Emergency Symbology Reference - Infrastructures (Version 2.20, Released: August 31, 2005)

Infrastructures Symbology Reference
(Version 2.20, Released: September 14, 2005)

Infrastructures - The basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society, such as transportation and communications systems, water and power lines, and public institutions including schools, post offices, and prisons. (Source: www.dictionary.com, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.)

Use this page to cross-reference the Infrastructures symbols with their definitions.

Changed or New symbols are marked by an asterisk (*) and have a light yellow or green background, respectively.
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Symbol Types	Symbol Image
1.)	Infrastructures Background Symbol (Background)	!	Infrastructures Background Symbol (Background) - The background fill shape for the Infrastructures symbol.
2.)	Infrastructures Frame Symbol (Frame)	#	Infrastructures Frame Symbol (Frame) - The frame shape for the Infrastructures symbol.
3.)	Agriculture and Food Infrastructure (Theme)	$	Agriculture and Food Infrastructure (Theme) - Production and retail services of foodstuffs.
4.)	Agricultural Laboratories (Agriculture and FoodFeature)	%	Agricultural Laboratories (Agriculture and Food) - Facilities used for scientific research in farming.
5.)	Animal Feedlots (Agriculture and FoodFeature)	&	Animal Feedlots (Agriculture and Food) - Area designated for feeding livestock.
6.)	Commercial Food Distribution Center (Agriculture and FoodFeature)	(	Commercial Food Distribution Center (Agriculture and Food) - Facilities used for the disbursement of marketable foodstuffs.
7.)	Farms Ranches (Agriculture and FoodFeature)	)	Farms Ranches (Agriculture and Food) - A piece of land on which crops or animals are raised.
8.)	Food Production Center (Agriculture and FoodFeature)	*	Food Production Center (Agriculture and Food) - The locus where foodstuffs are produced.
9.)	Food Retail (Agriculture and FoodFeature)	+	Food Retail (Agriculture and Food) - Facility where foodstuffs are sold for a profit.
10.)	Grain Storage (Agriculture and FoodFeature)	,	Grain Storage (Agriculture and Food) - Facility used for the housing of cereal seeds such as corn, wheat, barley, etc.
11.)	Banking Finance and Insurance Infrastructure (Theme)	-	Banking Finance and Insurance Infrastructure (Theme) - The management of money and other assets and their protection. (Source: modified www.dictionary.com, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.)
12.)	ATMs (Banking Finance and InsuranceFeature)	.	ATMs (Banking Finance and Insurance) - An unattended machine commonly located at a bank”s exterior which dispenses money when a personal coded card is inserted. (Source: Modified from www.hyperdictionary.com.)
13.)	Banks (Banking Finance and InsuranceFeature)	/	Banks (Banking Finance and Insurance) - A business establishment in which money is kept for saving for commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans, or exchanged. (Source: www.dictionary.com, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.)
14.)	Bullion Storage (Banking Finance and InsuranceFeature)	0	Bullion Storage (Banking Finance and Insurance) - A facility used to deposit and warehouse gold or silver bars or ingots. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com, Hybrid definition of “bullion” and “storage.”)
15.)	Federal Reserve Banks (Banking Finance and InsuranceFeature)	1	Federal Reserve Banks (Banking Finance and Insurance) - One of twelve regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com.)
16.)	Financial Exchanges (Banking Finance and InsuranceFeature)	2	Financial Exchanges (Banking Finance and Insurance) - A marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities, and indexes are traded. (Source: Yahoo! Finance glossary: http://biz.yahoo.com/f/g/ee.html.)
17.)	Financial Services Other (Banking Finance and InsuranceFeature)	3	Financial Services Other (Banking Finance and Insurance) - A business establishment for the provision of financial or monetary related products and services other than a bank. Locations which deal with money management business.
18.)	Commercial Infrastructure (Theme)	4	Commercial Infrastructure (Theme) - The locus of where a business enterprise is undertaken. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com.)
19.)	Chemical Plant (Commercial InfrastructureFeature)	5	Chemical Plant (Commercial Infrastructure) - An industrial site where chemical substances and-or compounds are produced. (Source: Modified from www.hyperdictionary.com.)
20.)	Firearm Manufacturers (Commercial InfrastructureFeature)	6	Firearm Manufacturers (Commercial Infrastructure) - The location where hand weapons of explosive force when shot are mass produced. (Source: Webster”s New World Dictionary; hybrid definition of “firearm” and “manufacture”.)
21.)	Firearm Retailers (Commercial InfrastructureFeature)	7	Firearm Retailers (Commercial Infrastructure) - The location where hand weapons of explosive force when shot are sold. (Source: Webster”s New World Dictionary; hybrid definition of “firearm” and “retail”.)
22.)	Hazardous Material Production (Commercial InfrastructureFeature)	8	Hazardous Material Production (Commercial Infrastructure) - The locus of where hazardous chemicals and-or substances are produced and stored under regulated conditions.
