Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 2014-322-FA_GPR ASCII Raw Data.zip
Entity_Type_Definition:
File containing each raw, unprocessed GPR profile in ASCII format. Many XYZ processing programs will not accept column header labels therefore they were not placed in the file. Column 1= Horizontal distance (meters), Column 2= elevation, Column 3= two way travel time, Column 4= Amplitude.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Horizontal distance
Attribute_Definition:
This column indicates the location in meters from the start(0) to the end of the GPR profile, this column can be used to locate the postion of reflections. The distance data was collected using the distance measureing wheel.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Reflexw
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Values start with 0 (the begining of the profile) and end with the total distance covered by the profile, units are in meters.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Elevation
Attribute_Definition:
All values in this column are 0 as a result of elevation data being contained in the GGA string and not recorded in the ASCII file.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Reflexw
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Values are all zero, since elevation data has not been applied.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: two way travel time
Attribute_Definition:
This column records the two way travel time in nanoseconds that it takes to reach a reflection from the source.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Reflexw
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 200
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Amplitude
Attribute_Definition: Amplitude of reflection in Megahertz
Attribute_Definition_Source: Reflexw
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Data represents the amplitude of the reflection, which can vary widely, values can be either negative or positive.
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 2014-322-FA_GPR DGPS data.zip
Entity_Type_Definition:
File containing the processed navigation data for the GPR profiles. Data does not contain column lables Column 1= Message ID $GPGGA, Column 2= UTC of position fix, Column 3= Latitude, Column 4= Direction of latitude: N, Column 5= Longitude, Column 6= Direction of longitude: W, Column 7= GPS Quality indicator:0: Fix not valid 1: GPS fix 2: Differential GPS fix, OmniSTAR VBS 4: Real-Time Kinematic, fixed integers 5: Real-Time Kinematic, float integers, OmniSTAR XP/HP or Location RTK, Column 8= Number of SVs in use, range from 00 through to 24+, Column 9= HDOP, Column 10= Orthometric height (MSL reference), Column 11= M: unit of measure for orthometric height is meters, Column 12= Geiod Seperation, Geiod 13= M: geoid separation measured in meters, Column 14= Age of differential GPS data record, Type 1 or Type 9. Null field when DGPS is not used. Column 15= Reference station ID, range 0000-4095. A null field when any reference station ID is selected and no corrections are received. Column 16= The checksum data, always begins with *.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: GrafNav
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Message ID $GPGGA
Attribute_Definition: The type of file, indicates it is a GGA string.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GrafNav
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Attribute is a file format identification.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: UTC of position fix
Attribute_Definition: GPS time in seconds.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GrafNav
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Value is GPS time, increases by 1 every second.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Latitude
Attribute_Definition:
The latitude of the XYZ point, latitude is projected in UTM 18N.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GrafNav
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Values are degrees of latitude, spatial data.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Direction of latitude:
Attribute_Definition: Direction of latitude is in the Northern(N) Hemisphere.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GravNav
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
The attribute indicates that the degree of latitude is in the Northern Hemisphere.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Longitude
Attribute_Definition: The longitude of the XYZ data point.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GrafNav
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Values are the degree of longitude, spatial data.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Direction of longitude:
Attribute_Definition: Direction of longitude is in the Western(W) Hemisphere.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GrafNav
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
The attribute indicates that the degree of longitude is in the western Hemisphere.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:
GPS Quality indicator:
0: Fix not valid
1: GPS fix
2: Differential GPS fix, OmniSTAR VBS
4: Real-Time Kinematic, fixed integers
5: Real-Time Kinematic, float integers, OmniSTAR XP/HP or Location RTK
Attribute_Definition: Defines the type and quality of the DGPS data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GrafNav
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Number of SVs in use, range from 00 through to 24+
Attribute_Definition:
Number of satelites utilized by the program to process the data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GrafNav
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 24
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HDOP
Attribute_Definition:
Horizontal Dilution of Precision (HDOP) expresses the effect of satelite postions on the precision of the reported postions. < 1 Ideal, 1-2 Excellend, 2-5 good, 5-10 moderate, 10-20 fair, >20 poor.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GrafNav
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 20
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Orthometric height (MSL reference)
Attribute_Definition:
Height of the XYZ postion in reference to NAVD88 using GEIOD12A.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GrafNav
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Elevation above the GEIOD12A in meters, spatial data.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: M: unit of measure for orthometric height is meters
Attribute_Definition: The orthometric height is reported in meters.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GrafNav
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Indicates data is reported in meters.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Geoid separation
Attribute_Definition:
Seperation between GEIOD12A and the reference ellipsoid NAVD88 in meters.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GrafNav
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Seperation between GEIOD12A and the reference ellipsoid NAVD88 in meters.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: M: geoid separation measured in meters
Attribute_Definition:
Defines that the seperation between GEIOD12A and the reference ellipsoid NAVD88 measured in meters(m).
Attribute_Definition_Source: GrafNav
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Indicates data is reported in meters.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:
Age of differential GPS data record, Type 1 or Type 9. Null field when DGPS is not used.
Attribute_Definition: The corrected DGPS time
Attribute_Definition_Source: GrafNav
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:
Reference station ID, range 0000-4095. A null field when any reference station ID is selected and no corrections are received
Attribute_Definition:
Refers to the reference station used to process the DGPS data presented in this dataset.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GrafNav
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4095
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: The checksum data, always begins with *
Attribute_Definition: The name of the checksum data used to detect errors.
Attribute_Definition_Source: GrafNav
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Numbers increase sequentially by 1.
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: 2014-322-FA_GPR profile parameters.xlsx
Entity_Type_Definition:
Microsoft Excel table listing the parameters assigned to each GPR profile during collection in the field.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Line
Attribute_Definition: Lists the profile name.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 136
Range_Domain_Maximum: 179
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: scans/second
Attribute_Definition:
The horizontal sampling rate if the system is in continous data collection mode.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: All lines were collected at a rate of 64 scans/second.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: scans/unit(m)
Attribute_Definition:
Scan/unit(m) refers to the number of scans per horizontal meter.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: All lines were collected at a rate of 20 scans/unit.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: samples/scan
Attribute_Definition: Sample/scan set the number of data samples in a vertical scan.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: All lines were collected at a rate of 1024 samples/scan.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: bits/sample
Attribute_Definition: The bits/sample determine the dynamic range of the data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: All lines were collected at 16 bits/sample.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: dielectric constant
Attribute_Definition:
This column lists the assumed dielectric constant assigned to the GPR during collection of data, this determine the vertical scale in meters during data collection.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Lines 136-147 and 152-179 were collected with a dielectric constant of 15, 148-151 were collected with a dielectric constant of 23.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: range(ns)
Attribute_Definition:
range(ns) is the maximum two way travel time in nanoseconds that is viewed during data collection.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Lines 136-147 were collected with a range of 200, Lines 148-151 were collected with a range of 100, lines 152-171 were collected with a range of 175 and lines 172-179 were collected with a range of 150.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MHz
Attribute_Definition:
The MHz of the antennae used to collect the data, 200 and 400 MHz antennaes were used.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Defined by antennae used.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Lines 136-171 were collected with a 200 MHz antennae, lines 172-179 were collected with a 400 MHz antennae.
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