[USMA:35303] RE: Numerical codes for measuring units?

[Terry Simpson]

> Of Pierre Abbat >I'm using a four-byte code which also indicates the precision. >Has such a code already been standardized?   Yes. When you buy a bottle of shampoo it will probably have a code in EAN UCC format.     >The way I'm thinking of laying it out is like this: The first two bytes >indicate the quantity (0=length, 1=mass, 2=time, etc.) >the third byte indicates the unit (10 is the base metric unit, >so for length 10 is a meter, 0f a decimetre   EAN uses a 4 digit 'application identifier'. The first 3 digits specify the measure (e.g. width) plus a 4th digit specifies how many place to move the decimal point left.   The application identifier for weight in kilograms is 3100. Weight in grams is 3103. The application identifier for length in metres is 3110. Length in mm is 3113.   The ‘applicable value’ is coded in a 6 digit number. So a cable that is 3560.52 metres long would be coded as 3112 (= length in cm) 356052     Other application identifiers (without the decimal digit) are: 310       Net weight         Kilograms 311       Length or first dimension Metres 312       Width, diameter, or second dimension      Metres 313       Depth, thickness, height, or third dimension          Metres 314       Area     Square metres 315       Net volume        Litres 316       Net volume        Cubic metres 320       Net weight         Pounds 321       Length or first dimension Inches 322       Length or first dimension Feet 323       Length or first dimension Yards 324       Width, diameter, or second dimension      Inches 325       Width, diameter, or second dimension      Feet 326       Width, diameter, or second dimension      Yards 327       Depth, thickness, height, or third dimension          Inches 328       Depth, thickness, height, or third dimension          Feet 329       Depth, thickness, height, or third dimension          Yards 350       Area     Square inches 351       Area     Square feet 352       Area     Square yards 356       Net weight         Troy ounces 357       Net weight (or volume)   Ounces 360       Net volume        Quarts 361       Net volume        Gallons (U.S.) 364       Net volume        Cubic inches 365       Net volume        Cubic feet 366       Net volume        Cubic yards