23.)	Hazardous Material Storage (Commercial InfrastructureFeature)	9	Hazardous Material Storage (Commercial Infrastructure) - A storing location for a substance or combination of substances that because of quantity, concentration, physical, chemical, radiological, explosive, or infectious characteristics poses a potential danger to humans and/or the environment. (Source: San Diego State University Emergency Plan glossary; link at: http://bfa.sdsu.edu/emergencyplan/glossary.htm.)
24.)	Industrial Site (Commercial InfrastructureFeature)	:	Industrial Site (Commercial Infrastructure) - The locus of an industrial facility or facilities used for the commercial production and selling of manufactured goods. (Source: www.dictionary.com; The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.)
25.)	Landfill (Commercial InfrastructureFeature)	;	Landfill (Commercial Infrastructure) - An area of land or an excavation in which wastes are placed for permanent disposal, and which is not a land application unit, surface impoundment, injection well, or waste pile. (Source: The Federal Aviation Administration glossary. Link at: http://wildlife-mitigation.tc.faa.gov/ (public_html/manuals/glossary.pdf)).
26.)	Pharmaceutical Manufacturer (Commercial InfrastructureFeature)	=	Pharmaceutical Manufacturer (Commercial Infrastructure) - The location where medicinal drugs are mass produced. (Source: Webster”s New World Dictionary; hybrid definition of “pharmaceutical” and “manufacture”.)
27.)	Superfund Sites NPL (Commercial InfrastructureFeature)	?	Superfund Sites NPL (Commercial Infrastructure) - A location in the United States that has been contaminated by hazardous waste and identified by the Environmental Protection Agency as a candidate for clean-up because it poses a risk to human health and-or the environment. (Source: Environmental Protection Agency. Link at: http://www.epa.gov.)
28.)	Toxic Release Inventory (Commercial InfrastructureFeature)	@	Toxic Release Inventory (Commercial Infrastructure) - The location according to a publicly available database of chemical and other toxic waste releases. (Source: Environmental Protection Agency. Link at: http://www.epa.gov.)
29.)	Educational Facilities Infrastructure (Theme)	A	Educational Facilities Infrastructure (Theme) - A building or collection of buildings or places that provides knowledge. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com, Hybrid definition of “educational” and “facility.”)
30.)	College University (Educational FacilitiesFeature)	B	College University (Educational Facilities) - An institution of higher learning offering a course of studies leading to a Bachelor's or Master's or Doctoral degree. (Source: Adapted from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary definitions of “college” and “university”)
31.)	Schools (Educational FacilitiesFeature)	C	Schools (Educational Facilities) - A facility for the primary and secondary education of children. (Source: Adapted from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary definition)
32.)	Energy Facilities Infrastructure (Theme)	D	Energy Facilities Infrastructure (Theme) - A building or collection of buildings and/or places that generates and provides electrical power.
33.)	Generation Stations (Energy FacilitiesFeature)	E	Generation Stations (Energy Facilities) - A facility equipped with special equipment used for the production of heat or electricity. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com, Hybrid definition of “generation” and “station.”)
34.)	Natural Gas Facilities (Energy FacilitiesFeature)	F	Natural Gas Facilities (Energy Facilities) - A locus equipped with special equipment used to generate nuclear gas power.
35.)	Nuclear Facilities (Energy FacilitiesFeature)	G	Nuclear Facilities (Energy Facilities) - A locus equipped with special equipment used to generate nuclear power.
36.)	Petroleum Facilities (Energy FacilitiesFeature)	H	Petroleum Facilities (Energy Facilities) - A building or place that provides and distributes petroleum gas.
37.)	Propane Facilities (Energy FacilitiesFeature)	I	Propane Facilities (Energy Facilities) - A building or place that provides and distributes propane gas.
38.)	Government Site Infrastructure (Theme)	J	Government Site Infrastructure (Theme) - The locus of where executive, legislative and-or judicial activities take place in the service of the government.
39.)	Military Infrastructure (Theme)	K	Military Infrastructure (Theme) - Refers collectively to the four major branches of the United States” armed forces as associated with, or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians. (Source: modified sources.)
40.)	Military Armory (MilitaryFeature)	L	Military Armory (Military) - A military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are manufactured and stored, and also where training is given in the use of arms. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com.)
41.)	Military Base (MilitaryFeature)	M	Military Base (Military) - The locus of where military personnel, weapons and supplied are located, and also where attacks and other operations are coordinated and launched. (Source: “Scholastic News” military glossary.)
42.)	Postal Service Infrastructure (Theme)	N	Postal Service Infrastructure (Theme) - The system whereby letters, messages and other parcels are transmitted and delivered via the post office. (Source: Modified from www.hyperdictionary.com.)
