Survey Identifier: RITS93B
Format Acronym: MGD77
Data Center File Number: 03020157
Parameters Surveyed Code: 50000
File Creation Date (yyyymmdd): 19
Source Institution: NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
Country: USA
Platform Name: SURVEYOR
Platform Type Code: 1
Platform Type: SHIP
Chief Scientist(s): CAPT. F. J. JONES
Survey Departure Date (yyyymmdd): 19930330
Port of Departure: PAPEETE, TAHITI
Survey Arrival Date (yyyymmdd): 19930501
Port of Arrival: SEATTLE, WA
Navigation Instrumentation: GPS
Geodetic Datum/Position: NONE
Bathymetry Instrumentation: SEABEAM (VERTICAL BEAM EXTRACTION)
Topmost Latitude of Survey: +37
Bottommost Latitude: -68
Leftmost Longitude: -150
Rightmost Longitude: -117
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: SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN, SYSTEM SPECS: GENERAL INSTRUMENTS SEABEAM, 12 KHZ, 15 BEAMS, 5.1 METER DRAFT, ROLL_PITCH_SENSOR DATAWELL 120C SN# 19193C, 19007S, HEADING_SENSOR SPERRY MK, 227 S/N 396, TIME_INSTRUMENTATION VMS TIME CLOCK, NAVIGATION: HORIZONTAL_DATUM NAD83, VERTICAL_DATUM MLLW, DEPTHS CORRECTED USING SOUND VELOCITY PROFILE FROM CTD
Number of Data Records: 23474
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1993 03 30
Latitude: -67.97615
Longitude: -149.65464
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 811.0
Min/Max Data Record:
Date: 1993 05 01
Latitude: +36.85648
Longitude: -117.23442
Bathymetry, Corrected Depth: 5883.0