 Oxyaquic Hapludolls
07080612 Fluventic Hapludolls
07080613 Vermic Hapludolls
07080614 Calcic Hapludolls
07080615 Entic Hapludolls
07080616 Typic Hapludolls
OXISOLS
08010101 Oxisols Aquox Acraquox Plinthic Acraquox
08010102 Aeric Acraquox
08010103 Typic Acraquox
08010201 Plinthaquox Aeric Plinthaquox
08010202 Typic Plinthaquox
08010301 Eutraquox Histic Eutraquox
08010302 Plinthic Eutraquox
08010303 Aeric Eutraquox
08010304 Humic Eutraquox
08010305 Typic Eutraquox
08010401 Haplaquox Histic Haplaquox
08010402 Plinthic Haplaquox
08010403 Aeric Haplaquox
08010404 Humic Haplaquox
08010405 Typic Haplaquox
08020101 Torrox Acrotorrox Petroferric Acrotorrox
08020102 Lithic Acrotorrox
08020103 Typic Acrotorrox
08020201 Eutrotorrox Petroferric Eutrotorrox
08020202 Lithic Eutrotorrox
08020203 Typic Eutrotorrox
08020301 Haplotorrox Petroferric Haplotorrox
08020302 Lithic Haplotorrox
08020303 Typic Haplotorrox
08030101 Ustox Sombriustox Petroferric Sombriustox
08030102 Lithic Sombriustox
08030103 Humic Sombriustox
08030104 Typic Sombriustox
08030201 Acrustox Aquic Petroferric Acrustox
08030202 Petroferric Acrustox
08030203 Aquic lithic Acrustox
08030204 Lithic Acrustox
08030205 Anionic Aquic Acrustox
08030206 Anionic Acrustox
08030207 Plinthic Acrustox
08030208 Aquic Acrustox
08030209 Eutric Acrustox
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
08030210 Humic Rhodic Acrustox
08030211 Humic Xanthic Acrustox
08030212 Humic Acrustox
08030213 Rhodic Acrustox
08030214 Xanthic Acrustox
08030215 Typic Acrustox
08030301 Eutrustox Aquic Petroferric Eutrustox
08030302 Petroferric Eutrustox
08030303 Aquic Lithic Eutrustox
08030304 Lithic Eutrustox
08030305 Plinthaquic Eutrustox
08030306 Plinthic Eutrustox
08030307 Aquic Eutrustox
08030308 Kandiustalfic Eutrustox
08030309 Humic Inceptic Eutrustox
08030310 Inceptic Eutrustox
08030311 Humic Rhodic Eutrustox
08030312 Humic Xanthic Eutrustox
08030313 Humic Eutrustox
08030314 Rhodic Eutrustox
08030315 Xanthic Eutrustox
08030316 Typic Eutrustox
08030401 Kandiustox Aquic Petroferric Kandiustox
08030402 Petroferric Kandiustox
08030403 Aquic Lithic Kandiustox
08030404 Lithic Kandiustox
08030405 Plinthaquic Kandiustox
08030406 Plinthic Kandiustox
08030407 Aquic Kandiustox
08030408 Humic Rhodic Kandiustox
08030409 Humic Xanthic Kandiustox
08030410 Humic Kandiustox
08030411 Rhodic Kandiustox
08030412 Xanthic Kandiustox
08030413 Typic Kandiustox
08030501 Haplustox Aquic Petroferric Haplustox
08030502 Petroferric Haplustox
08030503 Aquic Lithic Haplustox
08030504 Lithic Haplustox
08030505 Plinthaquic Haplustox
08030506 Plinthic Haplustox
08030507 Aqueptic Haplustox
08030508 Aquic Haplustox
08030509 Oxyaquic Haplustox
08030510 Inceptic Haplustox
08030511 Humic Rhodic Haplustox
08030512 Humic Xanthic Haplustox
08030513 Humic Haplustox
08030514 Rhodic Haplustox
08030515 Xanthic Haplustox
08030516 Typic Haplustox
08040101 Perox Sombriperox Petroferric Sombriperox
08040102 Lithic Sombriperox
08040103 Humic Sombriperox
08040104 Typic Sombriperox
08040201 Acroperox Aquic Petroferric Acroperox
08040202 Petroferric Acroperox
08040203 Aquic Lithic Acroperox
08040204 Lithic Acroperox
08040205 Anionic Acroperox
08040206 Plinthic Acroperox
08040207 Aquic Acroperox
08040208 Humic Rhodic Acroperox
08040209 Humic Xanthic Acroperox
08040210 Humic Acroperox
08040211 Rhodic Acroperox
08040212 Xanthic Acroperox
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
08040213 Typic Acroperox
08040301 Eutroperox Aquic Petroferric Eutroperox
08040302 Petroferric Eutroperox
08040303 Aquic Lithic Eutroperox
08040304 Lithic Eutroperox
08040305 Plinthaquic Eutroperox
08040306 Plinthic Eutroperox
08040307 Aquic Eutroperox
08040308 Kandiudalfic Eutroperox
08040309 Humic Inceptic Eutroperox
08040310 Inceptic Eutroperox
08040311 Humic Rhodic Eutroperox
08040312 Humic Xanthic Eutroperox
08040313 Humic Eutroperox
08040314 Rhodic Eutroperox
08040315 Xanthic Eutroperox
08040316 Typic Eutroperox
08040401 Kandiperox Aquic Petroferric Kandiperox
08040402 Petroferric Kandiperox
08040403 Aquic Lithic Kandiperox
08040404 Lithic Kandiperox
08040405 Plinthaquic Kandiperox
08040406 Plinthic Kandiperox
08040407 Aquic Kandiperox
08040408 Andic Kandiperox
08040409 Humic Rhodic Kandiperox
08040410 Humic Xanthic Kandiperox
08040411 Humic Kandiperox
08040412 Rhodic Kandiperox
08040413 Xanthic Kandiperox
08040414 Typic Kandiperox
08040501 Haploperox Aquic Petroferric Haploperox
08040502 Petroferric Haploperox
08040503 Aquic Lithic Haploperox
08040504 Lithic Haploperox
08040505 Plinthaquic Haploperox
08040506 Plinthic Haploperox
08040507 Aquic Haploperox
08040508 Andic Haploperox
08040509 Humic Rhodic Haploperox
08040510 Humic Xanthic Haploperox
08040511 Humic Haploperox
08040512 Rhodic Haploperox
08040513 Xanthic Haploperox
08040514 Typic Haploperox
08050101 Udox Sombriudox Petroferric Sombriudox
08050102 Lithic Sombriudox
08050103 Humic Sombriudox
08050104 Typic Sombriudox
08050201 Acrudox Aquic Petroferric Acrudox
08050202 Petroferric Acrudox
08050203 Aquic Lithic Acrudox
08050204 Lithic Acrudox
08050205 Anionic Aquic Acrudox
08050206 Anionic Acrudox
08050207 Plinthic Acrudox
08050208 Aquic Acrudox
08050209 Eutric Acrudox
08050210 Humic Rhodic Acrudox
08050211 Humic Xanthic Acrudox
08050212 Humic Acrudox
08050213 Rhodic Acrudox
08050214 Xanthic Acrudox
08050215 Typic Acrudox
08050301 Eutrudox Aquic Petroferric Eutrudox
08050302 Petroferric Eutrudox
08050303 Aquic Lithic Eutrudox
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08050304 Lithic Eutrudox
08050305 Plinthaquic Eutrudox
08050306 Plinthic Eutrudox
08050307 Aquic Eutrudox
08050308 Kandiudalfic Eutrudox
08050309 Humic Inceptic Eutrudox
08050310 Inceptic Eutrudox
08050311 Humic Rhodic Eutrudox
08050312 Humic Xanthic Eutrudox
08050313 Humic Eutrudox
08050314 Rhodic Eutrudox
08050315 Xanthic Eutrudox
08050316 Typic Eutrudox
08050401 Kandiudox Aquic Petroferric Kandiudox
08050402 Petroferric Kandiudox
08050403 Aquic Lithic Kandiudox
08050404 Lithic Kandiudox
08050405 Plinthaquic Kandiudox
08050406 Plinthic Kandiudox
08050407 Aquic Kandiudox
08050408 Andic Kandiudox
08050409 Humic Rhodic Kandiudox
08050410 Humic Xanthic Kandiudox
08050411 Humic Kandiudox
08050412 Rhodic Kandiudox
08050413 Xanthic Kandiudox
08050414 Typic Kandiudox
08050501 Hapludox Aquic Petroferric Hapludox
08050502 Petroferric Hapludox
08050503 Aquic Lithic Hapludox
08050504 Lithic Hapludox
08050505 Plinthaquic Hapludox
08050506 Plinthic Hapludox
08050507 Aquic Hapludox
08050508 Inceptic Hapludox
08050509 Andic Hapludox
08050510 Humic Rhodic Hapludox
08050511 Humic Xanthic Hapludox
08050512 Humic Hapludox
08050513 Rhodic Hapludox
08050514 Xanthic Hapludox
08050515 Typic Hapludox
SPODOSOLS
09010101 Spodosols Aquods Cryaquods Lithic Cryaquods
09010102 Placic Cryaquods
09010103 Duric Cryaquods
09010104 Andic Cryaquods
09010105 Entic Cryaquods
09010106 Typic Cryaquods
09010201 Alaquods Lithic Alaquods
09010202 Duric Alaquods
09010203 Histic Alaquods
09010204 Alfic Arenic Alaquods
09010205 Arenic Ultic Alaquods
09010206 Arenic Umbric Alaquods
09010207 Arenic Alaquods
09010208 Grossarenic Alaquods
09010209 Alfic Alaquods
09010210 Ultic Alaquods
09010211 Aeric Alaquods
09010212 Typic Alaquods
09010301 Fragiaquods Histic Fragiaquods
09010302 Plagganthreptic Fragiaquods
09010303 Argic Fragiaquods
09010304 Typic Fragiaquods
09010401 Placaquods Andic Placaquods
09010402 Typic Placaquods
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09010501 Duraquods Histic Duraquods
09010502 Andic Duraquods
09010503 Typic Duraquods
09010601 Epiaquods Lithic Epiaquods
09010602 Histic Epiaquods
09010603 Andic Epiaquods
09010604 Alfic Epiaquods
09010605 Ultic Epiaquods
09010606 Umbric Epiaquods
09010607 Typic Epiaquods
09010701 Endoaquods Lithic Endoaquods
09010702 Histic Endoaquods
09010703 Andic Endoaquods
09010704 Argic Endoaquods
09010705 Umbic Endoaquods
09010706 Typic Endoaquods
09020101 Gelods Humigelods Lithic Humigelods
09020102 Andic Humigelods
09020103 Aquic Humigelods
09020104 Typic Humigelods
09020201 Haplogelods Lithic Haplogelods
09020202 Andic Haplogelods
09020203 Aquic Haplogelods
09020204 Typic Haplogelods
09030101 Cryods Placocryods Andic Placocryods
09030102 Humic Placocryods
09030103 Typic Placocryods
09030201 Duricryods Aquandic Duricryods
09030202 Andic Duricryods
09030203 Aquic Duricryods
09030204 Oxyaquic Duricryods
09030205 Humic Duricryods
09030206 Typic Duricryods
09030301 Humicryods Lithic Humicryods
09030302 Aquandic Humicryods
09030303 Andic Humicryods
09030304 Aquic Humicryods
09030305 Oxyaquic Humicryods
09030306 Typic Humicryods
09030401 Haplocryods Lithic Haplocryods
09030402 Aquandic Haplocryods
09030403 Andic Haplocryods
09030404 Aquic Haplocryods
09030405 Oxyaquic Haplocryods
09030406 Entic Haplocryods
09030407 Typic Haplocryods
09040101 Humods Placohumods Andic Placohumods
09040102 Typic Placohumods
09040201 Durihumods Andic Durihumods
09040202 Typic Durihumods
09040301 Fragihumods Typic Fragihumods
09040401 Haplohumods Lithic Haplohumods
09040402 Andic Haplohumods
09040403 Plagganthreptic Haplohumods
09040404 Typic Haplohumods
09050101 Orthods Placorthods Typic Placorthods
09050201 Durorthods Andic Durorthods
09050202 Typic Durorthods
09050301 Fragiorthods Aquic Fragiorthods
09050302 Alfic Oxyaquic Fragiorthods
09050303 Oxyaquic Fragiorthods
09050304 Plagganthreptic Fragiorthods
09050305 Alfic Fragiorthods
09040306 Ultic Fragiorthods
09040307 Entic Fragiorthods
09040308 Typic Fragiorthods
09040401 Alorthods Oxyaquic Alorthods
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09040402 Arenic Ultic Alorthods
09040403 Arenic Alorthods
09040404 Entic Grossarenic Alorthods
09040405 Entic Alorthods
09040406 Grossarenic Alorthods
09040407 Plagganthreptic Alorthods
09040408 Alfic Alorthods
09040409 Ultic Alorthods
09040410 Typic Alorthods
09040501 Haplorthods Entic Lithic Haplorthods
09040502 Lithic Haplorthods
09040503 Fragiaquic Haplorthods
09040504 Aqualfic Haplorthods
09040505 Aquentic Haplorthods
09040506 Aquic Haplorthods
09040507 Alfic Oxyaquic Haplorthods
09040508 Oxyaquic Ultic Haplorthods
09040509 Fragic Haplorthods
09040510 Lamellic Haplorthods
09040511 Oxyaquic Haplorthods
09040512 Andic Haplorthods
09040513 Alfic Haplorthods
09040514 Ultic Haplorthods
09040515 Entic Haplorthods
09040516 Typic Haplorthods
ULTISOLS
10010101 Ultisols Aquults Plinthaquults Kandic Plinthaquults
10010102 Typic Plinthaquults
10010201 Fragiaquults Aeric Fragiaquults
10010202 Plinthic Fragiaquults
10010203 Umbric Fragiaquults
10010204 Typic Fragiaquults
10010301 Albaquults Vertic Albaquults
10010302 Kandic Albaquults
10010303 Aeric Albaquults
10010304 Typic Albaquults
10010401 Kandiaquults Acraquoxic Kandiaquults
10010402 Arenic Plinthic Kandiaquults
10010403 Arenic Umbric Kandiaquults
10010404 Arenic Kandiaquults
10010405 Grossarenic Kandiaquults
10010406 Plinthic Kandiaquults
10010407 Aeric Kandiaquults
10010408 Umbric Kandiaquults
10010409 Typic Kandiaquults
10010501 Kanhaplaquults Aquandic Kanhaplaquults
10010502 Plinthic Kanhaplaquults
10010503 Aeric Umbric Kanhaplaquults
10010504 Aeric Kanhaplaquults
10010505 Umbric Kanhaplaquults
10010506 Typic Kanhaplaquults
10010601 Paleaquults Vertic Paleaquults
10010602 Arenic Plinthic Paleaquults
10010603 Arenic Umbric Paleaquults
10010604 Arenic Paleaquults
10010605 Grossarenic Paleaquults
10010606 Plinthic Paleaquults
10010607 Aeric Paleaquults
10010608 Umbric Paleaquults
10010609 Typic Paleaquults
10010701 Umbraquults Plinthic Umbraquults
10010702 Typic Umbraquults
10010801 Epiaquults Vertic Epiaquults
10010802 Aeric Fragic Epiaquults
10010803 Arenic Epiaquults
10010804 Grossarenic Epiaquults
10010805 Fragic Epiaquults
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10010806 Aeric Epiaquults
10010807 Typic Epiaquults
10010901 Endoaquults Arenic Endoaquults
10010902 Grossarenic Endoaquults
10010903 Aeric Endoaquults
10010904 Typic Endoaquults
10020101 Humults Sombrihumults Typic Sombrihumults
10020201 Plinthohumults Typic Plinthohumults
10020301 Kandihumults Andic Ombroaquic Kandihumults
10020302 Ustandic Kandihumults
10020303 Andic Kandihumults
10020304 Aquic Kandihumults
10020305 Ombroaquic Kandihumults
10020306 Plinthic Kandihumults
10020307 Ustic Kandihumults
10020308 Xeric Kandihumults
10020309 Anthropic Kandihumults
10020310 Typic Kandihumults
10020401 Kanhaplohumults Lithic Kanhaplohumults
10020402 Ustandic Kanhaplohumults
10020403 Andic Kanhaplohumults
10020404 Aquic Kanhaplohumults
10020405 Ombroaquic Kanhaplohumults
10020406 Ustic Kanhaplohumults
10020407 Xeric Kanhaplohumults
10020408 Anthropic Kanhaplohumults
10020409 Typic Kanhaplohumults
10020501 Palehumults Aquandic Palehumults
10020502 Andic Palehumults
10020503 Aquic Palehumults
10020504 Plinthic Palehumults
10020505 Oxyaquic Palehumults
10020506 Ustic Palehumults
10020507 Xeric Palehumults
10020508 Typic Palehumults
10020601 Haplohumults Lithic Haplohumults
10020602 Aquandic Haplohumults
10020603 Aquic Haplohumults
10020604 Andic Haplohumults
10020605 Plinthic Haplohumults
10020606 Oxyaquic Haplohumults
10020607 Ustic Haplohumults
10020608 Xeric Haplohumults
10020609 Typic Haplohumults
10030101 Udults Plinthudults Typic Plinthudults
10030201 Fragiudults Arenic Fragiudults
10030202 Plinthaquic Fragiudults
10030203 Glossaquic Fragiudults
10030204 Aquic Fragiudults
10030205 Plinthic Fragiudults
10030206 Glossic Fragiudults
10030207 Humic Fragiudults
10030208 Typic Fragiudults
10030301 Kandiudults Arenic Plinthaquic Kandiudults
10030302 Aquic Arenic Kandiudults
10030303 Arenic Plinthic Kandiudults
10030304 Arenic Rhodic Kandiudults
10030305 Arenic Kandiudults
10030306 Grossarenic Plinthic Kandiudults
10030307 Grossarenic Kandiudults
10030308 Acrudoxic Plinthic Kandiudults
10030309 Acrudoxic Kandiudults
10030310 Plinthaquic Kandiudults
10030311 Aquandic Kandiudults
10030312 Andic Kandiudults
10030313 Aquic Kandiudults
10030314 Plinthic Kandiudults
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10030315 Ombroaquic Kandiudults
10030316 Oxyaquic Kandiudults
10030317 Sombric Kandiudults
10030318 Rhodic Kandiudults
10030319 Typic Kandiudults
10030401 Kanhapludults Lithic Kanhapludults
10030402 Plinthaquic Kanhapludults
10030403 Arenic Plinthic Kanhapludults
10030404 Arenic Kanhapludults
10030405 Acrudoxic Kanhapludults
10030406 Fragiaquic Kanhapludults
10030407 Andic Kanhapludults
10030408 Aquic Kanhapludults
10030409 Ombroaquic Kanhapludults
10030410 Oxyaquic Kanhapludults
10030411 Plinthic Kanhapludults
10030412 Fragic Kanhapludults
10030413 Rhodic Kanhapludults
10030414 Typic Kanhapludults
10030501 Paleudults Vertic Paleudults
10030502 Spodic Paleudults
10030503 Arenic Plinthaquic Paleudults
10030504 Aquic Arenic Paleudults
10030505 Plinthaquic Paleudults
10030506 Fragiaquic Paleudults
10030507 Aquic Paleudults
10030508 Anthraquic Paleudults
10030509 Oxyaquic Paleudults
10030510 Lamellic Paleudults
10030511 Arenic Plinthic Paleudults
10030512 Psammentic Paleudults
10030513 Grossarenic Plinthic Paleudults
10030514 Plinthic Paleudults
10030515 Arenic Rhodic Paleudults
10030516 Arenic Paleudults
10030517 Grossarenic Paleudults
10030518 Fragic Paleudults
10030519 Rhodic Paleudults
10030520 Typic Paleudults
10030601 Rhodudults Lithic Rhodudults
10030602 Psammentic Rhodudults
10030603 Typic Rhodudults
10030701 Hapludults LithicRupticEntic Hapludults
10030702 Lithic Hapludults
10030703 Vertic Hapludults
10030704 Fragiaquic Hapludults
10030705 Aquic Arenic Hapludults
10030706 Aquic Hapludults
10030707 Fragic Hapludults
10030708 Oxyaquic Hapludults
10030709 Lamellic Hapludults
10030710 Psammentic Hapludults
10030711 Arenic Hapludults
10030712 Grossarenic Hapludults
10030713 Inceptic Hapludults
10030714 Humic Hapludults
10030715 Typic Hapludults
10040101 Ustults Plinthustults Haplic Plinthustults
10040102 Typic Plinthustults
10040201 Kandiustults Acrustoxic Kandiustults
10040202 Aquic Kandiustults
10040203 Arenic Plinthic Kandiustults
10040204 Arenic Kandiustults
10040205 Udandic Kandiustults
10040206 Andic Kandiustults
10040207 Plinthic Kandiustults
10040208 Aridic Kandiustults
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ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
10040209 Udic Kandiustults
10040210 Rhodic Kandiustults
10040211 Typic Kandiustults
10040301 Kanhaplustults Lithic Kanhaplustults
10040302 Acrustoxic Kanhaplustults
10040303 Aquic Kanhaplustults
10040304 Arenic Kanhaplustults
10040305 Udandic Kanhaplustults
10040306 Andic Kanhaplustults
10040307 Plinthic Kanhaplustults
10040308 Ombroaquic Kanhaplustults
10040309 Aridic Kanhaplustults
10040310 Udic Kanhaplustults
10040311 Rhodic Kanhaplustults
10040312 Typic Kanhaplustults
10040401 Paleustults Typic Paleustults
10040501 Rhodustults Lithic Rhodustults
10040502 Psammentic Rhodustults
10040503 Typic Rhodustults
10040601 Haplustults Lithic Haplustults
10040602 Petroferric Haplustults
10040603 Aquic Haplustults
10040604 Arenic Haplustults
10040605 Ombroaquic Haplustults
10040606 Plinthic Haplustults
10040607 Kanhaplic Haplustults
10040608 Typic Haplustults
10050101 Xerults Palexerults Aquandic Palexerults
10050102 Aquic Palexerults
10050103 Andic Palexerults
10050104 Typic Palexerults
10050201 Haploxerults Lithic RupticInceptic Haploxerults
10050202 Lithic Haploxerults
10050203 Aquic Haploxerults
10050204 Andic Haploxerults
10050205 Lamellic Haploxerults
10050206 Psammentic Haploxerults
10050207 Arenic Haploxerults
10050208 Grossarenic Haploxerults
10050209 Typic Haploxerults
VERTISOLS
11010101 Vertisols Aquerts Sulfaquerts Salic Sulfaquerts
11010102 Sulfic Sulfaquerts
11010103 Typic Sulfaquerts
11010201 Salaquerts Aridic Salaquerts
11010102 Ustic Salaquerts
11010103 Leptic Salaquerts
11010104 Entric Salaquerts
11010105 Chromic Salaquerts
11010106 Typic Salaquerts
11010201 Duraquerts Aridic Duraquerts
11010202 Xeric Duraquerts
11010203 Ustic Duraquerts
11010204 Aeric Duraquerts
11010205 Chromic Duraquerts
11010206 Typic Duraquerts
11010301 Natraquerts Typic Natraquerts
11010401 Calciaquerts Aeric Calciaquerts
11010402 Typic Calciaquerts
11010501 Dystraquerts Sulfaqueptic Dystraquerts
11010502 Aridic Dystraquerts
11010503 Ustic Dystraquerts
11010504 Aeric Dystraquerts
11010505 Leptic Dystraquerts
11010506 Entic Dystraquerts
11010507 Chromic Dystraquerts
11010508 Typic Dystraquerts
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11010601 Epiaquerts Halic Epiaquerts
11010602 Sodic Epiaquerts
11010603 Aridic Epiaquerts
11010604 Xeric Epiaquerts
11010605 Ustic Epiaquerts
11010606 Aeric Epiaquerts
11010607 Leptic Epiaquerts
11010608 Entic Epiaquerts
11010609 Chromic Epiaquerts
11010610 Typic Epiaquerts
11010701 Endoaquerts Halic Endoaquerts
11010702 Sodic Endoaquerts
11010703 Aridic Endoaquerts
11010704 Xeric Endoaquerts
11010705 Ustic Endoaquerts
11010706 Aeric Endoaquerts
11010707 Leptic Endoaquerts
11010708 Entic Endoaquerts
11010709 Chromic Endoaquerts
11010710 Typic Endoaquerts
11020101 Cryerts Humicryerts Sodic Humicryerts
11020102 Typic Humicryerts
11020201 Haplocryerts Sodic Haplocryerts
11020202 Chromic Haplocryerts
11020203 Typic Haplocryerts
11030101 Xererts Durixererts Halic Durixererts
11030102 Sodic Durixererts
11030103 Aquic Durixererts
11030104 Aridic Durixererts
11030105 Udic Durixererts
11030106 Haplic Durixererts
11030107 Chromic Durixererts
11030108 Typic Durixererts
11030201 Calcixererts Lithic Calcixererts
11030202 Petrocalcic Calcixererts
11030203 Aridic Calcixererts
11030204 Leptic Calcixererts
11030205 Entic Calcixererts
11030206 Chromic Calcixererts
11030207 Typic Calcixererts
11030301 Haploxererts Lithic Haploxererts
11030302 Halic Haploxererts
11030303 Sodic Haploxererts
11030304 Aridic Haploxererts
11030305 Aquic Haploxererts
11030306 Udic Haploxererts
11030307 Leptic Haploxererts
11030308 Entic Haploxererts
11030309 Chromic Haploxererts
11030310 Typic Haploxererts
11040101 Torrerts Salitorrerts Aquic Salitorrerts
11040102 Leptic Salitorrerts
11040103 Entic Salitorrerts
11040104 Chromic Salitorrerts
11040105 Typic Salitorrerts
11040201 Gypsitorrerts Chromic Gypsitorrerts
11040202 Typic Gypsitorrerts
11040301 Calcitorrerts Petrocalcic Calcitorrerts
11040302 Leptic Calcitorrerts
11040303 Entic Calcitorrerts
11040304 Chromic Calcitorrerts
11040305 Typic Calcitorrerts
11040401 Haplotorrerts Halic Haplotorrerts
11040402 Sodic Haplotorrerts
11040403 Leptic Haplotorrerts
11040404 Entic Haplotorrerts
11040405 Chromic Haplotorrerts
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11040406 Typic Haplotorrerts
11050101 Usterts Dystrusterts Lithic Dystrusterts
11050102 Aquic Dystrusterts
11050103 Aridic Dystrusterts
11050104 Udic Dystrusterts
11050105 Leptic Dystrusterts
11050106 Entic Dystrusterts
11050107 Chromic Dystrusterts
11050108 Typic Dystrusterts
11050201 Salusterts Lithic Salusterts
11050202 Sodic Salusterts
11050203 Aquic Salusterts
11050204 Aridic Salusterts
11050205 Leptic Salusterts
11050206 Entic Salusterts
11050207 Chromic Salusterts
11050208 Typic Salusterts
11050301 Gypsiusterts Lithic Gypsiusterts
11050302 Halic Gypsiusterts
11050303 Sodic Gypsiusterts
11050304 Aridic Gypsiusterts
11050305 Udic Gypsiusterts
11050306 Leptic Gypsiusterts
11050307 Entic Gypsiusterts
11050308 Chromic Gypsiusterts
11050309 Typic Gypsiusterts
11050401 Calciusterts Lithic Calciusterts
11050402 Halic Calciusterts
11050403 Sodic Calciusterts
11050404 Petrocalcic Calciusterts
11050405 Aridic Calciusterts
11050406 Udic Calciusterts
11050407 Leptic Calciusterts
11050408 Entic Calciusterts
11050409 Chromic Calciusterts
11050410 Typic Calciusterts
11050501 Haplusterts Lithic Haplusterts
11050502 Halic Haplusterts
11050503 Sodic Haplusterts
11050504 Petrocalcic Haplusterts
11050505 Gypsic Haplusterts
11050506 Calcic Haplusterts
11050507 Aridic Leptic Haplusterts
11050508 Aridic Haplusterts
11050509 Leptic Udic Haplusterts
11050510 Entic Udic Haplusterts
11050511 Chromic Udic Haplusterts
11050512 Udic Haplusterts
11050513 Leptic Haplusterts
11050514 Entic Haplusterts
11050515 Chromic Haplusterts
11050516 Typic Haplusterts
11060101 Uderts Dystruderts Aquic Dystruderts
11060102 Oxyaquic Dystruderts
11060103 Leptic Dystruderts
11060104 Entic Dystruderts
11060105 Chromic Dystruderts
11060106 Typic Dystruderts
11060201 Hapluderts Lithic Hapluderts
11060202 Aquic Hapluderts
11060203 Oxyaquic Hapluderts
11060204 Leptic Hapluderts
11060205 Entic Hapluderts
11060206 Chromic Hapluderts
11060207 Typic Hapluderts
GELISOLS
12010101 Gelisols Histels Folistels Lithic Folistels
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12010102 Glacic Folistels
12010103 Typic Folistels
12010201 Glacistels Hemic Glacistels
12010202 Sapric Glacistels
12010203 Typic Glacistels
12010301 Fibristels Lithic Fibristels
12010302 Terric Fibristels
12010303 Fluvaquentic Fibristels
12010304 Sphagnic Fibristels
12010305 Typic Fibristels
12010401 Hemistels Lithic Hemistels
12010402 Terric Hemistels
12010403 Fluvaquentic Hemistels
12010404 Typic Hemistels
12010501 Sapristels Lithic Sapristels
12010502 Terric Sapristels
12010503 Fluvaquentic Sapristels
12010504 Typic Sapristels
12020101 Turbels Histoturbels Lithic Histoturbels
12020102 Glacic Histoturbels
12020103 Ruptic Histoturbels
12020104 Typic Histoturbels
12020201 Aquiturbels Lithic Aquiturbels
12020202 Glacic Aquiturbels
12020203 Sulfuric Aquiturbels
12020204 RupticHistic Aquiturbels
12020205 Psammentic Aquiturbels
12020206 Typic Aquiturbels
12020301 Anhyturbels Lithic Anhyturbels
12020302 Glacic Anhyturbels
12020303 Petrogypsic Anhyturbels
12020304 Gypsic Anhyturbels
12020305 Nitric Anhyturbels
12020306 Salic Anhyturbels
12020307 Calcic Anhyturbels
12020308 Typic Anhyturbels
12020401 Molliturbels Lithic Molliturbels
12020402 Glacic Molliturbels
12020403 Vertic Molliturbels
12020404 Andic Molliturbels
12020405 Vitrandic Molliturbels
12020406 Cumulic Molliturbels
12020407 Aquic Molliturbels
12020408 Typic Molliturbels
12020501 Umbriturbels Lithic Umbriturbels
12020502 Glacic Umbriturbels
12020503 Vertic Umbriturbels
12020504 Andic Umbriturbels
12020505 Vitrandic Umbriturbels
12020506 Cumulic Umbriturbels
12020507 Aquic Umbriturbels
12020508 Typic Umbriturbels
12020601 Psammoturbels Lithic Psammoturbels
12020602 Glacic Psammoturbels
12020603 Spodic Psammoturbels
12020604 Typic Psammoturbels
12020701 Haploturbels Lithic Haploturbels
12020702 Glacic Haploturbels
12020703 Aquic Haploturbels
12020704 Typic Haploturbels
12030101 Orthels Historthels Lithic Historthels
12030102 Glacic Historthels
12030103 Fluvaquentic Historthels
12030104 Fluventic Historthels
12030105 Ruptic Historthels
12030106 Typic Historthels
12030201 Aquorthels Lithic Aquorthels
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Code Description
ORDER SUBORDER GREATGROUP SUBGROUP
12030202 Glacic Aquorthels
12030203 Sulfuric Aquorthels
12030204 RupticHistic Aquorthels
12030205 Andic Aquorthels
12030206 Vitrandic Aquorthels
12030207 Salic Aquorthels
12030208 Psammentic Aquorthels
12030209 Fluvaquentic Aquorthels
12030209 Typic Aquorthels
12030301 Anhyorthels Lithic Anhyorthels
12030302 Glacic Anhyorthels
12030303 Petrogypsic Anhyorthels
12030304 Gypsic Anhyorthels
12030305 Nitric Anhyorthels
12030306 Salic Anhyorthels
12030307 Calcic Anhyorthels
12030308 Typic Anhyorthels
12030401 Mollorthels Lithic Mollorthels
12030402 Glacic Mollorthels
12030403 Vertic Mollorthels
12030404 Andic Mollorthels
12030405 Vitrandic Mollorthels
12030406 Cumulic Mollorthels
12030407 Aquic Mollorthels
12030408 Typic Mollorthels
12030501 Umbrorthels Lithic Umbrorthels
12030502 Glacic Umbrorthels
12030503 Vertic Umbrorthels
12030504 Andic Umbrorthels
12030505 Vitrandic Umbrorthels
12030506 Cumulic Umbrorthels
12030507 Aquic Umbrorthels
12030508 Typic Umbrorthels
12030601 Argiorthels Lithic Argiorthels
12030602 Glacic Argiorthels
12030603 Natric Argiorthels
12030604 Typic Argiorthels
12030701 Psammorthels Lithic Psammorthels
12030702 Glacic Psammorthels
12030703 Spodic Psammorthels
12030704 Typic Psammorthels
12030801 Haplorthels Lithic Haplorthels
12030802 Glacic Haplorthels
12030803 Fluvaquentic Haplorthels
12030804 Aquic Haplorthels
12030805 Fluventic Haplorthels
12030806 Typic Haplorthels

