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.

Orthorectified Quickbird Multi Spectral Image of Laurens Peninsula, Heard Island

Entry ID: QUICKBIRD_LAURENS_ORMS

[ Get Data ]
[ Update this Record ]

Summary

Abstract: Orthorectified multi spectral Quickbird Image of Laurens Peninsula, Heard Island. This image was derived from Quickbird satellite imagery captured on 4 February 2003.

More information about the images used, the processing, and the feature mapping are documented in an image report available for download at the url given below.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Download point for the Heard Island Image Report (PDF)

Geographic Coverage

(Click for Interactive Map)

Spatial coordinates

N: -52.95

S: -53.03

E: 73.37

W: 73.23

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2003-02-04

Stop Date: 2003-02-04

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND > AUSTRALIA > Heard Island

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 23 m
Longitude Resolution: 23 m

Science Keywords

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE IMAGERY

ISO Topic Category

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

SATELLITES

QUICKBIRD > DigitalGlobe's QuickBird

Quality The image processing was undertaken using the ERDAS Imagine software.
The Quickbird Image processed was 03FEB04044707-M2AS-000000053022_01_P001.
The image was georeferenced using the satellite ephemeris data and then orthorectified using the DEM supplied by RADARSAT in July 2003.
The accuracy achieved was +/- 23m. The Multispectral image has a pixel resolution of +/-2.4m. The image was projected to UTM Zone 43 (WGS84).

Access Constraints Contact the technical contact at the AADC for access to the data. Access is restricted due to imagery copyright.

The image report is available for download via pdf from the url given below. Satellite image data will be made available via CD or DVD.

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.

Ancillary Keywords

HEARD ISLAND

LAURENS PENINSULA

QUICKBIRD

SOUTHERN OCEAN

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

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

Distribution

Distribution Media: HTTP

Distribution Size: 217 kb

Distribution Format: pdf

Fees: free

Distribution Media: CD

Distribution Size: 45 MB

Distribution Format: ERDAS Imagine format

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: 2004-02-13

Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-11-07

Reformat as FGDC document

View Text Only Format

[ Update this Record ]