Table 6.37 -- EDCS Attribute enumerant codes for attributes whose label begins with F
| Attribute label | Enumerant label | Definition | Related concepts | Code |
| FABRICATION_TYPE | The type of a fabrication industry. | |||
| HEAVY | Characterized by large heavy steel frame buildings and may utilize large cranes for heavy lifting. | 11 | ||
| LIGHT | Characterized by light steel or wood frame buildings and lack heavy equipment. | 12 | ||
| FARMING_METHOD | The agricultural practice in use within an agro-ecosystem. | |||
| CROP_ROTATION | The process of growing several different crops on the same land in successive years or seasons, supporting both soil replenishment and pest and disease abatement. | 11 | ||
| GRAZING | Farming to support the feeding of livestock on low grass or vegetation on pastures and ranges. | 12 | ||
| PERMANENT | The continuous use of a field for cultivation. | 13 | ||
| SLASH_AND_BURN | Farming in which existing vegetation is cut away and a field is then cleared by burning; the land is farmed for a few years and then left fallow to regenerate. | 14 | ||
| FARMING_TYPE | The type of field pattern, or use. May be further delineated specifically as EA FARMING_METHOD, EA IRRIGATION_TYPE or EA FIELD_PATTERN. | |||
| CROP_ROTATION | See EE CROP_ROTATION FARMING_METHOD. | 11 | ||
| DITCH_IRRIGATION | See EE DITCH IRRIGATION_TYPE. | 12 | ||
| GRAZING | See EE GRAZING FARMING_METHOD. | 13 | ||
| LINEAR_PLANTING_PATTERN | See EE LINEAR FIELD_PATTERN. | 14 | ||
| PERMANENT_FIELD | See EE PERMANENT FARMING_METHOD. | 15 | ||
| REGULAR_PLANTING_PATTERN | See EE REGULAR FIELD_PATTERN. | 16 | ||
| SLASH_AND_BURN | See EE SLASH_AND_BURN FARMING_METHOD. | 17 | ||
| TERRACED | See EE TERRACED FIELD_PATTERN. | 18 | ||
| TYPE_OF_FIELD_PATTERN | See EA FIELD_PATTERN. | 19 | ||
| FENCE_TYPE | The type of fence. | |||
| BARBED_WIRE | A wire with sharp points or barbs twisted on it every 2 to 5 centimetres; widely used for fencing. | 11 | ||
| CHAIN_LINK | 12 | |||
| CHAIN_LINK_BARBS_ABOVE | Chain link with coiled barbs or razor wire, above. | 13 | ||
| CHAIN_LINK_WITH_SLATS | Chain link with slats, e.g., a sand fence. | 14 | ||
| METAL | 15 | |||
| MINEFIELD_LANE | Fence or set of markers indicating a lane cleared through a minefield. | 16 | ||
| MINEFIELD_PERIMETER | Fence indicating the perimeter of a minefield or fake minefield. | 17 | ||
| ROCK | 18 | |||
| STONE | Aggregation of solid mineral matter, also known as rock. Stone is commonly classified, according to its origin, into one of 3 major categories: igneous rock (formed by the cooling of magma), sedimentary rock (formed by the consolidation of sediments), and metamorphic rock (formed by extreme heat and pressure from other types of rock, including older metamorphic rock). | 19 | ||
| WOOD | 20 | |||
| FERRY_TYPE | The maneuverability of a ferry vessel. | |||
| CABLE | A ferry that follows a fixed route guided by a cable or chain. | 11 | ||
| FREE_MOVING | A free-moving ferry which may have routes that vary with weather, tide and traffic. | 12 | ||
| ICE | 13 | |||
| FIELD_PATTERN | The geometric layout used in laying out seeds or young plants in a field used for agriculture. | |||
| LINEAR | Crops are planted in a linear arrangement. | 11 | ||
| REGULAR | Crops are planted are planted in a specific and uniform arrangement. | 12 | ||
| TERRACED | Cultivation utilizing a long, low ridge of soil across a slope with a flat or graded channel to stop soil erosion and control the runoff of water. | 13 | ||
| FIRING_RANGE_TYPE | The type of a firing range. | |||
| ARTILLERY | A large firing range for practice or test use of a gun, rocket launcher, or other such weapon that is too large to be classified as a small arm, generally because it fires ammunition above a certain size and is not held in the hand or hands for firing. | 11 | ||
| DEMOLITION_AREA | A small firing range suitable for breaking up of artificial (man-made) structures by explosive blasting. | 12 | ||
| GRENADE | A small firing range suitable for use of small explosive or chemical bombs detonated by a fuse and which may be thrown by hand or launched from a special device attached to a rifle or carbine. | 13 | ||
| IMPACT_AREA | A firing range having designated boundaries within the limits of which all ordnance will detonate or impact. | 14 | ||
| SMALL_ARMS | A medium-sized firing range suitable for training with and testing pistols, rifles, machine guns, and other small calibre weapons. | 15 | ||
| TANK | A large firing range for practice or test use of the main gun and other weapons found on armoured vehicles, including tanks; such practice may include maneuver as well as discharge of weapons. | 16 | ||
