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Table 5.3.1
Record layouts - ArcInfo® (.shp), Geography Markup Language (.gml), and MapInfo® (.tab) files
Attribute name
Data type
Description
FID Object ID (4) Specific to ArcInfo®
Shape Geometry Specific to ArcInfo®
genCartographicBoundary MultiPolygon
PropertyType
Shape geometry; specific to Geography Markup Language
ECUID char (10) Uniquely identifies an ecumene polygon
ECUMENE char (1) A one digit Boolean value of "1" for ecumene and "0" for out of ecumene (sparsely populated)