Antarctic Research Route and Camp GPS Data for 2019/20 Season

GPS and GIS data documents routes and infrastructure for Antarctic inland research during the 2019/20 season. It was created by AMD_KOPRI to support expeditions to sites like the Subglacial Lake and Deep Ice Core drilling locations. The dataset was last updated in January 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze GPS track data to identify safe and reliable traverse routes to inland research sites.
• Plan the construction of logistic camps using geospatial coordinates for the Subglacial Lake and Deep Ice Core drilling sites.
• Model terrain and path reliability for Antarctic expeditions based on recorded GIS features.
• Support the development of a logistical support system by mapping the relationship between routes and proposed camp locations.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific and critical 2019/20 Antarctic research season.
• Data is explicitly tied to the concrete goal of establishing a route to Subglacial Lake and Deep Ice Core drilling sites.
• Produced by AMD_KOPRI, an organization with expertise in polar research.

Limitations

• The total number of data points (rows) and specific file formats are unknown.
• No sample data or column descriptions are available to assess data structure.
• The dataset's temporal coverage is limited to a single season, potentially reducing generalizability.

Provenance

Source

AMD_KOPRI via NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

Likely collected via GPS tracking and GIS mapping during Antarctic research expeditions, though the exact method is unspecified.

Time Range

2019/20 Antarctic season.

Freshness

Last updated in January 2020; no update frequency specified.

Geography

Antarctic inland, specifically routes and sites for Subglacial Lake and Deep Ice Core drilling.