USGS CMG "Stations" Definition

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InfoBank Terms:	Activity ID activity overview crew digital data formal metadata lines metadata NGDC port stops project/theme region ship stations time virtual globe year
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Data Formats:	ARC coverage E00 FGDC metadata gridded/image imaging material scattered/swath Shapefile vector/polygon

This provides the station information in CMG InfoBank

Station information occurs in the CMG InfoBank as:
- metadata -- information about station-related physical sample attempts, platform movements, and platform information.
InfoBank station file names:
- < Activity_ID >.onoff.stations -- metadata
A "time" key is associated with each record for correlation with other information datasets.

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