3. The Data Dictionary

 

In the following section the contents of each table are listed. The listing consists of a series of printed tables each of which lists and defines the columns that comprise one of the database tables. The headings used in these printed tables are explained below:

Column Mnemonic: The column name used for this column in the database implementation. Mnemonics are all upper case and, if they consist of more than one word, the words are joined by the underscore (_) character. Where a column mnemonic is printed in bold it indicates that it comprises part or all of the primary key for the table.

Column Name: The actual name of the column, a more readable alternative to the column mnemonic hopefully suggestive of the purpose of the column.

Oracle Data Type: The data type used to store data for this column in the database. This will be one of the types available in the OracleTM version 7 database system used to implement the database. Where the data type has a user specified maximum length (for instance the VARCHAR2 data type), this is indicated in brackets after the type name.

Definition: Defines the contents of the column or, in other words, the type of information intended to be stored in it.

Entry Rule: Indicates the types of characters that are allowed to be entered into the column. For instance, a column with a Positive Integer entry rule would only allow character strings consisting entirely of the digit characters (0-9) to be entered.

Entry Class: Defines, using code letters, the constraints imposed by the database on entries to the column. A code letter of U indicates that entries in the column must be unique, in other words no two rows in a table may specify the same value for a unique column. A code letter of M indicates that the column is mandatory; when adding a row to a table, such mandatory columns may not be left blank.

Examples: Where useful, one or more examples of actual data that has been entered in the column is given.

 

 

SURVEY_VISIT - Each record in this table describes a unique event at which a geophysical survey was carried out. Such an event, referred to here as a 'visit', is defined by place and time and each entry should have in addition to a name and county a location, expressed as an NGR coordinate, and encompassing dates when the it took place.

 

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

SURVEY_VISIT_NO

Survey Visit Number

NUMBER

Unique system number for each survey visit record.

Positive integer

U M

 

SURVEY_NAME

Survey Name

VARCHAR2(50)

Name given to a survey where geophysical survey has been carried out. This may often correspond to the name used to refer to the site in a following Report.

Alphanumeric upper case

M

DORCHESTER BY-PASS; ST.GILES HOSPITAL

COUNTY_CODE

County Code

CHAR(2)

Two character codes for each county of England, following those suggested as a data standard by the RCHME (1993), with additional codes for Scotland and Wales.

Alphabetic upper case

 

OX

SURVEY_START

Survey date start

DATE

Date that survey visit commenced.

Alphanumeric

 

 

26/04/94

SURVEY_END

Survey date end

DATE

Date that survey visit ended.

Alphanumeric

 

 

28/06/94

DATE_CERT

Date Certainty

 

VARCHAR2(1)

Indicator of the certainty of the survey dates. This would either contain a "?" or be left null.

Alphanumeric

 

 

 

 

VISIT_PURPOSE

Purpose of visit

VARCHAR2(2000)

Short free text description of reasons for the survey.

Alphanumeric mixed case

 

 

 

 

 

PROJECT_TITLE

Project Title

VARCHAR2(80)

Name of a project that encompasses a particular survey visit.

Alphanumeric upper case

 

 

RAUNDS AREA PROJECT

EH_JOB_NO

English Heritage Job Number

VARCHAR2(6)

Internal Service Request Job Number used by English Heritage.

Positive integer

 

 

 

23456

AML_SURVEY_NO

 

AML Geophysical Survey No.

VARCHAR2(6)

Internal number given to each survey by the AML Geophysics section prior to 1986.

Alphanumeric upper case

 

 

G34/83

REPORT_STATUS

Report status

VARCHAR2(30)

Term to describe report status of the survey as per agreed list.

Alphanumeric

upper case

FULL REPORT; ARCHIVE ONLY

REPORT_ID

Report Identifier

NUMBER

See REPORT table.

Positive integer

 

 

 

 

NGR100KM_

SQUARE

NGR 100 km square

CHAR(2)

The two letters which uniquely identify the 100km square, as defined by the OS, that contains the centre of the site.

Alphabetic upper case

 

 

 

SK

NGR_EASTING

NGR Easting

VARCHAR2(3)

Conventional grid reference recording the easting component, relative to the 100 km origin expressed as a string of numbers. Precision to the nearest 100m ie. to 3 digits.

