ASTM E2499-11

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Designation:E2499 −11
Standard Practice for
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Classification of Asset Physical Location Information
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2499; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.1.5 floor location, n—asset physical location information
representing the floor position of the item within the building
1.1 This practice covers standardizing practices and termi-
location.
nology related to information conveying the physical location
2.1.6 physical location level, n—asset physical location
of assets.
information represented by nomenclature or physical location
1.2 This practice describes ten increasingly specific levels
level number.
of asset physical location information, assigning a standard
2.1.7 precise location, n—asset physical location informa-
name and level number to each.
tion representing the precise position of the item within
1.3 There is no existing, recognized practice for recording,
desk/shelf/bench location.
discussing, and comparing physical location information.
2.1.8 room/post/grid/station/area location, n—asset physi-
1.4 This practice is designed to be applicable and appropri-
cal location information representing the room, post, grid,
ate for all asset-holding entities. station, or area position of the item within the floor location.
2.1.9 site location, n—asset physical location information
1.5 In addition to applicability to assets, this practice may in
representing the site position of the item within the city/
whole or in part be effectively applied to intangible property,
township/county location.
real property, and materiel.
2.1.10 space location, n—asset physical location informa-
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
tion representing the position of the item if other than on or
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
near the surface of the earth.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
2.1.11 spatial coordinate systems, n—any system that per-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
mits use of numeric values to identify the location of a point on
the surface of the earth.
2. Terminology
2.1.12 state/province location, n—asset physical location
information representing the state or province position of the
2.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
item within the country location.
2.1.1 building location, n—asset physical location informa-
tion representing the building position of the item within the
2.2 Acronyms:
site location.
2.2.1 PLL—physical location level.
2.1.2 city/township/county location, n—asset physical loca-
3. Significance and Use
tion information representing the city, township, or county
3.1 This practice establishes a notational and conversational
position of the item within the state/province location.
approach to asset physical location information to enable
2.1.3 country location, n—asset physical location informa-
precision in requirements and results related to asset physical
tion representing the country position of the item.
location tracking.
2.1.4 desk/shelf/bench location, n—asset physical location
3.2 It is intended that this practice fosters and enables
information representing the desk, shelf, or bench position of
additional practices related to or based on asset physical
the item within the room/post/station/area location.
location information.
4. Asset Physical Location Information Numerical Levels
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4.1 Space location is physical location level (PLL) 1.
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E53 on Asset
Management and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E53.01 on Process
4.2 Country location is PLL 2.
Management.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2011. Published January 2012. Originally
4.3 State/province location is PLL 3.
approved in 2006. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as E2499 – 06. DOI:
10.1520/E2499-11. 4.4 City/township/county location is PLL 4.
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4.5 Site location is PLL 5. specified. For example, if all of a company’s assets are located
inonebuilding,informationforPLL5andbelowforeachasset
4.6 Building location is PLL 6.
may not be recorded, but may be added as general information
4.7 Floor location is PLL 7.
when required.
4.8 Room/post/grid/station/area location is PLL 8.
5.3.3 Intermediate levels not applicable to a given situation
shall be de
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