The SCAR Antarctic digital topographic database

The Antarctic digital topographic database is the outcome of a truly international collaborative project between 11 nations. Data capture was co-ordinated in the UK, under the auspices of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), during a two-year period. Over 200 maps, at scales rangin...

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Published in:Antarctic science 1993-09, Vol.5 (3), p.239-244
Main Authors: Thomson, J. W., Cooper, A. P. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Areal geology. Maps
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Geologic maps, cartography
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Summary:The Antarctic digital topographic database is the outcome of a truly international collaborative project between 11 nations. Data capture was co-ordinated in the UK, under the auspices of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), during a two-year period. Over 200 maps, at scales ranging from 1:200 000 to 1:5 000 000, were digitized for the project and reference was made to a similar number of satellite images (mostly Landsat photographic products). Editing and harmonization of the data derived from the different sources has produced a seamless map of Antarctica which has the most up-to-date coastline now available. The topographic database created, to be published on one CD-ROM, will form the foundation for future GIS needs in Antarctic research. Products already derived from the database include digital elevation models and customized maps; the latter can be reproduced by research groups to meet their own mapping needs.
ISSN:0954-1020
1365-2079
DOI:10.1017/S095410209300032X