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Appendix B - Data Formats
Abbrev
Type
Description
A
Alphabetic
These fields accept alphabetic characters. Pole
Track converts lowercase letters to uppercase.
A/N
Alpha-numeric These fields allow alphabetic, numeric, and
some special characters (such as space, period,
etc.).
Anchr
Anchors
These fields indicate the number of each type of
anchor on the pole. These values are ‘0’ – ‘9’.
GPS
Coordinate
These fields contain longitude or latitude
coordinates as read from the GPS module.
Hgt
Numeric
Height in feet and inches. This field must be in
F, FF or FFII formats, where:
F F
=
f e e t
(0-99)
II = inches (0-11, defaults to 0)
N
Numeric
These fields contain only the digits ‘0’ – ‘9’.
Owner
Radio Buttons These square, labeled fields act like radio
buttons. You can only select one from the set.
Y/N
Yes/No
These fields only allow YES or NO values.
(list)
Simple List
A simple list contains a list of the valid items
for that field. You must select one of the items
in the list.
(mru)
MRU List
Most Recently Used lists allow you to enter data
for a field or select the most recently entered
values from a list. You can select an item from
the list or enter a new value.
