Greenland Coastline Vector Files from Norwegian Polar Institute

Norwegian Polar Institute data provides thirteen ArcInfo generate files and internal format files representing the coastline of Greenland. The dataset is a basemap collection aggregated by the CEOS_EXTRA organization. Temporal coverage and update frequency are unknown.

Use Cases

• Generate high-resolution coastline shapefiles for cartographic basemaps using the ArcInfo generate vector files.
• Analyze coastal geometry and calculate perimeter metrics from the Norwegian Polar Institute internal format vector data.
• Integrate Greenland coastline vectors as a foundational layer for glacial retreat or sea-level rise simulation models.

Strengths

• Contains thirteen distinct ArcInfo generate files for coastline representation.
• Includes original source data files in the Norwegian Polar Institute's internal format.

Limitations

• Dataset description notes an 'Incorrect bounding box', indicating potential geospatial registration issues.
• Sample data, total row/feature count, and file size metrics are unavailable for assessment.

Provenance

Source

Norwegian Polar Institute, aggregated by CEOS_EXTRA.

Collection Method

Derived from data received from the Norwegian Polar Institute.

Geography

Greenland coastline.