OFFSHORE COMPUTATIONS

THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASING MAPS AND FOR ALL ENGINEERING SERVICES AND COMPUTATATIONS REQUIRED FOR MAPPING AND RELATED PURPOSES. THE ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES EMPLOYED AND THE COMPUTER PROGRAMS WRITTEN BY THE BLM TO PERFORM VARIOUS OFFSHORE GEOMETRIC COMPUTATIONS ARE BRIEFLY DESCRIBED. INCLUDED ARE METHODS USED BY THE BLM FOR DETERMINING LOCATIONS OF LEASING AREA BOUNDARIES, POINTS OF INTERSECTION BETWEEN BOUNDARIES AND LEASING AREA GRID LINES, AREAS OF FRACTIONAL BLOCKS, AND POSITIONS OF POINTS AT SEA. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 110-147, FIGS, TABS, 2 REF
• Authors:
  • Ball, W E
• Publication Date: 1971-3

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Surveying and Mapping
  • Publisher: American Congress on Surveying and Mapping

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Areas; Coasts; Continental shelf; Crude oil; Grids (Transmission lines); Leasing; Mapping; Minerals; Offshore structures
• Old TRIS Terms: Coastal
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00202905
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 782-785
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 8 1971 12:00AM