TABLE 6.2.27: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR SOIL DATA

Applicable for layers: Soil50NRISYear.dat
Soil50NRCYear.dat

Content of Soil50NRISYear.dat & of Soil50NRCYear.dat
Soil50NRISYear.id & Soil50NRCYear.id
Soil horizon depth
Minimum H-depth
Maximum H-depth
Sand percent
Silt percent
Clay percent
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Soil texture
Soil pH
Soil colour
Electric conductivity
Organic carbon
Available phosphorus
Available potash
Exchange calcium
Exchange magnesium
Exchange sodium
Exchange potassium
Cation exchange capacity
Base saturation
Exchange sodium percent
Land capability
Production potential
Maximum infiltration
Location site

TABLE 6.2.28: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR TRANSPORT NODES

Applicable for layer: Transportnode10NUISYear

Code Description
0100 Bus-stands
0101 Main bus-stand
0102 Other bus-stand areas
0200 Railway station
0201 Main station
0202 Other station
0300 Airport
0301 Terminus
0302 Cargo complex
0400 Seaport
0401 Dock yard
0402 Dry dock
0403 Port cargo complex


TABLE 6.2.29: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR URBAN LANDUSE POINTS (NUIS)

Applicable for layer: LusePoint2NUISYear

Code Description
0100
Topographical Features
0101

Bench Mark
0102

Boulders
0103

Cliff
0104

Spot Height
0105

Surveyed Tree
0200
Landmarks (Religious)
0201

Chhatri
0202

Church
0203

Grave
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Code Description
0204

Mosque
0205

Temple
0206

Idgah
0300
Landmarks (Infrastructure)
0301

Bank / ATM
0302

Chimney
0303

Dispensary
0304

Fountain
0305

Ground Level Reservoir
0306

Hospital
0307

Permanent Hut
0308

Temporary Hut
0309

Man Hole
0310

Over Head Tank
0311

Combined Office
0312

Petrol Pump
0313

Power Pole
0314

Post Office
0315

Pylon
0316

Culvert on Rail
0317

Culvert on Road
0318

Tap
0319

Telegraph Office
0320

All types of towers
0321

Tube well
0322

Watch Tower
0323

Lined well
0324

Unlined well
0400
Landmarks (Others)
0401

Trees


TABLE 6.2.30: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR URBAN LANDCOVER POLY (NUIS)

Applicable for layer: LusePoly2NUISYear

Code
Description
0100
Built-up (Residential)
0101

Building layout
0102

Building under Construction
0103

Group of Building
0104

Single Building
0105

Slums
0200
Built-up (Non-Residential)
0201

Fort Area
0202

Industrial Building
0203

Institutional Building
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Code
Description
0204

Jetty
0205

Official Building
0206

Open Shed
0207

Palace Boundary
0208

Parking Building
0300
Religious
0301

Chhatri
0302

Church area
0303

Crematorium
0304

Grave Yard
0305

Gurudwara
0306

Idgah
0307

Mosque Area
0308

Temple Area
0400
Transportation

0401

Bus Depot
0402

Bus Terminus
0403

Railway station
0404

Railway Platform
0405

Road Island
0500
Recreational
0501

Park
0502

Parking Area
0503

Playground
0504

Stadium
0600
Administrative
0601

Forest Boundary
0602

Municipal Boundary
0603

Cantonment
0700
Waterbodies
0701

Pond
0702

River
0703

Tank Square
0704

Tanks dry limit
0705

Tanks with water limit
0800
Public / Semi-public
0801

Dispensary Area
0802

Electric Sub Station
0803

Fire Station
0804

Fountain
0805

Ground Level Reservoir
0806

Hospital Area
0807

Petrol Pump Area
0808

Pump House
0809

Well by Shape
0810

Cultivation Limit
0811

Marshy Boundary
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Code
Description
0812

Plantation with limits
0813

Brick Kiln
0814

Boulder Line
0900
Other Land Uses

0901

Brick Kiln
0902

Boulder Line
0903

Cultivation Limit
0904

Marshy Boundary
0905

Open Space / Vacant Land
0906

Plantation with Limits
0907

Scrub


TABLE 6.2.31: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR URBAN NETWORK AS LINES (NUIS)

Applicable for layer: LuseLine2NUISYear

Code Description
0100
Transport
0101

Black top road
0102

Bridge
0103

Bridge on rail
0104

Cart track
0105

Flyover
0106

Foot over bridge
0107

Footpath
0108

Metalled roads
0109

Pack track
0110

Railway crossing
0111

Railway line - Broadgauge
0112

Railway line - Meter gauge
0113

Road divider
0114

Road layout
0115

Road width is less than 3m, where both the
edges are not visible
0116

Unmetalled roads
0200
Infrastructure

0201
Aquaduct
0202

Canal
0203

Compound wall
0204

Earthwork dam
0205

Embankment upto 3m
0206

Embankment above 3m
0207

Fence
0208

Main power line (HT)
0209

Masonry dam
0210

Open drain single
0211

Open drain double
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Code Description
0212

Pipeline
0213

Quarry
0214

Salt Pan
0215
Sluice
0216

Tree line
0217

Unspecified features
0218

Weir
0300
Topographical Features
0301

Cliff
0302

Contour - Thick
0303

Contour - Thin
0304

Cutting - above 3m
0305

Cutting - upto 3m
0306

Formline
0307

Rocky slopes
0400
Drainage
0401

River (Perennial) outline
0402

Stream double
0403

Stream single
0404

Stream undefined

TABLE 6.2.32: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR URBAN LANDUSE/LANDCOVER (NUIS)

