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USGS CMG InfoBank format for Global positioning system (GPS) 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>.060

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

19942391759126 43.24403 -127.09016 19942391800149 43.24404 -127.09006 19942391801186 43.24406 -127.08994 19942391802215 43.24407 -127.08985 19942391803320 43.24401 -127.08978

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