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Maps, data & imagery
In collaboration with the Polar Geospatial Center, the TAM Camp Committee has organized relevant maps, geospatial data, satellite imagery, and aerial photographs for the proposed sites and locations within the Transantarctic Mountains.
Web Applications
PGC Imagery Viewers
The Polar Geospatial Center has built web-mapping applications to view imagery, maps, and other data for the polar regions. The Antarctic Imagery viewer displays high-resolution imagery for the entire Transantarctic Mountains from DigitalGlobe, Inc. and GeoEye, Inc.
An account is required with the PGC to view the high-resolution layers, with proof of current National Science Foundation award status. If you are proposing a grant for work in the Transantarctic Mountains, you may be eligible for access. For more information, visit the PGC Imagery Viewers, request a new account, or contact pgc@umn.edu.
PGC Transantarctic Mountains (TAM) Web Map
The Transantarctic Mountains (TAM) Web Map was developed using ArcGIS Online to easily mash-up relevant layers for TAM Science. The default view is located on the proposed Shackleton Camp and includes many Antarctic basemap layers (the PGC Antarctic Imagery Mosaic [high-resolution, updated for 2013 Science Meeting)], USGS topographic maps, USAP landing sites, etc.). Login required for restricted layers (same account used for PGC Imagery Viewers). Bookmark this link for quick access.
PGC TMA Flightline Viewer
Search for historic TMA flightlines by geography, flightline number, or region. All photocenter locations have been roughly geolocated. Users can click a photocenter to view or download oblique and vertical air photos. Bookmark this link for quick access.
PGC Coordinate Converter
A simple online tool for converting geographic coordinates. Bookmark this link for quick access.
Maps
Reference Maps
- Ellsworth Mountains -
Ellsworth Mountains: 1:900,000 overview map (PGC)
Ellsworth Mountains: 1:500,000 (USGS)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
Newcomer Glacier: 1:25,000 (USGS)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
Liberty Hills: 1:25,000 (USGS)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
Union Glacier: 1:25,000 (USGS)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
Map 12: Ellsworth Mountains (Edition 3): 1:1,000,000 (PGC)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
Corry Island to Robertson Island: 1:200,000 NGA
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
- James and Seymour Islands -
James & Seymour Islands: 1:500,000 overview map (PGC)
Corry Island to Robertson Island: 1:200,000 NGA
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
Downshire Cliffs to Tucker Inlet: 1:100,000 (NAVOCEANO)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
Terra Nova Bay to Drygalski Ice Tongue: 1:100,000 (NAVOCEANO)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
Tucker Inlet to Coulman Island: 1:100,000 (NAVOCEANO)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
- North Victoria Land -
North Victoria Land: 1:2,000,000 overview map (PGC)
Mount Soza: 1:250,000 (USGS)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
Victoria Land Sheet B: 1:250,000 (pnra)
This map is available upon request. Visit Map Details to request the map. Please contact the PGC if you have any questions.
Sequence Hills Quadrangle Victoria Land: 1:250,000 (pnra)
This map is available upon request. Visit Map Details to request the map. Please contact the PGC if you have any questions.
Mount Murchison Quadrangle Victoria Land: 1:250,000 (pnra)
This map is available upon request. Visit Map Details to request the map. Please contact the PGC if you have any questions.
Freyberg Mountains Quadrangle Victoria Land: 1:250,000 (pnra)
This map is available upon request. Visit Map Details to request the map. Please contact the PGC if you have any questions.
Coulman Island Quadrangle Vicotria Land: 1:250,000 (pnra)
This map is available upon request. Visit Map Details to request the map. Please contact the PGC if you have any questions.
Victoria Land: 1:1,000,000 (PGC)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
Map 16: Victoria Land (Edition 3): 1:1,000,000 (PGC)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
- Scott Glacier -
Scott Glacier: 1:780,000 overview map (PGC)
Scott Glacier 125k 1: 1:25,000 (PGC)
This map is available upon request. Visit Map Details to request the map. Please contact the PGC if you have any questions.
Mount Blackburn: 1:250,000 (USGS)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
Map 14: South Pole (Edition 3): 1:1,000,000 (PGC)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
- Marie Byrd Land -
Marie Byrd Land (Page 1): 1:2,500,000 overview map (PGC)
Marie Byrd Land (Page 2): 1:2,500,000 overview map (PGC)
Marie Byrd Land (Page 3): 1:2,500,000 overview map (PGC)
Map 13: Marie Byrd Land (Edition 3): 1:1,000,000 (PGC)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
Geologic Map of Antarctica Sheet 18, Marie Byrd Land: 1:1,000,000 (ags)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
Coastal-Change and Glaciological Map of the Saunders Coast Area: 1:1,000,000 (USGS)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
Coastal-Change and Glaciological Map of the Eights Coast Area: 1:1,000,000 (USGS)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
Map 11: Amundsen Sea (Edition 3): 1:1,000,000 (PGC)
GeoTIFF | TIFF | PDF | Preview JPEG
Geospatial Data
The datasets available below will continue to grow as the TAM Camp site is selected. We will offer various forms of usage including Web Mapping Services (WMS) or ArcMap layers and downloads as Esri shapefiles or Google Earth KMZs.
TAM Camp Proposed Sites
Locations of the proposed sites in the Transantarctic Mountains. Source: Kathy Licht, IUPUI.
100 nautical mile radius (polygon): SHP
Web Mapping Services
Please contact the PGC for more information if you would like to use Web Mapping Services or ArcGIS web service layers in your mapping application or desktop software.
Imagery
Aerial Photography
Find aerial photography by spatial location. The PGC has digitized and roughly located the flightlines and photo centers for the Antarctic TMA Aerial Photograhy. The photo center data includes preview images and links to download high-resolution digital scans of USGS aerial photography. Source: United States Geological Survey.
Visit PGC's aerial photography page for downloads & descriptions.
High Resolution Satellite Imagery
High resolution satellite imagery is available to United States' federally-funded researchers and logistics staff in the Antarctic and Arctic. Please contact the Polar Geospatial Center for more information on this resource.
Other Imagery and Elevation Datasets
- Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica (REMA): REMA homepage
- Landsat Imagery Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA): LIMA homepage
- 250 meter MODIS "hole-filler" for Antarctica, south of 82°S. Source: Polar Geospatial Center. GeoTIFF
- RADARSAT SAR Mosaic of Antarctica: RADARSAT homepage
- RADARSAT Antarctic Mapping Project (RAMP) Digital Elevation Model: RAMP homepage