Survey Identifier: B00258
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 03080031
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19
Source Institution: NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
Country: USA
Platform Name: WHITING
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): R.P.FLOYD
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19901017
Port of Departure: NORFOLK, VA
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19901024
Port of Arrival: NORFOLK, VA
Navigation Instrumentation: STARFIX
Geodetic Datum/Position: GPS -secondary
Bathymetry Instrumentation: HYDROCHART II (VERTICAL BEAM EXTRACTION)
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +30
Bottommost Latitude: +29
Leftmost Longitude: -089
Rightmost Longitude: -087
General Digitizing Rate of Bathymetry: 010
General Sampling Rate of Bathymetry: VAR W/ DEPTH
Interpolation Scheme: 1 MINUTE EXTRACTIONS CLOSEST TO THE MINUTE (VERTICAL BM)
Additional Documentation: COMPLETE META DATA FOUND IN HEADER FILES ACCOMPANYING FULL RESOLUTION DATA, LOCATION: 45 NM SSE OF MOBILE POINT, AL, SYSTEM SPECS: GENERAL INSTRUMENTS HYDROCHART II, 36 KHZ, 17 BEAMS, 3.3 METER, DRAFT, ROLL_PITCH_SENSOR DATAWELL HIPPY 120, HEADING_SENSOR SPERRY MK 227, TIME_INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM CLOCK, NAVIGATION: HORIZONTAL_DATUM NAD83, VERTICAL_DATUM MLLW, DEPTHS CORRECTED USING SOUND VELOCITY PROFILE FROM CTD
Number of Data Records: 3275
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1990 10 17
Latitude: +29.08967
Longitude: -88.00552
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 103.0
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1990 10 24
Latitude: +29.36694
Longitude: -87.66033
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 1133.0