NOS Survey H08552 - HYD93 Format Header

  Surv Id Format Ngdc Id   Params Create Date Source Institution Seq
4 H08552 HYD93 03651023   SF 19791231 National Ocean Survey, N.O.A.A. 01
Country Platform Name Plat Type Chief Hydrographer(s) Seq
U.S.A. Cowie 1SHIP E.H. SHERIDAN 02
Project Type of Survey Strt Yr End Yr Scale of Survey Seq
    1960 1960 10,000 03
Area (General) of Survey Area (Specific) of Survey Seq
CHESAPEAKE BAY POTOMAC RIVER 04
Quality of Survey Description Processing Status Description Seq
    05
Position Determination Seq
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Code Horizontal Datum of Records Code Original Horizontal Datum Seq
NOS31 North American Datum 1983 NOS06 North American Datum 1927 07
code Vertical Datum tide Original Sounding Units Seq
02 Mean Low Water   feet 08
Sounding Method Seq
Digital Echo Sounder w/ Graphical Record assumed 09
c Sound Velocity Correction Seq
1 Corrected for actual sound velocity 10
Data Processing Methodology Seq
Smooth sheets digitized for N.O.S. under Ashville Contract 11
Format of Data Records Top Lat Bottom Lat Left Lon Right Lon Seq
SURV,LAT,LON,VAL,TYP,CCODE(A8,F9.6,F10.6,F6.1,I1,I3) +38.25 +38.18 -76.77 -76.60 12
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Note: You can find the comnplete HYD93 Format Specification, including all code descriptions, at www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/dat/geodas/docs/hyd93.htm