NOS Survey H09188 - HYD93 Format Header

  Surv Id Format Ngdc Id   Params Create Date Source Institution Seq
4 H09188 HYD93 03021187   S 19681231 National Ocean Survey, N.O.A.A. 01
Country Platform Name Plat Type Chief Hydrographer(s) Seq
U.S.A. Surveyor 1SHIP A.R. BENTON 02
Project Type of Survey Strt Yr End Yr Scale of Survey Seq
    1971 1971 10,000 03
Area (General) of Survey Area (Specific) of Survey Seq
TUTUILA ISLAND APPROACHES TO PAGO PAGO ISLAND 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
NOSXX Undetermined Datum NOSXX Undetermined Datum 07
code Vertical Datum tide Original Sounding Units Seq
04 Mean Lower Low Water   fathoms and tenths 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
Processed by N.O.A.A. Marine Centers 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) -14.27 -14.35 -170.72 -170.58 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