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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Geophysical data of field activity W-4-75-GK in Georges Bank from 01/01/1975 to 05/17/1975
Abstract:
WesternGeco. Geophysical data (navigation, seismic) of field activity W-4-75-GK in Georges Bank from 01/01/1975 to 05/17/1975, <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/w/w475gk/html/w-4-75-gk.meta.html>.
Supplemental_Information:

Equipment Used -
navigation data directory exists
seismic data directory exists
Notes -
Description of Survey Area 70501: Georges Bank 1975<br> <p>
Client Name WesternGeco Multiclient<br>
Coordinate Location Source Locations<br>
Spheroid Definition-Survey Clarke 1866 6378206.400 294.978698<br>
Spheroid Def. - Post Plot Clarke 1866 6378206.400 294.978698<br>
Geodetic Datum - Survey NAD 27<br>
Geodetic Datum - Post Plot NAD 27<br>
<p>
Datum Shifts<br>
Projection Type Transverse Mercator<br>
Grid System UTM Zone 19<br>
Grid Units Meters<br>
Central Meridian 69 0 0.000W<br>
Grid Origin 0 0 0.000N 69 0 0.000W<br>
Grid Coordinates at Origin 500000.00E 0.00N<br>
Scale Factor 0.9996000000<br>
Scale Factor Defined at 0 0 0.000N 69 0 0.000W<br>
<br>

Similar information is available for thousands of other USGS/CMG-related Activities.
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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 W-4-75-GK in Georges Bank from 01/01/1975 to 05/17/1975: 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: -70.63750
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.58742
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.16061
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.21425

  3. What does it look like?

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

    Beginning_Date: 01-Jan-1975
    Ending_Date: 17-May-1975
    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: Georges Bank
      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:
    Navigation with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/nav.html>
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    Seismic Shots with Time Stamp <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/seis.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: 08-Jul-2004 (process 1 of 1)
    Navigation Data 
    07/08/2004 mosier name change to w-4-75-gk.051

03/05/2004 clint w-4-75-gk.062
/infobank/programs/time/lines2times/l2t
Global positioning system (GPS) data
Times are faked.

Input was...
02/02/2004 clint w-4-75-gk.061
/infobank/programs/time/lines2times/lines2times
Global positioning system (GPS) data
times are fake

