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DESCRIPTION

LAYER

Abbreviations & Symbols Keys, Tree Schedules

DWGK

Above Ground Foul Water

AGSFW

Above Ground Services

AGS
Above Ground Services Text

AGSTXT

Above Ground Services, Unidentified/Unknown

AGSUKN

Above Ground Surface Water

AGSSW

Above Ground Water Supply

AGSWA

AC Equipment etc.

IFFHET

AC Equipment, Heating/Steam Pipes

CLGHET

Access Features e.g. Jetty's, Slipways, Locks, Steps, Piers

WTRACC

Access Features e.g. Ramps, Steps, Gangways

AIRACC

Access Features e.g. Steps, Platforms

RLYACC

Access related Miscellaneous detail

ACCMIS

Airfield Furniture e.g. Windsocks, Weather Stations etc.

AIRSF

Airfield ID Marks

AIRLIN

Alarm Bells, Flues, Ladders, Fire Escapes, Railings etc.

ELVFEA

Alarm/Intercom Links, Security Systems, Cameras, Alarms, Sensors etc.

IFFSEC

Alarms, Comms Links, Cables, Equipment

AGSCOM

Alarms, Comms Links, Cables, Equipment

BAUCOM

Alarms, Sensors etc.

IFFSEC

Approach Funnels etc.

AIRLEV

Areas (GROSS) e.g. Polylines & Numeric Totals

FLRGRS

Areas (NETT) e.g. Polylines & Numeric Totals

FLRNET

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Bank Symbols

LVLSYM

Barriers, Level Crossings

RLYFEA

Bed levels, Depth Contours, Soundings

WTRLEV

Boilers, Flues, HW Cylinders, AC Equipment etc.

IFFHET

Bottom Of Bank

LVLLOW

Boxing

IFFCUP

Break Glass Points

IFFIRE

Breakwaters

WTRFEA

Bridges, Footbridges, Tunnels, Subways

RLYOH

Bridges, Subways, Tunnels

CAROH

British Telecom Equipment

AGSBT

British Telecom Equipment

BAUBT

Buffers, Gantry's

RLYSF

Building Associated Foul Water, Sanitary Fittings, Sinks, Showers

BAUFW

Building Associated S W e.g. Gutters, Hoppers, R W Pipes, Gulleys etc.

BAUSW

Building Associated Services Text

BAUTXT

Building Associated Services, Unidentified/Unknown

BAUUKN

Building Associated Utilities

BAU

Building Associated Water Supply

BAUWA

Building Miscellaneous

BLDMIS

Building Names & Numbers (Complex)

BLDTXC

Building Notes & Descriptions

BLDTXT

Building Survey Detail Points

PNTBLD

Buoys, Comms Equipment

WTRNAV

Bush, Scrub, Planted areas

VEG

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Cables, Lights, Comms Equipment

RLYNAV

Cameras, Alarms, Sensors etc.

IFFSEC

Carriageway Street Furniture e.g. Posts, Seats

CARSF

Catwalks, Fire Escapes etc.

ACCESC

Ceiling Beams, RSJ's etc.

CLGBEM

Ceiling Miscellaneous

CLGMIS

Ceiling Sockets, Pull Switches

CLGEL

Ceiling Tiles

CLGCON

Changes in Ceiling Level/Slope

CLGLEV

Changes in Ceiling Slope

CLGLEV

Changes In Level. e.g. Ramps

FLRLEV

Changes in Surface Construction

INT

Changes Of Construction, Flashing, etc.

ROFCON

Changes Of Surface Type e.g. Flashing, Cladding

ELVCON

Changes of Surface, Ceiling Tiles

CLGCON

Chemicals etc.

IFFPLA

Cladding

ELVCON

Co-ords - Station

DWGR

Comms Cables & Links

OHSCOM

Comms Equipment

AIRNAV

Comms Equipment

RLYNAV

Comms Equipment

WTRNAV

Contours

LVLCTR

Cupboards & Boxing

IFFCUP

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Dams, Sluices, Weirs. Breakwaters

WTRFEA

Depth Contours, Soundings

WTRLEV

Description & Detail

BLDTXT

Dimension Lines & Labels

DIM

Direction Arrows & Symbols

AIRSYM

Direction Arrows & Symbols

WTRSYM

Direction Arrows, Signal Symbols Etc.

