BAS Main Air Travel Network

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Metadata: 
  File identifier: 
      38406391-12ed-4a0d-8145-12c541856e5d
  Language: 
    Language Code: 
      eng
  Character set: 
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      utf8
  Hierarchy level: 
    Scope code: 
      dataset
  Hierarchy level name: 
      dataset
  Metadata author: 
    Responsible party: 
      Organisation name: 
        Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror
          Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
      Contact info: 
        Contact: 
          Phone: 
            Telephone: 
              Voice: 
                  +44 (0)1223 221400
          Address: 
            Address: 
              Delivery point: 
                  British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
              City: 
                  Cambridge
              Administrative area: 
                  Cambridgeshire
              Postal code: 
                  CB3 0ET
              Country: 
                  United Kingdom
              Electronic mail address: 
                  magic@bas.ac.uk
          Online Resource: 
            Online Resource: 
              Linkage: 
                URL: 
                  https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic
              Name: 
                  Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website
              Description: 
                  General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British 
                  Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website.
              Function: 
                Online function code: 
                  information
      Role: 
        Role code: 
          pointOfContact
  Date stamp: 
      2025-10-22
  Metadata standard name: 
      ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
  Metadata standard version: 
      ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
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Reference system info: Reference system: Reference system identifier: RS Identifier: Authority: Citation: Title: European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry Date: Date: Date: 2008-11-12 Date type: Date type code: publication Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: European Petroleum Survey Group Contact info: Contact: Address: Address: Electronic mail address: EPSGadministrator@iogp.org Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.epsg-registry.org/ Name: EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset Description: The EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations, accessible through this online registry. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: publisher Code: Anchor: xlink: http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 Version: 6.18.3
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Identification info: Data identification: Citation: Citation: Title: BAS Main Air Travel Network Date: Date: Date: 2014-04-24 Date type: Date type code: creation Date: Date: Date: 2014-04-24 Date type: Date type code: publication Date: Date: Date: 2025-08-28T15:44:47+00:00 Date type: Date type code: revision Date: Date: Date: 2014-04-24 Date type: Date type code: released Edition: 1 Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/38406391-12ed-4a0d-8145-12c541856e5d 38406391-12ed-4a0d-8145-12c541856e5d Code Space: data.bas.ac.uk Other citation details: British Antarctic Survey (2014). _BAS Main Air Travel Network_ (Version 1) [Dataset]. British Antarctic Survey Mapping and Geographic Information Centre. [https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/38406391-12ed-4a0d-8145-12c541856e5d](https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/38406391-12ed-4a0d-8145-12c541856e5d). Abstract: ... Purpose: Routes and waypoints forming the main BAS air travel network. Point of contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror Air Unit, British Antarctic Survey Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/operational-teams/operational-delivery/air-unit/ Name: Air Unit - BAS public website Description: General information about the BAS Air Unit from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: author Point of contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: +44 (0)1223 221400 Address: Address: Delivery point: British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road City: Cambridge Administrative area: Cambridgeshire Postal code: CB3 0ET Country: United Kingdom Electronic mail address: magic@bas.ac.uk Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic Name: Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website Description: General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: author Point of contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: +44 (0)1223 221400 Address: Address: Delivery point: British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road City: Cambridge Administrative area: Cambridgeshire Postal code: CB3 0ET Country: United Kingdom Electronic mail address: magic@bas.ac.uk Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic Name: Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website Description: General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: pointOfContact Point of contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: +44 (0)1223 221400 Address: Address: Delivery point: British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road City: Cambridge Administrative area: Cambridgeshire Postal code: CB3 0ET Country: United Kingdom Electronic mail address: magic@bas.ac.uk Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic Name: Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website Description: General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: publisher Resource maintenance: Maintenance information: Maintenance and update frequency: Maintenance frequency code: continual Maintenance note: Progress code: onGoing Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Access constraints: Restriction code: restricted Other constraints: Closed Access (Restricted) Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Use constraints: Restriction code: license Other constraints: Anchor: xlink: # This is a fake licence. Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/5dc748d4-0e6e-4cdc-acc8-f24283bc585c 5dc748d4-0e6e-4cdc-acc8-f24283bc585c Code Space: data.bas.ac.uk Association Type: Association type code: largerWorkCitation Initiative Type: Initiative type code: collection Language: Language Code: eng Character set: Character set code: utf8 Extent: Extent: Geographic element: Geographic bounding box: West bound longitude: -150.79566666666668 East bound longitude: 11.587933333333334 South bound latitude: -89.96566666666666 North bound latitude: -51.822833333333335