Positive integer

 

 

678

NGR_NORTHING

NGR Northing

VARCHAR2(3)

Conventional grid reference recording the northing component, relative to the 100 km origin expressed as a string of numbers. Precision to the nearest 100m.

Positive integer

 

 

328

NGR_NO_EAST

NGR Easting relative to false origin

NUMBER

Easting Component expressed as a numeric string relative to the National Grid false origin. (the SW corner of the primary National Grid 500 km Square "S"). Automatically calculated from NGR Easting.

Positive integer

 

 

 

 

467800

NGR_NO_NORTH

NGR Northing relative to false origin

NUMBER

Northing Component expressed as a numeric string relative to the conventional UK false origin. Automatically calculated from NGR Northing.

Positive integer

 

 

332800

PRIVACY_CODE

Privacy Code

NUMBER

Numeric indicator to flag sensitive surveys. This allows the administrator to limit access to some or all of the data relating to a particular survey.

Positive integer

M

 

 

PRIMARY_ARCHIVE

Primary Archive Location

 

VARCHAR2

(80)

Organisation or individual holding the primary archive from the survey, ie raw data, original notes etc.

Alphanumeric upper case

 

 

ANCIENT MONUMENTS LABORATORY;

BARTLETT A

DATA_SOURCE

Data Source

VARCHAR2(20)

Main source of information for the entry. This should be updated when further details added.

Alphanumeric upper case

 

 

REPORT; AML; GSB

COMPILATION_DATE

Compilation Date

Date

Date entry created.

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPDATE_DATE

Update Date

Date

Date record updated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITARY_ AUTHORITY

Unitary Authority

VARCHAR2(30)

Name of unitary authority as supplied by the NMR Data Standards Unit

Alphanumeric upper case

 

 

EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE

MIN_EAST

Minimum NGR Easting relative to false origin

NUMBER

Minimum Easting Component of the survey area expressed as a numeric string relative to the National Grid false origin.

Positive integer

 

 

 

 

MIN_NORTH

Minimum NGR Northing relative to false origin

NUMBER

Minimum Northing Component of the survey area expressed as a numeric string relative to the National Grid false origin.

Positive integer

 

 

 

 

MAX_EAST

Maximum NGR Easting relative to false origin

NUMBER

Maximum Easting Component of the survey area expressed as a numeric string relative to the National Grid false origin.

Positive integer

 

 

 

 

MAX_NORTH

Maximum NGR Northing relative to false origin

NUMBER

Maximum Northing Component of the survey area expressed as a numeric string relative to the National Grid false origin.

Positive integer

 

 

 

 

 

SURVEY_COMMENTS - This contains a free text field linked to the Survey visit table, but stored in a separate table to improve SQL performance. Each entry must refer to a Survey Visit Number

 

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

SURVEY_VISIT_NO

Survey Visit Number

NUMBER

See SURVEY_VISIT table

Positive integer

U M

 

 

COMMENTS

Survey Comments

LONG

Text field to cover additional information about a particular survey visit that might not be included in a Report Summary, or in the absence of a such a summary.

Alphanumeric mixed case

M

 

 

 

SURVEY_ROLE - This table contains the names of parties involved in the survey and their respective roles be it as client, surveyor, or any other capacity. Each entry must refer to a Survey Visit Number.

 

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

ROLE_ID

Survey Role Record Identifier

NUMBER

Unique record identifier and primary key.

Positive integer

U M

 

 

SURVEY_VISIT_NO

Survey Visit Number

NUMBER

See SURVEY_VISIT table.

Positive integer

M

 

 

TYPE

Role type

VARCHAR2

(20)

Term for a party's role in relation to the survey.

Alphanumeric

upper case

M

SURVEYOR; CLIENT

 

NAME

Role Name

 

VARCHAR2

(80)

Name of organisation or individual having an interest in the survey in one of the above capacities.

Alphanumeric

upper case

M

ANCIENT MONUMENTS LABORATORY; TRUST FOR WESSEX ARCHAEOLOGY.

 

SURVEY_PERSONNEL - Table for AMLAB purposes to record the surveying personnel involved in each AMLAB visit. Each entry must refer to a Survey Visit Number.

 

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

PERS_ID

Survey Personnel Record Identifier

NUMBER

Unique record identifier and primary key.

 

Positive integer

U M

 

 

SURVEY_VISIT_NO

Survey Visit Number

NUMBER

See SURVEY_VISIT table.

