Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)

Data Sets

Services / Tools

Ancillary Descriptions

Are you using a browser that doesn't support JavaScript or have you disabled JavaScript?

If you have disabled JavaScript, you must re-enable JavaScript to use this page.
Or you can view this record using the Text Only Format.

Casey Station GIS Dataset

Entry ID: gis11

[ Get Data ]
[ Update this Record ]

Summary

Abstract: The Casey Station dataset represents man-made facilities around Australia's Casey Station and its immediate environs. Detailed attributes are held for the data including buildings, site services, communications, fuel storage.
The spatial data have been compiled from low level aerial photography, ground surveys and engineering plans.

Detail attribution of site services includes make, size and ...

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Download Casey Station data

Link: GET DATA

Description: Download Windmill Islands data

Link: GET SERVICE

Description: Search the SCAR Feature Catalogue, dataset identifiers and quality information indicators

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset

Geographic Coverage

(Click for Interactive Map)

Spatial coordinates

N: -66.27

S: -66.3

E: 110.55

W: 110.48

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1994-12-01

Stop Date: 1996-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Casey

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > WATER MANAGEMENT

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > BUILDINGS

ISO Topic Category

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

TRANSPORTATION

UTILITIES/COMMUNICATIONS

Platform

FIELD SURVEYS

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS

Instrument

CAMERAS

GPS > Global Positioning System

GPS RECEIVERS

Quality The dataset was originally a reflection of Casey Station at the time of capture: January 4,5 1994. Buildings and structures within the station change every year. Only water services were detailed to a high degree. Source data for this project included aerial photography flown on January 4 1994 at a height of 500 m (film ANTC 1003, 1004) using a Zeiss UMK camera, service detail from the Site ...

Access Constraints Stored data format: Oracle database
Available format type: ArcView shapefile. Stored as geographicals with a projection file.
Access constraint: ArcView shapefiles are available on the web. 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

Casey Station

GIS

topography

facilities

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

Role: DIF AUTHOR

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

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 1999-10-07

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-06-23

Reformat as FGDC document

View Text Only Format

[ Update this Record ]