Antarctic GPS Data for Geodetic and Mapping, 2003/2004 Season

Antarctic GPS data collected during the 2003/2004 season for UNAVCO-supported science projects. The dataset includes geodetic and mapping quality GPS data across disciplines like geology, geophysics, glaciology, biology, and environmental research. It was last updated on February 4, 2004, and is associated with the organization SCIOPS.

Use Cases

• Analyze tectonic plate motion based on geodetic GPS data.
• Map ice sheet flow and glacier dynamics based on GPS positioning data.
• Support geological field mapping based on mapping quality GPS coordinates.
• Study environmental changes in Antarctica based on GPS-supported research.
• Correlate biological site locations with precise geospatial coordinates.

Strengths

• Data is described as 'geodetic and mapping quality', suggesting high precision.
• Covers multiple science disciplines: geology, geophysics, glaciology, biology, and environmental research.
• Associated with a field report available as a PDF, providing contextual documentation.

Limitations

• Last updated 2004-02-04 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• 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

nasa_earthdata

Collection Method

Collected by UNAVCO for supported Antarctic science projects.

Time Range

2003/2004 season

Freshness

Last updated 2004-02-04 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Antarctica