Digitization Conventions for Small Bodies Node 01. No capitals are allowed for Greek letters, which are spelled in English 02. Symbols for parallel, perpendicular are written fully 03. Approximate signs are written out as 'approximately' 04. Units are given as abbreviations, e.g., km (except degrees) 05. Vector notation is written out specifically, e.g., momentum vector 06. Chemical subscripts and superscipts (as prefix or suffix) are ascii 07. Powers are indicated by ^, with a negative power indicated by "-" 08. Multiplication is shown by *, except in scientific notation 09. Functional dependence is indicated by closed parentheses 10. Abbreviations are used for mega, nano, e.g., nm *11. Derivatives are given by symbols d/dt of a variable 12. Integrals and summations are written out as are limits 13. Nested functional dependence is indicated by brackets 14. Variable subscripts are written 'variable_subscript', ie; m_eff 15. Summing is written 'sum(lower limit,upper limit) expression to be summed' 16. Inequalities are written; '<','>', '<=','>=' 17. Graphs are represented by placing important points in chart form 18. Figure Headings are included and the figures themselves are described * - This is true for the uleca.txt file, however, in the ici.txt file the x' and x'' notation is used to indicate derivatives as was used in the original article