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255 - Cartographic Mathematical Data (R)

MARC 21 Bibliographic - Concise
2008

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Mathematical data associated with cartographic material, including celestial charts. This data may also be coded in field 034 (Coded Mathematical Data).

Indicators
First - Undefined
# - Undefined
Second - Undefined
# - Undefined
Subfield Codes
$a - Statement of scale (NR)
Entire scale statement including any equivalency statements, vertical scales or vertical exaggeration statements for relief models and other three-dimensional items.
$b - Statement of projection (NR)
$c - Statement of coordinates (NR)
$d - Statement of zone (NR)
Used for celestial charts.
$e - Statement of equinox (NR)
$f - Outer G-ring coordinate pairs (NR)
$g - Exclusion G-ring coordinate pairs (NR)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
Examples
255 ##$aScale not given.
255 ##$aScale [ca. 1:90,000].
255 ##$aScale [1:6,336,000]. 1" = 100 miles. Vertical scale [1:192,000]. 1/16" = approx. 1000'.
255 ##$aScale not given ;$bConic proj.
255 ##$aScale 1:22,000,000 ;$bConic proj.$c(E 72°--E 148°/N 13°--N 18°).
255 ##$aScale 1:250,000$c(E 32°30'--E 34°30'/N 35°30'--N 35°00').
255 ##$aScales vary$d(Zones +90° to +81° to 63°, -81° to 98° ;$eeq. 1950).
255 ##$aScale not given$d(RA 0 hr. to 24 hr./Decl. +90° to -90° ;$eeq. 1980).

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