ORD stands for Orbit Resource Descriptor. This is an extension file that can accompany any spatial storage format.
As the name says, it describes the resource and adds information to it. For example, it can add the following information:
Create and edit these files using a text editor. Take care of spelling and file syntax.
Below are some ORD snippets that demonstrate how each type of information is stored.
AttributeJoin= ModelId=1 SourceTableName=D:\head_state.dbf TargetSetId=2 TargetSetName=Head_State TargetSetDescription= JoinedField= AttributeSetName=Attributes AttributeName=NAME ColumnName=STATE AttributeJoin= ModelId=1 SourceTableName=<RESOURCELOCATION>\population.txt TargetSetId=3 TargetSetName=Population TargetSetDescription= JoinedField= AttributeSetName=Attributes AttributeName=NAME ColumnName=STATE
ScaleLimits= Smallest=1000.0 Largest=50.0
DataSetCRS=4326 VerticalCRS=5710
AttributeContentType= ModelId=1 AttributeSetName=Attributes AttributeName=ID AttributeContentType=url-prefix AttributeName=Web AttributeContentType=url-prefix=http://;url;url-suffix=.com;active-hyperlink
PrimaryAttribute= ModelId=1 AttributeSetName=Attributes AttributeName=ID
MapTipAttribute= ModelId=1 AttributeSetName=Attributes AttributeName=NAME
AttributeConstraint= ModelId=1 AttributeSetName=Attributes AttributeName=Type Rule=valuelist Value=CM Label=Constitutional monarchy Value=CR Label=Constitutional republic Value=AM Label=Absolute monarchy
AttributeConstraint= ModelId=1 AttributeSetName=Attributes AttributeName=Area Rule=expression Expression=Area()
AttributeConstraint= ModelId=1 AttributeSetName=Attributes AttributeName=Municipality Rule=attribute-dependent-valuelist DependentAttribute=city Value= DependentAttributeValue=Antwerp Value=Antwerpen Value=Berchem Value=Borgerhout Value= DependentAttributeValue=Brussels Value=Anderlecht Value=Oudergem Value=Sint-Agatha-Berchem
ShouldHaveAttributeSets= ModelId=1 AttributeSetName=Attributes ShouldHaveAttributeSets=true
DataSetUserName=World Countries
AttributeSetUserNames= ModelId=1 AttributeSetName=Attributes AttributeSetUserName=Attributes DataSetUserName=World Countries ModelUserNames= ModelId=1 ModelUserName=Model ModelUserDescription=