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Annual variations in the visibility 'footprint' of structures in the Australian Antarctic Territory

Entry ID: SOE_wilderness

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Summary

Abstract: INDICATOR DEFINITION
This indicator attempts to measure the effect of human activity on the wilderness values of Antarctica and how the area, which may be considered as wilderness, changes in response to human activities.

RATIONALE FOR INDICATOR SELECTION
This indicator measures the changes in wilderness directly through well-defined parameters which are therefore capable of measurement using ...

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Description: Download page for Australian Antarctic Data Centre

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -60.0	S: -90.0	E: 160.0	W: 45.0
Min Altitude: 0 Max Altitude: 4000 M

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1997-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Australian Antarctic Territory

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > CULTURAL FEATURES

ISO Topic Category

SOCIETY

Quality Analysis would be by simply measuring the changes in area between one visibility analysis and the next. Interpretation would be required to account for the changes observed such as the effect of erecting new structures (or the removal of existing structures).

Access Constraints This work is the subject of a PhD. Please contact Rupert Summerson (rupert.summerson@brs.gov.au) before release of any data.

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

Ancillary Keywords

ANTARCTICA

HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

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

Personnel

RUPERT SUMMERSON

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +61 2 6272 4615

Fax: +61 2 6272 4687

Email: rupert.summerson at brs.gov.au

Contact Address:

Bureau of Rural Sciences

PO Box E11

City: Kingston

Province or State: Australian Capital Territory

Postal Code: 2604

Country: Australia

IAN DAVID BISHOP

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +61 3 8344 7500

Fax: +61 3 9347 2916

Email: idbishop at unimelb.edu.au

Contact Address:

Centre for Geographic Information Systems and Modelling

The University of Melbourne

Province or State: Victoria

Country: Australia

Publications/References

Summerson, Rupert and Riddle, Martin J. Assessing wilderness and aesthetic values in Antarctica. Davison, William Howard-Williams Clive and Broady Paul. Antarctic Ecosystems: Models for wider understanding. 303-307. 2000. Christchurch, NZ, University of Canterbury.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2001-05-23

Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-04-10

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