Attribute: Survey date - start

Acronym: SURSTA

Code: 152

Attribute type: A

Definition:

The start date of the survey.

References:

Indication:

The 'survey date, start' should be encoded using 4 digits for the calendar year (CCYY), 2 digits for the month (MM) (e.g. April = 04) and 2 digits for the day (DD). When no specific month and/or day is required/known, indication of the month and/or the day is omitted. This conforms to ISO8601 : 1988.

Format:

CCYYMMDD (full date, mandatory)

CCYYMM (no specific day required, mandatory)

CCYY (no specific month required, mandatory)

Example:

198403 for a survey starting in March 1984.

Remarks:

No remarks.