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buildPAMS - a function to return a NJ PAMS pin for GIS parcels. Python code for use in ArcGIS.
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buildPAMS.py
def buildPAMS(mun, blk, lot, qua=None):
"""Returns a PAMS Pin from three or four cadastre fields."""
if (qua == None) or (qua == ''):
return "%s_%s_%s" % (mun, blk, lot)
else:
return "%s_%s_%s_%s" % (mun, blk, lot, qua)
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SKalt commented Nov 14, 2016

Note from the NJ GIS parcel mapping standard: a pams_pin should be max 38 characters in length: 4 mun, 10 blk, 10 lot, 11 qua if present, 3 underscores if qua present. Hope this helps others specifying unified postgis table schemas.

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