Applicable for layer: Luse10NUISYear

Code Description
0100000000 Built Up
0101000000 Built Up
(Urban)

0101010000 Residential
0101010100 High density residential
0101010101 High rise apartments/Flats (30
m+)
0101010102 Medium rise apartments /Flats
(15-30 m)
0101010103 Low rise apartments /Flats (< 15
m)
0101010104 Low rise Row houses
0101010105 Low rise Group Houses /
Tenaments
0101010106 Slums/Clusters
0101010107 Others
0101010200 Medium density residential
0101010201 High rise apartments /Flats (30
m+)
0101010202 Medium rise apartments /Flats
(15-30 m)
0101010203 Low rise apartments /Flats (< 15
m)
0101010204 Low rise Row houses
0101010205 Low rise Group Houses /
Tenaments
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Code Description
0101010206 Slums/Clusters
0101010207 Others
0101010300 Low density residential
0101010301 High rise apartments /Flats (30
m+)
0101010302 Medium rise apartments /Flats
(15-30 m)
0101010303 Low rise apartments /Flats (< 15
m)
0101010304 Low rise Row houses
0101010305 Low rise Group Houses /
Tenements
0101010306 Slums/Clusters
0101010307 Others
0101020000 Industrial
0101020100 Service Industry
0101020200 Light Industry
0101020300 Extensive Industry
0101020400 Heavy Industry
0101020500 Hazardous Industry
(chemical/pharmaceutical)
0101020600 Others
0101030000 Mixed Built Up
area

0101040000 Recreational
0101040100 Parks/Gardens
0101040200 Stadium
0101040300 Playgrounds
0101040400 Golf Course/Race course
0101040500 Zoological parks / Botanical
gardens
0101040600 Historical monuments
0101040700 Planetarium / Aquarium
0101040800 Exhibition / Function hall
0101040900 Swimming pool/Gymnasium
0101041000 Cinema halls / Theatres
0101041100 Others
0101050000 Public and
semipublic

0101050100 Educational Institutes
0101050200 Cantonments
0101050300 Hospitals
0101050400 Cremation/buried ground
0101050500 Social and Cultural center
0101050600 Religious Places
0101050700 Government Office
0101050800 Petrol/Gas filling stations
0101050900 Police Station
0101051000 Fire Station
0101051100 Rest Office
0101051200 Electric sub-station
0101051300 Jail
0101051400 Bank
0101051500 Others
0101060000 Communications
0101060100 Post Office
0101060200 Telephone Exchange
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Code Description
0101060300 Telegraph Office
0101060400 Radio/TV Station
0101060500 Radar Station
0101060600 Pylon
0101060700 Others
0101070000 Public Utilities &
facility

0101070100 Water Treatment Plant
0101070200 Sanitary Landfill
0101070300 Electric Power plant
0101070400 Sewerage Treatment Plant
0101070500 Overhead tanks
0101070600 G L R
0101070700 Others
0101080000 Commercial
0101080100 Retail and General Business
0101080200 C.B.D/Sub C.B.D.
0101080300 Community center
0101080400 Wholesales and Warehousing
0101080500 Local shopping centers
0101080600 Hotel/Restaurant
0101080700 Mall
0101080800 Parking lots
0101080900 Market yard
0101081000 Others
0101090000 Transportation
0101100100 Bus stands
0101100200 Railway stations
0101100300 Air ports
0101100400 Harbor / port
0101100500 Bridges / berths
0101100600 Roads
0101100700 Railway tracks
0101100800 Air strips
0101100900 Groynes / break water / Jetties
0101101000 Others
0101110000 Reclaimed land
0101120000 Vacant land
0101120100 Layout
0101120200 Under Construction
0101130000 Vegetated Area
0102000000 Built Up
(Rural)

0200000000 Agriculture
0300000000 Forest
0400000000 Grassland
/grazing land

0500000000 Wastelands
0600000000 Wetlands
0700000000 Water bodies
0800000000 Snow/Glaciers
0900000000 Others




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TABLE 6.2.33: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR VEGETATION (TYPE AND DENSITY)

Applicable for layer: Vegetation50NRCYear

Code Description

Vegetation Type Canopy
Density
01000000
01010000
01010100 Tropical Wet Evergreen
Forest

01010101 >70%
01010102 40-70%
01010103 10-40%
01010200 Tropical Dry Evergreen
Forest

01010201 >70%
01010202 40-70%
01010203 10-40%
01010300 Sub-tropical
Broadleaved Hill Forest

01010301 >70%
01010302 40-70%
01010303 10-40%
01010400 Sub-tropical Pine Forest
01010401 >70%
01010402 40-70%
01010403 10-40%
01010500 Sub-tropical Dry
Evergreen Forest

01010501 >70%
01010502 40-70%
01010503 10-40%

01010600 Temperate Broad-leaved
forest

01010601 >70%
01010602 40-70%
01010603 10-40%

01010700 Temperate Coniferous
Forest

01010701 >70%
01010702 40-70%
01010703 10-40%
01010800
Forest


Evergreen



Sub-alpine Forest
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Code Description

Vegetation Type Canopy
Density
01010801 >70%
01010802 40-70%
01010803 10-40%
01020000
01020100 Tropical Semi-evergreen
Forest

01020101 >70%
01020102 40-70%
01020103
Semi-
Evergreen



10-40%
01030000
01030100 Tropical Moist Mixed
Deciduous Forest

01030101 >70%
01030102 40-70%
01030103 10-40%
01030200
Moist
Deciduous
Gregarious formations
01030201 >70%
01030202 40-70%
01030203 10-40%
01040000
01040100 Tropical Dry Mixed
Deciduous Forest

01040101 >70%
01040102 40-70%
01040103 10-40%
01040200 Gregarious formations
01040201 >70%
01040202 40-70%
01040203
Dry
Deciduous



10-40%
01050000
01050100 Local Specific formations
01050101 >70%
01050102 40-70%
01050103
Tropical
Thorn Forest



10-40%
01060000
01060100 Moist Alpine Scrub
01060200 Dry Alpine Scrub
01060300
Scrub
Edaphic/ Degraded/
Seral types

01070000
01070100 Tidal/ Fresh Water
Swamp

01070101 >40%
01070202 10-40%
01070303
Littoral /
Swamp
Forest



<10%
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Code Description

Vegetation Type Canopy
Density
01080000 Forest
Plantation

01080100 Teak / Bamboo
Sal / Pine / Acacia /
Eucalyptus etc

02000000
02010000
02010100 Moist Alpine pasture
02010200

Alpine / Sub
alpine
Dry Alpine pasture
02020000 Temperate /
Sub-Tropical

02020100 Southern Montane wet
grasslands, Himalayan
Temperate pastures etc.

02030000 Tropical /
Desertic

02030100 Bhabars, Reeds,
Riverine / Swamps,
Open Grasslands and
Grasslands on Saline
areas

02040000
Natural /
Semi-
Natural
Grassland
Man Made
Grassland
---
03000000 Other
vegetated
areas
--- ---
03010000 Recreational
(Park,
Garden etc),
Urban
vegetated
areas
Cropland
Plantation/O
rchards
Tree groves


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TABLE 6.2.34: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR WETLAND

Applicable for layer: Wetland50NRCYear

Code Description
0100 Inland wetland (natural)
0101 River/Stream
0102 Lakes/Ponds
0103 Oxbow lakes/Cut-off meander
0104 Playas
0105 Marshy/Swampy
0106 Waterlogged (Seasonal)
0107 Waterlogged (Permanent)
0200 Inland wetland (Manmade)
0201 Pisciculture ponds
0202 Reservoir/Tanks
0203 Industrial ponds/Pits
0300 Coastal wetland (Natural)
0301 Estuary
0302 Lagoon
0303 Creek
0304 Backwaters (Creek)
0305 Tidal Flat/Mud flat
0306 Marshy/Swampy
0307 Coral Reefs
0308 Mangroves
0400 Coastal wetland (Manmade)
0401 Aquaculture ponds
0402 Salt pans

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7. NNRMS METADATA STANDARDS

110. NNRMS has already defined the spatial Metadata Standards document and
this Chapter contains the extracts from the document (NSDI Metadata, 2003).

111. A major difficulty in the spatial data community is the lack of information that
helps prospective users to determine what data exist, the fitness of existing
data for planned applications, and the conditions for accessing existing data,
and to transfer data to a user's system. Todays large distributed geographic
databases require some form of cataloguing in order to document the types of
data held by the database, the entities and attributes, the spatial reference
and location, the quality and many other descriptive elements that makes the
database unique from others and provide the information that determines its
fitness for use.

112. The objectives of the NNRMS Metadata Standard are to provide a common
set of terminology and definitions for the documentation of digital spatial data.
The standard establishes the names of data elements to be used for these
purposes, the definitions of these and data elements, and information about
the values that are to be provided for the data elements.

113. The Metadata standard specifies the following elements needed to support
establishment of a NNRMS Metadata and also for major uses of metadata:

113.1. to maintain a catalogue of a NNRMS Agencies spatial data holdings
113.2. to provide information to users of the holdings and catalog of
information
113.3. to provide information needed to process and investigate spatial data
holdings for access by users
113.4. to standardize the exchange format of the spatial data.

114. The standard defines the following information required by a prospective user:

114.1. to determine the availability of a set of spatial data,
114.2. to determine the compliance of a set of spatial data for an intended
use,
114.3. to determine the means to access the set of geo-spatial data, and
114.4. to access and obtain spatial data successfully.

115. NNRMS metadata essentially provides three key functions provision of an
overview of NNRMS data content, ability to compare multiple geographic data
sets, collections, or series, and thirdly, provision of detailed descriptions of
individual data items. First and foremost requirement for NRDB would be the
development of a Metadata a process by which the information of the
available spatial data is organised into a systematic database so that users
can locate and find the data that they require.



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116. The fundamental aspects of the NNRMS Metadata will be:

116.1. Consisting of Framework Spatial data map and image data from
different NNRMS agencies. This could be at different scales 1:250K
to 1:2K through 1:50K, 1:10K and 1:4K.
116.2. Consisting of Non-Framework Spatial data, cadastral data and other
data like attribute information, ground survey data, reports etc.,
116.3. The Metadata format must be GIS independent but will be compliant to
most (if not all) GIS packages. Thus the NNRMS database engine has
to be an independent one.
116.4. Web-enabled so that on-line access on www.nnrms.gov.in is possible.
This has opened up information about spatial data availability.

7.1 NNRMS PORTAL SERVERS

117. NNRMS had launched the NNRMS portal with the metadata of the data from
NRIS and RGNDWM projects. It has catalogued all spatial data available on
1:50K scale. Though, this takes care of the fundamental design and
development, there is a need to consider data from other scales also.
NNRMS has also developed a utility to populate the metadata either directly
or offline.

118. The NNRMS Portal would be a network of Servers that, in unison, would
enable the successful performance of NNRMS goals and objectives. The
following 4 Servers are envisaged:

118.1. NNRMS Web-Server: The NNRMS Web-Server would be the front-end
interface to NNRMS Portal. The Web-Server would provide the open
access to NNRMS information and secure entry to NNRMS Metadata
and NNRMSAgency Servers. The DNS for the NNRMS web-server
would be www.nnrms.gov.in

118.2. NNRMS Metadata Server: The NNRMS Metadata Server would
maintain the NNRMS metadata content. At a higher level, it would be
linked to NNRMS Web-Server and lower-level it would be linked
through NNRMS Server Catalogue to NNRMSAgency Servers.

118.3. NNRMS Agency Server: The NNRMSAgency Server (or Servers)
would hold the actual spatial data of the NNRMSAgency.

118.4. NNRMS Application Server: This Server would contain the Application
shells for specific queries and themes.

7.2 NNRMS METADATA DEFINITIONS / TERMS

119. The standard specifies the information content for a set of digital geo-spatial
data. The standard establishes a common set of terminology and definitions
for concepts related to NNRMS Metadata, as follows :


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NNRMS means the National Natural Resources Management System
NNRMS Agency means any DOS Center or other agencies, which is part of
the NNRMS or any other organization that has commits the spatial data
holdings to NNRMS
NNRMSMetadata means the information about spatial data available in
NNRMS
MetadataName means the Name of a NNRMS Metadata Table that
specifies the schema of the table
MetadataPurpose means the purpose for which the Metadata Table is
organised
MetadataGenerator means the person who generates and populates
the Metadata table either through a standard NNRMS process or
through the NNRMSAgency
Metadata Form which describes the form for entry of the Metadata
UpdateCondition which describes how any update would happen to
the metadata.
ModifyCondition which covers the mechanism for modification that
happens to this metadata table
MetadataLocale means the place where the Metadata would reside
either on the NNRMS.GOV.IN server or at the NNRMSAgency server
MetadataStructure means the listing of the schema of the Metadata
Table containing a set of Metadata elements
Element means the individual parameter-types of the Metadata
Table together forming a Table
ElementType means the type of the element whether it is a
Key, unique or individual. Key elements are used to link
Metadata Tables to other tables in extracting information
DataType means the type of data defining the Element
whether it is "Integer", "Real", "Text", "Date", Currency or
"Time"
DataSize means the definition of allotted size for the Element
SchemaDescription means the pre-defined set of valid values
that can be assigned or allotted to the Element
Pointer means a pointer to a defined URL for further access.
URLs will be defined as service : // hostname : port / path /
filename
Coordinates will always be defined as decimal fraction of
degrees
Dates will always be defined as Days -Months-Year in
dd/mm/yyyy format
Time will always be 24-hours time of hh:mm:ss of Indian
Standard Time
Network Locator values for file names, network addresses for
computer systems, and related services should follow the
Uniform Resource Locator convention of the Internet when
possible.

120. The entity relation between the various tables is given in FIGURE 7.1
followed by the detail of various tables of metadata content in TABLE 7.1.

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FIGURE 7.1: RELATIONSHIP SCHEMA OF METADATA TABLES
AgencyCode(PK)

AgencyName
AgencyAcronym
AgencyNNRMSMgr
AgencyAddress1
AgencyAddress2
AgencyAddress3
AgencyNNRMSMgrPhone
AgencyNNRMSMgFax
AgencyNNRMSMgEmai
AgencyWebsite
Layer_code(PK)

AgencyCode(FK)
LayerCode
LayerName
layerType
LayerGIS
LayerImageFormat
LayerImagePixelSize
LayerDesc
LayerCitation
OperatingSystem
LayerEntity
LayerSpread
LayerClassification
LayerClassificationDescription
AccessLayer
CostLayer
OrderLayer
LayerSymbolSet
LayerSymbolDescription
Map_Sheet_Code(PK)

Corner1Long
Corner1Lat
Corner2Long
Corner2Lat
Corner3Long
Corner3Lat
Corner4Long
Corner4Lat

Map_sheet_Code(FK)
LayerCode(FK)
Status
PaccLayer_hor
Qua_Eva_M_HOR
ACCLayer
Qua_Eva_M_Tacc
PaccLayer_Ver
Qua_Eva_M_Ver
Clong
Clat
StdParrallel1
StdParrallel2
FalseEasting
FalseNorthing


State_Code (PK)
State_Name
Map_Sheet_Code(FK)
NNRMSAgency
NNRMSLayers
LayerCat
i. Sp
at
Fr
SpatFrameState
District_Code (PK)
District_Name
Map_Sheet_Code(FK)
SpatFrameDist
Taluk_Code (PK)
Taluk_Name
Map_Sheet_Code(FK)
SpatFrameTaluk
MapBaseSystem
MapCode
MapProjection
Mapdatum
MapDatumSemiMajorAxis
MapDatumSemiMinorAxis
MapDatumEllipticity
CategoryCode
LayerPixels
LayerLines
LayerBands
BrowseLayer
CostMapSheet
AccessMapSheet
SurveyYear
MappingYear
DigitizationYear
NSDIDateLayer

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TABLE 7.1: NNRMS METADATA CONTENT
1. NNRMS AGENCIES

Metadata Name: NNRMS Agency
Metadata Purpose: A consolidated table of authenticated NNRMS
Agencies and the agency details
Metadata Generator: NNRMS Manager based on input from the
NNRMS-Agency
Metadata Form: NNRMS Agency
Update Condition: As and when more agencies become part of
NNRMS.
Modify Condition: Only by NNRMS Manager
Metadata Locale: NNRMS.GOV.IN Server
Metadata Structure:

Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

AgencyCode

Key

Varchar

2



Sequential code
automatically allocated by
NNRMS Portal Manager

AgencyName

Varchar

100

List of NNRMS Committed
Agencies

AgencyAcronym

Varchar

10

List of Acronym for NNRMS
Agency

AgencyNNRMSMgr

Varchar

50

NNRMSAgency Manager
Contact Persons Name
AgencyAddress1 Varchar 200

First line field for Address of
NNRMSAgency
AgencyAddress2 Varchar 100

Second line field for Address
of NNRMSAgency
AgencyAddress3 Varchar 50

Third line field for Address of
NNRMSAgency
AgencyNNRMSMgrPhone Varchar 15

Phone Number of
NNRMSManager

AgencyNNRMSMgrFax
Varchar 15

Fax Number of
NNRMSManager

AgencyNNRMSMgrEmail
Varchar 25

Email address of
NNRMSManager
AgencyWebsite Varchar 100

Website URL Address of the
NNRMS Agency (Hyperlink)

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2. NNRMS ORGANISATION-WISE LAYERS

Metadata Name: NNRMS Layers
Metadata Purpose: Registry of layers of NNRMS Agency-wise.
Will be used for varied Search operations.
Metadata Generator: Respective NNRMS Organisation
Metadata Form: NNRMS Layer Form
Update Condition: As and when more layers become part of
NNRMS.
Modify Condition: Only by NNRMS Agency Manager
Metadata Locale: NNRMS.GOV.IN Server. Replicated and used
in NNRMS Agency Server also. Can be
replicated on NNRMS Agency Servers
Metadata Structure:

Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

LayerCode

Key

Varchar

6

Sequential code automatically
allocated by NNRMS. Manager

AgencyCode

Foreign Key

Varchar

2

From Metadata: NNRMS
Agency

LayerName

Varchar

30

Name of layer that is being
committed to NNRMS by
NNRMS Agency


LayerType

Varchar

50

One of the following
selections defining the
format in which the layer is
available:

Print Map
Vector Digital Map
Scanned Digital Map
Print and Vector Map
Print and Scanned Map
Satellite Image (Raster)
Non Spatial Tables
Non-Spatial Digital tables
Printed Reports
Digital Reports

LayerGIS

Varchar

50

Indicating the GIS format in
which the Layer is organised by
NNRMS Agency. This is to be
entered only for vector data

LayerImageFormat



Varchar

25

The format of the image layer
that is committed by NNRMS
Agency


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Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

LayerImagePixelSize

Numeric

6,2

Pixel size (in meters) of Image
Layer in meters.
LayerProject Varchar 100 Name of the Project under
which the data has been
generated.

LayerDesc

Varchar

200

Brief Technical Description of
Layer

LayerCitation



Varchar

250

A Brief Description of the
citation of the layer- details of
project under which created
and the group that created the
layer.
OperatingSystem Varchar 50 Name of the Operating System
with version Number. Example:
DOS 6.2, Windows 2000, Xenix
2, Solaris 2.4 etc.

LayerEntity



Varchar

50

Table Name of the NNRMS
Layer Content containing the
detailed Content Standard
description

The table files must also be
available as part of NNRMS
Metadata in NNRMS.GOV.IN

LayerSpread



Varchar

100

Description of the spatial
coverage of the Layer

LayerClassification



Varchar

25

Details of Security
Classification associated with
Layer. Values could be:

"Top secret"
"Secret"
"Confidential" "Restricted"
"Unrestricted"

LayerClassificationD
escription

Varchar

100

Description of the Security
Classification.

