SCAR / SC-AGISCAR / SC-AGIStanding Committee On Antarctic Geographic Standing Committee On Antarctic Geographic

InformationInformation First formed 1958 – First formed 1958 – WG on Cartography WG on Cartography Various names since then – Various names since then – WG-GGI WG-GGI

WG on Geodesy and Geographic InformationWG on Geodesy and Geographic Information EGGI - 2000 EGGI - 2000 Expert Group on Geographic Information Expert Group on Geographic Information SC-AGI - 2006 SC-AGI - 2006 Standing Committee / Antarctic Geographic Standing Committee / Antarctic Geographic Information Information

HCA7-7.6.5A

SCAR / SC-AGISCAR / SC-AGIInfrastructure ProjectsInfrastructure Projects

SCAR ADD - Antarctic Digital DatabaseSCAR ADD - Antarctic Digital Database

SCAR CGA - Composite Gazetteer AntarcticaSCAR CGA - Composite Gazetteer Antarctica

SCAR FC - Feature CatalogueSCAR FC - Feature Catalogue

SCAR - Map CatalogueSCAR - Map Catalogue

SCAR Symbology – SEAL SCAR Symbology – SEAL Symbol Editor and Library Symbol Editor and Library

SCAR / SC-AGISCAR / SC-AGI Projects Projects

LIMA - Landsat Image Mosaic AntarcticaLIMA - Landsat Image Mosaic Antarctica King George Island GIS / Web Map service (WMS)King George Island GIS / Web Map service (WMS) Antarctic Coastal Change ProjectAntarctic Coastal Change Project Names projects – Names projects – Larsemann Hills / Larsemann Hills / TransAntarctic Mountains – (Ross Sea region) TransAntarctic Mountains – (Ross Sea region) Cybercartographic Atlas - AntarcticaCybercartographic Atlas - Antarctica Grove Mountains GIS PortalGrove Mountains GIS Portal

SCAR / SC-AGISCAR / SC-AGIIssuesIssues

SCAR – ADDSCAR – ADD Re-structure and attributing data Re-structure and attributing data SCAR CGA - Composite Gazetteer AntarcticaSCAR CGA - Composite Gazetteer Antarctica 35,921 names for 18,105 features 35,921 names for 18,105 features Multiple names per featureMultiple names per feature Feature types – Feature CatalogueFeature types – Feature Catalogue Coordinates Coordinates Accuracy / Inaccuracy Accuracy / Inaccuracy SCAR - Map CatalogueSCAR - Map Catalogue Maintaining Maintaining SCAR Symbology – SEAL SCAR Symbology – SEAL Developing symbology digital format Developing symbology digital format

SCAR / SC-AGISCAR / SC-AGI IHO / HCA & SC-AGI IHO / HCA & SC-AGI

IHO / GEBCO gazetteerIHO / GEBCO gazetteer Model for SCAR CGA Model for SCAR CGA IHO / GIS AntarcticaIHO / GIS Antarctica Relate SC-AGI Geographic Information to IHO? Relate SC-AGI Geographic Information to IHO? Data structure Data structure Feature types Feature types Regional Grouping / Areas of InterestRegional Grouping / Areas of Interest Ross Sea area Ross Sea area Antarctic Peninsula Antarctic Peninsula King George Island King George Island East Antarctica East Antarctica Overlap with IHO on meetings?Overlap with IHO on meetings?

SC-AGI - Tide Gauges SC-AGI - Tide Gauges

GIANT Meeting, AWI24th July 2004

TIDE GAUGES

SCAR / SC-AGISCAR / SC-AGI IHO / HCA & SC-AGI IHO / HCA & SC-AGI

Tide gaugesTide gauges IHO/HCA and SC-AGI compile data IHO/HCA and SC-AGI compile data Is it the same information?Is it the same information? Duplication – avoidDuplication – avoid

Tide GaugesTide GaugesMooringMooring

Tide GaugesTide GaugesDownloadDownload

Tide GaugesTide GaugesInsitu Insitu

Tide GaugesTide GaugesDownload from ice Download from ice

Tide GaugesTide GaugesGPS Float GPS Float

Tide GaugesTide GaugesGPS Float GPS Float

Tide GaugesTide GaugesMawson - 2004 Tsunami Mawson - 2004 Tsunami

Tide GaugesTide GaugesMawson - 2004 Tsunami Mawson - 2004 Tsunami

Tide GaugesTide GaugesData Holdings Data Holdings