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Latest assets position - BAS Assets Tracking Service

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Abstract

A dataset containing the last known position of large assets operated by the British Antarctic Survey ( BAS ) including:

This dataset is designed to show where assets are on maps and other visualisations. Attributes (defined below) are available in a multiple formats to suit different audiences (metres and feet for elevation for example).

Positions (including speed and direction), are checked every 5 minutes, however assets may not be updated as frequently depending on where they are, or if not in use.

Anyone may use this information under the terms of item licence (shown below). It must not be used for safety critical purpose. Updates to this dataset may pause during system maintenance or for other operational reasons.

Positions are collected, processed and published to this item by the BAS Assets Tracking Service , which is operated by the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) . Please contact us to request access to historic asset positions, or if you have any questions about asset tracking.

More detailed information about this dataset is provided below.

Attributes

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Attribute Data Type Description Example
asset_id String Unique asset identifier '01JDRYA6QHCJYYNGZ9TQ813F0G'
position_id String Unique asset position identifier '01JDRYAXQVXBEX3CVFG6EH331S'
name String Descriptive asset identifier 'VP-FBB'
type_code String Code for asset type (see Asset Types) '62'
type_label String Label for asset type (see Asset Types) 'AEROPLANE'
time_utc Datetime When the asset position was recorded '2020-06-30T15:20:03Z'
last_fetched_utc Datetime When we last tried to get a position for the asset '2020-06-30T23:05:00Z'
lat_dd Float Asset position latitude in decimal degrees -67.56915
lon_dd Float Asset position longitude in decimal degrees -68.12881
lat_ddm String Asset position latitude in degrees decimal minutes 67° 34.1486' S
lon_ddm String Asset position longitude in degrees decimal minutes 68° 7.7282' W
elv_m Integer Asset elevation in metres 3
elv_ft Integer Asset elevation in feet 10
speed_ms Float Asset speed in metres per second 25.0
speed_kmh Float Asset speed in kilometres per hour 91.0
speed_kn Float Asset speed in knots 49.0
heading_d Float Asset heading in degrees 21.0

Geometry

This dataset uses a point geometry in the WGS 84 coordinate reference system (EPSG:4326).

Asset Types

Asset types use the SeaVoX Platform Categories vocabulary.