Survey Identifier: 19970012
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 19150052
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19980721
Source Institution: UNITED KINGDOM HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Platform Name: HMS ENDURANCE
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): HYDROGRAPHER OF THE NAVY
Project: PASSAGE SOUNDINGS BLOCK 3
Funding: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 1996
Port of Departure: PORT STANLEY, FALKLAND ISLANDS
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 1996
Port of Arrival: PORT STANLEY, FALKLAND ISLANDS
Navigation Instrumentation: RACAL MNS 2000G RECEIVER
Geodetic Datum/Position: GPS
Bathymetry Instrumentation: SIMRAD EA500
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOGUE
Topmost Latitude of Survey: -51
Bottommost Latitude: -74
Leftmost Longitude: -082
Rightmost Longitude: -035
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: NOT KNOWN
Assumed Sound Velocity: 15000
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
Interpolation Scheme: NONE
Additional Documentation: UNITED KINGDOM HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE REFERENCE HA121/006/001/03, IHO SP44 CLASSIFICATION 1E 3D 1D IG WGD, DATA WERE SUB-SAMPLED BY NGDC TO REDUCE 1103854 DATA POINTS TO 144024 POINTS, CHOOSING POINTS NO CLOSER THAN 0.05 NAUTICAL MILES.
Number of Data Records: 144024
Min/Max Data Record:
Latitude: -73.36788
Longitude: -81.07597
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 34.5
Min/Max Data Record:
Latitude: -51.13080
Longitude: -35.73674
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 4965.0