USGS CMG InfoBank format for Area of Operation

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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
Data Types:	bathymetry biological geochemical gravity ground penetrating radar imaging LIDAR logs magnetics metering equipment navigation samples seismic total station definitions disclaimer
Data Formats:	ARC coverage E00 FGDC metadata gridded/image imaging material scattered/swath Shapefile vector/polygon

File Name	/infobank/<letter>/<activityid>/meta/<activity-id>.operationarea
Style	multi-record, in mixed case, without tabs
Mnemonic	(ActivityID, OperationArea)
Fortran format	(a, t10, a)
Purpose	indirect spatial reference
Derivative	FACS Overview logbook

Example

         1         2         3         4
1234567890123456789012345678901234567890

J193NC   Crescent City,
Mendocino,
Humboldt Bay, Northern California

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