Antarctic GPS Data from 24 UNAVCO Projects, 1999/2000 Season

UNAVCO GPS Project Support 1999/2000 Season is a group of datasets containing geodetic and mapping quality GPS data. The data originates from 24 separate Antarctic science projects supported by UNAVCO across disciplines including geology, geophysics, glaciology, biology, and environmental research. The dataset was last updated on January 30, 2000.

Use Cases

• Modeling Antarctic crustal deformation based on geodetic GPS data.
• Mapping ice sheet flow and glacier movement based on GPS positioning data.
• Conducting geological surveys and establishing reference points based on mapping quality GPS data.
• Supporting interdisciplinary environmental research in Antarctica based on the multi-disciplinary project data.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly described as 'geodetic and mapping quality' GPS data.
• Covers 24 separate Antarctic science projects, suggesting a multi-project scope.
• Supports multiple science disciplines: geology, geophysics, glaciology, biology, and environmental research.

Limitations

• Last updated 2000-01-30 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

UNAVCO, aggregated via NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

Collected from field projects supported by UNAVCO.

Time Range

1999/2000 Antarctic field season.

Freshness

Last updated 2000-01-30 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Antarctica.