43.)	Postal Distribution Center (PostalFeature)	O	Postal Distribution Center (Postal) - A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) facility where mail is sorted and routed. (Source: USPS web-page description of function)
44.)	Post Office (PostalFeature)	P	Post Office (Postal) - A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) facility that directly delivers postal services to the public.
45.)	Public Venues Infrastructure (Theme)	Q	Public Venues Infrastructure (Theme) - An unrestricted place or places and events for a large gathering of people. (Source: Modified from www.dictionary.com.)
46.)	Enclosed Facility (Public VenuesFeature)	S	Enclosed Facility (Public Venues) - A roofed facility with walls.
47.)	Open Facility (Public VenuesFeature)	U	Open Facility (Public Venues) - An open air facility with or without walls, e.g., stadium, parking lot, etc.
48.)	Recreational Area (Public VenuesFeature)	V	Recreational Area (Public Venues) - A place dedicated to the refreshment of strength and spirits after work. (Source: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary)
49.)	Religious Institution (Public VenuesFeature)	W	Religious Institution (Public Venues) - Any place of worship where religious services are held or prayers said by congregation loyal to a belief.
50.)	Special Needs Infrastructure (Theme)	Z	Special Needs Infrastructure (Theme) - Of or relating to people who have specific needs, as those associated with a disability. (Source: www.dictionary.com, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.)
51.)	Adult Day Care (Special NeedsFeature)	[	Adult Day Care (Special Needs) - The locus of a non-residential facility that provides supervision and assisted living services to adults, typically during the daylight hours.
52.)	Child Day Care (Special NeedsFeature)	]	Child Day Care (Special Needs) - A service involving care for other people's children. (Source: www.dictionary.com, WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University.)
53.)	Elder Care (Special NeedsFeature)	^	Elder Care (Special Needs) - The locus of a nursing home or a residential assisted living facility in which full-time care is provided for chronically ill, disabled, and elderly.
54.)	Telecommunications Infrastructure (Theme)	`	Telecommunications Infrastructure (Theme) - The electronic systems used in transmitting messages, as by telegraph, cable, telephone, radio, television or computer. (Source: www.dictionary.com, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.)
55.)	Telecommunications Facility (TelecommunicationsFeature)	a	Telecommunications Facility (Telecommunications) - Any facility housing telecommunications equipment, studios, control rooms, or personnel.
56.)	Telecommunications Tower (TelecommunicationsFeature)	b	Telecommunications Tower (Telecommunications) - A structure typically higher than its diameter and high relative to its surroundings to which telecommunications antennae are affixed. (Source: Adapted from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary)
57.)	Transportation Infrastructure (Theme)	c	Transportation Infrastructure (Theme) - Infrastructure, means of transport, and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers and-or goods. (Source: http://dict.die.net.)
58.)	Air Traffic Control Facility (TransportationFeature)	d	Air Traffic Control Facility (Transportation) - A facility operated by appropriate authority to promote the safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic. (Source: The Federal Aviation Administration glossary; link at: http://www.fly.faa.gov/Products/Glossary_of_Terms/ glossary_of_terms.html.)
59.)	Airport (TransportationFeature)	e	Airport (Transportation) - An area of land or other hard surface, excluding water, that is used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, and includes its buildings and facilities, if any. (Source: The Federal Aviation Administration glossary; link at: http://wildlife-mitigation.tc.faa.gov/public_html/manuals/glossary.pdf.)
60.)	Bridge (TransportationFeature)	f	Bridge (Transportation) - A structure built over a gap to connect and maintain transportation flow between either sides of the gap. (Source: Modified from Webster”s New World Dictionary.)
61.)	Bus Station (TransportationFeature)	g	Bus Station (Transportation) - A terminal that serves bus passengers. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com.)
62.)	Ferry Terminal (TransportationFeature)	h	Ferry Terminal (Transportation) - The location of a vehicle-carrying and commuter boat line terminus. (Source: Modified from www.dictionary.com.)
63.)	Helicopter Landing Site (TransportationFeature)	i	Helicopter Landing Site (Transportation) - A site within a landing zone that contains one or more points for helicopters to land. (Source: Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library, military terms glossary. Link at: http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/3-21.38/gloss.htm.)
64.)	Lock (TransportationFeature)	j	Lock (Transportation) - An enclosed part of a canal or river equipped with gates for raising or lowering the level of water so that boats and other vessels may pass. (Source: Modified from Webster”s New World Dictionary.)