OrderLayer

Varchar

25

On-line form file name or
Download form in pdf format.
The file must also be available
as part of NNRMS Metadata in
NNRMS.GOV.IN

LayerSymbolSet



Varchar

50

Reference to a file-set that
contains the symbolization for
the layer

LayerSymbolDescript
ion



Varchar

100

Description on layer Symbology
that is included in Metadata
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Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

MapBaseSystem

Varchar

20

Description whether Framework
Spatial Data or Non-Framework
Spatial Data Options for:

Framework
Non-Framework

MapCode



Int

4

Sequential Code allocated for
Non-Framework by NNRMS
.Manager

MapProjection

Varchar

50

Selection of one of the
following:

POLY Polyconic
LCC Lambert Conformal
Conic
UTM - Universal Transverse
Mercator
Planar
Others

MapDatum



Varchar

20

Selection of the following
datum::
WGS84,
Everest
Modified Everest
OTHER (To be Specified)

MapDatumSemiMajo
rAxis

Float

12,4

Input of the Semi-major radius
of Earth of Datum identified in
Map Datum.

MapDatumSemiMino
rAxis

Float

12,4

Input of the Semi-minor radius
of Earth of Datum identified in
Map Datum.

MapDatumEllipticity

Float

9,8

Input of the Ellipticity of Earth of
Datum identified in Map Datum.

CategoryCode

Foreign Key

Varchar

2

The codes for 5 possible
grouping categories are
concatenated and separated by
commas to create the listing.

The codes are as per NSDI
Category Code




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3. GROUPINGS OF LAYERS INTO SPECIFIC CATEGORIES

Metadata Name: NNRMS Layer Category
Metadata Purpose: Listing of the user categories into which
allayers are grouped for user search. At
present, the constraint set is that a NNRMS
Layer can be allocated to 5 possible NSDI
Categories
Metadata Generator: NNRMS Manager
Update Condition: As and when more categories get defined.
Modify Condition: Only by NNRMS Manager
Metadata Locale: NNRMS.GOV.IN Server
Metadata Linkage: Linked to a NNRMS Layers for Search and
Access on Categories.
Metadata Structure:

Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

CategoryCode

Key

Varchar

2

Sequential code allocated by
NNRMS Manager for a specific
grouping category and entered
by NNRMS Manager

CategoryName



Varchar

50


Grouping Name that is decided
by NNRMS and entered by
NNRMS Manager

4. SPATIAL FRAMEWORK MAPSHEETS (FOR FRAMEWORK SPATIAL
DATA)

Metadata Name: Spat Frame Map (If NNRMS Layer : Map
System = Framework)
Metadata Purpose: Listing of the spatial framework of NNRMS and
applicable for Framework NNRMS data.
Metadata Generator: NNRMS Portal Manager
Update Condition: Not to be updated.
Modify Condition: One time creation. Not to be Modified.
Metadata Locale: NNRMS.GOV.IN Server. Replicated and used
in NNRMS Agency Server also
Metadata Linkage: Linked to a Map Sheet layer of spatial
information on Map Code
Metadata Structure

Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

Map_Sheet_Code

Key

Varchar

12

Unique Code allotted by
NNRMS. Manager for the
Map Sheet.

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Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription
The code depicts the
scale of the framework:

54 for 1:1M
5401 5416 for
1:250K
540101 540116 for
1:50k
54010101
54010104 for1:25k

Corner1Lat

Float

8,6

Coordinates of Latitude
for NW Corner of Map
Sheet

Corner1Long

Float

8,6

Coordinates of Longitude
for NW Corner of Map
Sheet

Corner2Lat

Float

8,6

Coordinates of Latitude
for NE Corner of Map
Sheet

Corner2Long

Float

8,6

Coordinates of Longitude
for NE Corner of Map
Sheet

Corner3Lat

Float

8,6

Coordinates of Latitude
for SW Corner of Map
Sheet

Corner3Long

Float

8,6
Coordinates of Longitude
for SW Corner of Map
Sheet

Corner4Lat

Float

8,6

Coordinates of Latitude
for SE Corner of Map
Sheet

Corner4Long

Float

8,6

Coordinates of Longitude
for SE Corner of Map
Sheet

5. NON-FRAMEWORK SPATIAL DATA (FOR NON-FRAMEWORK DATA)

Metadata Name: Non Frame Map (If NNRMS Layer: Map
System = Non-Framework) FOR Every Map
System Code
Metadata Purpose: Listing of the framework of NNRMS layer which
is not Framework compliant and is applicable
for Non-Framework NNRMS data.
Metadata Generator: NNRMS Manager
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Update Condition: As and when more Non-Framework data is
added
Modify Condition: One time creation. Not to be Modified.
Metadata Locale: NNRMS.GOV.IN Server. Replicated and used
in NNRMS Agency Server also
Metadata Linkage: Linked to a Map Sheet layer of spatial
information on NNRMS Layers: Framework
Code
Metadata Structure:

Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

MapCode

Foreign Key

Int

4

Unique Code allotted by
NNRMS. Manager for
every unique MapSystem.

Corner1Lat

Float

8,6

Coordinates of Latitude
for NW Corner of Map
System

Corner1Long

Float

8,6

Coordinates of Longitude
for NW Corner of Map
System

Corner2Lat

Float

8,6

Coordinates of Latitude
for NE Corner of Map
System

Corner2Long

Float

8,6

Coordinates of Longitude
for NE Corner of Map
System

Corner3Lat

Float

8,6

Coordinates of Latitude
for SW Corner of Map
System

Corner3Long

Float

8,6
Coordinates of Longitude
for SW Corner of Map
System

Corner4Lat

Float

8,6

Coordinates of Latitude
for SE Corner of Map
System

Corner4Long

Float

8,6

Coordinates of Longitude
for SE Corner of Map
System





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6. SPATIAL FRAMEWORK - STATES

Metadata Name: Spat Frame State
Metadata Purpose: Listing of all the States and their spatial
reference as per the spatial framework. Used
for Search and Access protocol
Metadata Generator: NNRMS Manager
Update Condition: As and when more states get established.
Modify Condition: Only by NNRMS Manager
Metadata Locale: NNRMS.GOV.IN Server
Metadata Linkage: None
Metadata Structure

Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

State_Code

Key

Numeric

9

Sequential code allocated for all
State by NNRMS Manager

State_Name



Varchar

100

Name of State

Map_Sheet_C
ode

Foreign Key

Varchar

12

Map Sheet Code as in
Metadata: Spat Frame Map


7. SPATIAL FRAMEWORK - DISTRICTS

Metadata Name: Spat Frame Dist
Metadata Purpose: Listing of all the Districts and their spatial
reference as per the spatial framework. Used
for Search and Access Protocol.
Metadata Generator: NNRMS Manager
Update Condition: As and when more districts get established.
Modify Condition: Only by NNRMS Manager
Metadata Locale: NNRMS.GOV.IN Server
Metadata Linkage: None
Metadata Structure:

Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

District_Code

Key

Numeric

9

Sequential code allocated for all
Districts by NNRMS Manager


District_Name



Varchar

25

Name of District

Map_Sheet_C
ode



Varchar

12

Map Sheet Code as in
Metadata: Spat Frame Map


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8. SPATIAL FRAMEWORK TALUK

Metadata Name: Spat Frame Taluk
Metadata Purpose: Listing of all the taluks and their spatial
reference as per the spatial framework. Used
for Search and Access Protocol
Metadata Generator: NNRMS Manager
Update Condition: As and when more taluks get established.
Modify Condition: Only by NNRMS Manager
Metadata Locale: NNRMS.GOV.IN Server
Metadata Linkage: None
Metadata Structure:

Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

Taluk



Varchar

50

Name of taluk

Taluk_ID

Key

Varchar

40

Unique Code allocated for taluk
by NNRMS Manager

Map_Sheet_Code

Foreign Key

Varchar

12

Map Sheet Code as in
Metadata: Spat Frame Map

District_Code

Foreign Key

Numeric

9

Code the district in the taluk
falls

9. SPATIAL FRAMEWORK UNIQUE POINTS

Metadata Name: Spat Frame Pts
Metadata Purpose: Listing of all the unique reference locations and
their spatial reference. Used for Search and
Access protocol
Metadata Generator: NNRMS Manager
Update Condition: As and when more unique points get
established.
Modify Condition: Only by NNRMS Manager
Metadata Locale: NNRMS.GOV.IN Server
Metadata Linkage: None
Metadata Structure:

Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

LocPtCode

Key

Numeric

5

Sequential code allocated for all
unique location points by NNRMS
Manager

State_Code

Foreign Key

Numeric

9

As in Metadata: Spat Frame State


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Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

LocPtName



Varchar

25

Name of Location Point that is
included as reference

Map_Sheet_C
ode

Foreign Key

Varchar

12

Map Sheet Code as in Metadata:
Spat Frame Map


10. SPATIAL FRAMEWORK USER DEFINED BOX

This will have to be computed on-line for every user-defined box to find out his
area of interest and correlating it to the toposheet.
11. ATTRIBUTE LAYER CODES

Metadata Name: Layer Name: Layer Entity (One table for each
layer)
Metadata Purpose: Contains Description of Layer Attributes/Entity
and their Coding Schemes (To be adopted
from NNRMS Content Standard of each layer)
Metadata Generator: Respective NNRMS Agency Manager for each
Layer Content
Metadata Form: NNRMS Layer Entity
Update Condition: As and when NNRMS Standard is modified.
Modify Condition: Only by NNRMS Agency Manager
Metadata Locale: NNRMS.GOV.IN Server. Replicated and
adopted by all NNRMS Agency Servers.
Metadata Structure:

Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

AttCode

Key

Varchar

20

Unique Code adapted from the
Domain Server
Attribute

Varchar 100 Attributes of the Layer


Example: The following is an example of the Layer Name: Layer Entity attribute
Layer Codes for:

* NNRMS Layer: Landuse/Cover
* Spatial Framework: 1:50000 scale SOI graticule (560101 type)
* Adopted from NRIS Standards
* Attribute Code: as given in TABLE 6.2.16.


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12. LAYER CATALOGUE

Metadata Name: LayerCat (For each and every Map Sheet and
all layers)
Metadata Purpose: Details of layers on Map sheet spatial
framework indicating availability and
information about spatial data
Metadata Generator: Respective NNRMS Agency Manager
Update Condition: As and when required by NNRMS Agency
Manager.
Modify Condition: Only by NNRMS Agency Manager
Metadata Locale: NNRMS.GOV.IN Server AND NNRMS.NODE-
Server
Matrix Structure: To be repeated for as many layers

Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

Map_Sheet_Code

Foreign Key

Varchar

12

Map Sheet Code as from
Metadata: Spat Frame Map



LayerCode

Foreign Key

Varchar

6

Layer Code as from NNRMS
Layers

Status

Varchar

50

Selection of the status of
availability of that specific
NNRMS Layer:

Print Map
Vector Digital Map
Scanned Digital Map
Print and Vector Map
Print and Scanned Map
Satellite Image (Raster)
Non Spatial Tables
Non-Spatial Digital tables
Printed Reports
Digital Reports

PACCLayer_HOR



Float

6,2

RMS meters Positional
Accuracy for Layer-Map Sheet


Qua_Eva_M_HOR

Varchar

200

Procedure adopted in arriving
at the Positional Accuracy. If
possible document reference
can be included and document
must be a part of
NNRMS.GOV.IN

TaccLayer

Float

2

%age Accuracy of Correctness
of thematic Class of Layer-
Map Sheet

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Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

Qua_Eva_M_Tacc

Varchar

250

Procedure adopted in arriving
at the Thematic Accuracy. If
possible document reference
can be included and document
must be a part of
NNRMS.GOV.IN

PACCLayer_Ver



Float

6,2

RMS Elevation Accuracy in
meters for Layer-MapSheet
(IF APPLICABLE)

Qua_Eva_M_Ver

Varchar

200

Procedure adopted in arriving
at the Elevation Accuracy. If
possible document reference
can be included and document
must be a part of
NNRMS.GOV.IN

CLong

Float

8, 5

Value of the Central Longitude
used for projecting the
NNRMS Layer for the Map
Sheet.

This must confirm with the
Map Projection on Metadata:
NNRMS Layers.

This could be the Central
Longitude for the Map Sheet
itself or some other value that
has been in a project and
may not be in the Map Sheet
itself.

CLat

Float

8,5

Value of the Central Latitude
used for projecting the
NNRMS Layer for the Map
Sheet.

This must confirm with the
MapProjection oin Metadata:
NNRMS Layers.

This could be the Central
Latitude for the Map Sheet
itself or some other value that
has been in a project and
may not be in the Map Sheet
itself.

StdParallel1

Float

8, 5

Value of the First Standard
Parallel used for projecting the
NNRMS Layer for the Map
Sheet.

This must confirm with the
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Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription
Map Projection on Metadata:
NNRMS Layers.

StdParallel2

Float

8, 5

Value of the Second Standard
Parallel used for projecting the
NNRMS Layer for the Map
Sheet.

This must confirm with the
Map Projection on Metadata:
NNRMS Layers

FalseEasting

Float

8, 5

Value of the False Easting
used for projecting the
NNRMS Layer for the Map
Sheet.


This must confirm with the
Map Projection on Metadata:
NNRMS Layers

FalseNorthing

Float

8, 5

Value of the False Northing
used for projecting the
NNRMSLayer for the Map
Sheet.

This must confirm with the
Map Projection on Metadata:
NNRMS Layers

LayerPixels

Numeric

8

If NNRMS Layer is an Image
then the number of pixels in
the Map Sheet NNRMS Layer.

This must confirm with Layer
Pixel Size in Metadata:
NNRMS Layers.

LayerLines

Numeric

8

If NNRMS Layer is an Image
then the number of lines in the
Map Sheet NNRMS Layer.

This must confirm with Layer
Pixel Size in Metadata:
NNRMS Layers.

LayerBands

Numeric

8

If NNRMS Layer is an Image
then the number of bands
image in the Map Sheet
NNRMS Layer.

BrowseLayer

Varchar

100

HTML Tag to a filename
containing a browse of the
layer. The file-types could be:

"CGM" Computer Graphics
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Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription
Metafile
"EPS" Encapsulated
Postscript format
EMF Enhanced Metafile
"GIF" Graphic Interchange
Format
"JPEG" Joint Photographic
Experts Group format
"PBM" Portable Bit Map
format
"PS" Postscript format
"TIFF" Tagged Image File
Format
WMF Windows metafile
"XWD" X-Windows Dump

CostMapSheet

Float

8

Cost of the layer for a
particular toposheet

AccessMapSheet



Varchar

100

Pointer to Access of Layer
on-line URL; off-shelf contact;
data store address and so on


SurveyYear

Varchar

4

Year of Completion of Survey
of the map sheet

MappingYear

Varchar

4

Year of Completion of
Mapping for the map sheet

DigitizationYear



Varchar

4

Year of Completion for
Digitization MapSheet

NSDIDateLayer*

Datetime

Date of committing of Layer-
Map Sheet to NNRMS
(dd/mm/yyyy) in case of single
characters eg 7 the entry
shall be 7

* For one Layer and needs to be repeated for as many Layers in the NNRMS.

Layer Code is a schema element and the actual Layer Code value needs to
be replaced for the schema
13. NNRMS METADATA USER REGISTRATION

Metadata Name: User_signin
Metadata Purpose: Details of Registered Users to NNRMS
Metadata. Mainly used for house-keeping
activities of NNRMS Metadata.
Metadata Generator: NNRMS Manager from the Users information
from the web-site
Update Condition: As and when more users get registered.
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Modify Condition: Modified
Metadat Form: NNRMS Metadata Registration
Metadata Locale: NNRMS.GOV.IN Server
Metadata Structure:

Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

UserId

Key

Varchar

10

Unique Code allocated for
specific registered users by
NNRMS .Manager

FName



Text

25

First Name of User that is
registered.

LName

Text

25

Second Name of User that
is registered.


Address

Text

50

First line of Address of
registered user.


City

Text

25

City of Address of
registered user.

PinCode

Number

6

Pin Code of Address of
registered user.

State

Text

25

State of Address of
registered user.

Country

Text

25

Country of Address of
registered user.

Phone



Text

15

Phone of Address of
registered user.

Fax



Text

15

Fax of Address of registered
user.

E-Mail



Text

15

E-Mail of Address of
registered user.

Birthday

Date

DD/MM/YYYY

Birthdate of user for
isolating a specific user
form password recovery
requests.

Organisation

Text

25

Name of Organisation of
registered user.

Designation



Text

15

Designation in Organisation
of registered user.

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Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

Password

Text

100

Password that the user has
registered for his account.

14. NNRMS METADATA ACCESS RECORD

Metadata Name: NNRMS Metadata Access Record
Metadata Purpose: Details of all registered user access to NNRMS
Metadata. Mainly for house-keeping activities
of NNRMS Metadata.
Metadata Generator: NNRMS Manager from the Users information
from the web-site
Update Condition: As and when more users get registered.
Modify Condition: Not to be Modified
Metadat Form: None
Metadata Locale: NNRMS.GOV.IN Server
Metadata Structure:

Element ElementType DataType DataSize SchemaDescription

UserId

Foreign Key

Varcharr

10

Unique Code allocated for
specific registered users by
NNRMS. Manager

IPAddress



Text

50

IP Address from where the
user is making Access to
NNRMS Metadata.

Date

Date

DD/MM/YYYY

Date on which the specific
access to NNRMS Metadata
was made from the specific IP
Address.


























SECTION-C: NNRMS STANDARDS UPDATION
PROCEDURES







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8. STANDARDS REVIEW MECHANISM


121. The adoption of the NNRMS Standard is a process of several reviews that
would result in the final adoption. The Review process will follow the following
sequence:

121.1. Committee level definition, updation, review and assessment
121.2. ISRO/DOS level inter-Centre team review as an independent
exercise within 1-month of issue of drafts
121.3. Discussion and Endorsement in the NNRMS Standing Committees
as and when it happens
121.4. For the first time a wider user-Workshop to discuss on the NNRMS
Standards is essential. Discussion on NNRMS Standards with the
NNRMS community (GSI, FSI, Rural Development, Urban
Development, States, SOI, Academia, private Sector and many
others), and obtain comments/suggestions..
121.5. Publish Draft Version of NNRMS Standards and Call for Public
Comments/Suggestions after ISRO/DOS inter-Centre Review.
121.6. Final Text of NNRMS Standards/Updates within 2-months of posting
on web.
121.7. Endorsement and Adoption at PC-NNMRS level
121.8. Final Release of Standard and updates.

122. An Annual review of the NNRMS Standards is suggested so that the
experience and inputs of implementing in each year is taken into
consideration and the Standards Reviewed.

123. The NNRMS Standards Committee be established as a Standing Committee
on NNRMS Standards so that continuous review and updation is assured.










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ANNEXURES




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ANNEXURE-I: NNRMS STANDARDS
COMMITTEE ORDER

SC/CH/A.22/55/2004
Government of India
Department of Space
ISRO Headquarters

Antariksh Bhavan
New BEL Road
Bangalore 560 094

September 24, 2004
OFFICE ORDER


As part of the National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS), satellite and
aerial images are utilized to generate a variety of spatial information sets in support of
decision making and natural resources management for different agencies. Until now a
large amount of thematic map information has been generated under various application
projects using the IRS images and aerial data. In the 10th plan, one of the major elements
of NNRMS is to establish a national Natural Resources Repository (NRR) wherein spatial
datasets at scales of 1:250,000, 1:50,000, 1:10,000 and larger, derived from aerial and
satellite images, would be archived in a systematic Natural Resources Data Base (NRDB).
Similarly, the Village Resources Centre (VRC) would also be generating variety of localized
spatial databases to support the grass-root level. The NRR and VRC would include images,
thematic maps, cadastral maps and other tabular datasets and would be organised as
systematic Geographical Information System (GIS) databases. One of the important
requirements for the NNRMS-NRR is to adopt standards that enable uniformity and flexibility
in mapping and GIS database organisation.

