Character position definition and scope:

A one-character alphabetic code indicates the specific material designation of the remote-sensing image.  The specific material designation describes the special class of material (usually the class of physical object) to which an item belongs.  A fill character ( | ) is used when no attempt has been made to code this position.

Record requirements for National-level records:  Mandatory; for Minimal-level records:  Optional.

Guidelines for applying content designators:

Content designator history:

# - No type specified  [obsolete,1998]

To return, select:

007:  Remote-sensing image

007  Physical Description Fixed Field