65.)	Maintenance Facility (TransportationFeature)	k	Maintenance Facility (Transportation) - A location where vehicles, machines or any other mechanical devices are serviced for inspection or repair. (Source: Modified from www.hyperdictionary.com.)
66.)	Port (TransportationFeature)	l	Port (Transportation) - A location on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships and other vessels. (Source: www.dictionary.com, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.)
67.)	Rail Station (TransportationFeature)	m	Rail Station (Transportation) - A depot where tracked transport vehicles or trains load and-or unload passengers or goods. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com, modified definition from “depot.”)
68.)	Rest Stop (TransportationFeature)	n	Rest Stop (Transportation) - A roadside facility at which motorists may purchase refreshments, use restrooms and-or acquire area information.
69.)	Ship Anchorage (TransportationFeature)	o	Ship Anchorage (Transportation) - A location suitable for securely anchoring ships and other vessels. (Source: www.dictionary.com, Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.)
70.)	Toll Facility (TransportationFeature)	p	Toll Facility (Transportation) - A gate or booth at which money is collected before and-or after motorists enter or exit a toll road (turnpike). (Source: Modified from Webster”s New World Dictionary.)
71.)	Traffic Control Point (TransportationFeature)	q	Traffic Control Point (Transportation) - The location of absolute signals controlled by an operator to regulate and maintain transportation flow.
72.)	Traffic Inspection Facility (TransportationFeature)	r	Traffic Inspection Facility (Transportation) - Permanent facility equipped with scales where motor (shipping) vehicles transporting goods on public highways are required to stop and obtain gross vehicle and/or axle weights. (Source: Nextlinx, Link: http://www.nextlinx.com/tools_gloss10U.html. Definition of “weigh station”.)
73.)	Tunnel (TransportationFeature)	s	Tunnel (Transportation) - An underground passageway used to connect and maintain transportation flow between a physical or human-built obstruction. (Source: Modified from Webster”s New World Dictionary.)
74.)	Water Supply Infrastructure (Theme)	t	Water Supply Infrastructure (Theme) - The storage, disinfection, filtration and provision of drinking water to the consumer/community by means of pipelines, pumps, water towers, wells and other appurtenances. (Source: County of Maui (Hawaii) Water Supply glossary. Link at: http://mauiwater.org/glossary.html. Hybrid definition of “water system” and “treated water.”)
75.)	Critical Valves (Water SupplyFeature)	u	Critical Valves (Water Supply) - A valve which regulates the speed, flow or pressure of a fluid. (Source: “Valve World” glossary, definition of “control valve.” Link at: http://www.valve-world.net/glossary/index.asp.)
76.)	Dam (Water SupplyFeature)	v	Dam (Water Supply) - A barrier constructed across a waterway to control the flow or raise the level of water. (Source: www.dictionary.com, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.)
77.)	Discharge Outfall (Water SupplyFeature)	w	Discharge Outfall (Water Supply) - The volume of effluent that is released into receiving waters at a given location and within a given period of time. (Source: Hybrid definition from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency glossary (term “outfall”) and from the United States Geologic Survey (term “discharge”). Modified. Links at: http://www.epa.state.oh.us (/ddagw/Documents/swapdocglo.pdf) and http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/dictionary.html.)
78.)	Ground Well (Water SupplyFeature)	x	Ground Well (Water Supply) - An artificial excavation drilled into the ground for the purposes of withdrawing water from the underground aquifers. Source: Modified from the USGS Water Science glossary. Link at: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/dictionary.html.)
79.)	Pumping Station (Water SupplyFeature)	y	Pumping Station (Water Supply) - Facility that lifts water up and over hills. (Source: Ridenbaugh Press. Link at: http://www.ridenbaugh.com.)
80.)	Reservoir (Water SupplyFeature)	z	Reservoir (Water Supply) - An off-steam water storage facility that is filled with water pumped from a river or stream. (Source: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency glossary (term “upground reservoir”). Link at: http://www.epa.state.oh.us (/ddagw/Documents/swapdocglo.pdf))
81.)	Storage Tower (Water SupplyFeature)	{	Storage Tower (Water Supply) - A large (usually metallic) container for holding gases or liquids. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com.)
82.)	Surface Water Intake (Water SupplyFeature)	}	Surface Water Intake (Water Supply) - A pipe through which wastewater is transferred directly to another site. (Source: USGS Water Resources of New Hampshire and Vermont glossary. Hybrid definition of “intake pipe” and “surface water return flow.” Link at: http://nh.water.usgs.gov/Publications/OFR01-328/ofr01-328_glossary.pdf.)
83.)	Water Treatment Facility (Water SupplyFeature)	~	Water Treatment Facility (Water Supply) - A place designed to receive the wastewater from domestic sources and to remove materials that damage water quality and threaten public health and safety when discharged into receiving streams or bodies of water. (Source: USGS Water Science glossary. Link at: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/dictionary.html.)

