The ANARE Health Register dataset contains monthly figures of human population in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic stations and ships, expressed in person-days. The Polar Medicine Branch collects data on all expeditioner movements, which are entered into the Health Register and updated as personnel arrive or leave. This indicator is classified as a PRESSURE indicator, revealing where the greatest direct pressures related to human population size occur.
Use Cases
- Modeling human environmental pressure based on population size expressed in person-days.
- Correlating fuel usage and waste generation with station and ship population figures.
- Analyzing illness and injury rates per 1000 person years in Antarctic expedition contexts.
- Monitoring monthly human footprint changes at Antarctic stations and on ANARE ships.
Strengths
- Data is collected monthly and reported annually, providing a regular temporal cadence.
- The dataset is linked to multiple other environmental indicators (SOE Indicators 47-61) for integrated analysis.
- The data source is the ANARE Health Register, managed by the Polar Medicine Branch, suggesting institutional oversight.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- ANARE Health Register, managed by the Polar Medicine Branch.
- Collection Method
- The Polar Medicine Branch collects data on all expeditioner movements, entered into the Health Register.
- Freshness
- Monthly figures reported annually.
- Geography
- Antarctic and sub-Antarctic stations and ANARE ships travelling to and from these stations.