Positive integer

M

 

 

NAME

Survey Personnel

VARCHAR2

(30)

Name of surveyor taking part on the particular survey visit.

Alphabetic upper case (Surname Initials)

M

PAYNE A: COTTRELL P

 

SURVEY_TECHNIQUE - Each record in this table refers to a particular methodology of surveying used on a particular survey visit. That methodology is defined by type, recording method, instrument type and configuration if appropriate, and sample intervals. Each entry must refer to a Survey Visit Number which in combination with the Technique number forms a unique primary key.

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

TECHNIQUE_NO

Technique number

 

NUMBER

Sequential number used to identify each separate technique used on a particular survey visit. Always starts at "1" for each survey visit.

Positive integer

M

 

 

SURVEY_VISIT_NO

Survey Visit Number

NUMBER

See SURVEY_VISIT table.

Positive integer

M

 

 

SURVEY_TYPE

Survey Type

VARCHAR2

(50)

Single term describing the type of geophysical survey taken from an agreed list of terms.

Alphanumeric upper case

 

M

MAGNETOMETER; RESISTIVITY.

METHOD_OF_COVERAGE

Method of Coverage

VARCHAR2

(30)

Term describing if and how the data from a particular survey type has been recorded, taken from an agreed list of terms.

Alphanumeric upper case

 

 

 

SCAN; RECORDED GRID; SPOT SAMPLE.

TRAVERSE_

SEPARATION

Survey Traverse Separation

VARCHAR2

(6)

Distance between traverses when the survey has been undertaken using a regular recorded grid.

Alphanumeric mixed case

 

 

1m

READING_INTERVAL

 

Reading Interval

VARCHAR2

(10)

Distance between readings along a traverse.

 

Alphanumeric mixed case

 

 

0.5m

INSTRUMENT_TYPE

Instrument Type

VARCHAR2

(30)

Generic term that describes the particular type of instrument used.

 

Alphanumeric upper case

 

 

FLUXGATE GRADIOMETER;

FIELD LOOP

INSTRUMENT_MAKE

Instrument Make

VARCHAR2(50)

Make and version of instrument.

Alphanumeric upper case

 

 

GEOSCAN FM36; BARTINGTON MS2

PROBE_CONFIGURATION

Resistivity Probe Configuration

 

VARCHAR2

(20)

Term that describes the arrangement of the probes in a resistivity array.

Alphanumeric upper case

 

 

TWIN-PROBE; WENNER

PROBE_SPACING

Resistivity Probe Spacing

VARCHAR2

(6)

Distance between the relevant adjacent probes of a resistivity array depending on the configuration being used.

Alphanumeric mixed case

 

 

 

0.5m; 1m

ADD_REMARKS

Additional Remarks

VARCHAR2

(1000)

Free text field for any extra details concerning a particular survey technique record. This could be used for unusual configurations or sampling strategies, weather conditions, equipment failures etc.

Alphanumeric mixed case.

 

 

 

 

 

LAND_USE

Land Use

VARCHAR2

(50)

A term that describes the state of the surveyed land at the time of the survey. List of agreed terms.

Alphanumeric upper case

 

 

 

INTER-TIDAL; ARABLE.

 

AREA_SURVEYED

Area Surveyed

NUMBER

(3,1)

Area to the nearest tenth of a hectare covered by a particular survey technique.

Positive integer

 

 

4.2

DATA_URL

Data URL

VARCHAR2(80)

Uniform Resource Locator of file containing data collected by the techniquedescribed in the record.

Alphanumeric mixed case.

 

 

 

 

 

REPORT - Table of written reports that have been generated from the results of particular geophysical survey visits. Each entry must have a report title.

 

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

REPORT_ID

Report identifier

NUMBER

Unique record identifier and primary key.

Positive integer

U M

 

TITLE

Report Title

VARCHAR2

(120)

Full Title of Report.

Alphanumeric upper case

M

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY IN THE STONEHENGE AREA 1976 - 1979

 

REPORT_SERIES

Report Series

 

VARCHAR2

(50)

Name of the series that a report appears in.

 

Alphanumeric upper case

 

 

AMLAB REPORTS (NEW SERIES)

SERIES_NO

Series Report Number

VARCHAR2

(20)

Number given by the authors of the report that uniquely identifies a report from a particular series.