Earlier, in 1998, the NNRMS had defined and adopted the NRIS Standards, the first GIS
standardization in the country, wherein the GIS design and content standardization for the
NRIS project had been optimally defined for 1:50,000 scales. Over the years, the NRIS
standards have served the requirements of GIS databases and have emerged as the de-
facto national guideline standards for GIS databases. Similarly, many NNRMS projects have
updated these standards and adopted them for various projects. The NRIS standards need
to be now enhanced and updated to incorporate variety of improvements and changes in
image resolutions, mapping scales, spatial frameworks, datum and projection parameters,
content definition and schematics, GIS designing and quality assessment methods. There
is also a need to bring in uniformity in the standards adoption for national projects and
position a national standardization process through the NNRMS. On these lines, NNRMS
has taken the lead to define the national Metadata Standards which now forms the base
for NNRMS-NRR Metadata and is also being adopted at the national level by all mapping
agencies as part of the spatial data infrastructure.

Considering the above and to define a new set of NNRMS Standards, the following Task
Team is identified:

Shri AR Dasgupta, Deputy Director, SITAA, SAC Chairman
Dr PS Roy, Deputy Director (RS&GIS), NRSA Alt. Chairman
Shri G Hanumantha Rao, Scientist F, Ag. & Soils, NRSA Member
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Shri K V Venugopal, Scientist E, AS&DM, NRSA Member
Dr RK Goel, Head, IAD/ITAG/SITAA, SAC Member
Dr R Ghosh, Scientist/Engineer-SF, SAC Member
Dr YVN Krishnamurthy, Head, RRSSC-N Member
Dr JR Sharma, Head, RRSSC-J Member
Dr TP Singh, Director, BISAG Member
Dr PK Srivastava, Head, SPPD, \/SIPG/RESIPA, SAC Member
Dr V S Hegde, DD (A), EOS/NNRMS Member
Shri Mukund Rao, Deputy Director (NRR), EOS Member-Secretary

The NNRMS Standards Task Team, apart from addressing other relevant issues, will define:

A National Spatial Framework by considering datum, projection and coordinate
parameters for various scales.

Spatial data accuracy parameters for maps and GIS database specifications at
different scales

Specify GIS design parameters for various levels of GIS databases.

Document content schema and codification schemes for the different layers at
different scales of information.

Quality Standards for maps and GIS. The evaluation methodologies for Quality
Standards will also be defined.

Recommend procedures and methods for Standards transformation (from earlier
versions), Standards verification and compliance testing at different levels.

NNRMS Standards Updation procedures with details of mechanisms for updating
and improving the standard definition over time so that the standards are up-to-date.

The Task Team may invite any other person from ISRO/DOS, as required.

The Task Team will prepare the NNRMS Standards document and submit the same by
November 30, 2004. It is proposed to present this to the Planning Committee, NNRMS (PC-
NNRMS) at an appropriate time.



(G Madhavan Nair)
Chairman, ISRO/Secretary, DOS


To:

All Task Team Members

Copy to:

PC-NNRMS Members
NRR-MC Members
EOAM-MC Members
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ANNEXURE-II: STANDARDISATION EFFORTS OF
ISO AND FGDC A PERSPECTIVE

A] ISO/TC 211 STANDARDISATION PROJECTS (www.isotc211.org/outreach/overview)

NO ISO/TC 211
STANDARDS
TITLE DESCRIPTION

1


6709


Standard representation of
latitude, longitude and altitude for
geographic point locations

This International Standard specifies a variable-length format for the representation of
latitude, longitude and altitude for use in data interchange.

2

19101

Reference model

The Reference model provides a framework for the 191** Family of Standards - a
generic description and there is a more detailed presentation level

3

19101-2

Reference model - Part 2: Imagery

Define a reference model for imagery and also includes gridded data

4

19103

Conceptual schema language

Adoption and use of a Conceptual Schema Language (CSL) for developing computer-
interpretable models, or schemas, of geographic information.

5

19104

Terminology Introduction

This document gives definitions for terms used within the 191** family of standards.

6

19105

Conformance and testing

This standard provides the framework, concepts and methodology for testing and
criteria to be achieved to claim conformance to ISO/TC 211 family of standards.

7

19106

Profiles

This document provides the guidelines for preparation of a profile.

8

19107

Spatial schema

A conceptual schema for describing aspects of the spatial characteristics of
geographic features.

9

19108

Temporal schema

Defines standard concepts needed to describe the temporal characteristics of
geographic information - including metadata elements and feature attributes
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STANDARDS
TITLE DESCRIPTION

10

19109

Rules for application schema

Shows how to develop schemas which identify how the various parts of this standard
shall be applied for particular application domains.

11

19110

Methodology for feature
cataloguing

Provides a standard framework for organizing and reporting the classification of real
world phenomena in a set of geographic data.

12

19111

Spatial referencing by coordinates

Describing Coordinate Reference Systems (CRSs) including the datum giving the
relation to the Earth and the coordinate system used.

13

19112

Spatial referencing by geographic
identifiers

Defines a consistent manner for spatial referencing by geographic identifiers - one or
more spatial unit types

14

19113

Quality principles

Provides guidelines to data producers for describing the quality of their data

15

19114

Quality evaluation procedures

Establishes a framework of quality evaluation procedures for geo-spatial data

16

19115

Metadata

Provides a clear procedure for the description of digital geographic datasets

17

19115 - 2

Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for
imagery and gridded data

This complementary standard to ISO 19115 - Metadata defines metadata elements to
support imagery, and gridded data and will extend the UML model for metadata.

18

19116

Positioning services

Data structure for use between positioning devices and geographic information
application systems.

19

19117

Portrayal

Portraying geographic information as an image understandable by humans, including
the methodology for describing symbols and provides a standard interface for such
standard symbol sets.

20

19118

Encoding

Specifies the encoding rules that shall be used for data interchange purposes.

21

19119

Services

Provides identification and definition of the service interfaces used for geographic
information and definition of the relationships to the Open System Environment model.
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STANDARDS
TITLE DESCRIPTION

22

19120

Functional standards

Identified as an existing geographic information standard in active use within the
international community.

23

19121

Imagery and gridded data

Develop a type 3 report, which addresses the manner of handling imagery and
gridded data

24

19122

Qualifications and Certification of
personnel

Develop a Type 3 report, which describes a system for the qualification and
certification; define the boundaries between Geographic Information Science/
Geomatics and specify their technologies and tasks

25

19123

Schema for coverage geometry
and functions

Produce a conceptual schema for the spatial characteristics of coverages.

26

19124

Imagery and gridded data
components

To standardize concepts for the description and representation of imagery and gridded
data.

27

19125 1
and 2

Simple feature access - Part 1:
Common architecture
Part 2: SQL option

Provide an implementation specification for the SQL environment conformant with the
Simple feature access - abstract specification

29

19126

Profile - FACC Data Dictionary

It defines a Data Dictionary and includes the definition of Features and Attributes.

30

19127

Geodetic codes and parameters

Geodetic codes and parameters that defines rules for the population of tables of
geodetic codes and parameters.

31

19128

Web Map server interface

Describe a Web Map Server (or just Map Server).

32

19129

Imagery, gridded and coverage
data framework

Description and representation of imagery, gridded and coverage data in the context of
the ISO 19100 suite of standards.

33

19130

Sensor and data models for
imagery and gridded data

Specifies a sensor model describing the physical and geometrical properties of each
kind of photogrammetric, remote sensing and other sensors that produces imagery.
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STANDARDS
TITLE DESCRIPTION

34

19131

Data product specifications

Specification of geographic data products.

35

19132

Location based services -
Reference model

Facilitate the development and promotion of the emerging class of applications
regarded as Location Based Services (LBS).


36

19133

Location based services -
Tracking and navigation

Specification of web services and applications in the field of tracking and navigation
within a linear network.

37

19134

Multimodal location based
services for routing & navigation

Multi-modal location based services for routing and navigation services.

38

19135

Procedures for registration of
geographical information items

Procedures to be followed in preparing, maintaining, and publishing a register or
registers of unique unambiguous and permanent identifiers, and meanings that, under
the direction of ISO/TC 211, are assigned to geographic information items.

39

19136

Geography Markup Language

The Geography Markup Language (GML) is an XML encoding in compliance with ISO
19118 for the transport and storage of geographic information - including both the
spatial and non-spatial properties of geographic features.

40

19137

Generally used profiles of the
spatial schema and of similar
important other schemas

Spatial schema to provide a minimal set of geometric elements necessary for an
efficient creation of application schemata.

41

19138

Data quality measures

Measures for the data quality sub-elements identified in ISO 19113 Geographic
information - Quality principles.

42

19139

Metadata - Implementation
specification

Comprehensive metadata implementation specification for digital geographic datasets.

43

19140

Technical amendment to the ISO
191** Geographic information

Technical amendments to the ISO 191** Geographic information series of standards to
achieve harmonisation between them. This will include issues of consistency, cross-
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STANDARDS
TITLE DESCRIPTION
series of standards for
harmonization and enhancements
references, terminology, data model and presentation.


B] FGDC-NSDI STANDARDISATION PROJECTS (http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/status/textstatus.html#Final)

NO FGDC STANDARD TITLE DESCRIPTION

1

FGDC-STD-007.3-
1998

Geospatial Positioning Accuracy
Standards, Part 3: National
Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy

Facilitate sharing and interoperability of geospatial data by providing a
flexible and inclusive standard for testing and reporting accuracy of maps
and geospatial data.

2

NA

Content Standard for Framework
Land Elevation Data

A common baseline that will ensure the widest utility of digital elevation data
for the user and producer communities

3

FGDC-STD-008-
1999

Content Standards for Digital
Ortho-imagery

A common baseline for the widest utility of digital ortho-imagery for the user
and producer communities

4

FGDC-STD-002.5

Spatial Data Transfer Standard
Part 5: Raster Profile with Basic
Image Interchange Format

Provide a common transfer format to be used for interchange of raster
image and raster grid data

5

FGDC-STD-003

Cadastral Data Content Standard

Automation and integration of publicly available land records information.

6

NA

Address Data Content Standard

Provide a method for documenting the content of address information.

7

NA

Governmental Unit Boundary Data
Content Standard

Provide consistency in the maintenance and interchange of governmental
unit boundaries for analysis of and comparison between the boundaries.

8

FGDC-STD-007.1-
1998

Geospatial Positioning Accuracy
Standards, Part 1: Reporting
Methodology

Developing a reporting methodology for the accuracy of point spatial data
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9

FGDC-STD-007.2-
1998

Geospatial Positioning Accuracy
Standards, Part 2: Standards for
Geodetic Networks

Provide consistency in reporting the accuracy of point geospatial data
collected by different activities

10

FGDC-STD-002.6

Spatial Data Transfer Standard
(SDTS) Part 6: Point Profile

Provide for the transfer of higher precision geographic point data in
compliance with SDTS, FIPS 173.

11

NA

Geologic Data Model

Create a logical data model that will describe the various critical entities of a
geologic map and the relations among them.

12

NA

Digital Cartographic Standard for
Geologic Map Symbolization

Provide producers and users of geologic-map information a single, modern
standard for the digital cartographic representation of geologic features.

13

NA

NSDI Framework Transportation
Identification Standard

Provide a logical data model for identifying unique road segments which are
independent of cartographic or analytic network representation.

14

NA

Geospatial Positioning Accuracy
Standards, Part 5: Standards for
Nautical Charting Surveys

Provides minimum standards for the horizontal and vertical
accuracy of features associated with hydrographic surveys

15

FGDC-STD-001.2-
2001

Metadata Profile for Shoreline Data

Provides the format and content for describing data sets related to shoreline
and other coastal data sets.

16

NA

Hydrographic Data Content
Standard: Coast/Inland Waterways

To develop a nationally focused hydrographic data content standard for
spatial data that supports safety of navigation.

17

FGDC-STD-006

Soil Geographic Data Standard

Standardize the names, definitions, ranges of values, and other
characteristics of NCSS soil survey map attribute data

18

NA

Federal Standards for Delineation
of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries

Provide a nationally consistent set of watersheds and sub-watersheds
(hydrologic units) using an extension of standard codes


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19

NA

National Hydrography Framework
Geospatial Data Content Standard

Content standard for hydrography with conceptual model including an
essential data schema, its data entities and attributes.

20

FGDC-STD-005

Vegetation Classification and
Information Standards

Consistent National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS) for vegetation
cover data at the national level

21

NA

National Standards for the Floristic
Levels of Vegetation Classification

Floristic-level standards for the classification of vegetation in the United
States

22

FGDC-STD-005

Proposed Revisions to the National
Standards for the Physiognomic
Levels of Vegetation Classification

Revise the physiognomic levels for the classification of vegetation in the
United States

23

FGDC-STD-004

Classification of Wetlands and
Deepwater Habitats

Ecological and hydrological information for the identification, classification,
and mapping of wetlands in the United States and its territories.

24

NA

Riparian Mapping Standard

Standardize the geospatial mapping of riparian areas in the United States
where evaporation exceeds precipitation.

25

FGDC-STD-001.1-
1999

Biological Data Profile for Digital
Geospatial Metadata

Provide a user-defined or theme-specific profile of the FGDC Content
Standard for documenting biological resources data and information.

26

NA

Biological Nomenclature and
Taxonomy Data Standard

Rreference system for information on names (scientific and common) and
associated classification (taxonomy) for biological species

27

NA

Encoding Standards for Geospatial
Metadata

Local capture and management of the metadata and to facilitate consistent
access to and exchange of spatial metadata

28

NA

Earth Cover Classification
Standard

Production and exchange of earth cover digital data - define common
terminology at a range of scales

29

NA

Facility ID Data Standard

Facility identification data standard that supports identification of place-
based objects that are generally known as facilities
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30

FGDC-STD-007.4-
2002

Geospatial Positioning Accuracy
Standards, Part 4: Architecture,
Engineering, Facility Management

Accuracy standards for engineering drawings, maps, and surveys for
facilities, installations, structures, transportation systems, and related
projects.

31

FGDC-STD-002.7-
2000

Spatial Data Transfer Standard
(SDTS) for CADD Profile

Supports exchange of geospatial data contained within CADD systems with
other geo-processing systems.



32

FGDC-STD-010-
2000

Utilities Geospatial Data Content
Standard

Standardize geospatial information for utility systems - names, definitions,
and domains for utility system components

33

FGDC-STD-001-
1998

Content Standard for Digital
Geospatial Metadata

To provide a common set of terminology and definitions for the
documentation of digital geospatial data

34

NA

FGDC Profile(s) of the ISO TC 211
Metadata Standard (ISO 19115)

Implementable subsets and extensions of ISO 19115- Geographic
Information/Metadata and inter-linkage with FGDC support tools

35

FGDC-STD-012-
2002

Content Standard for Metadata:
Remote Sensing Metadata

Provide extensions to the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
Content Standard for metadata from remote sensing.

36

FGDC-STD-009-
1999

Content Standard for Remote
Sensing Swath Data

Defines the minimal content requirements for a remote sensing swath and
the relationships among its individual components.

37

FGDC-STD-002

Spatial Data Transfer Standard
(SDTS)

Transfer of digital spatial data between dissimilar computer systems, while
preserving information meaning

38

FGDC-STD-011-
2001

U.S. National Grid

Developing and establishing a nationally consistent grid reference system as
the preferred grid for NSDI applications.



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ANNEXURE-III: ATTRIBUTE TABLES FOR
HERITAGE LAYERS OF NNRMS CONTENT

Annex III TABLE 1: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR BIOLOGICAL RICHNESS

Applicable for layer: BioRich250BMYear

Code Description
1 Low
2 Medium
3 High
4 Orchards
5 Agriculture
6 Barren
7 Water Bodies
8 Shadow / clouds
9 Snow

Annex III TABLE 2: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR COASTAL LANDUSE

Applicable for layer: CoastLuse50CZMYear

Code Description
010000 Agricultural land
020101 Forest (nontidal) Natural
020102 Man-made
030000 Wetlands
030100 Estuary
030200 Lagoon
030300 Creek
030400 Backwater/Kayals
030500 Bay
030600 Tidal flat/mudflat
030700 Sand/Beach/Spit/Bar
030800 Coral Reef
030900 Rocky coast
031001 Mangrove Forest Dense
031002 Sparse
031100 Salt-marsh/Marsh vegetation
031200 Other vegetation
(scrub/grass/algae/seaweeds)

040000 Barren land
040100 Sandy area/dunes
040200 Mining areas /dumps
040300 Others (Rock outcrops
/Gullied /Eroded/Badlands)

050000 Built-up land
050100 Habitation
050200 Habitation with vegetation
050300 Open/vacant land
050400 Transportation
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Code Description
050401 Roads
050402 Railways
050403 Port/Harbour/jetty
050404 Waterways
050405 Airport
060000 Other features
060100 Aquaculture pond
060200 Reclaimed area
060300 Salt pans
060400 Ponds/lakes
060500 Rivers/streams
060600 Drains/outfalls/effluents
060700 Seawall/embankment
070000 High & Low tide
line
District/State
boundary
CRZ boundary



Annex III TABLE 3: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR COASTAL WETLAND/LANDFORM

Applicable for layer: Coastlwetland50CZMYear

Code Description

010101 Non Vegetated
Wetlands
Mudflat High tidal
010102 Intertidal flat
010103 Subtidal flat
010104 High tidal flat with salt encrustation
010105
010201 Sand Sandy area
010202 Beach
010203 Spit
010204 Bar/Shoal
010205
010301 Reef Coral Reef
010302 Fringing
010303 Plat form
010304 Patch
010305 Coral pinnacle
010306 Reef flat
010307 Mud over reef
010308 Sand over reef
010401 Rock Rocky coast
010402 Rock exposures
010403 Mud over rock
010404 Sand over rock
020101 Vegetated
Wetlands
Mangroves Dense
020102 Sparse
020201 Marsh vegetation Dense
020202 Sparse
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Code Description
020301 Mudflat With vegetation
020401 Beach With vegetation
020501 Reef with vegetation Dense
020502 Sparse
020503 Vegetation on sand over reef
020601 Algae on mud over reef Dense
020602 Sparse
020701 Rock Vegetation over rock
020702 Vegetation on sand over rock
030101 Water bodies Estuary
030102 Creek
030103 Lagoon
030104 Bay
040101 Shore land Coastal Dunes
040102 Dune vegetation
040103 Salt affected area
040104 Salt affected with
vegetation

040105 Reclaimed mudflat
040106 Ox bow lake/
Paleomeanders

040107 Palaeochannel
040108 Relict - alluvium
040109 Paleomudflat
040110 Strand line
040111 Flood plain
040112 High waterline
040113 Low waterline
040114 Cliff
040115 Salt pan
040116 Aquaculture pond
040117 Tank
040118 Bund/Canal
040119 Railway/Road
040120 Settlement
040121 District boundary
040122 Tidal flood boundary


Annex III TABLE 4: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR BIODIVERSITY DISTURBANCE
INDEX

Applicable for layer: BioDistIndex250BMYear

Code Description
1 Low
2 Medium
3 High
4 Orchards
5 Agriculture
6 Barren
7 Water Bodies
8 Shadow / clouds
9 Snow
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Annex III TABLE 5: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR FRAGMENTATION MAPPING

