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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Geophysical data of field activity V-1-70-SP in Southern Pacific from 12/07/1970 to 03/08/1971
Abstract:
Geophysical data (bathymetry, gravity) of field activity V-1-70-SP in Southern Pacific from 12/07/1970 to 03/08/1971, <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/v/v170sp/html/v-1-70-sp.meta.html>.
Supplemental_Information:

Equipment Used -
bathymetry
gravity

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.
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>
Primary access to the USGS/CMG Information Bank's digital data, analog data, and metadata is provided through... <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/>
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) <http://www.usgs.gov/>, Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) <http://marine.usgs.gov/>, 20130331, Geophysical data of field activity V-1-70-SP in Southern Pacific from 12/07/1970 to 03/08/1971: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Menlo Park, CA.

    Online Links:

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: 141.86670
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 159.99670
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 8.75170
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: -9.98830

  3. What does it look like?

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

    Beginning_Date: 07-Dec-1970
    Ending_Date: 08-Mar-1971
    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: Southern 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:
    Bathymetry with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/bath.html>
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    Gravity with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/grav.html>
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    Navigation with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/nav.html>

Who produced the data set?

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

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

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

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
    Attn: Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.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: 20-Dec-1999 (process 1 of 3)
    Navigation Data 
    Converted to time format with year at start.

03/03/86 KAYE DUA0:[DATA.<cruise_id>.N]<cruise_id>.050;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
 Extracted from data acquired from NGDC.

    Person who carried out this activity:

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
    Attn: Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>

    Date: 28-Oct-2008 (process 2 of 3)
    Gravity Data 
    10/28/2008 carolyn v-1-70-sp.160_050
/infobank/programs/edit/automerge/automerge

Input was...
Converted to time format with year at start.

02/20/86 BARB DUA0:[DATA.<CRUISE_ID>.G]<CRUISE_ID>.160;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5

extracted from data acquired from NGDC

Input was...
Converted to time format with year at start.

03/03/86 KAYE DUA0:[DATA.<cruise_id>.N]<cruise_id>.050;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
 Extracted from data acquired from NGDC.

time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values

    Person who carried out this activity:

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
    Attn: Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>

    Date: 03-Nov-2008 (process 3 of 3)
    Bathymetry Data 
    11/03/2008 jpaz /infobank/v/v170sp/bath/v-1-70-sp.325_050
/infobank/programs/edit/automerge/automerge

Input was...
Converted to time format with year at start.

03/03/86 BECKIE DRS$DATA:[<cruise_id>.B]<cruise_id>.325;
DRB0:[DRS.NGDC]UNREFNGDC.EXE;5
NGDC files sometimes have only 2_way_travel_time in
which case the format is the same but without corr_depth.
This file was extracted by C. Steele from data acquired from NGDC.

Input was...
Converted to time format with year at start.

03/03/86 KAYE DUA0:[DATA.<cruise_id>.N]<cruise_id>.050;
DRB0:[DRS.REFMT]REFORMAT.EXE;5
 Extracted from data acquired from NGDC.

time, lat, long, time(sec) to nearest nav fix, data values

    Person who carried out this activity:

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
    Attn: Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>

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

    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Unknown, USGS/CMG Information Bank <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/>: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov> Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>, Menlo Park, CA.

    Online Links:

