Medium resolution vector polylines of the Antarctic coastline - VERSION 7.9 ...
Coastline for Antarctica created from various mapping and remote sensing sources, consisting of the following coast types: ice coastline, rock coastline, grounding line, ice shelf and front, ice rumple, and rock against ice shelf. Covering all land and ice shelves south of 60 degS. Suitable for topo...
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ftdatacite:10.5285/f2792d06-1e9d-4e00-a5c6-37d43bee5297 2024-09-09T19:10:25+00:00 Medium resolution vector polylines of the Antarctic coastline - VERSION 7.9 ... Gerrish, Laura Ireland, Louise Fretwell, Peter Cooper, Paul 2024 http://www.opengis.net/wms application/geopackage+sqlite3 application/xml https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/f2792d06-1e9d-4e00-a5c6-37d43bee5297 https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/f2792d06-1e9d-4e00-a5c6-37d43bee5297 en eng NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre https://data.bas.ac.uk/collections/e74543c0-4c4e-4b41-aa33-5bb2f67df389/ https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/add/ https://data.bas.ac.uk/collections/e74543c0-4c4e-4b41-aa33-5bb2f67df389/ https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/add/ https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/45c3cc90-098b-45e3-a809-16b80eed4ec2 https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/9b4fab56-4999-4fe1-b17f-1466e41151c4 https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/aaec1295-b0a8-4c49-a751-d964c326ce8d https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/b6c8848c-2513-403d-ba60-59f27556d29e https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/c3e8a5f5-a858-4df0-b7b5-217218ad920c Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode cc-by-4.0 "EARTH SCIENCE","LAND SURFACE","TOPOGRAPHY" Antarctic Digital Database Antarctica Coastline Land cover Land use Topographic mapping dataset Dataset 2024 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.5285/f2792d06-1e9d-4e00-a5c6-37d43bee529710.5285/45c3cc90-098b-45e3-a809-16b80eed4ec210.5285/9b4fab56-4999-4fe1-b17f-1466e41151c410.5285/aaec1295-b0a8-4c49-a751-d964c326ce8d10.5285/b6c8848c-2513-403d-ba60-59f27556d29e10.5285/c3e8a5f5-a8 2024-06-17T09:39:10Z Coastline for Antarctica created from various mapping and remote sensing sources, consisting of the following coast types: ice coastline, rock coastline, grounding line, ice shelf and front, ice rumple, and rock against ice shelf. Covering all land and ice shelves south of 60 degS. Suitable for topographic mapping and analysis. This dataset has been generalised from the high resolution vector polyline. Medium resolution versions of ADD data are suitable for scales smaller than 1:1,000,000, although certain regions will appear more detailed than others due to variable data availability and coastline characteristics. Changes in v7.9 include updates to the South Orkney Islands, sections of the Filchner, West, Wilkins and George VI ice shelves, and ice fronts in eastern Dronning Maud Land and west of Law Dome. Data compiled, managed and distributed by the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre and the UK Polar Data Centre, British Antarctic Survey on behalf of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. ... : Dataset compiled from a variety of Antarctic map and satellite image sources. The dataset was created using ArcGIS and QGIS GIS software programmes and has been checked for basic topography and geometry checks, but does not contain strict topology. Quality varies across the dataset and certain areas where high resolution source data were available are suitable for large scale maps whereas other areas are only suitable for smaller scales. Each line has attributes detailing the source which can give the user further indications of its suitability for specific uses. Attributes also give information including 'surface' (e.g. grounding line, ice coastline, ice shelf front) and revision date. Compiled from sources ranging in time from 1990s-2024 - individual lines contain exact source dates. This medium resolution version has been generalised from the high resolution version. All areas inferior to 0.1 km2 not intersecting anything else were deleted and the 'simplify' tool was used in ArcGIS with the 'retain ... Dataset Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica British Antarctic Survey Dronning Maud Land Ice Shelf Ice Shelves Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research South Orkney Islands DataCite Antarctic Dronning Maud Land Law Dome ENVELOPE(112.833,112.833,-66.733,-66.733) South Orkney Islands ENVELOPE(-45.500,-45.500,-60.583,-60.583) The Antarctic Wilkins ENVELOPE(59.326,59.326,-67.248,-67.248) |
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Coastline for Antarctica created from various mapping and remote sensing sources, consisting of the following coast types: ice coastline, rock coastline, grounding line, ice shelf and front, ice rumple, and rock against ice shelf. Covering all land and ice shelves south of 60 degS. Suitable for topographic mapping and analysis. This dataset has been generalised from the high resolution vector polyline. Medium resolution versions of ADD data are suitable for scales smaller than 1:1,000,000, although certain regions will appear more detailed than others due to variable data availability and coastline characteristics. Changes in v7.9 include updates to the South Orkney Islands, sections of the Filchner, West, Wilkins and George VI ice shelves, and ice fronts in eastern Dronning Maud Land and west of Law Dome. Data compiled, managed and distributed by the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre and the UK Polar Data Centre, British Antarctic Survey on behalf of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. ... : Dataset compiled from a variety of Antarctic map and satellite image sources. The dataset was created using ArcGIS and QGIS GIS software programmes and has been checked for basic topography and geometry checks, but does not contain strict topology. Quality varies across the dataset and certain areas where high resolution source data were available are suitable for large scale maps whereas other areas are only suitable for smaller scales. Each line has attributes detailing the source which can give the user further indications of its suitability for specific uses. Attributes also give information including 'surface' (e.g. grounding line, ice coastline, ice shelf front) and revision date. Compiled from sources ranging in time from 1990s-2024 - individual lines contain exact source dates. This medium resolution version has been generalised from the high resolution version. All areas inferior to 0.1 km2 not intersecting anything else were deleted and the 'simplify' tool was used in ArcGIS with the 'retain ... |
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Medium resolution vector polylines of the Antarctic coastline - VERSION 7.9 ... |
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Medium resolution vector polylines of the Antarctic coastline - VERSION 7.9 ... |
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Medium resolution vector polylines of the Antarctic coastline - VERSION 7.9 ... |
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Medium resolution vector polylines of the Antarctic coastline - VERSION 7.9 ... |
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Medium resolution vector polylines of the Antarctic coastline - VERSION 7.9 ... |
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medium resolution vector polylines of the antarctic coastline - version 7.9 ... |
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Antarctic Dronning Maud Land Law Dome South Orkney Islands The Antarctic Wilkins |
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