The standard layer list below lists the most-used layer names for the civil engineering, site design and landscape architecture discipline defined under the Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) layering standard. New layer names can always be created using the field abbreviations and extensions listed in Annex B—Layer field descriptions. The French abbreviations are listed just for reference and should only be used on drawings annotated in French.
Landscaping
English abbreviation |
Description |
French abbreviation |
C-LD |
Landscaping |
C-AX |
C-LD-ANT |
Antenna |
C-AX-ANT |
C-LD-ART |
Artwork, special features |
C-AX-ART |
C-LD-BRD |
Foot bridges |
C-AX-PAS |
C-LD-CON |
Concrete features, slabs |
C-AX-BET |
C-LD-FEN |
Fencing |
C-AX-CLO |
C-LD-FIL |
Filling zone |
C-AX-REM |
C-LD-FLG |
Flagpoles |
C-AX-MAT |
C-LD-FTN |
Fountains, pools |
C-AX-BSN |
C-LD-FUR |
Site furnishings, benches, garbage cans, etc. |
C-AX-MOB |
C-LD-GRA |
Grading |
C-AX-NVL |
C-LD-IRR |
Irrigation system |
C-AX-IRR |
C-LD-IRR-PIP |
Irrigation system piping |
C-AX-IRR-TUY |
C-LD-IRR-SYM |
Irrigation heads, controls, valves |
C-AX-IRR-SYM |
C-LD-RWL |
Retaining walls |
C-AX-SOU |
C-LD-SPO |
Equipment, sports facilities, goal nets, shooting targets, etc. |
C-AX-EQU |
C-LD-STR |
Stairs (not attached to buildings) |
C-AX-ESC |
C-LD-SWK |
Sidewalks |
C-AX-TRO |
C-LD-TER |
Terraces, courtyards, patios (not attached to buildings) |
C-AX-TER |
C-LD-TOE |
Toe of erosion control, armourstone, riprap, berms |
C-AX-BRV |
C-LD-TOP |
Crest of erosion control, armourstone, riprap, berms |
C-AX-HRV |
C-LD-TRL |
Trails, footpaths |
C-AX-SEN |
C-LD-TUN |
Tunnels |
C-AX-TUN |
C-LD-TXT |
Descriptive information text |
C-AX-TEX |
Roads
English abbreviation |
Description |
French abbreviation |
C-RO |
Roads |
C-RO |
C-RO-ABU |
Bridge abutments, piers, and supports |
C-RO-PIL |
C-RO-ACR |
Fire department access routes |
C-RO-URG |
C-RO-ALI |
Alignment |
C-RO-TRC |
C-RO-ASP |
Asphalt road |
C-RO-ASP |
C-RO-BAR |
Barrier |
C-RO-BAR |
C-RO-BRD |
Bridges, overpasses, etc. |
C-RO-PON |
C-RO-CLI |
Road centreline |
C-RO-MED |
C-RO-CNT |
Highway construction staging |
C-RO-CNT |
C-RO-CRB |
Curbs |
C-RO-BOR |
C-RO-GRL |
Guides, guard rails, median dividers, bollards |
C-RO-PRT |
C-RO-GRV |
Gravel road |
C-RO-GRV |
C-RO-GUT |
Gutter lines |
C-RO-CAN |
C-RO-HWY |
Highway plan |
C-RO-TRR |
C-RO-JER |
Jersey barrier |
C-RO-JER |
C-RO-MRK |
Markings and road striping |
C-RO-MAC |
C-RO-MSH |
Mass hauling diagrams |
C-RO-SCH |
C-RO-RMP |
Ramps, on-ramps, loading docks, etc. |
C-RO-RAM |
C-RO-ROD |
Drivable road limits (asphalt) road, lots |
C-RO-LIM |
C-RO-ROD-APX |
Drivable road limits' approximate location |
C-RO-LIM-APX |
C-RO-SHO |
Shoulders |
C-RO-ACT |
C-RO-STG |
Staging layout plan |
C-RO-PHA |
C-RO-SWK |
Sidewalks |
C-RO-TRO |
C-RO-TRL |
Trails, footpaths |
C-RO-SEN |
C-RO-TUN |
Road tunnels, underpasses, etc. |
C-RO-TUN |
C-RO-TXT |
Road description, information text |
C-RO-TEX |
Sanitary sewer
English abbreviation |
Description |
French abbreviation |
C-SA |
Sanitary sewer |
C-ES |
C-SA-CAT |
Drainage catch areas |
C-ES-BAV |
C-SA-CLE |
Cleanout |
C-ES-RNT |
C-SA-IND |
Industrial sewer |
C-ES-IND |
C-SA-IOT |
Sanitary inlet outlet structure |
C-ES-SES |