| FISHING_FACILITY_TYPE | The type of a fishing facility. | |||
| STAKE | Fishing stake. | 11 | ||
| TRAP | A fishing facility that employs devices such as a fence or enclosure of stakes for the purpose of catching fish. | 12 | ||
| TUNA_NET | A fishing facility that employs nets, spread out under the water surface, to catch tuna fish. | 13 | ||
| WEIR | A fishing facility which uses a fence or wattle placed in a stream to catch or retain fish. | 14 | ||
| FOG_SIGNAL_GENERATION_TYPE | The type of mechanism of fog signal generation. | |||
| AUTOMATICALLY | Fog signal generation is initiated by a self regulating mechanism such as a timer or light sensor. | 11 | ||
| HAND | Fog signal is generated by a manually operated mechanism such as a hand cranked siren. | 12 | ||
| WAVE_ACTION | Fog signal is generated by the motion of the sea surface such as a bell in a buoy. | 13 | ||
| WIND | Fog signal is generated by the motion of air such as a wind driven whistle. | 14 | ||
| FRONT_AND_AXIS_REFERENCE | Association of the front or long axis to its Local Space Rectangular (LSR) Reference Frame. For example, observation of a structure may show the primary entrance to be on the positive X axis of the LSR Reference Frame originating from the centre of the structure, and in this case, the enumeration will be positive X. | |||
| NEGATIVE_X | Front in direction of negative X axis. | 11 | ||
| NEGATIVE_Y | Front in direction of negative Y axis. | 12 | ||
| NEGATIVE_Z | Front in direction of negative Z axis. | 13 | ||
| NO_FRONT_PRESENT | Object has no front, e.g., its shape is cylinder, sphere, or cube. | 14 | ||
| POSITIVE_X | Front in direction of positive X axis. | 15 | ||
| POSITIVE_Y | Front in direction of positive Y axis. | 16 | ||
| POSITIVE_Z | Front in direction of positive Z axis. | 17 | ||
| FROZEN_WATER_TYPE | The type of frozen water present. | |||
| HEAVY_SNOW_ACCUMULATION | Snow accumulation greater than 20 centimetres. | 11 | ||
| ICE | Frozen water; ice. | 12 | ||
| MIXED_SNOW_AND_ICE | A mixture of snow and ice crystals. | 13 | ||
| MODERATE_SNOW_ACCUM | Snow accumulation of 2 to 5 centimetres. | 14 | ||
| MODERATE_TO_HEAVY_SNOW_ACCUM | Snow accumulation of 5 to 20 centimetres. | 15 | ||
| NONE_PRESENT | No freezing precipitation or frozen standing water. | 16 | ||
| SLIGHT_SNOW_ACCUMULATION | Dusting of snow in which the white colour of the snow predominates but the visual appearance of the original landscape is still evident; 1 - 2 centimetres accumulation | 17 | ||
| SNOW | Frozen crystalline precipitation; snow. | 18 | ||
| TRACE_SNOW_ACCUMULATION | Light (trace) dusting of snow in which the visual appearance of the original landscape predominates, less than 1 centimetre accumulation. | 19 | ||
| FUEL_FACILITIES_AVAILABLE | The type of fuel facilities available at or in the near vicinity. | |||
| AVIATION_FUEL | A high octane fuel used primarily in aircraft. | 11 | ||
| BUTANE | Fuel often used as a household fuel, refrigerant, or aerosol propellant. | 12 | ||
| CNG | Compressed natural gas. | 13 | ||
| COAL | A brown to black combustible, carbonaceous sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of partially decomposed plant material. | 14 | ||
| DIESEL | The type of gasoline designed to power a diesel engine. | 15 | ||
| ETHANOL | Fuel or chemical component of antifreeze and gasohol. | 16 | ||
| GASOLINE | A volatile, liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is obtained by refining petroleum and is used as a fuel in most internal-combustion engines. | 17 | ||
| KEROSENE | A liquid fuel distilled from petroleum and suitable for kerosene engines. | 18 | ||
| LPG | Liquefied petroleum gas. | 19 | ||
| LUBRICANTS | Various oils and other common lubricants. | 20 | ||
| METHANE | A fuel which is also a major constituent (up to 97%) of natural gas. | 21 | ||
| NONE_PRESENT | No fuel facilities or supplies are available. | 22 | ||
| OIL | Facilities provide oil fuel and oil lubricants. | 23 | ||
| SPECIAL | Some special fuels, not otherwise enumerated, are available. | 24 | ||
| WATER | Water facilities are available. | 25 | ||
| FUSE_TYPE | The type of fuse used in a munition. | |||
| INFRARED | Triggered by sensed heat emissions. | 11 | ||
| MAGNETIC | Triggered by disturbance in local magnetic field. | 12 | ||
| PRESSURE | Triggered by local pressure changes. | 13 | ||
| SEISMIC | Triggered by sensed vibrations. | 14 | ||
| TILT_ROD | Triggered by local movement. | 15 | ||
| TRIP_WIRE | Triggered by motion of an attached wire. | 16 |