RLYSYM

Door Detail

ELVGLZ

Doors

PARDOR

Doors in Non Structural Walls

NSTDOR

Doors in Structural Walls

STRDOR

Doors, Windows

ELVLIN

Drawing Titles, Notes etc.

DWGTXT

Drop Kerbs

CAR2

Duct, AC Equipment, Heating/Steam Pipes

CLGHET

Ducting, Motors, Chemicals etc.

IFFPLA

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Eaves, Joists etc.

LOFLIN

Eaves, Steps In Flat Roofs etc.

ROFLIN

Edge of Road, Drop Kerbs

CAR2

Electrical Equipment, Lighting, Ceiling Sockets, Pull Switches

CLGEL

Elev Features e.g. Alarms, Flues, Ladders, Fire Escapes, Railings etc.

ELVFEA

Elevation/Section Lines & Labels

DWGS

F W Drainage Systems e.g. Hoppers, Pipes, Gulleys, Vents etc.

ELVFW

Features e.g. Barriers, Level Crossings

RLYFEA

Features e.g. Security Areas, Holding Points etc.

AIRFEA

Fence Text

FENTXT

Fences

FEN

Fences, Ornamental or Stock Fences

FENO

Fire Alarm Systems

IFFIRE

Fire Equipment at Ceiling Level e.g. Sprinklers, Smoke Detectors etc.

CLGIRE

Fire Escapes etc.

ACCESC

Fire Escapes, Railings etc.

ELVFEA

Fire Fighting Equipment & Alarm Systems

IFFIRE

Flashing, Cladding

ELVCON

Flashing, etc.

ROFCON

Floor Construction Detail, Type Of Surface, Line Of Change

FLRCON

Flues, HW Cylinders, AC Equipment etc.

IFFHET

Flues, Ladders, Fire Escapes, Railings etc.

ELVFEA

Footbridges, Tunnels, Subways

RLYOH

Foundations & Plinths

STRPLI

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Gangways

AIRACC

Gantry's

RLYSF

Gas Pipes & Associated Equipment

AGSGA

Gas Pipes & Associated Equipment

BAUGA

Glazed Building Faces

BLDGLZ

Glazing Bars, Door Detail

ELVGLZ

Grid Lines & Labels

DWGG

Gulleys, Vents etc.

ELVFW

Gutters, Hoppers, Pipes, etc.

ELVSW

Handrails On Roofs etc.

ACCRLG

Heating/Steam Pipes

CLGHET

Hedge Edge

HDG

Hedge Text

HDGTXT

Height Gauge

RLYLEV

High & Low Water Marks, Bed levels, Depth Contours, Soundings

WTRLEV

High Voltage Electrical Equipment

AGSEH

High Voltage Electrical Equipment

BAUEH

Holding Points etc.

AIRFEA

Hoppers, Pipes, etc.

ELVSW

Hoppers, Pipes, Gulleys, Vents etc.

ELVFW

HW Cylinders, AC Equipment etc.

IFFHET

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Jetty's, Slipways, Locks, Steps, Piers

WTRACC

Joists etc.

LOFLIN

Kerb Line

CAR

Keys, Tree Schedules

DWGK

Ladders, Fire Escapes, Railings etc.

ELVFEA

Ladders, Platforms, Catwalks, Fire Escapes etc.

ACCESC

Landing Lights, Comms Equipment

AIRNAV

Lane Markings, Lines etc.