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 (v-1-70-sp.050 [SINS])
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197012071520000    197012071640000
197012071700000    197012080340000
197012080400000    197012081210000
197012081230000    197012081410000
197012081430000    197012081650000
197012081710000    197012090220000
197012090320000    197012090550000
197012090620000    197012091020000
197012091040000    197012091550000
197012101520000    197012101540000
197012101630000    197012101720000
197012101740000    197012101910000
197012101940000    197012102150000
197012102210000    197012110140000
197012110200000    197012110400000
197012110430000    197012111000000
197012111020000    197012111140000
197012111200000    197012111310000
197012111330000    197012111550000
197012111610000    197012111820000
197012111850000    197012111930000
197012111950000    197012112130000
197012112150000    197012120040000
197012120100000    197012120110000
197012161300000    197012161320000
197012161430000    197012161600000
197012161630000    197012161830000
197012161850000    197012170100000
197012170200000    197012170300000
197012170640000    197012170900000
197012170920000    197012171050000
197012171140000    197012180250000
197012180310000    197012180550000
197012180610000    197012180630000
197012190720000    197012191650000
197012191710000    197012192230000
197012192250000    197012200050000
197012200110000    197012200420000
197012200440000    197012200720000
197012200750000    197012200800000
197012201210000    197012201240000
197012201630000    197012201640000
197012202100000    197012202230000
197012220410000    197012220630000
197012220710000    197012220900000
197012220920000    197012221030000
197012221100000    197012221600000
197012221620000    197012221930000
197012221950000    197012230030000
197012230050000    197012230940000
197012231000000    197012231040000
197012231100000    197012322359599
197101010000001    197102270630000
197102270730000    197102272040000
197102272100000    197102280100000
197102280120000    197102281330000
197102281430000    197102282050000
197102282110000    197102282200000
197103021150000    197103021150000
197103021210000    197103021920000
197103030500000    197103030940000
197103031000000    197103031030000
197103031050000    197103031400000
197103031420000    197103031620000
197103050840000    197103051450000
197103051520000    197103060330000
197103060920000    197103062310000
197103062330000    197103062350000
197103080420000    197103081820000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Gravity Data (v-1-70-sp.160_050)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197012071420000    197012071500000
197012071520000    197012071640000
197012071700000    197012080340000
197012080400000    197012081210000
197012081230000    197012081410000
197012081430000    197012081650000
197012081710000    197012090220000
197012090320000    197012090550000
197012090620000    197012091020000
197012091040000    197012091550000
197012101520000    197012101540000
197012101630000    197012101720000
197012101740000    197012101910000
197012101940000    197012102150000
197012102210000    197012110140000
197012110200000    197012110400000
197012110430000    197012111000000
197012111020000    197012111140000
197012111200000    197012111310000
197012111330000    197012111550000
197012111610000    197012111820000
197012111850000    197012111930000
197012111950000    197012112130000
197012112150000    197012120040000
197012120100000    197012120110000
197012161300000    197012161320000
197012161430000    197012161600000
197012161630000    197012161830000
197012161850000    197012170100000
197012170200000    197012170300000
197012170640000    197012170900000
197012170920000    197012171050000
197012171140000    197012180250000
197012180310000    197012180550000
197012180610000    197012180630000
197012190720000    197012191650000
197012191710000    197012192230000
197012192250000    197012200050000
197012200110000    197012200420000
197012200440000    197012200720000
197012200750000    197012200800000
197012201210000    197012201240000
197012201630000    197012201640000
197012202100000    197012202230000
197012220410000    197012220630000
197012220710000    197012220900000
197012220920000    197012221030000
197012221100000    197012221600000
197012221620000    197012221930000
197012221950000    197012230030000
197012230050000    197012230940000
197012231000000    197012231040000
197012231100000    197012322359599
197101010000001    197102270630000
197102270730000    197102272040000
197102272100000    197102280100000
197102280120000    197102281330000
197102281430000    197102282050000
197102282110000    197102282200000
197103021150000    197103021150000
197103021210000    197103021920000
197103030500000    197103030940000
197103031000000    197103031030000
197103031050000    197103031400000
197103031420000    197103031620000
197103050840000    197103051450000
197103051520000    197103060330000
197103060920000    197103062310000
197103062330000    197103062350000
197103080420000    197103081820000
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Bathymetry Data (v-1-70-sp.325_050)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197012071420000    197012071500000
197012071520000    197012071640000
197012071700000    197012080340000
197012080400000    197012081210000
197012081230000    197012081410000
197012081430000    197012081650000
197012081710000    197012090220000
197012090320000    197012090550000
197012090620000    197012090810000
197012090920000    197012091020000
197012091040000    197012091550000
197012101520000    197012101540000
197012101630000    197012101720000
197012101740000    197012101910000
197012101940000    197012102150000
197012102210000    197012110140000
197012110200000    197012110400000
197012110430000    197012111000000
197012111020000    197012111140000
197012111200000    197012111310000
197012111330000    197012111550000
197012111610000    197012111650000
197012111810000    197012111820000
197012111850000    197012111930000
197012111950000    197012112110000
197012112200000    197012120040000
197012120100000    197012120110000
197012161300000    197012161320000
197012161430000    197012161600000
197012161630000    197012161830000
197012161850000    197012170100000
197012170200000    197012170300000
197012170640000    197012170900000
197012170920000    197012171050000
197012171140000    197012180250000
197012180310000    197012180550000
197012180610000    197012180630000
197012190720000    197012191650000
197012191710000    197012192230000
197012192250000    197012200050000
197012200110000    197012200420000
197012200440000    197012200720000
197012200750000    197012200800000
197012201210000    197012201240000
197012201630000    197012201640000
197012202100000    197012202230000
197012220410000    197012220630000
197012220710000    197012220900000
197012220920000    197012221030000
197012221100000    197012221600000
197012221620000    197012221930000
197012221950000    197012230030000
197012230050000    197012230940000
197012231000000    197012231040000
197012231100000    197012322359599
197101010000001    197102270630000
197102270730000    197102272040000
197102272100000    197102280100000
197102280120000    197102281330000
197102281430000    197102282050000
197102282110000    197102282140000
197103021150000    197103021150000
197103021210000    197103021910000
197103030500000    197103030940000
197103031000000    197103031030000
197103031050000    197103031210000
197103031230000    197103031400000
197103031420000    197103031450000
197103031510000    197103031520000
197103031550000    197103031620000
197103050840000    197103051450000
197103051520000    197103060330000
197103060920000    197103062310000
197103062330000    197103062350000
197103080420000    197103081820000
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) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
    Attn: Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>

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

    Downloadable Data V-1-70-SP data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/v/v170sp/html/v-1-70-sp.meta.html>

  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?

    • Availability in digital form:

Data format: ASCII Size: 0.1
Network links: <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/v/v170sp/html/v-1-70-sp.nav.html>

Data format: ASCII Size: 0.1
Network links: <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/v/v170sp/html/v-1-70-sp.grav.html>

Data format: ASCII Size: 0.1
Network links: <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/v/v170sp/html/v-1-70-sp.bath.html>

  • Cost to order the data: None

    • Who wrote the metadata?

    Dates:
    Last modified: 31-Mar-2013
    Metadata author:
    U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <http://www.usgs.gov>, Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG) <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov>
    Attn: Clint Steele <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    InfoBank Group Leader <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/staff/csteele.html>
    USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
    Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561
    USA

    (650) 329-5055 (voice)
    (650) 329-5190 (FAX)
    infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov <mailto:infobank@octopus.wr.usgs.gov>

    Metadata standard:
    FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata <http://www.fgdc.gov/> (FGDC-STD-001-1998 <http://www.its.nbs.gov/nbs/meta/meta.html>)

    Generated by mp version 2.9.13 on Sun Mar 31 08:02:39 2013