Antarctic field photos: unlocking the potential of archival images

Most, if not all, fieldwork in the Antarctic begins with a period of desk-based reconnaissance work. An important source of information are field photos taken at both the scale of the feature of interest and wider panoramas showing context. However, searching for appropriate photos can be a laboriou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A. Tate, Chippendale, Paul Ian, Zanin, Michele, Andreatta, Claudio
Other Authors: A., Tate
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11582/105604
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Summary:Most, if not all, fieldwork in the Antarctic begins with a period of desk-based reconnaissance work. An important source of information are field photos taken at both the scale of the feature of interest and wider panoramas showing context. However, searching for appropriate photos can be a laborious process as many photo archives are inadequately indexed by the photographer.