CAR3

Level Crossings

RLYFEA

Level Text

LVLTXT

Levels & Associated Abbreviations

LVL

Levels & Position markers

ELVLVL

Lift Detail

ACCLIF

Lighthouses, Buoys, Comms Equipment

WTRNAV

Lighting, Ceiling Sockets, Pull Switches

CLGEL

Lights, Comms Equipment

RLYNAV

Line Of Change

FLRCON

Line Of Structural Detail & Openings e.g. Doors, Windows

ELVLIN

Lines Of O/H and U/G Detail e.g. Bridges, Footbridges, Tunnels, Subways

RLYOH

Lines Of O/H and U/G Detail e.g. Bridges, Subways, Tunnels

CAROH

Lines Of Overhead Detail

AIROH

Lines Of Overhead Detail

WTROH

Locks, Steps, Piers

WTRACC

Loft Miscellaneous

LOFMIS

Low Voltage Electrical Equipment

AGSEL

Low Voltage Electrical Equipment

BAUEL

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Main Building Outlines

BLD

Main Road Delineation

CAR

Mercury Communication Equipment

AGSMT

Mercury Communication Equipment

BAUMT

Miscellaneous

ELVMIS

Miscellaneous

NSTMIS

Miscellaneous

PARMIS

Miscellaneous

STRMIS

Miscellaneous Carriageway Detail

CARMIS

Miscellaneous Detail

IFFMIS

Miscellaneous Features

AIRMIS

Miscellaneous Fence Detail

FENMIS

Miscellaneous Ground Surface Information

LVLMIS

Miscellaneous Hedge Detail

HDGMIS

Miscellaneous Info

FLRMIS

Miscellaneous Railway Detail

RLYMIS

Miscellaneous Surface Detail

INTMIS

Miscellaneous Vegetation Detail

VEGMIS

Mooring Rings, Posts etc.

WTRSF

Motors, Chemicals etc.

IFFPLA

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Names

AIRTXC

Names, Usage, Numbers

BLDTXC

Navigational Aids e.g. Landing Lights, Comms Equipment

AIRNAV

Navigational Aids e.g. Lighthouses, Buoys, Comms Equipment

WTRNAV

Non Structural overhead Detail

NSTOH

Non Structural Walls

NSTWAL

North Point Arrow

DWG

Notes

AIRTXT

Open Sided Building Lines

BLDD

Other Water Features

WTRMIS

Outline Of Water

WTRLIN

Outlines Of Areas Of Vegetation, Saplings, Bush, Scrub, Planted areas

VEG

Overhead British Telecom

OHSBT

Overhead Building Lines

BLDOH

Overhead Foul Water

OHSFW

Overhead Gas

OHSGA

Overhead High Voltage

OHSEH

Overhead Low Voltage

OHSEL

Overhead Mains Water

OHSWA

Overhead Mercury Communications

OHSMT

Overhead Petrol/Oil/Fuel Pipes

OHSOL

Overhead Services

OHS

Overhead Services Text

OHSTXT

Overhead Surface Water

OHSSW

Overhead TV Cables etc.

OHSTV

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Panelling

IFFTAP

Parapet Walls, Upstand Walls

ROFWAL

Partition overhead Detail

PAROH

Partition Walls

PARWAL

Petrol/Oil/Fuel Services

AGSOL

Petrol/Oil/Fuel Services

BAUOL

Piers

WTRACC

Pillars, RSS's etc.

STRCOL

Pipes, etc.

ELVSW

Pipes, Gulleys, Vents etc.

ELVFW

Plant, Ducting, Motors, Chemicals etc.

IFFPLA

Planted areas

VEG

Planters, Retaining Walls

FENWAL

Platforms

RLYACC

Platforms, Catwalks, Fire Escapes etc.

ACCESC

Plinth Lines

BLDPLI

Plinths

STRPLI

Position markers

ELVLVL

Posts etc.

WTRSF

Posts, Seats

CARSF

Pull Switches

CLGEL

Purlins etc.

LOFOH

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Rads, Boilers, Flues, HW Cylinders, AC Equipment etc.

IFFHET

Rafters, Purlins etc.

LOFOH

Railings etc.

ELVFEA

Railings/Handrails On Roofs etc.

ACCRLG

Railway Apparatus e.g. Buffers, Gantry's

RLYSF

Railway Names

RLYTXC

Railway Notes

RLYTXT

Railway Signals, Cables, Lights, Comms Equipment

RLYNAV

Ramps

FLRLEV

Ramps, Step Up

LVLACC

Ramps, Steps, Gangways

AIRACC

Retaining Walls

FENWAL

Ridge Lines, Eaves, Steps In Flat Roofs etc.

ROFLIN

Ridges, Rafters, Purlins etc.

LOFOH

Road Markings, Lines etc.

CAR3

Road Names & Numbers

CARTXC

Road Text Descriptions

CARTXT

Roof Miscellaneous

ROFMIS

Rootlines Of Hedges

HDGRL

RSJ's etc.

CLGBEM

RSS's etc.

