008/24 (006/07) Maps: Undefined character position

Character position definition and scope:

This character position is undefined for Maps. It contains a blank or a fill character.

Record requirements for National-level and Minimal-level records: Optional.

Content designator history:

008/24 Prime meridian (CF) [obsolete] [USMARC only]: Prior to 1997, this position was used to indicate the prime meridian that was named on a map. The defined codes were: # (Not specified), e (Greenwich), f (Ferro), g (Paris), p (Philadelphia), w (Washington, D.C.), and z (Other).

008/24-25 Prime meridian [obsolete] [CAN/MARC only]: Prior to 1997, this position was used to indicate the prime meridian that was named on a map. The definitions were:

aa Greenwich, England	ba Mexico City, Mex.
ab Ferro, Canary Is.	bb Munich, Germany
ac Paris, France	bc Naples, Italy
ad Amsterdam, Neth.	bd Oslo (Christiana), Norway
ae Athens, Greece	be Philadelphia, Pa.
af Batavia, (Djakarta) Indonesia	bf Pulkovo (St. Petersburg), Russia
ag Berne, Switzerland	bg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ah Bogota, Columbia	bh Rome, Italy
ai Bombay, India	bi Santiago, Chile
aj Brussels, Belgium	bj Stockholm, Sweden
ak Cadiz, Spain	bk Sydney, Australia
al Capetown, S.A.	bl Tirana, Albania
am Caracas, Venezuela	bm Tokyo, Japan
an Copenhagen, Denmark	bn Washington, D.C.
ao Cordoba, Argentina	bo London, England
ap Helsinki, Finland	bp Moscow, Russia
aq Julianehaab,Greenland	bq Istanbul, Turkey
ar Lisbon, Portugal	br Peking, China
as Madras, India	uu Unknown
at Madrid, Spain	zz Other