Field definition and scope:

Field 034 contains cartographic mathematical data, including scale, projection, and/or coordinates in coded form.  For digital items, the coordinates can represent a bounding rectangle, the outline of the area covered and/or the outline of an interior area not covered.  For celestial charts, it may also contain zone, declination data, and/or right ascension data, and/or equinox.

For cartographic material, there should be an 034 field corresponding to each  255 (Cartographic Mathematical Data) field in a record.

For non-cartographic materials (i.e., images, graphic materials, textual materials, etc.), geographic coordinates are recorded to represent the position of the structure, site or feature depicted or described in the resource, or the geographic location from which the image was captured.  In this case, geographic coordinates may be recorded in field 034 without the presence of a corresponding field 255 in the record.

For relief models and other three-dimensional cartographic items:

If a single set of scales is used in field 255 (i.e., one horizontal and one vertical scale), the first indicator position in field 034 contains value 1, the denominator of the representative fraction for the horizontal scale is recorded in subfield $b, and the denominator of the representative fraction for the vertical scale is recorded in subfield $c.

If multiple or varying sets of scales are recorded as a range, the smaller and larger denominators for the horizontal scales are recorded in the first and second subfield $b respectively, the smaller and larger denominators for the vertical scales are recorded in the first and second subfield $c, respectively, and the first indicator position contains value 3.

The National level record requirement for this field is Mandatory if applicable.

Field 034 is repeatable.

Guidelines for applying content designators:

For indicator and subfield code definitions and examples, National-level (NLR) and Minimal-level (MLR) record requirements, and designator repeatability, see table below:

Position

Description

NLR

MLR

Repeatability

Field 034

Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data

A

A

R

Indicator:

 

 

 

 

First

Type of scale

M

 

 

0

Scale indeterminable/No scale recorded

A

 

 

1

Single scale

A

 

 

3

Range of scales

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second

Type of ring

M

 

 

#

Not applicable

A

 

 

0

Outer ring

A

 

 

1

Exclusion ring

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subfield code:

 

 

 

 

$a

Category of scale

Codes:

a  Linear scale

b  Angular scale

z  Other type of scale

M

M

NR

$b

Constant ratio linear horizontal scale

A

A

R

$c

Constant ratio linear vertical scale

A

A

R

$d

Coordinates - westernmost longitude

A

O

NR

$e

Coordinates - easternmost longitude

A

O

NR

$f

Coordinates - northernmost latitude

A

O

NR

$g

Coordinates - southernmost latitude

A

O

NR

$h

Angular scale

A

O

R

$j

Declination - northern limit

A

O

NR

$k

Declination - southern limit

A

O

NR

$m

Right ascension - eastern limit

A

O

NR

$n

Right ascension - western limit

A

O

NR

$p

Equinox

A

O

NR

$r

Distance from earth

A

O

NR

$s

G-ring latitude

A

O

R

$t

G-ring longitude

A

O

R

$x

Beginning date

A

O

NR

$y

Ending date

A

O

NR

$z

Name of extraterrestrial body

A

O

NR

$0

Authority record control number or standard number

 

 

R

$1

Real World Object URI

 

 

R

$2

Source

A

O

NR

$3

Materials specified

 

 

NR

$6

Linkage

A

A

NR

$8

Field link and sequence number

O

O

R

Input conventions:

Punctuation

Content designator history:

Field 034 - Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data  [redescribed, 2021]:  The field definition was broadened to allow for the recording of geographic coordinates for any type of resource (i.e., cartographic and non-cartographic), also resulting in editorial changes to the definitions of indicator 1 value 0, subfield $a, subfield $c, and subfield $g.

First Indicator - Type of scale

Value 2 - Two or more scales  (BK MP SE)  [obsolete]:  Value 2 was made obsolete when field 034 was made repeatable in 1982.

Subfield $a - Category of scale

Code c - Other type of scale  [obsolete, 1997]  [CAN/MARC only]

Subfields  $r - Distance from earth  [new, 2006]

$x - Beginning date  [new, 2006]

$y - Ending date  [new, 2006]

$z - Name of extraterrestrial body  [new, 2006]

$0 - Authority record control number or standard number  [new, 2011]

$2 - Source  [new, 2006]

$3 - Materials specified  [new, 2010]

Subfield $1 - Real World Object URI  [new, 2017]

Related MARC fields or documents:

255  Cartographic Mathematical Data

880  Alternate Graphic Representation

Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules, and Schemes:

Cartographic Data Source Codes

See also:

0XX  Numbers and Codes

Variable Data Fields