High resolution vector contours for Antarctica
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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
City:
Cambridge
Administrative area:
Cambridgeshire
Postal code:
CB3 0ET
Country:
United Kingdom
Electronic mail address:
magic@bas.ac.uk
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Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic
Name:
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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Date stamp:
2025-05-18
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ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
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ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
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Title:
European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry
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2008-11-12
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European Petroleum Survey Group
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EPSGadministrator@iogp.org
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https://www.epsg-registry.org/
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EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset
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The EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference
Systems and Coordinate Transformations, accessible through this online registry.
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6.18.3
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Identification info:
Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
High resolution vector contours for Antarctica
Date:
Date:
Date:
1993
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Date type code:
creation
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Date:
Date:
2020-05-12T13:24:50+00:00
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2020-05-01
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2020-05-12T13:24:50+00:00
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released
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7.2
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Anchor: xlink: https://doi.org/10.5285/571c967c-d007-45b3-b327-64d11cb496f4
10.5285/571c967c-d007-45b3-b327-64d11cb496f4
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Other citation details:
Please cite this item as: 'Gerrish, L., Fretwell, P., & Cooper, P. (2020). High resolution vector contours
for Antarctica (7.2) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research
& Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/571C967C-D007-45B3-B327-64D11CB496F4'.
Abstract:
Complete Antarctic contour dataset, split and labelled according to whether the contour represents an ice or
rock surface. Data have been prepared from various map and remotely sensed datasets. Due to the differing
sources, this dataset has inconsistent intervals between contour lines. Certain regions contain very
detailed contours obtained from VHR elevation models and photogrammetry work. Further information regarding
source and source data can be found within the attribute table. Certain inconsistencies and errors are
currently known and a comprehensive update is planned for version 7.3.
Purpose:
Continuous 100m interval contours for land south of 60°S, generated from REMA v1.1 and other sources.
Point of contact:
Responsible party:
Individual name:
Anchor: xlink: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1410-9122 title: orcid
Gerrish, Laura
Organisation name:
Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror
British Antarctic Survey
Contact info:
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Address:
Electronic mail address:
lauger@bas.ac.uk
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Fretwell, Peter
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Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror
British Antarctic Survey
Contact info:
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ptf@bas.ac.uk
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Cooper, Paul
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British Antarctic Survey
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author
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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.
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Online function code:
information
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Point of contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror
UK Polar Data 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:
polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk
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https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
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Organisation name:
Standing Committee on Antarctic Research
Contact info:
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Delivery point:
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of
Cambridge, Lensfield Road
City:
Cambridge
Administrative area:
Cambridgeshire
Postal code:
CB2 1ER
Country:
United Kingdom
Electronic mail address:
info@scar.org
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This information is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0).
To view this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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-180.0
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180.0
South bound latitude:
-90.0
North bound latitude:
-60.0
Temporal element:
Temporal extent:
Extent:
Time period:
Begin date:
1993-01-01
End date:
2020-04-29
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Distribution info:
Distribution:
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Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror
UK Polar Data 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:
polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
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UK Polar Data Centre (UK PDC) - BAS public website
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General information about the NERC Polar Data Centre (UK PDC) from the British Antarctic
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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.
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information
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Explanation:
Resource within scope of British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre
(MAGIC) Discovery Metadata Profile.
Pass:
true
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
Dataset compiled from a variety of Antarctic map and satellite image sources. Data creation methods
include manual digitising from paper maps in the 1990s and automatic contour extraction from Digital
Elevation Models.
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