Open-File Report 02-353
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Point gravity data is available with the following format: Table 1.--Format of gravity data Table 2.--Explanation of 4-digit accuracy code Approximate Elevation gravity Elevation code--Second digit accuracy effect ---------------------------------------------------- (ft) (mGal) ____________________________________________________________________ 1 On bench mark ------------------------------------ 0.2 0.01 2 Near bench mark ---------------------------------- 0.3 0.02 3 Transit or good alidade survey ------------------- 1.0 0.06 4 VABM or black map elev. -------------------------- 2.0 0.12 5 Blk elev. on old map or good PG ------------------ 4.0 0.24 6 Brn elev. or good PG on 20-ft contour map -------- 10.0 0.6 7 Brn elev. on 80-ft contour map or good alt ------- 20.0 1.2 8 Contour interpolation on 80-ft contour map ------- 40.0 2.4 9 Contour interp. on 200-ft contour map, poor alt -- 80.0 4.8 ____________________________________________________________________ Aprox. Latitude code--Third digit Latitude Distance gravity (based at lat 37) ------------------------- accuracy accuracy effect ---------------------------------------------- (min) -- (ft) (mGal) ____________________________________________________________________ 1 Triangulation or special survey data -------- 0.007 --- 42 0.01 2 Location known to 0.04 in on 1:24,000 map --- 0.014 --- 84 0.02 3 0.10 in, 1:24,000 or 0.04 in, 1:62,500 map -- 0.035 -- 210 0.05 4 0.21 in, 1:24,000 or 0.08 in, 1:62,500 map -- 0.07 --- 420 0.1 5 0.42 in, 1:24,000 or 0.16 in, 1:62,500 map -- 0.14 --- 840 0.2 6 0.40 in, 1:62,500 or 0.1 in, 1:250,000 map -- 0.35 - 2,100 0.5 7 0.80 in, 1:62,500 or 0.2 in, 1:250,000 map -- 0.7 -- 4,200 1.0 8 1.60 in, 1:62,500 or 0.4 in, 1:250,000 map -- 1.4 -- 8,400 2.0 9 4.00 in, 1:62,500 or 1.0 in, 1:250,000 map -- 3.5 - 21,000 5.0 ____________________________________________________________________ Approximate Observed gravity code--Fourth digit gravity effect ---------------------------------------------- (mGal) ____________________________________________________________________ 1 Local survey with special gravity meter --------------- 0.01 2 Multiple observations with LaCoste and Romberg meter -- 0.02 3 Average LaCoste and Romberg or multiple Worden meter -- 0.05 4 LaCoste and Romberg observation with small vibrations or average Worden meter --------------------------------- 0.1 5 Data from loop with closure error this large ---------- 0.2 6 Data from loop with closure error this large ---------- 0.5 7 Data from loop with closure error this large ---------- 1 8 Data from loop with closure error this large ---------- 2 9 Data from loop with closure error this large ---------- 4 ____________________________________________________________________ Click here for ASCII metadata file. To Download Files: PC: right click file, choose "Save Link As..." (Netscape), or "Save Target As..." (Internet Explorer) Macintosh: click and hold, choose "Save This Link As..." (Netscape), or "Download Link to Disk..." (Internet Explorer) Click here for the same data in an Excel spreadsheet (224K). |