GRANT ISLAND

 

SS 7-9/11

 

74º - 75º S, 130º 30' - 136º W


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LINE

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Satellite Imagery

FULL Scene (185 km x 185 km)

Landsat 4: LT4021113008804510
Path 021 Row 113 - 14 February 1988
Quad map outlined in red. Up in image is roughly 35 degrees True.
Sun elev: 18 deg / Sun azimuth: 75 deg
Click on image to view larger version
B&W: 736K jpeg (12 pixels/inch)

 


TMA FLIGHT LINE Map and Control Point Locations

 

 

 

FLIGHT LINE Information - flight lines indicated by dark lines, direction of flight indicated by arrowheads at end of each FLIGHT LINE, TMA # (photo flight #) indicated by number on FLIGHT LINE, and values in parenthesis on the flight lines indicate starting amd ending frame #'s.

Control Photos - number at small arrow on FLIGHT LINE indicates frame #, arrow indicates direction of view (R or L indicates right or left view, frame # and V in parenthesis indicates vertical view), click on frame # to display browse photo, thumbnail versions of control photos appear below.

Control Points - control point location indicated by red square with station name adjacent, click on red square to go to individual control folder.


Aerial Photography

(click on photos to view larger version; average size 200K jpeg)

 

 

TMA1540-305R

12/31/64

 

TMA1541-350R

12/31/64

 

 

TMA1541-351V

12/31/64

 

 

TMA1621-32R

02/06/65

 

 

TMA1632-270L

02/08/65

 

 

TMA1632-270V

02/08/65

 

 

TMA1728-81L

01/05/66

 

TMA1729-210R

01/05/66

 

 

TMA1729-213L

01/05/66

 

 

TMA1729-217R

01/05/66

 

 

TMA1759-201L

02/01/66

 

 

TMA1770-113L

02/14/66

 

 

TMA1631-262L

02/08/65

 

 

 


 

Quadrangle Control Network (Click on quadrangle control diagram to see full control network)

 

 

 


 

MARIE BYRD LAND CONTROL

Edward VII to Getz Ice Shelf Area

1966-66 Season

Engineers: Thomas Bray, DeWayne Faulkender, Charles Morrison, Joe Strange

Terrestial survey network employing Wild T-2 for angular measurements and Electro-tapes for distance measurements.

DKM-3A was used for astro measurements.


CONTROL POINTS COORDINATES

Control point information - click on point to go to individual folder

NAME

TYPE*

ALTERNATE

NAME/S

LATITUDE

DMS (S)

LONGITUDE

DMS (W)

ELEVATION

(METERS)

AGENCY

RELATIVE STRENGTH OF POSITION+

 DAINA

 O

 2379

 74 25 25.571

 132 33 16.900

 522.2

 USGS

 1

 END

 U

 2333

 74 27 27.706

 131 50 35.823

 509.9

 USGS

 1

 H7S

 I

 2417

 74 59 33.1

 134 45 31.8

 1082.9

 USGS

 3

 V7S

 I

 2421

 74 08 27.1

 132 18 54.0

 SEA LEVEL

 USGS

 3

 

Horizontal Datum - Positions are based on the Astronomic Position of Snoopy Astro determined during the 1967-68 Season.

Vertical Datum - Mean sea level

* A - Astronomical

B- Beaconed - Signal/Cairn & monumented

U - Unbeaconed - Occupied, monumented

O - Occupied, unmonumented

I - Intersected

# Unchecked elevation

** These stations are unidentifiable

+ Quality rating (1:best: 3:worst)


The relative strength of position value shown on the Control Points Coordinates list for each quadrangle is not an indicator of the accuracy. It is a number assigned by the USGS based on the number of checks obtained for that survey point.

As an example, an occupied point with several connections to the surrounding network is a 1 (highest reliability). Whereas, a point positioned by two rays intersecting has no check and is assigned a value of 3 (lowest reliability).

(1). Indicates a checked occupied station.

(2). Intersected with 3 or more directions.

(3). Intersected station with no checks - uncertain position - use with caution.

The Marie Byrd Land survey networks are individual networks with positions based on astronomic observations taken during the field season of that survey and were established to provide control for mapping using aerial photographs.