Alphanumeric mixed case

 

 

49/92

REPORT_DATE

Report Date

DATE

Date of report completion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTHOR

Author

VARCHAR2

(50)

Writer of the Report.

Alphabetic mixed case

 

 

Payne A; Linford N and Cole M

HOLDER

Report Holder

VARCHAR2

(80)

Body holding copies of report. The body from whom copies should be requested.

Alphanumeric upper case

 

 

ANCIENT MONUMENTS LABORATORY

URL

Uniform Resource Locater

VARCHAR2

(80)

Character string that identifies the computer address and file name of a hypertext document containing the text of the report.

Alphanumeric mixed case

 

 

http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/reports/oldwinch

COPY_HELD

Copy Held

VARCHAR2(3)

Indication of whether the branch has a copy.

Alphabetic mixed case

 

 

Yes

SECTION42

Section 42 licence

VARCHAR2(1)

Indication of whether report received as part of conditions of licence application.

Alphabetic upper case

 

 

Y

COPY_OF_LICENCE

Copy of licence

VARCHAR2(1)

Indication of whether branch has copy of Section 42 licence.

Alphabetic upper case

 

 

Y

 

REPORT_SUMMARY - Extension of the Report Table using the same unique report identification number as its primary key. The table is separate for operational reasons.

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

REPORT_ID

Report identifier

NUMBER

Unique record identifier and primary key.

Positive integer

U M

 

 

SUMMARY

Report Summary

LONG

Summary of the results, either as entered in the report, or a compiler's synopsis.

Alphanumeric mixed case

M

 

 

COMPILER_SYNOPSIS

Compiler Synopsis

VARCHAR2(1)

Yes or No column to flag compiler synopsis.

Upper Case

M

Y

 

Classification Table - Each record in this table contains a classification by type and period of any monuments or archaeological site types that has been covered by the survey. These could be already known, detected by survey or discovered subsequently through excavation or other means.

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

CLASS_ID

Classification Identifier

NUMBER

Unique record identifier and primary key.

Positive integer

U M

 

 

SURVEY_VISIT_NO

Survey Visit Number

NUMBER

See SURVEY_VISIT table

Positive integer

M

 

 

MONUMENT_TYPE

Monument Type

VARCHAR2

(50)

Term by which a monument has been classified. Terminology is derived from the "Thesaurus of Monument Types"

RCHME/English Heritage (1995).

Alphanumeric upper case

M

ROUND BARROW; FORMAL GARDEN; HILL FORT.

MONUMENT_

CERTAINTY

Monument Certainty

VARCHAR2

(1)

Indicator of the certainty of the monument's type. Column can contain a "?" or "NULL".

Alphanumeric mixed case

 

 

 

 

BROAD_TERM

Broad term for Monument Type

VARCHAR2(50)

Broad term for specific monument types only to help in searching the database.

Alphanumeric upper case

 

 

BARROW; GARDEN

MONUMENT_PERIOD

Monument Period

 

VARCHAR2

(3)

Coded field describing the period to which the monument belongs. Codes are as used by RCHME for NAR and are listed with their legends in a separate look-up table.

Alphabetic upper case

M

ME; RO; PM;

PERIOD_PRECISION

Period Precision

VARCHAR2

(1)

Indicator of certainty of period. Either a "?" or null.

Alphanumeric mixed case

 

 

 

 

SOURCE

Source of Classification

VARCHAR2

(20)

Indicator of how the monument or site was identified.

Alphabetic upper case

 

 

PREVIOUSLY KNOWN; DETECTED BY SURVEY

MONUMENT_ID

Monument Identifier

NUMBER

Link field to Monument Classification table.

Positive integer

 

 

 

 

 

Monument Classification Table - Each record in this table contains details of any archaeological monuments which fall within the boundaries of, or are associated with a survey. If applicable the monument can be identified by its Scheduled Monument or National Monument Record numbers.

 

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

MONUMENT_ID

Monument Identifier

NUMBER

Unique system number that identifies each record.

Positive integer

U M

 

 

MONUMENT_NAME

Monument Name

 

VARCHAR2

(60)

Commonly used name for monument.

Alphanumeric upper case.

 

 

WHISPERING KNIGHTS

SAM_NO

Scheduled Ancient Monument identifier

VARCHAR2

(10)

Alphanumeric string based on County Code and Monument no. that uniquely identifies the monument within the SAM system.