year,day,hr,min,sec,tenths,lat,long,line,shot,easting,northing,depth

    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 (w-4-75-gk.051 [SINS])
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197501010000001    197501010003342
197501020000001    197501020001002
197501030000001    197501030003544
197501040000001    197501040001570
197501050000001    197501050003133
197501060000001    197501060000560
197501070000001    197501070002326
197501080000001    197501080003081
197501090000001    197501090000564
197501100000001    197501100002599
197501110000001    197501110000502
197501120000001    197501120002278
197501130000001    197501130000500
197501140000001    197501140003176
197501150000001    197501150003127
197501160000001    197501160003348
197501170000001    197501170003063
197501180000001    197501180000458
197501180000459    197501180000459
197501180000460    197501180000460
197501180000461    197501180000461
197501180000462    197501180000462
197501180000463    197501180000463
197501180000464    197501180000464
197501180000465    197501180000465
197501180000466    197501180000466
197501180000467    197501180000467
197501180000468    197501180000468
197501180000469    197501180000469
197501180000470    197501180000470
197501180000471    197501180000471
197501180000472    197501180000472
197501180000473    197501180000473
197501180000474    197501180000474
197501180000475    197501180000475
197501180000476    197501180000476
197501180000477    197501180000477
197501180000478    197501180000478
197501180000479    197501180000479
197501180000480    197501180000480
197501180000481    197501180000481
197501180000482    197501180000482
197501180000483    197501180000483
197501180000484    197501180000484
197501180000485    197501180000485
197501180000486    197501180000486
197501180000487    197501180000487
197501180000488    197501180000488
197501180000489    197501180000489
197501180000490    197501180000490
197501180000491    197501180000491
197501180000492    197501180000492
197501180000493    197501180000493
197501180000494    197501180000494
197501180000495    197501180000495
197501180000496    197501180000496
197501180000497    197501180000497
197501180000498    197501180000498
197501180000499    197501180000499
197501180000500    197501180000500
197501180000501    197501180000501
197501180000502    197501180000502
197501180000503    197501180000503
197501180000504    197501180000504
197501180000505    197501180000505
197501180000506    197501180000506
197501180000507    197501180000507
197501180000508    197501180000508
197501180000509    197501180000509
197501180000510    197501180000510
197501180000511    197501180000511
197501180000512    197501180000512
197501180000513    197501180000513
197501180000514    197501180000514
197501180000515    197501180000515
197501180000516    197501180000516
197501180000517    197501180000517
197501180000518    197501180000518
197501180000519    197501180000519
197501180000520    197501180000520
197501180000521    197501180000521
197501180000522    197501180000522
197501180000523    197501180000523
197501180000524    197501180000524
197501180000525    197501180000525
197501180000526    197501180000526
197501180000527    197501180000527
197501180000528    197501180000528
197501180000529    197501180000529
197501180000530    197501180000530
197501180000531    197501180000531
197501180000532    197501180000532
197501180000533    197501180000533
197501180000534    197501180000534
197501180000535    197501180000535
197501180000536    197501180000536
197501180000537    197501180000537
197501180000538    197501180000538
197501180000539    197501180000539
197501180000540    197501180000540
197501180000541    197501180000541
197501180000542    197501180000542
197501180000543    197501180000543
197501180000544    197501180000544
197501180000545    197501180000545
197501180000546    197501180000546
197501180000547    197501180000547
197501180000548    197501180000548
197501180000549    197501180000549
197501180000550    197501180000550
197501180000551    197501180000551
197501180000552    197501180000552
197501180000553    197501180000553
197501180000554    197501180000554
197501180000555    197501180000555
197501180000556    197501180000556
197501180000557    197501180000557
197501190000001    197501190003503
197501200000001    197501200003050
197501210000001    197501210000547
197501220000001    197501220004064
197501230000001    197501230001396
197501240000001    197501240001393
197501250000001    197501250000455
197501260000001    197501260004195
197501270000001    197501270003107
197501280000001    197501280001018
197501290000001    197501290004336
197501300000001    197501300003106
197501310000001    197501310000001
197501310000002    197501310000002
197501310000003    197501310000456
197502010000001    197502010000431
197502020000001    197502020004046
197502030000001    197502030003160
197502040000001    197502040000547
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197502060000001    197502060001552
197502070000001    197502070003000
197502080000001    197502080000508
197502090000001    197502090005146
197502100000001    197502100003024
197502110000001    197502110001014
197502120000001    197502120005309
197502130000001    197502130003576
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197502150000001    197502150000266
197502160000001    197502160003115
197502170000001    197502170000534
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197502270000001    197502270006211
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197503060000001    197503060001228
197503070000001    197503070001330
197503080000001    197503080005415
197503090000001    197503090003332
197503100000001    197503100001515
197503110000001    197503110002336
197503120000001    197503120003301
197503130000001    197503130002387
197503140000001    197503140003235
197503150000001    197503150000492
197503160000001    197503160003179
197503170000001    197503170002471
197503180000001    197503180003101
197503190000001    197503190002585
197503200000001    197503200003047
197503210000001    197503210001406
197503220000001    197503220000431
197503230000001    197503230000412
197503240000001    197503240002577
197503250000001    197503250002439
197503260000001    197503260000293
197503270000001    197503270002230
197503280000001    197503280000581
197503290000001    197503290001243
197503300000001    197503300003008
197503310000001    197503310002406
197504010000001    197504010002346
197504020000001    197504020000450
197504030000001    197504030001434
197504040000001    197504040002215
197504050000001    197504050002144
197504060000001    197504060001446
