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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
+44 (0)1223 221400
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 0ET
United Kingdom
magic@bas.ac.uk
https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic
Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website
General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website.
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2025-05-26
ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry
2008-11-12
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European Petroleum Survey Group
EPSGadministrator@iogp.org
https://www.epsg-registry.org/
EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset
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
Latest assets position - BAS Assets Tracking Service
2025-04-12T20:43:30+00:00
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2025-04-12T20:43:30+00:00
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2025-05-21T09:54:00+00:00
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2025-04-12T20:43:30+00:00
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https://gitlab.data.bas.ac.uk/MAGIC/assets-tracking-service/-/issues/37
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f9651151-7dfe-47ff-a32b-95863f9f45dd
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British Antarctic Survey (2025). _Latest assets position - BAS Assets Tracking Service_ (Version 1) [Dataset]. British Antarctic Survey Mapping and Geographic Information Centre. [https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/f9651151-7dfe-47ff-a32b-95863f9f45dd](https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/f9651151-7dfe-47ff-a32b-95863f9f45dd).
A dataset containing the last known position of large assets operated by the British Antarctic Survey
([BAS](https://www.bas.ac.uk)) including:
- 🚢 ships (the [SDA](https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/sites-and-facilities/facility/rrs-sir-david-attenborough/))
- ✈️ aircraft (the
[Dash](https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/sites-and-facilities/facility/dash-7-aircraft/) and
[Twin Otters](https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/sites-and-facilities/facility/twin-otter-aircraft/))
- 🚜 vehicles (
[snowmobiles](https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/engineering-and-technology/vehicles/sno-cats/),
[Pisten Bully's](https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/sites-and-facilities/facility/rothera/tractor-train-traverse-system/),
loaders, etc.)
This dataset is designed to show where assets are in 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 they are 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](https://github.com/antarctica/assets-tracking-service), operated by the
Mapping and Geographic Information Centre [(MAGIC)](https://data.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic/). Please
[contact us](mailto:magic@bas.ac.uk) for information about this service, or asset position data.
#### Attributes
<details><summary>👉 Click to expand or hide</summary>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Attribute</th>
<th>Data Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Example</th>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>asset_id</code></td>
<td>String</td>
<td>Unique asset identifier</td>
<td>'01JDRYA6QHCJYYNGZ9TQ813F0G'</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>position_id</code></td>
<td>String</td>
<td>Unique asset position identifier</td>
<td>'01JDRYAXQVXBEX3CVFG6EH331S'</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>name</code></td>
<td>String</td>
<td>Descriptive asset identifier</td>
<td>'VP-FBB'</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>type_code</code></td>
<td>String</td>
<td>Code for asset type (see Asset Types)</td>
<td>'62'</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>type_label</code></td>
<td>String</td>
<td>Label for asset type (see Asset Types)</td>
<td>'AEROPLANE'</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>time_utc</code></td>
<td>Datetime</td>
<td>When the asset position was recorded</td>
<td>'2020-06-30T15:20:03Z'</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>last_fetched_utc</code></td>
<td>Datetime</td>
<td>When we last tried to get a position for the asset</td>
<td>'2020-06-30T23:05:00Z'</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>lat_dd</code></td>
<td>Float</td>
<td>Asset position latitude in decimal degrees</td>
<td>-67.56915</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>lon_dd</code></td>
<td>Float</td>
<td>Asset position longitude in decimal degrees</td>
<td>-68.12881</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>lat_ddm</code></td>
<td>String</td>
<td>Asset position latitude in degrees decimal minutes</td>
<td>67° 34.1486' S</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>lon_ddm</code></td>
<td>String</td>
<td>Asset position longitude in degrees decimal minutes</td>
<td>68° 7.7282' W</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>elv_m</code></td>
<td>Integer</td>
<td>Asset elevation in metres</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>elv_ft</code></td>
<td>Integer</td>
<td>Asset elevation in feet</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>speed_ms</code></td>
<td>Float</td>
<td>Asset speed in metres per second</td>
<td>25.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>speed_kmh</code></td>
<td>Float</td>
<td>Asset speed in kilometres per hour</td>
<td>91.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>speed_kn</code></td>
<td>Float</td>
<td>Asset speed in knots</td>
<td>49.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>heading_d</code></td>
<td>Float</td>
<td>Asset heading in degrees</td>
<td>21.0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</details>
#### Geometry
Point geometry in WGS 84 (EPSG:4326).
#### Asset Types
Asset types use the [SeaVoX Platform Categories](https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L06/current/) vocabulary.
Last known position of large assets operated by the British Antarctic Survey.
Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
+44 (0)1223 221400
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 0ET
United Kingdom
magic@bas.ac.uk
https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic
Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website
General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website.
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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
+44 (0)1223 221400
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 0ET
United Kingdom
magic@bas.ac.uk
https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic
Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website
General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website.
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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
+44 (0)1223 221400
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 0ET
United Kingdom
magic@bas.ac.uk
https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic
Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website
General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website.
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This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. To view this licence, visit https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/.
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GIS Mapping Software, Location Intelligence & Spatial Analytics | Esri
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British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Discovery Metadata Profile
2024-11-01
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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
+44 (0)1223 221400
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 0ET
United Kingdom
magic@bas.ac.uk
https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic
Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website
General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website.
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This dataset is a published copy of the
[`v_latest_asset_pos_geojson`](https://github.com/antarctica/assets-tracking-service/blob/main/docs/data-model.md#v_latest_assets_pos_geojson) database view,
as generated by the [BAS Assets Tracking Service](https://github.com/antarctica/assets-tracking-service).
Asset positions are aggregated from a combination of providers and normalised into the Tracking Service
[data model](https://github.com/antarctica/assets-tracking-service/blob/main/docs/data-model.md). Information about
the provider of each asset and asset position was sourced from, and a copy of the original data, is recorded in this
data model but not included in this dataset.