Symbol Types

Symbol Image

Key Stroke

Symbol Terms and Definitions

1.)

Infrastructures Background Symbol
(Background)

Infrastructures Background Symbol (level one)

Infrastructures Background Symbol (level two)

Infrastructures Background Symbol (level three)

Infrastructures Background Symbol (level four)

Infrastructures Background Symbol (Background) - The background fill shape for the Infrastructures symbol.

2.)

Infrastructures Frame Symbol
(Frame)

Infrastructures Frame Symbol (level one)

Infrastructures Frame Symbol (level two)

Infrastructures Frame Symbol (level three)

Infrastructures Frame Symbol (level four)

Infrastructures Frame Symbol (Frame) - The frame shape for the Infrastructures symbol.

3.)

Agriculture and Food Infrastructure
(Theme)

Agriculture and Food Infrastructure (level one)

Agriculture and Food Infrastructure (level two)

Agriculture and Food Infrastructure (level three)

Agriculture and Food Infrastructure (level four)

Agriculture and Food Infrastructure (Theme) - Production and retail services of foodstuffs.

4.)

Agricultural Laboratories
(Agriculture and FoodFeature)

Agricultural Laboratories (Agriculture and Food) - Facilities used for scientific research in farming.

5.)

Animal Feedlots
(Agriculture and FoodFeature)

Animal Feedlots (Agriculture and Food) - Area designated for feeding livestock.

6.)

Commercial Food Distribution Center
(Agriculture and FoodFeature)

Commercial Food Distribution Center (level one)

Commercial Food Distribution Center (level two)

Commercial Food Distribution Center (level three)

Commercial Food Distribution Center (level four)

(

Commercial Food Distribution Center (Agriculture and Food) - Facilities used for the disbursement of marketable foodstuffs.

7.)

Farms Ranches
(Agriculture and FoodFeature)

)

Farms Ranches (Agriculture and Food) - A piece of land on which crops or animals are raised.

8.)

Food Production Center
(Agriculture and FoodFeature)

Food Production Center (Agriculture and Food) - The locus where foodstuffs are produced.

9.)

Food Retail
(Agriculture and FoodFeature)

Food Retail (Agriculture and Food) - Facility where foodstuffs are sold for a profit.

10.)

Grain Storage
(Agriculture and FoodFeature)

Grain Storage (Agriculture and Food) - Facility used for the housing of cereal seeds such as corn, wheat, barley, etc.

11.)

Banking Finance and Insurance Infrastructure
(Theme)

Banking Finance and Insurance Infrastructure (level one)

Banking Finance and Insurance Infrastructure (level two)

Banking Finance and Insurance Infrastructure (level three)

Banking Finance and Insurance Infrastructure (level four)

Banking Finance and Insurance Infrastructure (Theme) - The management of money and other assets and their protection. (Source: modified www.dictionary.com, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.)

12.)

ATMs
(Banking Finance and InsuranceFeature)

ATMs (Banking Finance and Insurance) - An unattended machine commonly located at a bank”s exterior which dispenses money when a personal coded card is inserted. (Source: Modified from www.hyperdictionary.com.)

13.)

Banks
(Banking Finance and InsuranceFeature)

Banks (Banking Finance and Insurance) - A business establishment in which money is kept for saving for commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans, or exchanged. (Source: www.dictionary.com, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.)

14.)

Bullion Storage
(Banking Finance and InsuranceFeature)

Bullion Storage (Banking Finance and Insurance) - A facility used to deposit and warehouse gold or silver bars or ingots. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com, Hybrid definition of “bullion” and “storage.”)

15.)

Federal Reserve Banks
(Banking Finance and InsuranceFeature)

Federal Reserve Banks (Banking Finance and Insurance) - One of twelve regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com.)

16.)

Financial Exchanges
(Banking Finance and InsuranceFeature)

Financial Exchanges (Banking Finance and Insurance) - A marketplace in which shares, options and futures on stocks, bonds, commodities, and indexes are traded. (Source: Yahoo! Finance glossary: http://biz.yahoo.com/f/g/ee.html.)

17.)

Financial Services Other
(Banking Finance and InsuranceFeature)

Financial Services Other (Banking Finance and Insurance) - A business establishment for the provision of financial or monetary related products and services other than a bank. Locations which deal with money management business.

18.)

Commercial Infrastructure
(Theme)

Commercial Infrastructure (Theme) - The locus of where a business enterprise is undertaken. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com.)

19.)

Chemical Plant
(Commercial InfrastructureFeature)

Chemical Plant (Commercial Infrastructure) - An industrial site where chemical substances and-or compounds are produced. (Source: Modified from www.hyperdictionary.com.)

20.)

Firearm Manufacturers
(Commercial InfrastructureFeature)

Firearm Manufacturers (Commercial Infrastructure) - The location where hand weapons of explosive force when shot are mass produced. (Source: Webster”s New World Dictionary; hybrid definition of “firearm” and “manufacture”.)

21.)

Firearm Retailers
(Commercial InfrastructureFeature)

Firearm Retailers (Commercial Infrastructure) - The location where hand weapons of explosive force when shot are sold. (Source: Webster”s New World Dictionary; hybrid definition of “firearm” and “retail”.)

22.)

Hazardous Material Production
(Commercial InfrastructureFeature)

Hazardous Material Production (level one)

Hazardous Material Production (level two)

Hazardous Material Production (level three)

Hazardous Material Production (level four)

Hazardous Material Production (Commercial Infrastructure) - The locus of where hazardous chemicals and-or substances are produced and stored under regulated conditions.

23.)

Hazardous Material Storage
(Commercial InfrastructureFeature)

Hazardous Material Storage (level three)

Hazardous Material Storage (Commercial Infrastructure) - A storing location for a substance or combination of substances that because of quantity, concentration, physical, chemical, radiological, explosive, or infectious characteristics poses a potential danger to humans and/or the environment. (Source: San Diego State University Emergency Plan glossary; link at: http://bfa.sdsu.edu/emergencyplan/glossary.htm.)

24.)