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Distribution info: Distribution: Distributor: Distributor: Distributor contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: +44 (0)1223 221400 Address: Address: Delivery point: British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road City: Cambridge Administrative area: Cambridgeshire Postal code: CB3 0ET Country: United Kingdom Electronic mail address: magic@bas.ac.uk Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic Name: Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website Description: General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: distributor Distributor format: Format: Name: Anchor: xlink: https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/application/pdf PDF Version: missing Distributor format: Format: Name: Anchor: xlink: https://metadata-resources.data.bas.ac.uk/media-types/application/fpl+xml Garmin Flight Plan Version: missing Distributor format: Format: Name: Anchor: xlink: https://metadata-resources.data.bas.ac.uk/media-types/application/fpl+xml Garmin Flight Plan Version: missing Distributor format: Format: Name: Anchor: xlink: https://metadata-resources.data.bas.ac.uk/media-types/application/gpx+xml GPS Exchange Format Version: missing Distributor format: Format: Name: Anchor: xlink: https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/text/csv Comma Seperated Values Version: missing Distributor format: Format: Name: Anchor: xlink: https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/text/csv Comma Seperated Values Version: missing Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Units of distribution: bytes Transfer size: 159260 Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://bsl-magic-s1.nerc-bas.ac.uk/content/air-unit-network/PDF/00_WAYPOINTS_2025_10_06.pdf Name: Waypoints PDF Function: Online function code: download Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Units of distribution: bytes Transfer size: 50213 Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://bsl-magic-s1.nerc-bas.ac.uk/content/air-unit-network/FPL/00_WAYPOINTS_2025_10_06.fpl Name: Waypoints FPL Description: Download network waypoints as a FPL file for use in Garmin aircraft GPS units. Function: Online function code: download Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://bsl-magic-s1.nerc-bas.ac.uk/content/air-unit-network/FPL Name: Routes FPL Description: Select network routes to download as FPL files for use in Garmin aircraft GPS units. Function: Online function code: download Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Units of distribution: bytes Transfer size: 37653 Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://bsl-magic-s1.nerc-bas.ac.uk/content/air-unit-network/GPX/00_NETWORK_2025_10_06.gpx Name: Network GPX Description: Download full network of routes and waypoints as a GPX file for use in handheld GPS units. Function: Online function code: download Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Units of distribution: bytes Transfer size: 17408 Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://bsl-magic-s1.nerc-bas.ac.uk/content/air-unit-network/CSV/00_WAYPOINTS_DDM_2025_10_06.csv Name: Waypoints CSV (DDM notation) Description: Download network waypoints as a CSV spreadsheet with coordinates shown in degrees decimal minutes (DDM) notation. Function: Online function code: download Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Units of distribution: bytes Transfer size: 16102 Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://bsl-magic-s1.nerc-bas.ac.uk/content/air-unit-network/CSV/00_WAYPOINTS_DD_2025_10_06.csv Name: Waypoints CSV (DD notation) Description: Download network waypoints as a CSV spreadsheet with coordinates shown in decimal degrees (DD) notation. Function: Online function code: download
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Data quality info: Data quality: Scope: Scope: Hierarchy level: Scope code: dataset Report: Domain consistency: Result: Conformance result: Specification: Citation: Title: Anchor: xlink: https://metadata-standards.data.bas.ac.uk/profiles/magic-discovery-v1/ British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Discovery Metadata Profile Date: Date: Date: 2024-11-01 Date type: Date type code: publication Edition: 1 Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: +44 (0)1223 221400 Address: Address: Delivery point: British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road City: Cambridge Administrative area: Cambridgeshire Postal code: CB3 0ET Country: United Kingdom Electronic mail address: magic@bas.ac.uk Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic Name: Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website Description: General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: publisher Explanation: Resource within scope of British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Discovery Metadata Profile. Pass: true Lineage: Lineage: Statement: Data managed by the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) on behalf of the BAS Air Unit within the BAS Operations Data Store.
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