Applicable for layer: BioFragment250BMYear

Code Description
1 Low
2 Medium
3 High
4 Orchards
5 Agriculture
6 Barren
7 Water Bodies
8 Shadow / clouds
9 Snow

Annex III TABLE 6: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR GEOMORPHIC UNITS /
LANDFORMS (RGNDWM)

Applicable for layer: Geom50RGNDWMYear

Code Description
010101 Hills & Plateaus Hills Structural Hills
010102 Denudational Hills
010103 Residual Hills
010104 Inselberg
010201 Upper Plateaus Undissected
010202 Moderately Dissected
010203 Highly Dissected
010301 Middle Plateau Undissected
010302 Moderately Dissected
010303 Highly Dissected
010401 Lower Plateau Undissected
010402 Moderately Dissected
010403 Highly Dissected
010501 Others (common to
Hills and Plateaus)
Linear / Curvilinear Ridge
010502 Cuesta
010503 Mesa
010504 Butte
010505 Inselberg
010506 Outer Fringe of Plateau
010507 Fracture / Fault line Valley
010508 Intermontane Valley
010509 Valley
010510 Valley fill Shallow
010511 Valley fill Moderate
010512 Valley fill Deep
020100 Piedmont Zone Piedmont Slope
020200 Pediment
020300 Pediment-Inselberg
Complex

020401 Piedmont Alluvium Shallow
020402 Moderate
020403 Deep
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Code Description
020501 Bajada Shallow
020502 Moderate
020503 Deep
020601 Others (common to
Piedmont zone)
Linear / Curvilinear Ridge
020602 Cuesta
020603 Mesa
020604 Butte
020605 Inselberg
020606 Alluvial Fan
020607 Talus Cone
020608 Fracture / Fault line valley
020609 Valley
020610 Valley fill Shallow
020611 Valley fill Moderate
020612 Valley fill Deep
030101 Plains Pediplain (Weathered)

Shallow
030102 Moderate
030103 Deep
030201 Pediplain (Buried)

Shallow
030202 Moderate
030203 Deep
030301 Stripped Plain Shallow Basement
030302 Moderate Basement
030303 Deep Basement
030401 Others (common to
Pediplain & Stripped
Plain)
Linear / Curvilinear Ridge
030402 Cuesta
030403 Mesa
030404 Butte
030405 Inselberg
030406 Valley fill Shallow
030407 Valley fill Moderate
030408 Valley fill Deep
030409 Fracture / Fault line valley
030410 Valley
030501 Flood Plain Shallow
030502 Moderate
030503 Deep
030601 Alluvial Plain Shallow
030602 Moderate
030603 Deep
030701 Deltaic Plain Shallow
030702 Moderate
030703 Deep
030801 Others (common to
Flood Plain, Alluvial
Plain and Deltaic Plain)
Channel Bar
030802 Point Bar
030803 River Terrace
030804 Natural Levee
030805 Back Swamp
030806 Cut-off Meander
030807 Abandoned Channel
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Code Description
030808 Ox-bow Lake
030809 Palaeochannel
030810 Buried Channel
030901 Coastal Plain Shallow
030902 Moderate
030903 Deep
031001 Others (common to
Coastal Plain)
Beach
031002 Beach Ridge
031003 Beach Ridge & Swale
Complex
031004 Swale
031005 Offshore Bar
031006 Spit
031007 Mud Flat
031008 Salt Flat
031009 Tidal Flat
031010 Lagoon
031011 Channel Island
031012 Palaeochannel
031013 Buried Channel
031101 Aeolian Plain Shallow
031102 Moderate
031103 Deep
031201 Others (common to
Aeolian Plain)
Sand Dune
031202 Stabilised Dune
031203 Dune Complex
031204 Interdunal Depression
031205 Interdunal Flat
031206 Playa
031207 Desert Pavement
031208 Loess Plain
031209 Palaeochannel
031210 Buried Channel
031211 Escarpment


Annex III TABLE 7: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR GEOMORPHOLOGY (NRIS)

Applicable for layer: Geom50NRISYear

Code Description
010000 Structural Hills
010100 Structural Hills (Large)
010101 Ridge type Structural Hills (Large)
010102 Cuesta type Structural Hills (Large)
010103 Hog-back type Structural Hills (Large)
010104 Intermontane valley/ Structural Valley (Large)
010200 Structural Hills (Small)
010201 Ridge type Structural Hills (Small)
010202 Cuesta type Structural Hills (Small)
010203 Hog-back type Structural Hills (Small)
010204 Intermontane valley/ Structural Valley (Small)
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Code Description
010205 Linear Ridge/ Dyke
020000 Denudational Hills
020100 Denudational Hills (Large)
020101 Dome type Denudational Hills (Large)
020102 Mesa/ Butte type Denudational Hills (Large)
020103 Massive type Denudational Hills (Large)
020200 Denudational Hills (Small)
020201 Dome type Denudational Hills (Small)
020202 Mesa/ Butte type Denudational Hills (Small)
020203 Massive type Denudational Hills (Small)
020300 Residual Hill
020301 Dome type Residual Hills
020302 Mesa/ Butte type Residual Hills
020303 Massive type Residual Hills
030000 Plateau
030100 Upper Plateau
030101 Dissected Upper Plateau
030102 Undissected Upper Plateau
030103 Outer Fringe of Upper Plateau
030200 Lower Plateau
030201 Dissected Lower Plateau
030202 Undissected Lower Plateau
030300 Upper Plateau (Lateritic)
030301 Upper Plateau (Lateritic) - Dissected
030302 Upper Plateau (Lateritic) - Undissected
030400 Lower Plateau (Lateritic)
030401 Lower Plateau (Lateritic) - Dissected
030402 Lower Plateau (Lateritic) - Undissected
040000 Piedmont Zone
040100 Piedmont Slope
040101 Upper Piedmont Slope
040102 Lower Piedmont Slope
040200 Piedmont alluvium
040201 Upper Piedmont alluvium - Shallow
040202 Lower Piedmont alluvium - Deep
040300 Bazada
040301 Upper Bazada - Shallow
040302 Lower Bazada - Deep
040400 Alluvial fan
040401 Alluvial fan Younger
040402 Alluvial fan Older
040500 Colluvial fan
050000 Pediplain
050100 Pediplain Weathered/ buried
050101 Shallow weathered/ shallow buried Pediplain
050102 Moderately weathered/ moderately buried Pediplain
050103 Deeply weathered/ deeply buried Pediplain
040104 Valley Fill/ filled-in valley
050200 Pediplain Eroded
050201 Eroded Pediplain with shallow basement
050202 Eroded Pediplain with moderate basement
050300 Pediment - Inselberg Complex
050301 Pediment/ Valley Floor
050302 Inselberg
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Code Description
060000 Alluvial Plain
060100 Alluvial Plain Older/ Upper
060101 Buried Channel (Alluvial Plain Older/ Upper)
060102 Migrated river course (Alluvial Plain Older/ Upper)
060103 Oxbow/ serpentine lake (Alluvial Plain Older/ Upper)
060104 Paleao/ abandoned channel (Alluvial Plain Older/
Upper)
060105 Shallow alluvial plain (Older/ Upper)
060106 Deep alluvial plain (Older/ Upper)
060107 Meander scar (Older/ Upper)
060200 Alluvial Plain Younger/ Lower
060201 Buried Channel (Alluvial Plain Younger/ Lower)
060202 Migrated river course (Alluvial Plain Younger/ Lower)
060203 Oxbow/ serpentine lake (Alluvial Plain Younger/ Lower)
060204 Paleao/ abandoned channel (Alluvial Plain Younger/
Lower)
060205 Shallow alluvial plain (Younger/ Lower)
060206 Deep alluvial plain (Younger/ Lower)
060207 Meander scar (Younger/ Lower)
060300 Terraces
060301 Terraces - Younger
060302 Terraces - Older
070000 Flood Plain
070100 Flood Plain
070101 Buried channel (Flood Plain)
070102 Migrated river course (Flood Plain)
070103 Cut-off meander (Flood Plain)
070104 Point bar (Flood Plain)
070105 Channel bar (Flood Plain)
070106 Natural levee (Flood Plain)
070107 Back swamp (Flood Plain)
070108 Flood basin (Flood Plain)
070109 Shallow Flood Plain
070110 Deep Flood Plain
080000 Deltaic Plain
080100 Deltaic Plain - Upper
080101 Abandoned Channel (Upper Deltaic Plain)
080102 Buried channel (Upper Deltaic Plain)
080103 Migrated river course (Upper Deltaic Plain)
080104 Cut-off meander (Upper Deltaic Plain)
080105 Point bar (Upper Deltaic Plain)
080106 Channel bar (Upper Deltaic Plain)
080107 Natural levee (Upper Deltaic Plain)
080108 Back swamp (Upper Deltaic Plain)
080109 Flood basin (Upper Deltaic Plain)
080200 Deltaic Plain -Lower
080201 Abandoned Channels (Lower Deltaic Plain)
080202 Buried channel (Lower Deltaic Plain)
080203 Migrated river course (Lower Deltaic Plain)
080204 Cut-off meander (Lower Deltaic Plain)
080205 Point bar (Lower Deltaic Plain)
080206 Channel bar (Lower Deltaic Plain)
080207 Natural levee (Lower Deltaic Plain)
080208 Back swamp (Lower Deltaic Plain)
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Code Description
080209 Flood basin (Lower Deltaic Plain)
090000 Coastal Plain
090100 Old Coastal Plain
090101 Paleao Beach ridge (Old Coastal Plain)
090102 Paleao Beach ridge complex (Old Coastal Plain)
090103 Swale (Old Coastal Plain)
090104 Older mudflat (Old Coastal Plain)
090105 Freshwater creeks (Old Coastal Plain)
090106 Older Coastal Plain - Shallow
090107 Older Coastal Plain - Deep
090200 Young Coastal Plain
090201 Beach ridge (Young Coastal Plain)
090202 Beach ridge complex (Young Coastal Plain)
090203 Swale (Young Coastal Plain)
090204 Younger mudflat (Young Coastal Plain)
090205 Brackish water creeks (Young Coastal Plain)
090206 Coastal Plain - Shallow
090207 Coastal Plain - Deep
090208 Salt flat (Young Coastal Plain)
090209 Mud flat (Young Coastal Plain)
090210 Beach (Young Coastal Plain)
090211 Spit (Young Coastal Plain)
090212 Offshore Island (Young Coastal Plain)
090213 Lagoon (Young Coastal Plain)
090214 Reef Islands (Young Coastal Plain)
100000 Aeolian Plain
100100 Aeolian Plain
100101 Sand sheet
100102 Sand dune
100103 Dune complex
100104 Interdunal depression
100105 Playa
100106 Aeolian Plain
100107 Dissected dune complex
110000 Glacial Plain
110100 Glacial Plain
110101 Glacial outwash
110102 Terminal moraine
110103 Medical moraine
110104 Glacial till
110105 Ice Pavement
110106 Cirques
110107 Glacial Plain
989898 Habitation Mask
999999 Water Body Mask





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Annex III TABLE 8: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR GROUND WATER PROSPECTS
(NRIS)

Applicable for layers: GWater50NRISYear

Code Description
01 Excellent
02 Very good
03 Very good to good
04 Good
05 Good but Saline
06 Saline
07 Good to moderate
08 Moderate
09 Moderate to Poor
10 Poor
11 Poor to Nil
98 Habitation Mask
99 Water Body Mask


Annex III TABLE 9: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR LAND CAPABILITY (NRIS)

Applicable for layer: Landcap50NRISYear

Code Description
Class Sub-class Unit
010000 I
010100 Erosion
010101 Intensity - 1
010102 Intensity - 2
010200 Wetness
010201 Intensity - 1
010202 Intensity - 2
010300 Climate
010301 Intensity - 1
010302 Intensity - 2
010400 Soil
010401 Intensity - 1
010402 Intensity - 2
020000 II
020100 Erosion
020101 Intensity - 1
020102 Intensity - 2
020200 Wetness
020201 Intensity - 1
020202 Intensity - 2
020300 Climate
020301 Intensity - 1
020302 Intensity - 2
020400 Soil
020401 Intensity - 1
020402 Intensity - 2
030000 III
030100 Erosion
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Code Description
Class Sub-class Unit
030101 Intensity - 1
030102 Intensity - 2
030200 Wetness
030201 Intensity - 1
030202 Intensity - 2
030300 Climate
030301 Intensity - 1
030302 Intensity - 2
030400 Soil
030401 Intensity - 1
030402 Intensity - 2
040000 IV
040100 Erosion
040101 Intensity - 1
040102 Intensity - 2
040200 Wetness
040201 Intensity - 1
040202 Intensity - 2
040300 Climate
040301 Intensity - 1
040302 Intensity - 2
040400 Soil
040401 Intensity - 1
040402 Intensity - 2
050000 V
050100 Erosion
050101 Intensity - 1
050102 Intensity - 2
050200 Wetness
050201 Intensity - 1
050202 Intensity - 2
050300 Climate
050301 Intensity - 1
050302 Intensity - 2
050400 Soil
050401 Intensity - 1
050402 Intensity - 2
060000 VI
060100 Erosion
060101 Intensity - 1
060102 Intensity - 2
060200 Wetness
060201 Intensity - 1
060202 Intensity - 2
060300 Climate
060301 Intensity - 1
060302 Intensity - 2
060400 Soil
060401 Intensity - 1
060402 Intensity - 2
070000 VII
070100 Erosion
070101 Intensity - 1
070102 Intensity - 2
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Code Description
Class Sub-class Unit
070200 Wetness
070201 Intensity - 1
070202 Intensity - 2
070300 Climate
070301 Intensity - 1
070302 Intensity - 2
070400 Soil
070401 Intensity - 1
070402 Intensity - 2
080000 VIII
080100 Erosion
080101 Intensity - 1
080102 Intensity - 2
080200 Wetness
080201 Intensity - 1
080202 Intensity - 2
080300 Climate
080301 Intensity - 1
080302 Intensity - 2
080400 Soil
080401 Intensity - 1
080402 Intensity - 2
989898 Habitation Mask
999999 Water Body Mask

Annex III TABLE 10: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR LAND RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT PLAN (NRIS)

Applicable for layer: Lrdp50NRISYear

Code Description
01 Intensive Agriculture
02 Agro - Horticulture
03 Agro - Forestry
04 Horticulture
05 Hortipasture
06 Silvipasture
07 Fuel/ Fodder wood
08 Fast Growing Trees
98 Habitation Mask
99 Water Body Mask

Annex III TABLE 11: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR LANDUSE/LANDCOVER (IFFCO)

Applicable for layer: Luse250IFFCO2000

Code Description

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
010000 Built-up Built-up Built-up
020101 Agriculture Crop land Kharif only
020102 Agriculture Crop land Rabi only
020103 Agriculture Crop land Summer Crop
020104 Agriculture Crop land Double Crop Kharif-Rabi)
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Code Description
020105 Agriculture Crop land Double Crop (Rabi-Summer)
020106 Agriculture Crop land Double Crop (Kharif-Summer)
020107 Agriculture Crop land Tripple Crop (Kharif-Rabi-Summer)
020108 Agriculture Plantation Agri-Plantation
020109 Agriculture Fallow Residual Fallow (Kharif-Rabi-Summer)
030000 Forest Forest Forest
040000 Waste Land Waste Land Waste Land
050000 Water bodies Water bodies Water bodies
060000 Wetlands Wetlands Wetlands
070000 Grass Lands Grass Lands Grass Lands
080000 Snow Cover Snow Cover Snow Cover
090000 Others Others Others

Annex III TABLE 12: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR LANDUSE/LANDCOVER

Applicable for layers: Luse50NRISyear
Luse50DMSYear
Code Description
01000000 Built-up
01010000 Towns/cities (Urban)
01010100 Residential
01010200 Industrial
01010201 Salt pans
01010300 Commercial
01010301 Bus Stands
01010302 Railway Yards
01010303 Airport
01010304 Harbour/Port
01010305 Berths
01010306 Groynes
01010400 Recreational
01010401 Parks/Gardens
01010402 Play Grounds
01010403 Stadium
01010404 Race Course
01010405 Golf Course
01010406 Beaches
01010500 Public & Semi - Public
01010501 Educational Inst.
01010502 Cantonments
01010600 Mixed Built- up land
01010700 Open Spaces/ Vacant Land
01010800 Others
01010801 Reclaimed
01010802 Slum areas
01020000 Villages (Rural)
02000000 Agriculture
02010000 Crop land
02010100 Kharif
02010200 Rabi
02010300 Kharif + Rabi (double cropped)
02010400 ZAID Crop (Summer)
02020000 Fallow
02020100 Current Fallow
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Code Description
02020200 Permanent Fallow
02030000 Plantations
02030100 Tea
02030200 Coffee
02030300 Rubber
02030400 Coconut
02030500 Arcanut
02030600 Citrus wood land
02040000 Aquaculture
03000000 Forest
03010000 Evergreen/ Semi evergreen
03010100 Dense/ Closed
03010200 Open
03010300 Scrub Forest
03010400 Forest Blanks
03020000 Deciduous (Moist/Dry)
03020100 Dense/ Closed
03020200 Open
03020300 Scrub Forest
03020400 Forest Blanks
03030000 Forest Plantations
03040000 Mangroves (Littoral swamp forest)
03040100 Dense
03040200 Sparse
03050000 Shifting cultivation
03050100 Old Shifting Cultivation
03050200 Abandon Shifting Cultivation
03050300 Current Shifting Cultivation
03060000 Crop Land in Forest
04000000 Wastelands
04010000 Salt Affected Land
04020000 Gullied/ Ravenous Land
04030000 Land with scrub
04040000 Land without scrub
04050000 Sandy-Desertic Land
04060000 Mining/ Industrial waste
04070000 Barren Rocky/ Stony waste/ Sheet Rock
05000000 Water bodies
05010000 River
05010100 Water channel area
05010200 Sandy area
05010300 Tidal
05010400 River Island
05010500 River bed Cultivation
05020000 Canal
05030000 Lakes/Ponds
05040000 Reservoirs
05050000 Tanks
05060000 Cooling pond/ Cooling Reservoir
05070000 Abandoned quarries with water
05080000 Bay
05080100 Back waters
05080200 Estuary/ Kayal
05080300 Creek
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Code Description
05080400 Lagoon
05090000 Cut-off Meander
06000000 Wetlands
06010000 Inland Wetlands
06010100 Water logged
06010200 Marshy/ Swampy
06010300 Ox-bow lakes
06020000 Coastal Wetlands
06020100 Marsh Vegetation
06020200 Algae
06020300 Mud flat
06020301 High Tidal flat
06020302 Inter Tidal slope
06020303 Sub-Tidal zone
06020304 High tidal flat with salt
encrustations
06020400 Sand
06020401 Spit
06020402 Bar
06020403 Shoals
06020404 Beach ridges
06020405 Plantations on sand
06020500 Coral Reef
06020501 Fringing reef
06020502 Platform reef
06020503 Patch reef
06020504 Atoll
06020505 Coral Pinnacles
06020600 Rocky coast
07000000 Grass land / Grazing land
07010000 Dense
07020000 Degraded
08000000 Snow covered
08010000 Perennial
08020000 Glacial area


Annex III TABLE 13: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR LITHOLOGIC UNITS / ROCK
TYPES