Industrial Site
(Commercial InfrastructureFeature)

Industrial Site (Commercial Infrastructure) - The locus of an industrial facility or facilities used for the commercial production and selling of manufactured goods. (Source: www.dictionary.com; The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.)

25.)

Landfill
(Commercial InfrastructureFeature)

;

Landfill (Commercial Infrastructure) - An area of land or an excavation in which wastes are placed for permanent disposal, and which is not a land application unit, surface impoundment, injection well, or waste pile. (Source: The Federal Aviation Administration glossary. Link at: http://wildlife-mitigation.tc.faa.gov/ (public_html/manuals/glossary.pdf)).

26.)

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
(Commercial InfrastructureFeature)

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer (level three)

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer (level four)

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer (Commercial Infrastructure) - The location where medicinal drugs are mass produced. (Source: Webster”s New World Dictionary; hybrid definition of “pharmaceutical” and “manufacture”.)

27.)

Superfund Sites NPL
(Commercial InfrastructureFeature)

Superfund Sites NPL (Commercial Infrastructure) - A location in the United States that has been contaminated by hazardous waste and identified by the Environmental Protection Agency as a candidate for clean-up because it poses a risk to human health and-or the environment. (Source: Environmental Protection Agency. Link at: http://www.epa.gov.)

28.)

Toxic Release Inventory
(Commercial InfrastructureFeature)

Toxic Release Inventory (Commercial Infrastructure) - The location according to a publicly available database of chemical and other toxic waste releases. (Source: Environmental Protection Agency. Link at: http://www.epa.gov.)

29.)

Educational Facilities Infrastructure
(Theme)

Educational Facilities Infrastructure (level one)

Educational Facilities Infrastructure (level two)

Educational Facilities Infrastructure (level three)

Educational Facilities Infrastructure (level four)

Educational Facilities Infrastructure (Theme) - A building or collection of buildings or places that provides knowledge. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com, Hybrid definition of “educational” and “facility.”)

30.)

College University
(Educational FacilitiesFeature)

College University (Educational Facilities) - An institution of higher learning offering a course of studies leading to a Bachelor's or Master's or Doctoral degree. (Source: Adapted from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary definitions of “college” and “university”)

31.)

Schools
(Educational FacilitiesFeature)

Schools (Educational Facilities) - A facility for the primary and secondary education of children. (Source: Adapted from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary definition)

32.)

Energy Facilities Infrastructure
(Theme)

Energy Facilities Infrastructure (level one)

Energy Facilities Infrastructure (level two)

Energy Facilities Infrastructure (level three)

Energy Facilities Infrastructure (level four)

Energy Facilities Infrastructure (Theme) - A building or collection of buildings and/or places that generates and provides electrical power.

33.)

Generation Stations
(Energy FacilitiesFeature)

Generation Stations (Energy Facilities) - A facility equipped with special equipment used for the production of heat or electricity. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com, Hybrid definition of “generation” and “station.”)

34.)

Natural Gas Facilities
(Energy FacilitiesFeature)

Natural Gas Facilities (Energy Facilities) - A locus equipped with special equipment used to generate nuclear gas power.

35.)

Nuclear Facilities
(Energy FacilitiesFeature)

Nuclear Facilities (Energy Facilities) - A locus equipped with special equipment used to generate nuclear power.

36.)

Petroleum Facilities
(Energy FacilitiesFeature)

Petroleum Facilities (Energy Facilities) - A building or place that provides and distributes petroleum gas.

37.)

Propane Facilities
(Energy FacilitiesFeature)

Propane Facilities (Energy Facilities) - A building or place that provides and distributes propane gas.

38.)

Government Site Infrastructure
(Theme)

Government Site Infrastructure (level one)

Government Site Infrastructure (level two)

Government Site Infrastructure (level three)

Government Site Infrastructure (level four)

Government Site Infrastructure (Theme) - The locus of where executive, legislative and-or judicial activities take place in the service of the government.

39.)

Military Infrastructure
(Theme)

Military Infrastructure (Theme) - Refers collectively to the four major branches of the United States” armed forces as associated with, or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians. (Source: modified sources.)

40.)

Military Armory
(MilitaryFeature)

Military Armory (Military) - A military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are manufactured and stored, and also where training is given in the use of arms. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com.)

41.)

Military Base
(MilitaryFeature)

Military Base (Military) - The locus of where military personnel, weapons and supplied are located, and also where attacks and other operations are coordinated and launched. (Source: “Scholastic News” military glossary.)

42.)

Postal Service Infrastructure
(Theme)

Postal Service Infrastructure (level one)

Postal Service Infrastructure (level two)

Postal Service Infrastructure (level three)

Postal Service Infrastructure (level four)

Postal Service Infrastructure (Theme) - The system whereby letters, messages and other parcels are transmitted and delivered via the post office. (Source: Modified from www.hyperdictionary.com.)

43.)

Postal Distribution Center
(PostalFeature)

Postal Distribution Center (level three)

Postal Distribution Center (Postal) - A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) facility where mail is sorted and routed. (Source: USPS web-page description of function)

44.)

