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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Geophysical data of field activity C-1-82-SP in Northeast Australia, South Pacific from 02/04/1982 to 12/14/1982
Abstract:
Geophysical data (gravity, magnetics) of field activity C-1-82-SP in Northeast Australia, South Pacific from 02/04/1982 to 12/14/1982, <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/c/c182sp/html/c-1-82-sp.meta.html>.
Supplemental_Information:

Equipment Used -
gravity
magnetics

Similar information is available for thousands of other USGS/CMG-related Activities.
If known, available are Activity-specific navigation, gravity, magnetics, bathymetry, seismic, and sampling data; track maps; and equipment information; as well as summary overviews, crew lists, and information about analog materials.
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This page accomodates a variety of search approaches (e.g., by platform, by region, by scientist, by equipment type, etc.).
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG), 20090107, Geophysical data of field activity C-1-82-SP in Northeast Australia, South Pacific from 02/04/1982 to 12/14/1982: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG).

    Online Links:

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: 169.42000
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -178.41000
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: -18.18000
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: -25.78000

  3. What does it look like?

    <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/c/c182sp/html/c-1-82-sp.nav.gif> (GIF)
    Trackline map of C-1-82-SP
    <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/c/c182sp/html/c-1-82-sp.grav.gif> (GIF)
    Gravity data trackline map of C-1-82-SP
    <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/c/c182sp/html/c-1-82-sp.mag.gif> (GIF)
    Magnetics data trackline map of C-1-82-SP

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Beginning_Date: 04-Feb-1982
    Ending_Date: 14-Dec-1982
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Northeast Australia, South Pacific
      This is a Point data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
      • Point

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.
      The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.

      Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
      Depth_System_Definition:
      Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
      Depth_Resolution: 0.1
      Depth_Distance_Units: meters
      Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute values


  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Gravity with Time Stamp
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
    Free Air Anomaly data
    Mnemonic:       (Year, Day, Hour, Min, Sec, Tenths, Eotvos, ObsGrv, TheoGrv, FAA)
    FORTRAN format: (i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, f6.1, t23, f9.1, t33, f9.1, t43, f8.1)
    C format:       (%4.4i%3.3i3%2.2i%1.1i %6.1f %9.1f %9.1f %8.1f\\n)
    Naming:         .160
    
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Magnetics with Time Stamp
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
    Raw magnetics data
    Mnemonic:       (Year, Day, Hour, Min, Sec, Tenths, MstObs)
    FORTRAN format: (i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, f7.1)
    C format:       (%4.4i%3.3i3%2.2i%1.1i %7.1f\\n)
    Naming:         .200
    
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Navigation with Time Stamp
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
    Integrated navigation (SINS) data
    Mnemonic:       (Year, Day, Hour, Min, Sec, Tenths, Latitude, Longitude)
    FORTRAN format: (i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, f9.5, t26, f10.5)
    C format:       (%4.4i%3.3i3%2.2i%1.1i %9.5f %10.5f\\n)
    Naming:         .050
    


Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

    • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
    c/o Clint Steele
    Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    csteele@usgs.gov


Why was the data set created?

These data and information are intended for science researchers, students from elementary through college, policy makers, and general public.


How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: 19-Jan-1996 (process 1 of 3)
    Navigation Data
    Converted to time format with year at start.
    
    03/17/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[CAROLYN.TEMP]FRENCH.050;
    DUA0:[DATA.][CAROLYN.TEMP]TEMP.EXE;1
    was FRENCH_DATA.EDIT3 from Clint
    
    

    Person who carried out this activity:

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
    c/o Clint Steele
    Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    csteele@usgs.gov

    Date: 31-Oct-1998 (process 2 of 3)
    Gravity Data
    10/31/1998  /lion/c/c182sp/grav/c-1-82-sp.160_050
    /bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
    
    Input was...
    Converted to time format with year at start.
    
    03/17/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[CAROLYN.TEMP]FRENCH.160;
    DUA0:[DATA.][CAROLYN.TEMP]TEMP.EXE;1
    was FRENCH_DATA.EDIT3 from Clint
    
    Input was...
    Converted to time format with year at start.
    
    03/17/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[CAROLYN.TEMP]FRENCH.050;
    DUA0:[DATA.][CAROLYN.TEMP]TEMP.EXE;1
    was FRENCH_DATA.EDIT3 from Clint
    
    time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
    

    Person who carried out this activity:

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
    c/o Clint Steele
    Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    csteele@usgs.gov

    Date: 31-Oct-1998 (process 3 of 3)
    Magnetics Data
    10/31/1998  /lion/c/c182sp/mag/c-1-82-sp.200_050
    /bear/programs/edit/automerge/automerge
    
    Input was...
    Converted to time format with year at start.
    
