| Octet Number |
Description |
Note |
Status |
| 15 |
Shape of the Earth |
Code/Flag Table 3.2 |
Operational |
| 16 |
Scale factor of radius of spherical Earth |
None |
Operational |
| 17-20 |
Scaled value of radius of spherical Earth |
None |
Operational |
| 21 |
Scale factor of major axis of oblate spheroid Earth |
None |
Operational |
| 22-25 |
Scaled value of major axis of oblate spheroid Earth |
None |
Operational |
| 26 |
Scale factor of minor axis of oblate spheroid Earth |
None |
Operational |
| 27-30 |
Scaled value of minor axis of oblate spheroid Earth |
None |
Operational |
| 31-34 |
Ni - number of points along a parallel |
None |
Operational |
| 35-38 |
Nj - number of points along a meridian |
None |
Operational |
| 39-42 |
La1 - latitude of first grid point |
None |
Operational |
| 43-46 |
Lo1 - longitude of first grid point |
None |
Operational |
| 47 |
Resolution and component flags |
Code/Flag Table 3.3 |
Operational |
| 48-51 |
LaD - latitude(s) at which the Mercator projection intersects the Earth (Latitude(s) where Di and Dj are specified) |
None |
Operational |
| 52-55 |
La2 - latitude of last grid point |
None |
Operational |
| 56-59 |
Lo2 - longitude of last grid point |
None |
Operational |
| 60 |
Scanning mode |
Code/Flag Table 3.4 |
Operational |
| 61-64 |
Orientation of the grid, angle between i direction on the map and the Equator |
(see Note 1) |
Operational |
| 65-68 |
Di - longitudinal direction grid length |
(see Note 2) |
Operational |
| 69-72 |
Dj - latitudinal direction grid length |
(see Note 2) |
Operational |
| 73-nn |
List of number of points along each meridian or parallel |
(see Notes 4, 5 and 6) |
Operational |