Y1 - System Installation Level 1

Form: PL1 - Contents of file with the information on Plot level, Level I

Form introduced: 2011

Last change: 2011

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Changes

!Sequence; country; plot; latitude; longitude; altitude_m; altitude; plot_design; orientation; slope; relocated_plot; date_installation; plot_size; other_observations

POSITION FIELD DESCRIPTION
1 Sequence

Description: Continuous number to identify the line of the submitted file
Format: I
2 country
M K

DB Column: code_country
Description: ID of the country
Format: I
Dictionary: d_country
3 plot
M K

DB Column: code_plot
Description: Observation plot number
Remarks: A unique number (per country) given to the permanent plot during the selection or installation
Format: I
4 latitude (+DDMMSS)
M

Description: Latitude in Degrees Minutes Seconds (WGS84)
Remarks: E.g. ‘+505852’ = 50 Degree, 58 Minutes, 52 Seconds
Format: C
Explanatory Item: 4
5 longitude (+/-DDMMSS)
M

Description: Longitude in Degrees Minutes Seconds (WGS84)
Remarks: E.g. ‘+035531’ = 3 Degree, 55 Minutes, 31 Seconds
Format: C
Explanatory Item: 4
6 altitude_m (m)

Description: Altitude
Format: I
7 altitude (m)
M

DB Column: code_altitude
Description: Altitude above sea level in 50 meter classes
Format: I
Dictionary: d_altitude
8 plot_design
M

DB Column: code_plot_design
Description: Plot design
Format: I
Dictionary: d_plot_design
Explanatory Item: 5
9 orientation
M

DB Column: code_orientation
Description: Coded orientation of the plot
Format: I
Dictionary: d_orientation
10 slope (degree)

Description: Slope of the plot
Format: I
11 relocated_plot

Description: Number of the replaced plot in case of replacement installation
Remarks: e.g. plot number 33 has been destroyed by a storm, then the replacement plot (number 100) needs to have value 33 in ‘relocated_plot’
Format: I
12 date_installation (DDMMYY)
M

DB Column: date_install
Description: Installation date
Remarks: E.g. ‘9th October 2012’ = ‘091012’
Format: Date
13 plot_size (in 0.0001 ha)
M

Description: Plot area, at least 0,25 ha, does not include the area of the buffer zone
Format: F
Explanatory Item: 39
14 other_observations (FREE TEXT)

DB Column: other_obs
Description: Supplementary comments
Format: C