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Davis Station GIS Dataset

Entry ID: Davis_Station

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Summary

Abstract: This dataset represents topographic features of Davis Station, Antarctica.
The mapped features include coastline, contours, spot heights, high water mark (the 0.4 m contour was used as the high water mark) and station infrastructure (buildings, masts, aerials, tanks, pipes and other structures).

The data are included in the data available for download from a Related URL below.

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Description: Download Davis Station GIS data

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -68.57

S: -68.58

E: 78.02

W: 77.94

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1997-02-11

Stop Date: 1998-09-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Davis Station

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE

LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > CONTOURS

ISO Topic Category

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

TRANSPORTATION

UTILITIES/COMMUNICATIONS

Platform

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS

Instrument

CAMERAS

Quality The mapping was generated by analytical stereo plotting from aerial photography flown at 600 m and 4500 m on 11, 12 February 1997. The spatial data coverage is complete for the entire dataset. A topographical consistency check was carried out by the photogrammetrist. ArcInfo (GIS software) was used to do a topological consistency check. This check insures that all polygons are closed, nodes are ...

Access Constraints Stored data format: ArcView shapefile
Available format type: ArcView shapefile. Stored as geographicals with a projection file.
Access constraint: ArcView shapefiles are available on the web (refer to the urls below). Conditions apply.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference at the provided URL when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

ANTARCTICA

BUILDING

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia

Distribution

Distribution Media: HTTP

Distribution Format: shapefiles

Fees: free

Personnel

URSULA HARRIS

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +61 3 6232 3519

Fax: +61 3 6232 3351

Email: metadata at aad.gov.au

Contact Address:

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7050

Country: Australia

ANGELA BENDER

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +61 3 6232 3246

Fax: +61 3 6232 3351

Email: gis at aad.gov.au

Contact Address:

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7050

Country: Australia

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 1999-10-07

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-04-01

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