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point name prefix
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[ESRI software]
In Survey Analyst, a unique part of every survey project. Points have a common name space across all projects of a survey dataset. However, different points in different projects can have the same name. When making use of these points, users can use the prefix of the survey project before the point's name to uniquely identify it. This ensures that the correct point is used.
