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File and Attribute Naming Conventions for Remote Sensing Data

*Table Naming Convention:
"CD28JuCounty_City" CD = Attribute code, 28Ju = day and month, County_City = County and City name

Scale Bar Naming Convention:
"SB28JuCounty_City" SB = Scale Bar

Disaster:

Disaster Attribute Type Layer Type Attribute Code Table File Name *
Flood Flood poly FL FL28JuCounty_City
Flood Saturation poly SA same table as FL
Flood Possible Flood poly PF PF28JuCounty_City
Flood Possible Saturation poly PS same table as PF

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Disaster Attribute Type Layer Type Attribute Code Table File Name *
Hurricane No Discernible Damage poly ND DM28JuCounty_City
Hurricane Limited Damage poly LD same table as DM
Hurricane Moderate Damage poly MD same table as DM
Hurricane Extensive Damage poly ED same table as DM
Hurricane Catastrophic Damage poly CD same table as DM
Hurricane Possible Damage poly PD PD28JuCounty_City
Hurricane Possible Damage & Flood poly PDF PDF28JuCounty_City

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Disaster Attribute Type Layer Type Attribute Code Table File Name *
Foreign Fire Numerous Fires poly NF NF28JuCounty_City
Foreign Fire Active Fires poly AF same table as NF

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Disaster Attribute Type Layer Type Attribute Code Table File Name *
Domestic Fire Fire Perimeter line perL PL28JuCounty_City
Domestic Fire Fire Perimeter poly perP PP28JuCounty_City
Domestic Fire Spot Fire point spot SP28JuCounty_City
Domestic Fire Estimated Fire Perimeter line estL EL28JuCounty_City
Domestic Fire Estimated Fire Perimeter poly estP EP28JuCounty_City
Domestic Fire Area of Fire Concentration text conc CN28JuCounty_City
Domestic Fire Area of Advancing Fire line advL AL28JuCounty_City
Domestic Fire Area of Advancing Fire poly advP AP28JuCounty_City

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Disaster Attribute Type Layer Type Attribute Code Table File Name *
Transportation Lines (TL) impassable roads/bridges line ImpRd TL28JuCounty_City
Transportation Lines (TL) impassable rr/bridges line lmpRR same table as TL

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Disaster Attribute Type Layer Type Attribute Code Table File Name *
Other Possible Landslide poly LsIP LP28JuCounty_City
Other Possible Landslide line LsIL LL28JuCounty_City

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