Survey Identifier: 19970238
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 19150055
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 HI 717, BLOCK 3
Funding: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19970104
Port of Departure: PORT STANLEY, FALKLAND ISLANDS
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19970409
Port of Arrival: PANAMA CANAL
Navigation Instrumentation: DEL NORTE 1009 RECEIVER
Geodetic Datum/Position: GPS
Bathymetry Instrumentation: SIMRAD EA500
Additional Forms of Bathymetric Data: ANALOGUE
Topmost Latitude of Survey: 09
Bottommost Latitude: -68
Leftmost Longitude: -084
Rightmost Longitude: -025
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: NOT KNOWN
Assumed Sound Velocity: 15000
Bathymetric Datum Code: 00
Interpolation Scheme: EQUAL INTERVALS
Additional Documentation: UNITED KINGDOM HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE REFERENCE HH090/717/01, IHO SP44 CLASSIFICATION 1D 3D 1E 1G WGD, DATA WERE SUB-SAMPLED BY NGDC TO REDUCE 705545 DATA POINTS TO 118383 POINTS, CHOOSING POINTS NO CLOSER THAN 0.05 NAUTICAL MILES.
Number of Data Records: 118383
Min/Max Data Record:
Latitude: -67.47353
Longitude: -83.17508
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 20.5
Min/Max Data Record:
Latitude: +8.44468
Longitude: -25.93884
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 6279.0