Alphanumeric mixed case

 

 

ST137b

RSM_NO

Scheduled Monument National Number

NUMBER

Number which uniquely identifies each monument in the Record of Scheduled Monuments ie. those scheduled under the Monuments Protection Programme.

Positive integer

 

 

 

12345

NAR_NO

National Archaeological Record Ref. Number

VARCHAR2

(15)

Alphanumeric string which uniquely identifies an RCHME recorded monument.

 

Alphanumeric upper case

 

 

SU 96 NE 34; LINEAR 102; RRX 27

 

RELATED_MONUMENT - Linking table to relate a Survey Visit record to a Monument Record, using the primary keys from each table to form a unique, composite primary key.

 

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

SURVEY_VISIT_NO

Survey Visit Number

NUMBER

See SURVEY_VISIT table.

Positive integer

M

 

 

MONUMENT_ID

Monument Identifier

NUMBER

See MONUMENT_CLASSIFICATION table.

Positive integer

M

 

 

 

SOLID_GEOLOGY - Table containing code and description of underlying solid geology types.

 

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

CODE

Solid Geology Code

 

VARCHAR2

(6)

Numerical Code that relates to a descriptive term for the underlying solid geology at the site. The codes are taken from the 1:625000 Geological Map of the United Kingdom (Solid Geology) 3rd Edition, 1979.

Positive integer

 

U M

95

DESCRIPTION

Solid Geology Description

 

VARCHAR2

(60)

Descriptive term for the underlying solid geology at the site that corresponds to the above code in the 1:625000 Geological Map of the United Kingdom (Solid Geology) 3rd Edition, 1979.

Alphanumeric upper case

M

GREAT OOLITE

 

DRIFT_GEOLOGY - Table containing description of underlying drift geology types.

 

 

DRIFT_ID

Drift Geology Type Identifier

NUMBER

Unique system number and primary key for each record.

 

Positive integer

 

 

U M

 

 

TERM

Drift Geology Term

VARCHAR2

(60)

Descriptive term for any underlying drift deposits at the site. The terms are taken from the 1:625000 Quaternary map of the United Kingdom, 1st Edition, 1977, with some additions. See the lists of terms at the end of the report.

Alphanumeric upper case

M

RIVER TERRACE DEPOSITS; ALLUVIUM

 

 

RELATED_DRIFT_GEO and RELATED_SOLID_GEO - These two tables relate a survey visit record to tables containing details of the underlying geologies to be found at a particular survey site. Each entry must have a number or code representing the appropriate geological classification and an associated Survey Visit Number to form a unique, composite primary key.

 

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

SURVEY_VISIT_NO

Survey Visit Number

NUMBER

See SURVEY_VISIT table.

Positive integer

M

 

 

SOLID_GEOLOGY

Solid Geology Code

VARCHAR2

(6)

Code as defined in SOLID_GEOLOGY table.

Positive integer

M

95

 

 

SURVEY_VISIT_NO

Survey Visit Number

NUMBER

See SURVEY_VISIT table.

Positive integer

M

 

 

DRIFT_ID

Drift Geology Type Identifier

NUMBER

See DRIFT_GEOLOGY table.

Positive integer

M

 

 

 

FURTHER_COMMENTS - Table for added information pertaining to a particular survey such as details of subsequent excavation, survey, or other intervention on the site that might add to the interpretation of that survey. The comment should be dated and attributed to its author. Each entry must have a Survey Visit Number as a foreign key.

 

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

FC_ID

Further Comment Record Identifier

NUMBER

Unique system number and primary key for each record.

Positive integer

U M

 

 

SURVEY_VISIT_NO

Survey Visit Number

NUMBER

See SURVEY_VISIT table.

Positive integer

M

 

 

COMMENT_DATE

Comment Date

DATE

Date the comment is added to the database. This can be automatically generated.

Alphanumeric

M

 

 

AUTHOR

Comment Author

VARCHAR2

(15)

Initials of person adding the comment.

Alphanumeric mixed case

M

 

 

COMMENT_DETAIL

Comment Detail

LONG

Descriptive field for comments on any intervention at, or concerning, a site that has relevance to the interpretation of the survey carried out there.