Post Office
(PostalFeature)

Post Office (Postal) - A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) facility that directly delivers postal services to the public.

45.)

Public Venues Infrastructure
(Theme)

Public Venues Infrastructure (level one)

Public Venues Infrastructure (level two)

Public Venues Infrastructure (level three)

Public Venues Infrastructure (level four)

Public Venues Infrastructure (Theme) - An unrestricted place or places and events for a large gathering of people. (Source: Modified from www.dictionary.com.)

46.)

Enclosed Facility
(Public VenuesFeature)

Enclosed Facility (Public Venues) - A roofed facility with walls.

47.)

Open Facility
(Public VenuesFeature)

Open Facility (Public Venues) - An open air facility with or without walls, e.g., stadium, parking lot, etc.

48.)

Recreational Area
(Public VenuesFeature)

Recreational Area (Public Venues) - A place dedicated to the refreshment of strength and spirits after work. (Source: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary)

49.)

Religious Institution
(Public VenuesFeature)

Religious Institution (Public Venues) - Any place of worship where religious services are held or prayers said by congregation loyal to a belief.

50.)

Special Needs Infrastructure
(Theme)

Special Needs Infrastructure (level one)

Special Needs Infrastructure (level two)

Special Needs Infrastructure (level three)

Special Needs Infrastructure (level four)

Special Needs Infrastructure (Theme) - Of or relating to people who have specific needs, as those associated with a disability. (Source: www.dictionary.com, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.)

51.)

Adult Day Care
(Special NeedsFeature)

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Adult Day Care (Special Needs) - The locus of a non-residential facility that provides supervision and assisted living services to adults, typically during the daylight hours.

52.)

Child Day Care
(Special NeedsFeature)

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53.)

Elder Care
(Special NeedsFeature)

Elder Care (Special Needs) - The locus of a nursing home or a residential assisted living facility in which full-time care is provided for chronically ill, disabled, and elderly.

54.)

Telecommunications Infrastructure
(Theme)

Telecommunications Infrastructure (level one)

Telecommunications Infrastructure (level two)

Telecommunications Infrastructure (level three)

Telecommunications Infrastructure (level four)

Telecommunications Infrastructure (Theme) - The electronic systems used in transmitting messages, as by telegraph, cable, telephone, radio, television or computer. (Source: www.dictionary.com, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.)

55.)

Telecommunications Facility
(TelecommunicationsFeature)

Telecommunications Facility (level three)

Telecommunications Facility (level four)

Telecommunications Facility (Telecommunications) - Any facility housing telecommunications equipment, studios, control rooms, or personnel.

56.)

Telecommunications Tower
(TelecommunicationsFeature)

Telecommunications Tower (Telecommunications) - A structure typically higher than its diameter and high relative to its surroundings to which telecommunications antennae are affixed. (Source: Adapted from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary)

57.)

Transportation Infrastructure
(Theme)

Transportation Infrastructure (level one)

Transportation Infrastructure (level two)

Transportation Infrastructure (level three)

Transportation Infrastructure (level four)

Transportation Infrastructure (Theme) - Infrastructure, means of transport, and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers and-or goods. (Source: http://dict.die.net.)

58.)

Air Traffic Control Facility
(TransportationFeature)

Air Traffic Control Facility (level one)

Air Traffic Control Facility (level two)

Air Traffic Control Facility (level three)

Air Traffic Control Facility (level four)

Air Traffic Control Facility (Transportation) - A facility operated by appropriate authority to promote the safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic. (Source: The Federal Aviation Administration glossary; link at: http://www.fly.faa.gov/Products/Glossary_of_Terms/ glossary_of_terms.html.)

59.)

Airport
(TransportationFeature)

Airport (Transportation) - An area of land or other hard surface, excluding water, that is used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, and includes its buildings and facilities, if any. (Source: The Federal Aviation Administration glossary; link at: http://wildlife-mitigation.tc.faa.gov/public_html/manuals/glossary.pdf.)

60.)

Bridge
(TransportationFeature)

Bridge (Transportation) - A structure built over a gap to connect and maintain transportation flow between either sides of the gap. (Source: Modified from Webster”s New World Dictionary.)

61.)

Bus Station
(TransportationFeature)

Bus Station (Transportation) - A terminal that serves bus passengers. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com.)

62.)

Ferry Terminal
(TransportationFeature)

Ferry Terminal (Transportation) - The location of a vehicle-carrying and commuter boat line terminus. (Source: Modified from www.dictionary.com.)

63.)

Helicopter Landing Site
(TransportationFeature)

Helicopter Landing Site (Transportation) - A site within a landing zone that contains one or more points for helicopters to land. (Source: Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library, military terms glossary. Link at: http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/3-21.38/gloss.htm.)

64.)

Lock
(TransportationFeature)

Lock (Transportation) - An enclosed part of a canal or river equipped with gates for raising or lowering the level of water so that boats and other vessels may pass. (Source: Modified from Webster”s New World Dictionary.)

65.)

