This document defines the technical standards set by Geoscience Australia for the acquisition, processing and supply of airborne magnetic, horizontal magnetic gradient and radiometric (gamma-ray spectrometric) data. The technical standards cover the requirements for equipment, calibrations, quality control checks, reporting and data formats for airborne surveys.
Table of Contents
Attachment 1A – Data Acquisition and Processing
1 Aircraft
2 Flight and Tie Lines
3 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
4 Parallax Correction
5 Altimeter
6 Barometer
7 Digital Elevation Model
8 Magnetic System Equipment
9 Magnetic Gradient System Equipment
10 Magnetic / Gradient Calibration and Quality Tolerances
11 Magnetic Base Station (Diurnal Monitoring)
12 Magnetic Data Reduction
13 Magnetic Gradient Data Reduction
14 Radiometric System Equipment
15 Radiometric Calibration and Quality Tolerances
16 Radiometric Data Reduction
Attachment 1B – Reporting and Data Supply
1 General
2 Calibration Report
3 Daily Acquisition Report
4 Weekly Acquisition Report
5 Operations and Processing Summary Report
6 Supply Schedule
Attachment 1C – Data Formats
1 General
2 Point-Located Data Files
3 Definition Files
4 Description Files
5 Raw-Edited Magnetic Data File
6 Reduced Magnetic Data File
7 Diurnal Magnetic Data File
8 Raw-Edited Magnetic Gradient Data File
9 Reduced Magnetic Gradiometry Data File
10 Raw-Edited Radiometric Data File
11 Reduced Radiometric Data File
12 Gridded Data Files
13 Image Enhanced GeoTIFF Files