C-SA-MAN |
Sewer manholes, catch basins |
C-ES-PUA |
C-SA-MAN-IDN |
Text regarding top of grade (t/g) elevation, inverts elevation, etc. |
C-ES-PUA-TEX |
C-SA-PMP |
Pumping stations |
C-ES-PMP |
C-SA-SEP |
Septic system |
C-ES-SEP |
C-SA-SEP-FIL |
Septic field filling zone |
C-ES-SEP-REM |
C-SA-SEP-PIP |
Septic field piping |
C-ES-SEP-TUY |
C-SA-SEP-TNK |
Septic tank |
C-ES-SEP-RSV |
C-SA-SEW |
Sewer lines system |
C-ES-EGO |
C-SA-SEW-ABN |
Abandoned sanitary sewer lines |
C-ES-EGO-ABN |
C-SA-SEW-CMB-MLI |
Combined main sewer lines |
C-ES-EGO-CMB-PRI |
C-SA-SEW-CMB-SLI |
Combined service sewer lines |
C-ES-EGO-CMB-SEV |
C-SA-SEW-MLI |
Main sanitary sewer lines |
C-ES-EGO-PRI |
C-SA-SEW-SLI |
Sanitary service sewer lines |
C-ES-EGO-SEV |
C-SA-SYM |
Junction symbols |
C-ES-SYM |
C-SA-SYM-IDN |
Text description - type of junction |
C-ES-SYM-TEX |
C-SA-TMT |
Sewage treatment areas |
C-ES-TEU |
C-SA-TXT |
General text: length of sewer, slope, material, etc. |
C-ES-TEX |
Survey control, non-legal
English abbreviation |
Description |
French abbreviation |
C-SV |
Survey control, non-legal |
C-LV |
C-SV-BEN |
Local bench marks |
C-LV-RNL |
C-SV-BND |
Non-legal boundaries |
C-LV-LIP |
C-SV-CHN |
Chainage |
C-LV-CHI |
C-SV-CLN |
Radial ties, traverse lines, control lines |
C-LV-LCH |
C-SV-CPT |
Control points |
C-LV-POA |
C-SV-CPT-HOR |
Horizontal control points |
C-LV-POA-HOR |
C-SV-CPT-VER |
Vertical control points |
C-LV-POA-VER |
C-SV-GRD |
Survey grid |
C-LV-QUA |
C-SV-HOR |
Horizontal alignment |
C-LV-HOR |
C-SV-LIM |
Limits of contract, non-legal |
C-LV-LIM |
C-SV-LIN |
Survey feature connectivity line work |
C-LV-TRI |
C-SV-MON |
Found monuments (non-legal) |
C-LV-RAR |
C-SV-PAR |
Parcel line work (non-legal) |
C-LV-PAC |
C-SV-PAR-TXT |
Parcel text (non-legal) |
C-LV-PAC-TEX |
C-SV-SEL |
Super elevation |
C-LV-SUE |
C-SV-SPT |
Survey points |
C-LV-POL |
C-SV-SPT-PNT |
Survey points |
C-LV-POL-PTS |
C-SV-SPT-ELV |
Survey point elevation |
C-LV-POL-ELV |
C-SV-SPT-NUM |
Survey point number text |
C-LV-POL-NUI |
C-SV-SPT-DES |
Survey point description |
C-LV-POL-DES |
C-SV-STA |
Station equation labels |
C-LV-STA |
C-SV-STA-IDN |
Station labels |
C-LV-STA-NUI |
C-SV-STA-PNT |
Station points |
C-LV-STA-PTS |
C-SV-STB |
Setbacks |
C-LV-MAR |
C-SV-VER |
Vertical alignment |
C-LV-VER |
Storm water drainage and systems
English abbreviation |
Description |
French abbreviation |
C-SW |
Storm water drainage and systems |
C-EP |
C-SW-CAT |
Drainage catchments areas |
C-EP-BAV |
C-SW-CUL |
Culverts |
C-EP-PON |
C-SW-DCL |
Ditch centre lines |
C-EP-MED |
C-SW-IOT |
Storm inlet outlet structure |
C-EP-SES |
C-SW-MAN |
Catch basins, manholes |
C-EP-PUA |
C-SW-MAN-IDN |
Manhole description text: elevation, direction |
C-EP-PUA-TEX |
C-SW-MNG |
Storm water management pond |
C-EP-BSN |
C-SW-PMP |
Pumping stations |
C-EP-PMP |
C-SW-SEW |
Sewer lines system |
C-EP-EGO |
C-SW-SEW-ABN |
Abandoned storm sewer lines |
C-EP-EGO-ABN |
C-SW-SEW-MLI |
Storm main sewer lines |
C-EP-EGO-PRI |
C-SW-SEW-SLI |
Storm service sewer lines |
C-EP-EGO-SEV |
C-SW-SUB |
Subdrains |
C-EP-DRA |
C-SW-SYM |
Junction symbols |
C-EP-SYM |
C-SW-SYM-IDN |
Junction description text |
C-EP-SYM-TEX |
C-SW-TXT |
Text describing length of sewer, slopes, material |
C-EP-TEX |