Alphanumeric mixed case

M

 

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC_REFERENCE - Table of references to select bibliographic sources that are considered to have direct relevance to a particular survey. At present these are limited to publications where results or interpretations from a survey have been included in the work.

 

 

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry

Class

Examples

BIB_REF_NO

Bibliographic Reference Number

NUMBER

Unique system number that identifies each record.

Positive integer

U M

 

 

AUTHOR

Author

VARCHAR2

(50)

Author or authors of the publication cited.

Alphabetic mixed case. (Surname, Initials); etc.

 

 

David, A E U; Linford, P, and Cottrell, P,

 

YEAR

Year of publication

 

VARCHAR2

(4)

Year of publication in full.

Positive integer

 

 

1984

REFERENCE

Bibliographic Reference

VARCHAR2

(1000)

Full reference to the publication, with the exception of the author and year. Reference should be set out in the manner suggested in the English Heritage pamphlet >Academic and Specialist Publications. Preparing your text for publication=.

Alphanumeric mixed case

M

The Stonehenge Environs Project, English Heritage Archaeological Report No. 16, London.

 

URL

Uniform Resource Locater

VARCHAR2

(100)

Character string that identifies the computer address and file name of a hypertext version of the document referred to.

Alphanumeric mixed case

 

 

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/knowledge/archaeology/archreview9697/weshill.htm

 

RELATED_BIB_REF - Table to relate a bibliographic reference to a particular survey visit using the primary keys from each table to form a composite primary key.

 

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

SURVEY_VISIT_NO

Survey Visit Number

NUMBER

See SURVEY_VISIT table.

Positive integer

M

 

 

BIB_REF_NO

Bibliographic Reference Number

NUMBER

See BIBLIOGRAPHIC_REFERENCE table.

Positive integer

M

 

 

 

ADDRESS - Table containing the addresses of any party involved in the survey. This will invariably be an interested party from the `Survey Role' table, or an archive holder listed in either the SURVEY_VISIT or REPORT tables and will be linked to these tables by the appropriate field. In some cases an entry may refer to another entry for address details where a body has changed its name or become part of another organisation since the survey took place.

 

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

ADDRESS_ID

Address

NUMBER

Unique system number that identifies each record.

Positive integer

U M

 

 

NAME

Name

VARCHAR2

(80)

Name of the body or person whose address details appear in the entry.

Alphabetic upper case

M

 

 

POSTAL_ADDRESS

Postal Address

VARCHAR2

(1000)

Full postal address of the above body or person, or a reference to another entry in the table if the name of the body has changed.

Alphanumeric upper case

 

 

 

 

TELEPHONE

Telephone

VARCHAR2

(15)

Full telephone no. including code.

Alphanumeric

 

 

 

 

FAX

Number

VARCHAR2

(15)

Full fax no. including code.

 

 

Alphanumeric

 

 

 

 

E_MAIL

Electronic mail address

VARCHAR2

(30)

Full Email address.

Alphanumeric mixed case

 

 

P.Cottrell@eng-h.gov.uk

 

TAPE_ARCHIVE - An internal table to record the details of electronic data from a survey that has been archived onto magnetic tape. Each entry is defined by the survey it refers to and the directory that the survey data has been assigned to and consequently must have a Survey Visit Number as a foreign key.

 

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

TAPE_ID

Tape identifier no.

NUMBER

Unique system number that identifies each record.

Positive integer

U M

 

 

SURVEY_VISIT_NO

Survey Visit Number

NUMBER

See SURVEY_VISIT Table.

Positive integer

M

 

 

DIRECTORY

Directory

VARCHAR2

(20)

Computer directory that holds an amount of data from a particular survey visit.

Alphanumeric lower case

M

 

 

TAPE_NO

Tape Number

NUMBER

Assigned number of the tape that the data has been archived to.

 

Positive integer

M

 

 

TAPE_SUFFIX

Tape Suffix

 

VARCHAR2

(3)

Three letter suffix that along with the Tape number gives the tape a unique identifier.

Alphabetic lower case

 

 

 

 

 

ARCHIVE_DATE

Archive Date

DATE

Date that the data is transferred to archive.

Alphanumeric

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look-Up Tables

The following tables contain lists of terms or codes currently acceptable for entry into certain fields within the main database tables. Their purpose is to act as look-up lists and to preserve the integrity of the fields in which they are used by the application of referential constraints.

