Framework naming conventions

[debboutr]

the following are the files that we deliver in the framework along w/ the attribute names, I thought it might be worth looking at these to go over the names we are currently using, and if we want we can rename them now, some of them come from the NHD directly, but others are put there by us. You can copy and paste the text into a comment below if you want names to change

Off-network.shp ############

• COMID - Unique ID label to each waterbody in NHDPlusV2
• FTYPE - NHDPlusV2 feature Type
• RPU - UnitID of the RPU which the NHDPlusV2 waterbody is found
• UID - Unique Identifier that is used for LakeCat raster creation
• VPU_moved - UnitID of the VPU that geom exists spatially.
• VPU_orig - UnitID of the VPU waterbody file that geom is found.
• catAREASQK - Area of the Catchment where the centroid of the Waterbody falls
• catCOMID - Catchment where the centroid of the Waterbody falls
• oversized - delineated wshed basin larger than assoc. catchment

allBasins.shp ##########

• COMID - Unique ID label to each basin created from the NHDPlusV2 waterbody
• UID - Unique Identifier that is used in LakeCat rasters
• BSN_COUNT - number of cells represented in the wshed raster
• AreaSqKM - Area of the basin that was delineated from the Watershed tool
• RPU - UnitID of the RPU which the basin is found

wtsheds_xxx.tif ############

• VALUE - Unique ID label to each basin created from the NHDPlusV2 waterbody
• COUNT - number of cells represented in each delineated watershed

Also, are we good with using LkCat_Frame_min for the zipfile name?? It might be better to use something like LakeCat_Framework for the name of the zip file

[ryan-hill]

Off-network.shp ############

COMID - Unique ID label to each waterbody in NHDPlusV2 FTYPE - NHDPlusV2 feature type RPU - UnitID of the raster processing unit (RPU) which the NHDPlusV2 waterbody is found CUID - Unique Identifier that is used for LakeCat raster creation VPU_moved - UnitID of the vector processing unit (VPU) that geom exists spatially. VPU_orig - UnitID of the VPU waterbody file that geom is found. catAREASQK - Area of the NHD catchment where the centroid of the waterbody falls catCOMID - NHD catchment where the centroid of the waterbody falls oversized - Delineated lake catchment larger than NHD catchment the lake falls within

allBasins.shp ##########

COMID - Unique ID label to each basin created from the NHDPlusV2 waterbody CUID - Unique identifier that is used in LakeCat rasters BSN_COUNT - Number of cells represented in the wshed raster AreaSqKM - Area of the basin that was delineated from the Watershed tool RPU - UnitID of the RPU which the basin is found

wtsheds_<RPU>.tif ############

VALUE - Unique ID label to each basin created from the NHDPlusV2 waterbody COUNT - number of cells represented in each delineated watershed

[mhweber]

My changes in bold below-

Off_Network.shp ############

COMID - Unique ID label to each waterbody in NHDPlusV2 FTYPE - NHDPlusV2 feature Type RPU - UnitID of the RPU which the NHDPlusV2 waterbody is found UID - Unique Identifier that is used for LakeCat raster creation VPU_MOVED - UnitID of the VPU that geom exists spatially. VPU_orig - UnitID of the VPU waterbody file that geom is found. CAT_SQKM - Area of the NHDPlusV2 catchment where the centroid of the waterbody falls CAT_COMID - NHDPlusV2 catchment where the centroid of the waterbody falls OVERSIZED - Delineated lake catchment larger than NHDPlusV2 catchment the lake falls within

AllBasins.shp ##########

COMID - Unique ID label to each basin created from the NHDPlusV2 waterbody UID - Unique Identifier that is used in LakeCat rasters BSN_COUNT - number of cells represented in the wshed raster AREASQKM - Area of the basin that was delineated from the Watershed tool RPU - UnitID of the RPU which the basin is found

WTSHEDS_xxx.tif ############

VALUE - Unique ID label to each basin created from the NHDPlusV2 waterbody COUNT - number of cells represented in each delineated watershed

[debboutr]

remember we are limited to 10 characters in a field name w/ .shp files!

we can all edit the comment that @mhweber made above, til we agree, if you're good with the names, you can add a +1 reaction to the comment

[mhweber]

argh... stupid .dbf ... here are my suggestions for ones I pushed over 10, see what you both think: CAT_SQKM BSN_SQKM

[debboutr]

I like CAT_SQKM, but for the other, I think just using AREASQKM would be better, it is the area of the geometry that it's describing so might be simpler.