    03/17/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[CAROLYN.TEMP]FRENCH.200;
    DUA0:[DATA.][CAROLYN.TEMP]TEMP.EXE;1
    was FRENCH_DATA.EDIT3 from Clint
    
    Input was...
    Converted to time format with year at start.
    
    03/17/86 CAROLYN DRS$DATA:[CAROLYN.TEMP]FRENCH.050;
    DUA0:[DATA.][CAROLYN.TEMP]TEMP.EXE;1
    was FRENCH_DATA.EDIT3 from Clint
    
    time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values
    

    Person who carried out this activity:

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
    c/o Clint Steele
    Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    csteele@usgs.gov

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG), Unknown, USGS/CMG Information Bank: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG).

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: Updated daily


How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    Identified as best available version.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    Unspecified

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

    Unspecified

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    Start and end date/times of data

    Navigation Data (c-1-82-sp.050 [SINS])
    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    198202042100000    198202062330000
    198202070410000    198202091900000
    198202160420000    198202180220000
    198202180230000    198202181155000
    198202181204000    198202181600000
    198202181645000    198202210732000
    198202210740000    198202220200000
    198204281030000    198204301305000
    198204302205000    198205020110000
    198205020935000    198205031530000
    198205040040000    198205051330000
    198205051340000    198205060415000
    198205061240000    198205070645000
    198205070655000    198205072010000
    198205072020000    198205080950000
    198205082240000    198205100215000
    198205100225000    198205100255000
    198205100304000    198205100600000
    198205140645000    198205150225000
    198205150235000    198205150740000
    198205151155000    198205151620000
    198205160515000    198205171120000
    198205171320000    198205190040000
    198205200940000    198205212202000
    198205212210000    198205240955000
    198212110900000    198212140800000
    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    Gravity Data (c-1-82-sp.160_050)
    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    198202042100000    198202062330000
    198202070410000    198202091900000
    198202160420000    198202180220000
    198202180230000    198202181155000
    198202181204000    198202181600000
    198202181645000    198202210732000
    198202210740000    198202220200000
    198204281030000    198204301305000
    198204302205000    198205020110000
    198205020935000    198205031530000
    198205040040000    198205051330000
    198205051340000    198205060415000
    198205061240000    198205070645000
    198205070655000    198205072010000
    198205072020000    198205080950000
    198205082240000    198205100215000
    198205100225000    198205100255000
    198205100304000    198205100600000
    198205140645000    198205150225000
    198205150235000    198205150740000
    198205151155000    198205151620000
    198205160515000    198205171120000
    198205171320000    198205190040000
    198205200940000    198205212202000
    198205212210000    198205240955000
    198212110900000    198212140800000
    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    Magnetics Data (c-1-82-sp.200_050)
    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    198202042100000    198202062330000
    198202070410000    198202091900000
    198202160420000    198202180220000
    198202180230000    198202181155000
    198202181204000    198202181600000
    198202181645000    198202210732000
    198202210740000    198202220200000
    198204281030000    198204301305000
    198204302205000    198205020110000
    198205020935000    198205031530000
    198205040040000    198205051330000
    198205051340000    198205060415000
    198205061240000    198205070645000
    198205070655000    198205072010000
    198205072020000    198205080950000
    198205082240000    198205100215000
    198205100225000    198205100255000
    198205100304000    198205100600000
    198205140645000    198205150225000
    198205150235000    198205150740000
    198205151155000    198205151620000
    198205160515000    198205171120000
    198205171320000    198205190040000
    198205200940000    198205212202000
    198205212210000    198205240955000
    198212110900000    198212140800000
    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
    

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    Unspecified


How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints:
Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
If available, access to physical samples is described in the "WR CMG Sample Distribution Policy" at: <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/main/sample-dist-policy.html>
Use_Constraints:
Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
Some USGS information accessed through this means may be preliminary in nature and presented without the approval of the Director of the USGS. This information is provided with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete and conclusions drawn from such information are the responsibility of the user.
This information is not intended for navigational purposes.
Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
    c/o Clint Steele
    Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    csteele@usgs.gov

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Downloadable Data C-1-82-SP data set

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
    Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
    Some USGS information accessed through this means may be preliminary in nature and presented without the approval of the Director of the USGS. This information is provided with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete and conclusions drawn from such information are the responsibility of the user.
    This information is not intended for navigational purposes.
    Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

  4. How can I download or order the data?


Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 07-Jan-2009
Metadata author:
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
c/o Clint Steele
Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader
USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
USA

(650) 329-5055 (voice)
(650) 329-5190 (FAX)
csteele@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)


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