 

COUNTY_CODE

Column Mnemonic

Column name

Oracle Data Type (size)

Definition

Entry Rule

Entry Class

Examples

CODE

County Code

CHAR(2)

Abbreviation, derived originally from the National Census, that can be used in the COUNTY_CODE field of the SURVEY_VISIT table. See lists of terms at the back of the report for derivation.

Alphabetic upper case

U M

CO

COUNTY

County Name

VARCHAR2 (40)

Name of County indicated by one of the above codes.

Alphabetic mixed case

U M

Cornwall

 

REPORT_QUALIFIER

 

QUALIFIER

Report Qualifier

VARCHAR2

(30)

Term that can be used in the REPORT_STATUS field of the SURVEY_VISIT table. See lists of terms at the back of the report for derivation.

Alphanumeric

upper case

U M

DRAFT REPORT; ARCHIVE ONLY

 

ROLE_TYPE

 

ROLE_TYPE

Role Type

VARCHAR2

(20)

Term that can be used in the TYPE field of the SURVEY_ROLE table. See lists of terms at the back of the report for derivation.

Alphanumeric upper case

U M

CLIENT; SURVEYOR

 

SURVEY_TYPE

 

TERM

Survey Type

VARCHAR2

(50)

Term that can be used in the SURVEY_TYPE field of the SURVEY_TECHNIQUE table. See lists of terms at the back of the report for derivation.

Alphanumeric upper case

U M

MAGNETOMETER

 

METHOD_OF_COVERAGE

 

TERM

Survey coverage method

VARCHAR2

(30)

Term that can be used in the METHOD_OF_COVERAGE field of the SURVEY_TECHNIQUE table. See lists of terms at the back of the report for derivation.

Alphanumeric

upper case

U M

RECORDED GRID; SCAN

 

LAND_USE

 

TERM

Land Use

VARCHAR2

(50)

Term that can be used in the LAND_USE field of the SURVEY_TECHNIQUE table. See lists of terms at the back of the report for derivation.

Alphanumeric

upper case

U M

ARABLE;

 

MONUMENT_TYPE

 

MONTY_ID

Monument type Id

NUMBER

Unique system number that identifies each record. Used to help manage the large list of terms in this table.

Positive integer

U M

 

 

TERM

Monument Type

VARCHAR2

(50)

Term that can be used in the MONUMENT_TYPE field of the MONUMENT_CLASSIFICATION table. See lists of terms at the back of the report for derivation.

Alphanumeric upper case

U M

ABBEY; HILLFORT

 

MONUMENT_PERIOD

 

PERIOD_ID

Monument Period Id

NUMBER

Unique system number that identifies each record.

Positive integer

U M

 

 

CODE

Period Code

VARCHAR2

(3)

Code that represents a period definition, and can be used in the MONUMENT_PERIOD field of the MONUMENT_CLASSIFICATION table. See lists of terms at the back of the report for derivation.

Alphabetic upper case

U M

NE; EM

LEGEND

Period Legend

VARCHAR2

(30)

Definition of the period represented by one of the above codes.

Alphabetic mixed case

U M

Neolithic; Early Medieval

 

UNITARY_ AUTHORITY

 

UA_ID

Unitary Authority Id

NUMBER

Unique system number that identifies each record.

Positive integer

U M

 

 

UNITARY_AUTHORITY

Unitary Authority

VARCHAR2

(30)

Name of English Unitary Authority as at 1st April 1998 from list supplied by the Data Standards Unit, National Monuments Record.

Alphanumeric upper case

M

PORTSMOUTH; EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE

COUNTY_CODE

County Code

CHAR(2)

Code for county in which the authority existed prior to local authority changes of 1998. See County Code Table for origin of codes.

Alphabetic upper case

 

 

HA

 

 

SURVEYORS

 

SURVEYOR_ID

Surveyor Id

NUMBER

Unique system number that identifies each record.

Positive integer

U M

 

 

NAME

Surveyor Name

VARCHAR2

(80)

Name of Surveyor.

Alphanumeric upper case

M

OXFORD ARCHAEOTECHNICS

MARKER_GIF

Marker Gif

VARCHAR(128)

Name and path of .gif file containing relevent icon for the surveyor.

Alphanumeric mixed case

 

 

 


Paul Linford
© 1995 Historic Buildings & Monuments Commission for England.