GPS and GIS-Based Data Collection and Image Mapping in the Antarctic Peninsula
Open-File Report
99-402
By: Richard D. Sanchez
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Abstract
High-resolution satellite images combined with the rapidly evolving global positioning system (GPS) and geographic information system (GIS) technology may offer a quick and effective way to gather information in Antarctica. GPS- and GIS-based data collection systems are used in this project to determine their applicability for gathering ground truthing data in the Antarctic Peninsula. These baseline data will be used in a later study to examine changes in penguin habitats resulting in part from regional climate warming. The research application in this study yields important information on the usefulness and limits of data capture and high-resolution images for mapping in the Antarctic Peninsula.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | GPS and GIS-Based Data Collection and Image Mapping in the Antarctic Peninsula |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 99-402 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr99402 |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Contributing office(s) | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 24 p. |
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