Applicable for layer: Litho50RGNDWMYear

Code Description
11 Unconsolidated Sediments Alluvium sand / silt dominant
12 Alluvium clay dominant
13 Alluvium sand / silt & clay alternating
beds
14 Colluvium clay / silt dominant
15 Colluvium pebble / cobble dominant
16 Aeolian Sand / silt
17 Loess
21 Residual Cappings Laterite (ferricrete)
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Code Description
22 Bauxite (alecrete)
23 Kankar (Calcrete)
24 Chert (silcrete)
25 Detrital laterite / bauxite
31 Deccan Traps & Intertrappeans Inter-/infra-trappean sand / clay beds
32 Tuffacious basalt
33 Vesicular basalt
34 Amygdaloidal basalt
35 Massive basalt
36 Columnar basalt
37 Red / green bole
41 Older Volcanics & Metavolcanics Basalt / meta basalt
42 Rhyolite / meta rhyolite
43 Dacite / meta dacite
44 Andesite / meta andesite
51 Semi-Consolidated Sediments Sandstone / pebble bed / conglomerate
52 Shaly sandstone
53 Sandstone with shale / coal bands
54 Sandy shale
55 Shale with sandstone / limestone bands
56 Shale / coal / lignite
57 Limestone / shell limestone
58 Limestone with shale bands
61 Consolidated Sediments Thin bedded / flaggy sandstone /
quartzite
62 Thick bedded / massive sandstone /
quartzite
63 Thin bedded / flaggy limestone /
dolomite
64 Thick bedded / massive limestone /
dolomite
65 Shaly limestone
66 Shale with limestone / sandstone bands
/ lenses
67 Shale
68 Conglomerate
71 Plutonic Rocks Alkaline rocks
72 Basic rocks
73 Ultrabasic / ultramafic rocks
81 Gneiss-Granitoid Complex / Charnockite-
Khondalite Complex / Migmatite

82 Granites / Acidic rocks
83 Migmatite / Migmatite complex
Granitoid Gneiss / Gneissic Granitoid /
Granitoid complex
84 Charnockite
85 Khondalite
86 Charnockite Khondalite complex
91 Metamorphic Rocks Gneiss
92 Schist
93 Phyllite
94 Slate
95 Quartzite
96 Calc-gneiss / schist
97 Marble / Crystalline limestone
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Annex III TABLE 14: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR METEROLOGICAL
OBSERVATIONS

Applicable for layer: Met50NRISYear

Code and Description for Met50NRISYear
Code
Location (as per meteorological observations)


Annex III TABLE 15: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR METEROLOGICAL
OBSERVATIONS DATA

Applicable for layer: Met50NRISYear.dat

Content of Met50NRISYear.dat
Met50NRISYear-id
Location Name
Year of Observation
Month of Observation
Minimum Temperature
Maximum Temperature
Average Temperature
Relative Humidity
Average Rainfall
Peak Rainfall
Number of Rainy Days in Month
Average Wind Speed


Annex III TABLE 16: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR MINERALS OBSERVATIONS
POINTS

Applicable for layer: Min50NRISYear
Code Description
01 Existing
02 Mining in Progress
03 Abandoned


Annex III TABLE 17: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR POST FLOOD MAP (DMSP)

Applicable for layer: FloodPost50DMSYear
Code Description
01 Pre-flood water
02 Land mask
03 Others



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Annex III TABLE 18: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR PRE FLOOD MAP (DMSP)

Applicable for layer: FloodPre50DMSYear

Code Description
01 Post-flood water
02 Land mask
03 Others

Annex III TABLE 19: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR SLOPE

Applicable for layer: Slope50NRISYear

Code Description
Slope Aspect
0100 0-1%
0200 1-3%
0300 3-5%
0400 5-10%
0500 10-15%
0600 15-35%
0601 North (NE & NW)
0602 South (SE & SW)
0603 East
0604 West
0700 35-50 %
0701 North (NE & NW)
0702 South (SE & SW)
0703 East
0704 West
0800 50-70 %
0801 North (NE & NW)
0802 South (SE & SW)
0803 East
0804 West
0900 > 70 %
0901 North (NE & NW)
0902 South (SE & SW)
0903 East
0904 West
9898 Habitation Mask
9999 Water Body Mask

Annex III TABLE 20: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR SOILS (NATIONAL GIS)

Applicable for layer: Soil250NATGISYear

Code Description
Soil Codes As given in the NBSS & LUP map

Soil depth
01 Deep Deep, Moderately deep, slightly/moderately
shallow (depth > 50 cm)
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Code Description
02 Moderate Shallow (25 - 50 cm)
03 Shallow Very shallow (10 - 25 cm)
04 Others Extremely shallow (< 10 cm)
Soil texture
01 Fine texture Clay, clay loam, Sandy clay, Silty clay, Sandy clay
loam, Silty clay loam
02 Medium texture Loam, silt loam, silt, sandy loam
03 Coarse texture Loamy sand, sand
04 Others Rocky, other non-soil categories (Built-up,
waterbodies, etc.)
Soil erosion
01 Slight None to slight, Slight
02 Moderate Moderate
03 Severe Severe
04 Others Very severe, gullied
Soil slope
01 Level to Very gently sloping Nearly leveled (0-1 %), very gently sloping (1-3 %)
02 Gently sloping Gently sloping (3-8 %)
03 Moderately sloping Moderately sloping (8-15 %)
04 Others Moderately steep sloping (15-30 %), Steeply
sloping (30-50 %); Very steeply sloping (>50 %)

Annex III TABLE 21: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR STRUCTURES (RGNDWM)

Applicable for layer: Structure50RGNDWMYear

Code Description
0101 Bedding Gentle (<10
0
dip)
0102 Moderate (10-45
0
dip)
0103 Steep (45-80
0
dip)
0104 Sub-vertical to vertical (>80
0
dip)
0201 Schistosity / Foliation Gentle (<10
0
dip)
0202 Moderate (10-45
0
dip)
0203 Steep (45-80
0
dip)
0204 Sub-vertical to vertical (>80
0
dip)
0301 Fault Minor (< 3 km length)
0302 Major (> 3 km length)
0401 Fracture / lineament Minor (< 3 km length)
0402 Major (> 3 km length)
0501 Fracture / lineament (inferred) Minor (< 3 km length)
0502 Major (> 3 km length)
0601 Folds Anticline / Antiform
06-02 Syncline / Synform
0701 Shear zone
0801 Trend line

Annex III TABLE 22: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR STRUCTURES (NRIS)

Applicable for layer: Structure50NRISYear

Code Description
Structure Definition
01 Lineament Faults/fractures
02 Fault Confirmed fault with displacement of rock
formations
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Code Description
03 Fault inferred Displacement of rock formations inferred
(where evidences are not very clear)
04 Fracture A rupture not causing any displacement of rock
formation
05 Fracture/Faultine valley Valleys formed along fractures/faults
06 Structural trends A trace of structural feature in arcuate/circular/
folded nature
07 Dip/Strike (Filed, image)
08 Escarpment
09 Hogback
10 Cuesta
11 Fold axis
12 Anticlinal axis plunging
13 Anticlinal axis non-plunging
14 Synclinal axis plunging
15 Synclinal axis non-plunging
16 Ridge serrated
17 Ridge crest

Annex III TABLE 23: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR SURFACE WATER BODIES
(DrainP layer of NRIS)

Applicable for layer: Swater50NRISYear

Code Description
01 River
02 Canal
03 Lakes/ Ponds
04 Reservoirs
05 Tanks
06 Cooling Pond/ Cooling Reservoir
07 Abandoned quarries with water
08 Bay
09 Cut-off Meander

Annex III TABLE 24: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR VEGETATION (BIODIVERSITY)

Applicable for layer: Veg250BIOYear

Code Description
010000 Forest
010100 Phenology
010101 Evergreen
010102 Semi Evergreen
010103 Moist Deciduous
010104 Dry Deciduous
010200 Gregarious
010201 Sal
010202 Teak
010203 Dipterocarpus
010204 Mesua
010205 Bamboo
010206 Pine
010207 Fir
010208 Spruce
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Code Description
010209 Oak
010210 Deodar
010300 Locale specific
010301 Mangrove
010302 Shoals
010303 Riverine
010304 Sacred Grooves
010305 Coal Reefs
010400 Forest Plantation
010401 Teak
010402 Eucalyptus
010403 Acacia
010404 Hollang
010405 Ghamare
010406 Sal
010500 Degradational stages
010501 Abandoned Jhum
010502 Degraded forest stages
020000 Woodlands
030000 Scrubs/Shrubs
040000 Grasslands
050000 Wetlands
060000 Orchards
060001 Tea
060002 Coffee
060003 Areca nut
060004 Coconut
060005 Rubber
070000 Agriculture
070001 Crop
070002 Fallow / barren
080000 Settlements
090000 Waterbody

Annex III TABLE 25: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR WASTELAND (2000 & 2003)

Applicable for layers: Wasteland50WM2000
Wasteland50WM2003

Wasteland50WM2000 Wasteland50WM2003
Code Description Code Description
01 Gullied and/or ravinous 0101 Shallow
0102 Medium
0103 Deep
02 Land with or without scrub 0201 Land with scrub
0202 Land without scrub
03 Waterlogged and marshy 0301 Permanent
0302 Seasonal
04 Saline/Alkaline 0401 Strong
0402 Moderate
0403 Slight
05 Shifting cultivation 0501 Abandoned
0502 Current
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Wasteland50WM2000 Wasteland50WM2003
Code Description Code Description
06 Degraded notified forest /
Under utilised
0601 Scrub dominant
0602 Agricultural Land
07 Degraded
pastures/grazing land
0701 Degraded pastures/grazing land
08 Degraded land under
plantation crops
0801 Degraded land under plantation
crops
09 Sands 0901 Flood plain
0902 Levees
0903 Coastal sand
0904 Semi stabilised to stabilised
(>40m)
0905 Semi stabilised to stabilised
moderate (15-40m)
0906 Semi stabilised to stabilised low
(>40m)
0907 Closely spaced inter-dune area
10 Mining / industrial
wastelands
1001 Mining wastelands
1002 Industrial wastelands
11 Barren rocky/stony waste
area
1100 Barren rocky/stony waste area
12 Steep sloping area 1200 Steep sloping area
13 Snow covered and/or
glacial area
1300 Snow covered and/or glacial area
Non Wasteland Features
14 Water bodies
(Ponds/Tank/ Reservoir)
1400 Water bodies (Ponds/Tank/
Reservoir)
15 Settlement 1500 Settlement
16 Sands (tank/river bed) 1600 Sands (tank/river bed)
17 River 1700 River
18 Miscellaneous Polygon 1800 Miscellaneous Polygon

Annex III TABLE 26: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR AREA SPECIFIC WATER
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Applicable for layer: WrdpPoint50NRISYear

Code Description
01 Tube Wells
02 Dug-cum-bore Wells
03 Dug Wells
04 Farm Ponds
05 Paddy Bunding/ Farm Bunding
06 Boulder Checks
07 Vegetative Bunds
08 Contour Bunding
09 Contour Terracing
98 Habitation Mask
99 Water Body Mask

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Annex III TABLE 27: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR LOCATION WATER RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Applicable for layer: WrdpPoly50NRISYear

Code Description
01 Check Dams
02 Nullah Bunds
03 Percolation Tank
04 Underground Bandharas
05 K T Weirs

Annex III TABLE 28: ATTRIBUTE TABLE FOR WETLAND (2000)

Applicable for layer: Wetland250WET2000


Code Description
0100 Inland Wetlands
0101 Lakes/Ponds
0102 Ox-Bow Lakes/ Cut-Off Meanders
0103 Playas
0104 Alpine /Moraine dammed lakes
0105 Seasonally flooded high altitude meadows/
grasslands
0106 River/stream
0107 Riverine Marshes/swamps
0200 Coastal/Estuarine/Marine Wetlands
0201 Estuary
0202 Lagoons
0203 Creeks
0204 Bay
0205 Sand/Beach/Spit/Bar
0206 Rocky Coast
0207 Intertidal Mud/sand/ Salt flats
0208 Salt Marsh/swamp
0209 Mangroves
0210 Mud with vegetation
0211 Coral Reefs
0300 Man made Wetlands
0301 Reservoirs
0302 Barrages
0303 Tanks
0304 Industrial ponds/mining pools
0305 Waterlogged (permanent)
0306 Aquaculture Ponds
0307 Salt pans


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ANNEXURE-IV: GUIDELINES FOR
MAPPING ACTIVITIES

This Annexure of the standard document aims at providing guidelines to prepare
thematic maps obtained remote sensing platforms. Thematic information extraction
from remote sensing data is possible either by visual interpretation of remote sensing
images in analog form or on-screen digitization or digital analysis. Major steps
involved in data preparation for thematic mapping are as follows:

Data selection:

Selection of suitable remote sensing data compatible with the scale and level
of mapping as given in this document (Table 8);
Selection of remote sensing data, optimum for a specific theme; for example,
in case of agriculture, identify the suitable time window for mapping different
crops in a given area based a study of the crop calendar. Similarly, for
mapping double cropped area, it is necessary to use two season (kharif, jaid
and/or rabi) data;
Use of optimum number of multispectral channels to avoid redundancy and
efficiently manage the computing resources.

Data Preparation:
Once the data is selected for analysis (visual or digital), the data is
geometrically corrected and projected as recommended in the this document
(TABLE 5.1);
Calibration of satellite is an important step to avoid discrepancies due to
differences in sensor responses, atmospheric conditions, changes in
illumination and viewing configurations and seasonal differences; good
relative calibration would be sufficient for data acquired by the same sensor
over a period of reasonable time in change detection studies. However,
absolute calibration is essential if data from different sensors were used and
parameter retrievals are involved;
If the satellite data pertaining to the study area falls in more than one image
frame, seamless mosaicking should be carried out with radiometric
normalization; selection of data acquired from different paths needs to be as
close as possible in terms of time period;
Base map needs to be prepared from the toposheet of corresponding scale
depicting the roads, railway lines, settlements etc., and draw administrative
boundaries viz., states, districts, taluka;
Suitable legend, compatible with the scale and level of mapping needs to be
used as per standards.

Ancillary data:
Information extraction and theme contents & quality are generally enhanced
depending on the availability and usage of ancillary data for the study area.
These data in map form, may be available at different levels / scales and it is
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desirable to use this information at scales compatible with the remote sensing
data being used. Spatial data like topo-sheets, cadastral maps, published
geological/geomorphology maps, soil maps, elevation/contours etc., from
authentic sources and the attribute data from various government and non-
government agencies shall be used with due acknowledgement. However, it
is to be noted that accuracy and reliability of such ancillary data will have its
influence on the accuracy of information derived using remote sensing data;
necessary discretion needs to be exercised by the experienced analyst in this
regard.

Data Analysis:

Field visit for ground truth collection needs to be carried out based on suitable
sampling plan, accounting for all variations in the study area. Depending on
the heterogeneity of the area, number of sample sites may be decided.
However, 10% of the area is the recommended norm;
It should be ensured that the theme expert who has collected ground truth
information is the one who prepares the map by visual analysis and has
sufficient experience in the interpretation of remote sensing data;
Unit delineation (for visual interpretation or onscreen digitisation) shall confirm
to minimum mappable unit (MMU) as per standards and makes use of all
interpretation keys viz., tone/colour, texture, size, shape, pattern, association,
shadow etc.;
Classification of the data should be mutually exclusive (map units or pixel
assigned to a specific class with no ambiguity) and exhaustive (all pixels/ map
units are labelled);
In case of digital analysis of data, classification approach may be based on
total area enumeration (if the area is not very large and relatively
homogeneous and spatial distribution of various classes need to be pictorially
represented in a map form) or based on sampling approach (suitable when
the area is large & highly heterogeneous and class statistics are the desired
outputs);
Classification technique may be supervised or unsupervised or hybrid or rule
based; in case of supervised classification :

o Specify sufficient number of training area pixels for each of the classes;
a minimum of 20-25 pixels is the norm; sufficient care needs to be
taken such that within class variability is accounted for while defining
the training areas;
o Purity of training areas may be ascertained by class separability
analysis using known measures of similarity/separability. These
training areas may be purified/redefined or split/merged to account for
inter as well as intra class variability, if necessary;
o Identify the optimum set of spectral channels for digital classification by
eliminating the redundancy among the bands to save management
resources;
o Image classification may be carried out using known per pixel (ML,
ANN) or segment based (Nearest Neighbour, fuzzy);
o In case of unsupervised classification necessary regrouping and
labelling of the clusters formed should be carried out by the analyst
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based on ground truth; popular among these techniques are k-means
clustering, ISODATA (split merge) clustering;
o In case of rule based classification approach, necessary inputs for
single or multi-date data sets need to be specified for each of the
classes and necessary decision rules be formed (ex. See5).
Section 1.01 Post image classification analysis

Often output of a per pixel classifier is noisy with too many isolated pixels
belonging to different classes; To aid in further analysis of data for deriving
class boundaries, smoothing of the data may be carried out by majority filter;
Accuracy of classification of remote sensing image may be computed using
confusion matrix and kappa measure; input for classification accuracy may be
provided with an independent set of training (or randomly chosen pixels)
areas based on ground truth information collected at pre or post image
classification stage;
Area statistics for each of the classes may be generated for the entire study
area or for each of the desired administrative boundaries;
Map composition with details such as legend, northing, latitude/longitude
graticules, map scale along with projection details may be carried out for
outputs in analog or digital form for further use by the Users;
For further analysis in GIS environment, each of the classes may vectorised
and respective layers generated.
Section 1.02 Data quality check

Map scale and its compatibility with respect to the expected information
content (level) and suitability of spatial resolution and multispectral remote
sensing data used should be as per standards (Table 8);
Legend content and exhaustiveness has to meet the specified guidelines at a
given scale; Legend symbolization will be as per the mapping conventions;
Classification system adopted should commensurate with the scale of
mapping. The standard document provides guidelines for seven thematic
layers conceived under NRR;
Map accuracy should be verified in terms of its content and purity, at least for
10% of the area;
Edge matching different map sheets covering the study area should be
verified in all aspects;
Map symbols and reference shall be as defined in the scheme; colouring
scheme will be uniform and as per the guidelines;
Thematic accuracy shall be 90% in cover categories and 75% in earth science
(geological/geomorphologic features) categories;
Meta data should be provided giving the details of the report and the maps
viz., study area, scale, projection, classification systems, linkages.

These are only broad guidelines to prepare thematic maps.

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ANNEXURE-V: GUIDELINES FOR
PROCESS OF GIS DATABASE CREATION

The following guidelines are listed for defining process of GIS database creation:

The GIS databases should adhere to the NNRMS design standards vis--vis
spatial framework, content legends and the quality standards.

Appropriated data model(s) should be adopted and detailed database schema
should be worked in order to:

o Encapsulate the guidelines given in NNRMS standards document
o Support the data services and application goals of NRR.

The data model and database schema can be worked out by the NRDB
project in consultation with various feeder projects, reviewed and approved by
NRR-MC for adoption by all the projects.

All the projects, creating GIS databases, should adopt this schema for
creating the databases at their end.

Based on this schema, the detailed steps for creating the GIS databases
should be enlisted and adopted by the projects/ agencies.