STRCOL

Running Rails, Track

RLYLIN

Runway Markings & Airfield ID Marks

AIRLIN

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S W Drainage Systems e.g. Gutters, Hoppers, Pipes, etc.

ELVSW

Saplings, Bush, Scrub, Planted areas

VEG

Scrub, Planted areas

VEG

Seats

CARSF

Secondary Carriageway Information e.g. Edge of Road, Drop Kerbs

CAR2

Section Lines & Labels

DWGS

Security Areas, Holding Points etc.

AIRFEA

Security Systems, Cameras, Alarms, Sensors etc.

IFFSEC

Sensors etc.

IFFSEC

Signals, Cables, Lights, Comms Equipment

RLYNAV

Sills, String Courses etc.

STRSIL

Site Survey Detail Points

PNT

Skylights in Loft

LOFGLZ

Skylights in Roof

ROFGLZ

Sliding Door Arrows for BURTON jobs

IFFARO

Slipways, Locks, Steps, Piers

WTRACC

Sloping Ceiling Arrows for BURTON jobs

CLGARO

Sluices, Weirs. Breakwaters

WTRFEA

Smoke Detectors etc.

CLGIRE

Soundings

WTRLEV

Speed Ramps

CARS

Sprinklers, Smoke Detectors etc.

CLGIRE

Stair Arrows for BURTON jobs

ACCARO

Staircases (All Parts)

ACCSTA

Station Symbols & Names

PNTR

Step Up

LVLACC

Steps In Flat Roofs etc.

ROFLIN

Steps, Gangways

AIRACC

Steps, Piers

WTRACC

Steps, Platforms

RLYACC

Steps, Ramps, Step Up

LVLACC

String Courses etc.

STRSIL

Structural Columns, Pillars, RSS's etc.

STRCOL

Structural overhead Detail

STROH

Structural Vents

STRVEN

Structural Walls

STRWAL

Subways

RLYOH

Subways, Tunnels

CAROH

Surface Text

INTTXT

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Tables Of Data i.e. Station Co-ords

DWGR

Television/Radio Equipment

AGSTV

Television/Radio Equipment

BAUTV

Text Relating to Points

PNTTXT

Tiling & Panelling

IFFTAP

Title Block & Drawing Border

DWGB

Top Of Bank

LVLUPR

Track

RLYLIN

Tree Canopies

VEGS

Tree Schedules

DWGK

Trunks (bole) of trees over 150mm dia

VEGB

Tunnels

CAROH

Tunnels, Subways

RLYOH

Type Of Surface, Line Of Change

FLRCON

Underground British Telecom

UGSBT

Underground Computer Cables & Links, Comms Equipment

UGSCOM

Underground Foul Water

UGSFW

Underground Gas

UGSGA

Underground High Voltage

UGSEH

Underground Low Voltage

UGSEL

Underground Mercury Communications

UGSMT

Underground Petrol/Oil/Fuel Pipes, Tanks

UGSOL

Underground Services

UGS

Underground Services Text

UGSTXT

Underground Surface Water

UGSSW

Underground TV Cables

UGSTV

Underground Unidentified/Unknown

UGSUKN

Underground Water Supply

UGSWA

Unidentified/Unknown

OHSUKN

Upstand Walls

LOFWAL

Upstand Walls

ROFWAL

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Vegetation Text

VEGTXT

Vents etc.

ELVFW

Vents in a Non structural Wall

NSTVEN

Vents in a Partition Wall

PARVEN

Walls in Lofts (if STRWAL cant be used), Upstand Walls

LOFWAL

Walls on Roofs (if STRWAL cant be used), Parapet Walls, Upstand Walls

ROFWAL

Walls, Planters, Retaining Walls

FENWAL

Water Furniture e.g. Mooring Rings, Posts etc.

WTRSF

Water related Features e.g. Dams, Sluices, Weirs. Breakwaters

WTRFEA

Water Related Names

WTRTXC

Water Related Notes

WTRTXT

Weather Stations etc.

AIRSF

Weirs. Breakwaters

WTRFEA

Windows

ELVLIN

Windows

PARGLZ

Windows in Non Structural Walls

NSTGLZ

Windows in Structural walls

STRGLZ

Windsocks, Weather Stations etc.

AIRSF

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