Antarctic GPS Geodetic Data from 10 UNAVCO Projects, 1994-1995

UNAVCO GPS data from 10 separate Antarctic science projects during the 1994-1995 season. The data includes geodetic and mapping quality GPS measurements supporting geology, geophysics, glaciology, biology, and environmental research. It was aggregated by SCIOPS and last updated on NASA's Earthdata platform in February 1995.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Antarctic crustal deformation based on geodetic GPS data.
• Mapping glacial flow and ice sheet movement using GPS positioning.
• Supporting geological field surveys with precise mapping-quality GPS coordinates.
• Conducting environmental research in polar regions with location data.

Strengths

• Data from 10 separate Antarctic science projects, indicating a multi-disciplinary scope.
• Covers multiple science disciplines: geology, geophysics, glaciology, biology, and environmental research.
• Geodetic and mapping quality GPS data, suggesting high precision for scientific use.

Limitations

• Last updated 1995-02-04; freshness should be verified for modern applications.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata (UNAVCO)

Collection Method

GPS data collected from 10 separate UNAVCO-supported Antarctic science projects.

Time Range

1994-1995 season

Freshness

1995-02-04

Geography

Antarctic