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SCAR Antarctic Map Catalogue

Entry ID: map_catalogue

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Summary

Abstract: The Australian Antarctic Division holds a collection of approximately 5,500 maps and charts. A catalogue of its holdings can be searched in detail and viewed in the SCAR Antarctic Map Catalogue.

The Map Catalogue includes many historical maps dating back to the mid 1800's, thematic maps such as geological, vegetation and bathymetry maps, hydrographic charts, topographical maps, satellite image ...

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research - SCAR

Geographic Coverage

(Click for Interactive Map)

Spatial coordinates

N: -34.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1840-01-01

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > MACQUARIE ISLAND

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > BOUNDARIES > ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > BOUNDARIES > POLITICAL DIVISIONS

ISO Topic Category

BOUNDARIES

ELEVATION

Platform

MAPS

Quality The majority of the map references are managed by the Data Centre Map Curator ensuring most, if not all, references are as complete as possible.

Access Constraints The data are available in an Oracle database. The database is accessible at the URL given below.

The map catalogue is freely available. Products such as PDF's and images linked to map references can be freely accessed but require a data centre account. This account can be set up by anyone.

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 provided at the URL below when using these data. Each map has a unique reference number. Please use that identifier in any citation. Contact the Data Centre if there are any doubts about citation use.

Ancillary Keywords

ANTARCTICA

CATALOGUE

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