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Antarctic Specially Protected Areas and Antarctic Specially Managed Areas in the Australian Antarctic Territory - GIS polygon dataset.

Entry ID: aspas_asmas_aat

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Summary

Abstract: This record describes GIS polygon data (shapefile) representing the boundaries of Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs) and Antarctic Specially Managed Areas (ASMAs) in the Australian Antarctic Territory managed by the Australian Antarctic Division.

The dataset also includes a spreadsheet with the planimetric areas of these ASPAs and ASMAs.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Download the shapefile

Link: GET DATA

Description: Download spreadsheet with planimetric areas

Link: GET SERVICE

Description: Search the SCAR Feature Catalogue

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -66.2

S: -73.03

E: 142.66

W: 62.19

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1998-01-01

Stop Date: 2008-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > BOUNDARIES > ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > BOUNDARIES

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > LAND MANAGEMENT

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > LAND MANAGEMENT > LAND USE CLASSES

ISO Topic Category

BOUNDARIES

ENVIRONMENT

Quality Data quality information for each feature in the shapefile can be accessed by entering the Qinfo number for the feature, given in the attribute table, in the 'Search Datasets and Quality' tab at the 'SCAR Feature Catalogue' web page (see url below).

The dates provided in temporal coverage are approximate only.

Access Constraints The data are available for download from the URLs given below.

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

The data are available for non-commercial use only and the Australian Antarctic Data Centre should be acknowledged in any publication resulting from use of the data.

Ancillary Keywords

environmental management

protected areas

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 Size: 536 kb

Distribution Format: shapefile

Fees: free

Distribution Media: HTTP

Distribution Size: 3 kb

Distribution Format: Excel

Fees: free

Personnel

DAVID T. SMITH

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +61 3 6232 3577

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: 2008-01-02

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-04-01

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