diff --git a/geomagio/ObservatoryMetadata.py b/geomagio/ObservatoryMetadata.py
index e0cdb00dbbbe285ac08d668909eb38ede25539da..37f602e19459bdd46ad5c8c69c038878f7659d3d 100644
--- a/geomagio/ObservatoryMetadata.py
+++ b/geomagio/ObservatoryMetadata.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ DEFAULT_METADATA = {
             'geodetic_longitude': '254.763',
             'elevation': '1682',
             'sensor_orientation': 'HDZF',
-            'sensor_sampling_rate': 1000.0,
+            'sensor_sampling_rate': 10000.0,
             'declination_base': 5527,
             'is_gin': False,
             'is_intermagnet': False,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ DEFAULT_METADATA = {
             'geodetic_longitude': '203.378',
             'elevation': '10',
             'sensor_orientation': 'HDZF',
-            'sensor_sampling_rate': 1000.0,
+            'sensor_sampling_rate': 10000.0,
             'declination_base': 10589,
             'is_gin': False,
             'is_intermagnet': False,
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ DEFAULT_METADATA = {
             'geodetic_longitude': '212.140',
             'elevation': '197',
             'sensor_orientation': 'HDZF',
-            'sensor_sampling_rate': 1000.0,
+            'sensor_sampling_rate': 10000.0,
             'declination_base': 12151,
             'is_gin': False,
             'is_intermagnet': False,
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ DEFAULT_METADATA = {
             'geodetic_longitude': '211.207',
             'elevation': '10',
             'sensor_orientation': 'HDZF',
-            'sensor_sampling_rate': 1000.0,
+            'sensor_sampling_rate': 10000.0,
             'declination_base': 12755,
             'is_gin': False,
             'is_intermagnet': False,