197504070000001    197504070000228
197504080000001    197504080002010
197504090000001    197504090001546
197504100000001    197504100001480
197504110000001    197504110001415
197504120000001    197504120001349
197504130000001    197504130000196
197504140000001    197504140001081
197504150000001    197504150001217
197504160000001    197504160001092
197504170000001    197504170000546
197504180000001    197504180000122
197504190000001    197504190000529
197504200000001    197504200001148
197504210000001    197504210001288
197504220000001    197504220001375
197504230000001    197504230001478
197504240000001    197504240001570
197504250000001    197504250002049
197504260000001    197504260002135
197504270000001    197504270002138
197504280000001    197504280002134
197504290000001    197504290002140
197504300000001    197504300002133
197505010000001    197505010002129
197505020000001    197505020002130
197505030000001    197505030002137
197505040000001    197505040002134
197505050000001    197505050002141
197505060000001    197505060002150
197505070000001    197505070002121
197505080000001    197505080002143
197505090000001    197505090001101
197505100000001    197505100001035
197505110000001    197505110001200
197505120000001    197505120000451
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197505140000001    197505140001233
197505150000001    197505150000142
197505160000001    197505160001265
197505170000001    197505170001097
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
Seismic Shots Data (w-4-75-gk.420_051)
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
197501010000001    197501010003342
197501020000001    197501020001002
197501030000001    197501030003544
197501040000001    197501040001570
197501050000001    197501050003133
197501060000001    197501060000560
197501070000001    197501070002326
197501080000001    197501080003081
197501090000001    197501090000564
197501100000001    197501100002599
197501110000001    197501110000502
197501120000001    197501120002278
197501130000001    197501130000500
197501140000001    197501140003176
197501150000001    197501150003127
197501160000001    197501160003348
197501170000001    197501170003063
197501180000001    197501180000557
197501190000001    197501190003503
197501200000001    197501200003050
197501210000001    197501210000547
197501220000001    197501220004064
197501230000001    197501230001396
197501240000001    197501240001393
197501250000001    197501250000455
197501260000001    197501260004195
197501270000001    197501270003107
197501280000001    197501280001018
197501290000001    197501290004336
197501300000001    197501300003106
197501310000001    197501310000456
197502010000001    197502010000431
197502020000001    197502020004046
197502030000001    197502030003160
197502040000001    197502040000547
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197502060000001    197502060001552
197502070000001    197502070003000
197502080000001    197502080000508
197502090000001    197502090005146
197502100000001    197502100003024
197502110000001    197502110001014
197502120000001    197502120005309
197502130000001    197502130003576
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197502150000001    197502150000266
197502160000001    197502160003115
197502170000001    197502170000534
197502180000001    197502180003021
197502190000001    197502190001589
197502200000001    197502200001387
197502210000001    197502210002199
197502220000001    197502220003520
197502230000001    197502230006101
197502240000001    197502240001284
197502250000001    197502250001368
197502260000001    197502260000443
197502270000001    197502270006211
197502280000001    197502280003035
197503010000001    197503010000527
197503020000001    197503020006348
197503030000001    197503030003123
197503040000001    197503040002529
197503050000001    197503050003398
197503060000001    197503060001228
197503070000001    197503070001330
197503080000001    197503080005415
197503090000001    197503090003332
197503100000001    197503100001515
197503110000001    197503110002336
197503120000001    197503120003301
197503130000001    197503130002387
197503140000001    197503140003235
197503150000001    197503150000492
197503160000001    197503160003179
197503170000001    197503170002471
197503180000001    197503180003101
197503190000001    197503190002585
197503200000001    197503200003047
197503210000001    197503210001406
197503220000001    197503220000431
197503230000001    197503230000412
197503240000001    197503240002577
197503250000001    197503250002439
197503260000001    197503260000293
197503270000001    197503270002230
197503280000001    197503280000581
197503290000001    197503290001243
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197504010000001    197504010002346
197504020000001    197504020000450
197504030000001    197504030001434
197504040000001    197504040002215
197504050000001    197504050002144
197504060000001    197504060001446
197504070000001    197504070000228
197504080000001    197504080002010
197504090000001    197504090001546
197504100000001    197504100001480
197504110000001    197504110001415
197504120000001    197504120001349
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197504140000001    197504140001081
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197504160000001    197504160001092
197504170000001    197504170000546
197504180000001    197504180000122
197504190000001    197504190000529
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197504210000001    197504210001288
197504220000001    197504220001375
197504230000001    197504230001478
197504240000001    197504240001570
197504250000001    197504250002049
197504260000001    197504260002135
197504270000001    197504270002138
197504280000001    197504280002134
197504290000001    197504290002140
197504300000001    197504300002133
197505010000001    197505010002129
197505020000001    197505020002130
197505030000001    197505030002137
197505040000001    197505040002134
197505050000001    197505050002141
197505060000001    197505060002150
197505070000001    197505070002121
197505080000001    197505080002143
197505090000001    197505090001101
197505100000001    197505100001035
197505110000001    197505110001200
197505120000001    197505120000451
197505130000001    197505130001598
197505140000001    197505140001233
197505150000001    197505150000142
197505160000001    197505160001265
197505170000001    197505170001097
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 W-4-75-GK data set <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/w/w475gk/html/w-4-75-gk.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.
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