(AI KB) PCS: Default Location Formats

Purpose: The information below will provide further details on understanding Default Location Formats. Default Location Format is used to determine how the milepost is displayed in PCS.

Default location formats can be updated in PCS under:

Data Entry> Edit "ROW Detail"- See Image below:

Select the apply button as shown below:

Click in the grid under "Default Location Format:

Below- provides more in depth of each option in the list.

Metric Milepost: Example-  1.234AB, 1,234AB, or 1+234AB

Measurements are in metrics. This format can include two alpha characters at the end of the milepost and can also be graphed. Measurements are in kilometers and meters. Based on the metric delimiter set in system Options, this format supports a Period, Comma, or Plus sign. For example, 1.234AB is 1 kilometer (km) and 234 meters (m).

Milepost (3 Decimals): Example- 12345.567 or 12345.567AB

Format Supports Two alpha Characters at the end and can also be graphed. This format uses the U.S. standard Measurements.

Milepost (4 Decimals): Example- 12345.5678 or 12345.567A

Format supports one alpha character at the end of the milepost and can also be graphed. This format uses the U.S. Standard measurement system.

Reading Number: Example- 12345678AB

This is an alphanumeric format with support for two alpha characters at the end. It is typically used for stations. The format also uses the U.S. Standard measurement system. This format cannot be graphed and the CP Compliance Report does not calculate total feet, total miles, or miles below criteria.

Location ID: Example- 1234567891 or ABCDEFGHIJ

Use Location ID when footage is not applicable. This format is typically used in distribution systems. This format Uses the U.S. Standard measurement system, accepts alphanumeric characters, and cannot be graphed, and the CP Compliance Report does not calculate total feet, total miles, or miles below criteria when using this format. 

 ***NOTE*** Location ID cannot be changed once it is set up.

Station Number: Example- 12345+67AB

This measurement is in feet. This format can be graphed, supports two alpha characters at the end of the milepost, and uses the U.S. Standard measurement system.

Miles+100 feet Example- 12345+12 or 123455+12AB

The format uses miles plus two digits to the right to indicate hundreds of feet. For example, 110+12 indicates 110 miles and 1,200 feet. Do not enter values greater than 53 feet; doing so indicates another mile. This format can be graphed and can have two alpha characters that can be used after the first three numbers, CP Compliance Report does not calculate total feet, total miles, or miles below criteria. This format type uses the U.S. standard measurement system.

Miles/Station Number: Example- 123A 45+67 or 123A 12+34

This format uses miles<space>station number with milepost )three decimals) in graphs. This format uses the U.S standard measurement system.