Survey Identifier: 19930014
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 19170004
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19941123
Source Institution: UNITED KINGDOM HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Platform Name: HMS HERALD
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): HYDROGRAPHER OF THE NAVY
Project: PASSAGE SOUNDINGS
Funding: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19890224
Port of Departure: GULF OF OMAN
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19890404
Port of Arrival: FALMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM
Navigation Instrumentation: MAGNAVOX 4400 & MX1100
Geodetic Datum/Position: GPS, TRANSIT SATELLITE, DECCA, RADAR
Bathymetry Instrumentation: KELVIN HUGHES TYPES 778 PDR & 780
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOGUE
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +49
Bottommost Latitude: +12
Leftmost Longitude: -010
Rightmost Longitude: +060
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: NOT KNOWN
Assumed Sound Velocity: 15000
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
Interpolation Scheme: PEAKS, TROUGHS AND CHANGE OF SLOPE
Additional Documentation: IHO SP44 CLASSIFICATION 1F 2E 1E 1G WGD, DIGITISED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM HO FROM ANALOGUE PLOTTING SHEETS, UNITED KINGDOM HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE REFERENCE HA121/006/001/001
Number of Data Records: 9506
Min/Max Data Record:
Latitude: +12.45606
Longitude: -9.74656
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 42.0
Min/Max Data Record:
Latitude: +48.00101
Longitude: +59.97503
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 4922.0