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USGS CMG InfoBank format for Integrated navigation (SINS) data


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InfoBank Terms:	Activity ID activity overview crew formal metadata lines metadata NGDC port stops project/theme region ship stations time virtual globe year
Data Types:	bathymetry geodetic positioning gravity ground penetrating radar imagery magnetics metering equipment navigation samples seismic definitions disclaimer
Data Formats:	ARC coverage E00 FGDC metadata gridded/image imaging material scattered/swath Shapefile vector/polygon

File Name /infobank/<letter>/<activityid>/nav/<activity-id>.050

Style time/lat/long style, multi-record, in caps, without tabs

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)

Purpose temporal-spatial data

Derivative data acquisition systems

Example

1 2 3 123456789012345678901234567890123456

19771300957420 37.94832 -122.97142 19771301000100 37.94670 -122.97690 19771301002340 37.94514 -122.98240 19771301004590 37.94357 -122.98782 19771301007260 37.94197 -122.99332

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