Maintenance Facility
(TransportationFeature)

Maintenance Facility (Transportation) - A location where vehicles, machines or any other mechanical devices are serviced for inspection or repair. (Source: Modified from www.hyperdictionary.com.)

66.)

Port
(TransportationFeature)

Port (Transportation) - A location on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships and other vessels. (Source: www.dictionary.com, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.)

67.)

Rail Station
(TransportationFeature)

Rail Station (Transportation) - A depot where tracked transport vehicles or trains load and-or unload passengers or goods. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com, modified definition from “depot.”)

68.)

Rest Stop
(TransportationFeature)

Rest Stop (Transportation) - A roadside facility at which motorists may purchase refreshments, use restrooms and-or acquire area information.

69.)

Ship Anchorage
(TransportationFeature)

70.)

Toll Facility
(TransportationFeature)

Toll Facility (Transportation) - A gate or booth at which money is collected before and-or after motorists enter or exit a toll road (turnpike). (Source: Modified from Webster”s New World Dictionary.)

71.)

Traffic Control Point
(TransportationFeature)

Traffic Control Point (Transportation) - The location of absolute signals controlled by an operator to regulate and maintain transportation flow.

72.)

Traffic Inspection Facility
(TransportationFeature)

Traffic Inspection Facility (level three)

Traffic Inspection Facility (level four)

Traffic Inspection Facility (Transportation) - Permanent facility equipped with scales where motor (shipping) vehicles transporting goods on public highways are required to stop and obtain gross vehicle and/or axle weights. (Source: Nextlinx, Link: http://www.nextlinx.com/tools_gloss10U.html. Definition of “weigh station”.)

73.)

Tunnel
(TransportationFeature)

Tunnel (Transportation) - An underground passageway used to connect and maintain transportation flow between a physical or human-built obstruction. (Source: Modified from Webster”s New World Dictionary.)

74.)

Water Supply Infrastructure
(Theme)

Water Supply Infrastructure (level three)

Water Supply Infrastructure (level four)

Water Supply Infrastructure (Theme) - The storage, disinfection, filtration and provision of drinking water to the consumer/community by means of pipelines, pumps, water towers, wells and other appurtenances. (Source: County of Maui (Hawaii) Water Supply glossary. Link at: http://mauiwater.org/glossary.html. Hybrid definition of “water system” and “treated water.”)

75.)

Critical Valves
(Water SupplyFeature)

Critical Valves (Water Supply) - A valve which regulates the speed, flow or pressure of a fluid. (Source: “Valve World” glossary, definition of “control valve.” Link at: http://www.valve-world.net/glossary/index.asp.)

76.)

Dam
(Water SupplyFeature)

Dam (Water Supply) - A barrier constructed across a waterway to control the flow or raise the level of water. (Source: www.dictionary.com, The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.)

77.)

Discharge Outfall
(Water SupplyFeature)

Discharge Outfall (Water Supply) - The volume of effluent that is released into receiving waters at a given location and within a given period of time. (Source: Hybrid definition from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency glossary (term “outfall”) and from the United States Geologic Survey (term “discharge”). Modified. Links at: http://www.epa.state.oh.us (/ddagw/Documents/swapdocglo.pdf) and http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/dictionary.html.)

78.)

Ground Well
(Water SupplyFeature)

Ground Well (Water Supply) - An artificial excavation drilled into the ground for the purposes of withdrawing water from the underground aquifers. Source: Modified from the USGS Water Science glossary. Link at: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/dictionary.html.)

79.)

Pumping Station
(Water SupplyFeature)

Pumping Station (Water Supply) - Facility that lifts water up and over hills. (Source: Ridenbaugh Press. Link at: http://www.ridenbaugh.com.)

80.)

Reservoir
(Water SupplyFeature)

Reservoir (Water Supply) - An off-steam water storage facility that is filled with water pumped from a river or stream. (Source: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency glossary (term “upground reservoir”). Link at: http://www.epa.state.oh.us (/ddagw/Documents/swapdocglo.pdf))

81.)

Storage Tower
(Water SupplyFeature)

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Storage Tower (Water Supply) - A large (usually metallic) container for holding gases or liquids. (Source: www.hyperdictionary.com.)

82.)

Surface Water Intake
(Water SupplyFeature)

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Surface Water Intake (Water Supply) - A pipe through which wastewater is transferred directly to another site. (Source: USGS Water Resources of New Hampshire and Vermont glossary. Hybrid definition of “intake pipe” and “surface water return flow.” Link at: http://nh.water.usgs.gov/Publications/OFR01-328/ofr01-328_glossary.pdf.)

83.)

Water Treatment Facility
(Water SupplyFeature)

Water Treatment Facility (Water Supply) - A place designed to receive the wastewater from domestic sources and to remove materials that damage water quality and threaten public health and safety when discharged into receiving streams or bodies of water. (Source: USGS Water Science glossary. Link at: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/dictionary.html.)

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Infrastructures Symbology Reference (Version 2.20, Released: September 14, 2005)

Infrastructures Symbology Reference
(Version 2.20, Released: September 14, 2005)