| Term | Description |
| Field:Land | Field programs that acquire data using a land based platform |
| Field:Marine:Transit | Field work in a marine environment during a transit between funded surveys: may contain data |
| Field:Airborne | Field data acquired using an airborne platform |
| Compilation | A data compilation, e.g. bathymetric grid composed of data from many cruises, a Fledermous scene, earthquake catalog, table of derived GPS velocities from many campaigns, etc. |
| Field:Marine:Docked | Marine entry that is at a moored or docked position. Ex. Open Periods, Maintenance, Dry Dock; valid data may be collected |
| Field:Marine | Field programs that acquire data aboard a marine platform. |
