Rothera Point Orthomosaic 2026-04-02

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      3ea32bb4-06ed-4462-bcb2-26b0171636d2
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          Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
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                  +44 (0)1223 221400
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                  British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
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                  Cambridge
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                  Cambridgeshire
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                  CB3 0ET
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                  United Kingdom
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                  magic@bas.ac.uk
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                  Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website
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                  General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British 
                  Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website.
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      2026-05-19
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Identification info: Data identification: Citation: Citation: Title: Rothera Point Orthomosaic 2026-04-02 Date: Date: Date: 2026-04-02 Date type: Date type code: creation Date: Date: Date: 2026-05-14T17:24:00+00:00 Date type: Date type code: publication Date: Date: Date: 2026-05-14T17:24:00+00:00 Date type: Date type code: released Edition: 1 Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://lantern.data.bas.ac.uk/items/3ea32bb4-06ed-4462-bcb2-26b0171636d2 3ea32bb4-06ed-4462-bcb2-26b0171636d2 Code Space: lantern.data.bas.ac.uk Other citation details: Produced by British Antarctic Survey, 2026, [https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/3ea32bb4-06ed-4462-bcb2-26b0171636d2](https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/3ea32bb4-06ed-4462-bcb2-26b0171636d2). Abstract: Orthomosaic of Rothera Point derived from UAV imagery acquired by the BAS Engineering Team for site progress recording and general visual reference.
          
> [!WARNING] > > This item is not a survey-grade output and has known positional accuracy limitations.
          
This item includes two image files:
          
* a non-georeferenced and reduced resolution quick-look JPEG
              *  CDE reference: `AIMP-BAS-ZZZ-XX-I-Y-0011`
* a georeferenced GeoTIFF for qualitative visual reference and progress inspection
              * CDE reference: `AIMP-BAS-ZZZ-XX-I-Y-0012`
          
Further details on acquisition, processing, data quality and restrictions on use are provided in the [Lineage](#tab-lineage).
          
> [!TIP] > > For any use requiring reliable positional accuracy, users should refer to the latest Minimum Snow Cover (MSC) dataset. Purpose: Orthomosaic of Rothera Point, derived from UAV imagery captured 2nd April 2026. 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 Point of contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror Engineering Team, 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: unknown Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.bas.ac.uk Name: BAS public website Description: General information about the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: author Point of contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/001aqnf71 title: ror UK Research and Innovation Contact info: Contact: Address: Address: Delivery point: Polaris House City: Swindon Postal code: SN2 1FL Country: United Kingdom Electronic mail address: unknown Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.ukri.org Name: UKRI - UK Research and Innovation Description: Corporate website for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: rightsHolder Resource maintenance: Maintenance information: Maintenance and update frequency: Maintenance frequency code: asNeeded Maintenance note: Progress code: completed Graphic overview: BrowseGraphic: File name: https://cdn.web.bas.ac.uk/add-catalogue/0.0.0/img/items/3ea32bb4-06ed-4462-bcb2-26b0171636d2/overview.jpg File description: General overview of resource File type: image/png Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Access constraints: Restriction code: restricted Other constraints: Closed Access (BAS Staff) Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Use constraints: Restriction code: license Other constraints: Anchor: xlink: https://metadata-resources.data.bas.ac.uk/licences/magic-products-v1/ This information is licensed under the (Local) MAGIC Products v1 licence. To view this licence, visit https://metadata-resources.data.bas.ac.uk/licences/magic-products-v1/. Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Identifier: RS Identifier: Code: Anchor: xlink: https://lantern.data.bas.ac.uk/items/7344d437-4d9b-4e8c-a6f8-36c3e1b80a71 7344d437-4d9b-4e8c-a6f8-36c3e1b80a71 Code Space: lantern.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: -68.1333 East bound longitude: -68.1111 South bound latitude: -67.572222 North bound latitude: -67.563889 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time period: Begin date: 2026-04-02 End date: 2026-04-02
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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 transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: sftp://san.nerc-bas.ac.uk/data/magic_airphoto/rothera_drone_engineering/2026-04-02_Rothera_Station Function: Online function code: download Distributor: Distributor: Distributor contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme, 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: unknown Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-capabilities/antarctic-infrastructure-modernisation-programme/ Name: Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme - BAS public website Description: General information about the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: distributor Distributor transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://cde.data.bas.ac.uk/AIMP-BAS-ZZZ-XX-I-Y-0011&AIMP-BAS-ZZZ-XX-I-Y-0012 Function: Online function code: download
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Data quality info: Data quality: Scope: Scope: Hierarchy level: Scope code: product Report: Domain consistency: Result: Conformance result: Specification: Citation: Title: Anchor: xlink: https://metadata-standards.data.bas.ac.uk/profiles/magic-discovery/v2/ British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Discovery Metadata Profile Date: Date: Date: 2025-11-24 Date type: Date type code: publication Edition: 2 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 the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Discovery Metadata Profile. Pass: true Lineage: Lineage: Statement: The orthomosaic was generated from UAV imagery captured by the BAS Engineering Team at Rothera Research Station.
              
### Instrumentation
              
UAV model:
              
* DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise
              
Camera specification:
              
* Sensor: 4/3 CMOS, 20 MP effective pixels * Lens field of view: 84° * Equivalent focal length: 24 mm * Aperture: f/2.8–f/11 * Focus range: 1 m to infinity * ISO range: 100–6400 * Electronic shutter speed: 8–1/8000 s * Mechanical shutter speed: 8–1/2000 s * Maximum image size: 5280 × 3956 pixels
              
### Data processing and accuracy
              
The orthomosaic was produced through photogrammetric processing of the UAV imagery and exported in the UTM Zone 19S coordinate system.
              
No surveyed Ground Control Points were used during the processing. The dataset was therefore georeferenced using the UAV’s internal positional information only.
              
No independent accuracy assessment was undertaken; therefore, the positional accuracy of the dataset has not been independently verified. As the imagery was not acquired or processed for accurate mapping or survey purposes, no Ground Sampling Distance (GSD) has been specified, and no photogrammetric processing or accuracy report is available for this item.
              
> [!WARNING] > This orthomosaic is intended for visual reference, site awareness, and general progress-record purposes only. > > It should not be used for precise measurement, setting out, design verification, engineering assessment, asset positioning, boundary definition, or any other survey-grade application.
              
> [!TIP] > Any use requiring reliable spatial accuracy should refer to the Minimum Snow Cover (MSC) dataset survey.
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Metadata constraints: Legal constraints: Access constraints: Restriction code: unrestricted Other constraints: Open Access (Anonymous)
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Metadata constraints: Legal constraints: Use constraints: Restriction code: license Other constraints: Anchor: xlink: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ This information is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0). To view this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
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Metadata maintenance: Maintenance information: Maintenance and update frequency: Maintenance frequency code: asNeeded Maintenance note: Progress code: completed
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