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GHOST CODE 04 RECORD - Geographic File Formatting Requirements
| GHOST CODE 04 RECORD Geographic Formatting specifications that must be followed | |
|---|---|
| Column 3 | must contain the number 4 |
| Column 7-15 | contains the alphanumeric station number starting at column 7 and flush left |
| Column 16-30 | contains the station name starting at column 16 and flush left |
| Column 40 | contains north or south latitude example N or S, default is N |
| Column 41-42 | contains the degrees of the latitude |
| Column 43-45 | contains the minutes of the latitude. |
| Column 46-54 | contains the seconds of the latitude, a decimal point is required |
| Column 55 | contains east or west longitude example E or W, default is W |
| Column 56-58 | contains the degrees of the longitude |
| Column 59-61 | contains the minutes of the longitude. |
| Column 62-70 | contains the seconds of the longitude, a decimal point is required |
| There must be "spaces" not "tabs" between the number 4, the number/name, the zone, the ellipsoid height, the easting and northing or latitude and longitude. Tabs are not allowed anywhere in the input records. | |
Sample GHOST Code 04 Record Format
----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8 4 756047 PRDS CACS-ACP N50 5216.844870W114 1736.530930 4 7787017 WHIT WCDA-ACP N60 4501.832030W135 1319.517530 4 867001 PGC1 WCDA-ACP N48 3854.940520W123 2703.823740 4 883160 ALGO CACS-ACP N45 5720.847790W 78 416.907370 4 887006 DRAO WCDA-ACP N49 1921.409480W119 3729.876730 4 889201 YELL CACS-ACP N62 2851.194710W114 2850.445400 4 920000 STJO CACS-ACP N47 3542.824230W 52 4039.912710[ Download text file example ] |