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ANNEXURE-VI: GUIDELINES FOR
PORTING GIS DATABASE INTO NRR

The following guidelines are listed for porting any NNRMS data/products into NRR:

Any ingest will always be in digital format.
Conformity to NNRMS Content layers. If the layer is not listed then it has to be
incorporated into Standard and then ported to the Repository.
Conformity to Thematic mapping Standards. A detailed QA report from the
mapping team and a sample-based QC evaluation report from the Mapping-
QC team would be assessed for conformance to NNMRS Image and
Thematic Mapping Standards. This would go into the NNRMS Metadata
appropriately.
Conformity to codes and description of layer in NNRMS Standard formats
Conformity to the GIS database specifications vis--vis NNRMS NSF
Conformity to the data model and database schema, to be subsequently
worked out and defined by NNRMS NRDB project.
Incorporation of map into NNRMS Metadata
Ingest of GIS layer into Repository.
Symbology checks (based on symbology standards to be worked out and
released in subsequent versions of NNRMS Standards) and ingest to
Repository
QA and QC Report at GISDB level as per NNRMS Quality Standards
Final clearance for Operational Access on Repository.


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REFERENCES

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A large number of documents and articles have been referred in making these NNRMS
Standards. Some of the important documents and web-links are mentioned below:

1. http://www.nnrms.gov.in/reports - a number NNRMS reports, methodology manuals,
standard documents can be accessed from here.

2. CEN Standards document from
http://www.cenorm.be/CENORM/BusinessDomains/TechnicalCommitteesWorkshops
/CENTechnicalCommittees/Standards.asp?param=6268&title=CEN%2FTC+287).

3. CW Manual, 1991. Manual for Mapping of Coastal Wetlands/Landforms & Shoreline
changes using Satellite Data. A SAC/ISRO Report No. IRS-UP/SAC/MCE/TN/32/91,
March 1991 by S. R. Nayak et. al.

4. EO 10
th
Plan Document, 2000. An ISRO/EOS document of December 2000.

5. FGDC Standards document from
(http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/status/textstatus.html#Final)

6. GeoConnections Standards document from
(http://www.geoconnections.org/publications/reports/PlanAndProcess/Recommendati
ons_E.pdf)

7. GSDI CookBook ver 2.0 from www.gsdiassociation.org

8. IRS Data Products Committee Report, 2001. Report of Committee for Map
projections and Datum for future IRS Data Products (2001). A SAC Publication -
SPDD/SIPG/SAC of 2001

9. ISO documents from http://www.isotc211.org/Outreach/Overview/Overview.htm

10. ISO-19136 (2004). Geographic information Geography Markup Language (GML)
Draft Report.

11. NMP, 2005. National Map Policy of 2005. http://dst.gov.in/doc/NationalMapPolicy.doc

12. NNRMS, 1998. Monitoring and evaluation of watersheds in Karnataka using satellite
remote sensing. An ISRO/NNRMS publication - ISRO-NNRMS-TR-98-1998

13. NNRMS, 2000. Multilevel soil mapping using Remote Sensing. An ISRO/NNRMS
publication - ISRO-NNRMS-TR-101-2000.

14. NNRMS, 2004. NUIS Design Standard. A publication of NNRMS under the NNRMS
Standing Committee on Urban management of November, 2004.

15. NNRMS, 2005. Large Scale Mapping (LSM), Project Execution Document, NNRMS,
2005.

16. NRIS Standards, 1999. NRIS node design & standards. A NNRMS publication -
ISRO-NNRMS-SP-72-99 and available on http://www.nnrms.gov.in/reports/96-00.htm

17. NRR Programme Document, 2005. A document of NNRMS of April, 2005

18. NRSA, 1989. National Land use / land cover Mapping using Satellite imagery, Part-I
and Part-II.
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19. NRSA, 1995. Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development Technical Guidelines.

20. NRSA, 1995. IMSD Guidelines for QAS.

21. NRSA, 1986. Manual of Procedure for Wastelands Mapping using Remote Sensing
Techniques.

22. NRSA, 1997. Manual of Procedure for Preparation of Wastelands digital database
using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques.

23. NRSA, 2000. Operation Manual for NOAA AVHRR database Vegetation Index
generation in ERDAS Imagine.

24. NRSA, 2000. Operation Manual for IRS WiFS database Vegetation Index generation
in ERDAS Imagine.

25. NRSA, 2000. Methodology and Technical Guidelines for Preparation of Ground water
Prospects Management, RGNDWM Project.

26. NRSA, 2003. Methodology and Technical Guidelines for Preparation of ground water
Prospects Management, RGNDWM Project.

27. NRSA/IIRS, 2003. Biodiversity Characterization at Landscape level using Satellite
Remote Sensing and GIS.

28. NRSA, 2005. National Land use and Land cover Mapping using Multispectral AWiFS
data: Project Manual.

29. NSDI Exchange Standards A SOI Publication of November, 2003

30. NSDI Metadata, 2003. NSDI Metadata Standard - a NNRMS publication ISRO-
NNRMS-TR-104-2003 of October 2003.

31. OGC GML 3.1 document from
http://portal.opengeospatial.org/files/?artifact_id=4700)

32. RRSSC-N, 1990. Manual of Nationwide Land use/ Land cover mapping using digital
techniques-Part II. Technical Report, Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre,
ISRO, Nagpur.

33. RRSSC-N, 2002. Map Projections and Datum for a National Spatial Data
Infrastructure by SS Rao, YVN Krishnamurthy, DS Prakasa Rao. Design Paper and
Presentation at the NSDI-II Workshop held in Ooty in July, 2002.

34. RRSSC-Nagpur, 2005. Natural Resources Geo-database Standards, Technical
Document, RRSSC/NGP/R&D/2005/1, January 2005.

35. Wetlands, 1998. Wetlands of India. A Space Applications Centre (ISRO),
Ahmedabad publication by Garg J.K., Singh T.S. and Murthy T.V.R.

















GLOSSARY


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GLOSSARY


3-sigma

A measure of confidence of a term and its value in terms of
probability. 3-sigma means that 99% of the times the measured value
conforms to the specified value.

Accuracy The closeness of results of observations, computations or estimates
to the true values or the values accepted as being true. Higher
accuracy means the reliability of the data/information is good.

Aggregation Data aggregation is a process in which information is
presented/expressed in a summary form. In the context of NNRMS,
Aggregation will mean the process of representing larger scale map
information into smaller scale map. For example, representing
Landuse Level-III aggregated to Landuse Level-II or a Base Map
features aggregated from 1:250K to 1:50K scales.

Ancillary data In the context of NNRMS, ancillary data means the associated data
that is used (or aids) for interpretation/analysis or deriving meaningful
information from RS images. For example, topographic maps may be
ancillary data in a RS interpretation for Landuse Mapping.

Attribute Information about a geographic feature in a GIS, generally stored in a
table and linked to the feature by a unique identifier. For example,
attributes of a river might include its name, length, and average depth
or attribute for a village may be its population.

Attribute data Tabular and/or textual data describing the geographic characteristics
of map features.

Boundary template In the context of NNRMS Standard, the template or envelope of an
authentic and correct representation of national, state, village and
other boundaries (most of which are adopted from published maps
from relevant agencies SOI etc). In a way, this template defines the
limits of the NNRMS databases and allows the use of the same
boundary for all process operations.

Cadastral Map A map showing the boundaries of land parcels or cadastres. It is
usually drawn cartographically from land records (Tippan books) and
are abstract representations of precise-land survey measurements on
a map. Cadastral Maps are drawn and created on village-basis and
are at different scales 1:7920 or 1:3860 and so on in different states
of India.

Cadastral
Reference
Database
Digital Spatial database of available Cadastral Maps of villages that
are referenced with precisely-corrected satellite images (using GCPs)
thus allowing correlation of Cadastral Maps and satellite images.
Further, the referenced maps are then misaimed across villages and
organised into seamless CRD GIS databases.



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Central Meridian In the context of NNRMS Standards, Central Meridian defines the
Central Longitude of a bounding box for determining the coordinate
system origin (along with Central latitude). Longitudes are great
circles on the surface of the Earth passing through the geographical
poles.

Clearinghouse An automated or manual system that controls and regulates
transactions between distributed spatial data servers to meet the user
requests and demands for spatial data.

Client A relatively small personal computer or workstation in a multi-tier
architecture that is directly used by a user. Client computers typically
offload much of the processing and persistence to larger server
computers.

Coordinates Pairs of numbers expressing horizontal distances along orthogonal
axes; alternatively, triplets of numbers measuring horizontal and
vertical distances.

Data Collection of related facts arranged in a particular format; often, the
basic elements of information that are produced, stored, or processed
by a computer.

Data Base
Management
System (DBMS)

A software application that enables one to create and manipulate
data that is stored in the form of databases.
Data Format

Common
It is the way in which data are systematically arranged for
transmission between computers, or between computer and a device

Database A collection of data organized in a systematic manner so that they
can be accessed on demand.

Datum A set of parameters and control points used to accurately define the
3-dimensional shape of the earth into a planar coordinate system.

DEM Any digital representation of the continuous variation of relief over
topographic surface.

Dimensional data Data that has one or more dimensional components and is described
by multiple values.

Domain In the definition of the elements in the metadata standard, the domain
identifies valid values for a data element.

eXtensible Markup
Language (XML)
A document creation language developed by the World Wide Web
Consortium to replace Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) used to
create webpages.

False Easting Value added to all x-coordinates to create a coordinate system with
no negative x-values in the geographic region for which it is designed.

False Northing Value added to all y-coordinates to create a coordinate system with
no negative y-values in the geographic region for which it is designed.

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Geographic
Coordinate System

A reference system that uses latitude and longitude to define the
locations of points on the surface of a sphere or spheroid.
Geographic
Information System
A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer - based tool for
mapping, collecting, storing, retrieving, transforming, analysing and
displaying spatial and non-spatial data from the real world for a
particular set of purpose.

Geo-relational
structures
A geographic data model that represents geographic features as an
interrelated set of spatial and attribute data. The geo-relational model
is the fundamental data model used in coverages.

Grid A data structure composed of points located at the nodes of an
imaginary grid. The spacing of the nodes is constant in both the
horizontal and vertical directions.

Grid size Raster cell size in an image or the spacing of distance in a raster data
GIS.

Image A digital file comprising pixels that represents measures local
reflectance values in a specified part of the EM spectrum.

Information Processed and meaning derived from raw data.

Interoperability Interoperability is the ability of systems, services and organizations to
work together seamlessly toward common or diverse goals in a
manner that requires the user to have little or no knowledge of the
unique characteristics of the systems.

In the context of NNRMS, Interoperability is the ability for operations
across vendor-compliant GIS formats so that easy exchange of GIS
data and its use is possible from one GIS package to another GIS
package.

Landuse/Landcover
Map
A map showing the use of land and also depicting the cover existing
on land. Landcover is generally derived from RS images and Landuse
is interpreted based on additional knowledge. In the context of
NNRMS, a very important information from satellite images and an
important parameter for development and monitoring.

Latitude Latitude gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the
Equator and is an angular measurement ranging from 0 at the
Equator to 90 at the poles.

Latitude of Origin The latitude values that defines the origin of the y-coordinate values
for a projection. Along with Central Meridian determines the origin of
the coordinate system.

Layer In the context of NNRMS, a Layer is a unit of the repository that
depicts one theme say, a Landuse/Landcover layer or a Village
Layer. Layer conotates the way spatial information is visualized in a
GIS context as layers of information.


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LCC (Lamberts
Conformal Conic)
Projection
Conformal map projections that have concentric parallels and equally
spaced, straight meridians meeting the parallels at right angles.
Provide a good directional and shape relationships for East-West
mid-latitudinal zones.

Longitude Longitude describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a
north-south line called the Prime Meridian and is given as an angular
measurement ranging from 0 at the Prime Meridian to +180
eastward and 180 westward. Unlike latitude, which has the equator
as a natural starting position, there is no natural starting position for
longitude. Therefore, a reference meridian had to be chosen.

Map Graphical representation of the physical features (natural, artificial, or
both) of a part or the whole of the Earth's surface, by means of signs
and symbols or photographic imagery, at an established scale, on a
specified projection, and with the means of orientation indicated.

Map Projection The functional mapping of a curved horizontal reference surface of
the earth onto a flat 2D plane using mathematical equations.

Metadata Metadata is characteristic data about spatial data that describes the
content, quality, access, availability, costs etc so that a user can is
guided about the availability and access to these datasets.

National GIS It is a major initiative by NNRMS and NIC to establish a multi layered
GIS for Planning in G2G domain. It consists of satellite images and
spatial data of both the organisations. This will be used for making
plan-scenarios, integrated analysis and regional imbalance studies.

NNRMS NNRMS is a unique virtual system encompassing various
departments of the Central and state governments that address the
issue of integrated natural resources management in the country.
NNRMS, through its programme sand projects, creates a national
information system that supports the national management system
with decision alternatives.

The Department of Space is the nodal agency for NNRMS and an
apex Planning Committee of NNRMS oversees and guides the
NNRMS.

NRR NRR meaning Natural Resources Repository is a systematic
archive of all the digital spatial data holdings of thematic and base
maps generated by NNRMS and which enables information services
and application solutions to users.

Open standards Standards that are built on open and transparent architecture
basically enabling a process of declaration of what one is doing and
allowing others to access data at lowest levels of denominations.

Protocol A protocol is a set of rules defining communication between systems.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and HTTP (Hypertext Transport
Protocol) are examples of other protocols used for communication
between systems across the Internet.


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Query A set of conditions or questions that form the basis for the retrieval of
information from a database.

Relational database A type of database in which the data is organized across several
tables, organized according to relationships between data items.

Scale The proportion or ratio between a map measurement and the
corresponding measurement in the real world.

Scale Factor On a reference globe, the actual scale divided by the principal scale;
The principal scale is a given representative fraction for a reference
globe derived by dividing the earths radius by the radius of the globe.

Schema

The structure or design of a database or database object such as a
table. In a relational database, the schema defines the tables, the
fields in each table, and the relationships between fields and tables.
Schemas are generally stored in a data dictionary.

Seamless In the context of NNRMS, seamless means a layer that does not
have seams of boundaries (administrative or disjointed frames) and
appears as a single unit say, for the whole nation.

Search and Access
Protocols
Search and Access protocols define the procedures for searching and
accessing spatial data based on transactions between a user and a
server on a network.

Server In the context of NNMRS, a Server is a specially architectured
computer that has the tools and ability to serve spatial data from a
Standardised archive.

SOI Graticule A network of latitude-longitude representing a selection of the earths
parallels and meridians.

Spatial data Information about the location and shape of, and relationship among,
geographic features usually stored as coordinates and topology.

Spatial Data
Infrastructure
The framework of technologies, policies, standards, and human
resources necessary to acquire, process, store, distribute, and
improve the utilization of geospatial data.

Spatial data
structures
A class of data structures designed to store spatial information and
facilitate its manipulation.

Spatial database A database containing spatial data or information.

Spatial framework Spatial framework is a combination of datum, projection and bounding
limits definition (with assessment of accuracy) that allows the easy
and accurate registration, transformation and visualization of the
spatial information in the repository. In its simplest form, any spatial
framework would be a frame of geographical coordinates with link
points aimed at providing an invariant reference for all spatial data
sets.

Spatial resolution The minimum size of the objects that can be detected by a sensor
system.
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SQL Structural Query Language syntax for defining and manipulating
data from a relational database.

Standard Parallel The line of latitude where the projection surface touches the surface.
A tangent conic or cylindrical projection has one standard parallel,
while a secant conic or cylindrical projection has two. A standard
parallel has no distortion.

Standards Documented agreements containing technical specifications to be
used consistently as rules, guidelines, or definitions of characteristics,
to ensure that materials, products, procedures, and services are fit for
their purpose.

Symbology The set of conventions, or rules, that define how geographic features
are represented with symbols on a map. A characteristic of a feature
may influence the size, color, and shape of the symbol used.

Template A kind of map document that provides a quick way to create a new
map. Templates can contain data, a custom interface, and a
predefined layout that arranges map elements, such as North arrows,
scale bars, and logos, on the virtual page.

Thematic Map Map designed to provide information on a single theme, such as
landuse, geology, rainfall, population, etc.

Topographic Map Spatial representation of the surface features of a place or region on
a map, indicating their relative positions and elevations. Topographic
maps are prepared by SOI in India.

Transverse
Mercator (TM)
A transverse Mercator projection is a map projection similar to the
Mercator projection in that it is a projection of Earth on a tangent
cylinder by rays radial with respect to the cylinder. However, in a
transverse Mercator projection, the cylinder is tangent at some
meridian rather than at the equator.

WGS-84 World Geodetic System of 1984. A geocentric datum and geographic
coordinate system, which provides a terrestrial frame that, is
accepted across the user community.















LIST OF ACRONYMS


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LIST OF ACRONYMS

ANN Artificial Neural Networks
AUSLIG Australian Surveying and Land Information Group
AWiFS Advanced Wide Field Sensor
BISAG Bhaskaracharya Institute of Space Applications and Geo-Informatics
CADD computer aided design and drafting
CD-ROM Compact Disk Read Only Memory
CEN European Committee for Standardization
CEOS Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
CGDI Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure
CGM Computer Graphics Metafile
CMT Coordinate Movement Tolerance
CRD Cadastral Referencing Database
CRS Coordinate Reference Systems
CSL Conceptual Schema Language
DDMMSS Degree Minute Second
DEM Digital Elevation Model
DMS Disaster Management System
DOS Department of Space
DVD Digital Video Display
EMF Enhanced Metafile
EO Earth Observation
EOS Earth Observation System
EPS Encapsulated Postscript format
FGDC Federal Geographic Data Committee
FSI Forest Survey of India
FTP File Transfer Protocol
GeoTIF Geographic Tagged Image File Format
GIF Graphic Interchange Format
GIS Geographical Information System
GISDB Geographical Information System Database
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GML Geography Markup Language
GPS Global Positioning System
IFFCO Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Ltd.
IRS Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
ISO International Standards Organisation
ISPRS International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
ISRO Indian Space Research Organisations
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group
LBS Location Based Services
LCC Lambert Conformal Conic
LSM Large Scale Mapping
LUT Look Up Table
MC Management Council
ML Maximum Likelihood
MMU Minimum Mappable Unit
NBSS&LUP National Bureau of Soil Survey and Landuse Mapping
NDC NRSA Data Centre
NDVI Normalized Density Vegetation Index
NMP National Map Policy
NNRMS National Natural Resources Management System
NRC Natural Resources Census
NRDB Natural Resources Data Base
NRIS National (Natural) Resources Information System
NRR Natural Resources Repository
NRSA National Remote Sensing Agency
NSDE National Spatial Data Exchange
NSDI National Spatial Data Infrastructure
NSF National Spatial Framework
NUIS National Urban Information System
NVCS National Vegetation Classification System
OGC Open GIS Consortium
OGIS Open Geo-data Interoperability Specification
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OSM Open Series Maps
PBM Portable Bit Map format
PC-NNRMS Planning Committee - National Natural Resources Management
System
PDA Personal Digital Assistance
PS Postscript format
QA Quality Assurance
QC Quality Certification
RGNDWM Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission
RMS Root Mean Square
RRSSC Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre
RS Remote Sensing
SAC Space Applications Centre
SDI Spatial Data Infrastructure
SDTS Spatial Data Transfer Standard
SOI Survey of India
SP Standard Parallel
SPT Sliver Polygon Tolerance
SQL Sequential Query Language
TC Technical Committee
TIFF Tagged Image File Format
TM Transverse Mercator
UML Unified Model Language
USA United States of America
USGS United States Geological Survey
UTM Universal Transverse Mercator
VRC Village Resources Centre
WGS World Geodetic System
WMF Windows metafile
WT Weed Tolerance
XML eXtensible Markup Language
XS PAN + Multispectal
XWD X-Windows Dump

For more details, visit www.nnrms.gov.in or contact:

Secretary, PC-NNRMS,
NNRMS Secretariat,
ISRO Headquarters, Antariksh Bhavan,
New BEL Road, Bangalore-560094, India
e-mail: sec-pcnnrms@isro.gov.in