Weddell seal reporting grid of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

• Other Authors: Australian Antarctic Division (isOwnedBy)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: data.gov.au
• Subjects: AMD; CEOS; Antarctic; Burton; Vestfold; Vestfold Hills; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/weddell-seal-reporting-hills-antarctica/1940871; http://data.gov.au/dataset/bea3708f-35d1-4a50-8837-f5d98e79907a

This is a digital version of the grid reference map used to plot all sightings of Weddell seals in the Vestfold Hills. The point of origin is the same as the original map and each grid cell is numbered with the same numbering scheme. This can be used to plot any data using the same numbering scheme by joining (ArcInfo) or linking (ArcView) records to this coverage's polygon attribute table (pat) through the item GRIDREF.\n\nThe original map was a 1:100 000 map of the Vestfolds, provided by Harry Burton, with a grid drawn over it. The grid references were given as either six or four figure values on which field scientists are to plot their data. \n\nThis map has the following Antarctic Division drawing reference number: \n\nM/75/05A \n\nSome research with John Cox revealed that this grid was drawn up over a map digitised from another map with the following specifications: \n\nScale 1: 100 000 \nDate: 1958 (reprinted 1972) \nProjection: Polyconic \nPublished by: Division of National Mapping, Canberra \nReference number: NMP/58/084 \n\nData are referenced to a &grid& of 1 minute spacing in x axis and 30 second spacing in y axis. The point of origin is apparently 68 20 S 77 48 E. There are 45 rows and 47 columns. \n\nThe &grid reference& is in fact in geographic coordinates (but using arbitrary units) so the projection of the original map became irrelevant. \n\nThe procedure adopted to create a new digital grid was as follows: \n\n(Carried out in Arc/Info) \n\n1. Generate a coverage using the original &grid references&. \n2. Tics were also generated using the corners of the &grid reference& system. \n3. A new coverage was created with tics at the same locations but given the true latitude/longitude vales. \n4. The original coverage was then transformed to the new coverage based on the new tic values. \n5. The new coverage was then projected from geographic coordinates to UTM metres. \n\nThe data locations were then viewed in Arc/Info using a coverage of the coastline supplied by the ...