-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Fwd: RE: [Fwd: Topographic mapping of the Antarctic Peninsula?]] Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 11:25:20 +0000 From: "R.B.Parry" <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> References: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ Take a look at the British Antarctic Survey's map catalogue at www.nerc-bas.ac.uk/public/magic/newmapcat/mapcat.html The official UK distributor for BAS mapping is Edward Stanford Ltd www.stanfords.co.uk Bob Parry "Johnnie D. Sutherland" wrote: > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: [Fwd: Topographic mapping of the Antarctic Peninsula?] > Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 10:26:31 -0000 > From: [log in to unmask] > To: [log in to unmask] > > ------------------ > Ilene Raynes: > > There is an international co-ordinating organization, whose website may > help > point the way: the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, based at > the > Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge (England - not > MA!). > Take a look at [http://www.scar.org/]. SCAR acts, i.a., as a 'clearing > house' for those nations producing maps and charts of Antarctica. > > Additionally, the British Antarctic Survey (also in Cambridge) has > produced > an updated and downloadable version of its original 1993 CD-ROM: the > 'Antarctic Digital Database' (version 3.0) contains "vector topographic > data > for Antarctica". > > Sincerely > Francis Herbert (Curator of paper Maps (with a few CD-ROMs), RGS-IBG) > [log in to unmask] > http://www.rgs.org [see 'Collections'/'Unlocking the Archives > > -----Original Message----- > From: Johnnie D. Sutherland [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 26 February 2003 21:04 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [Fwd: Topographic mapping of the Antarctic Peninsula?] > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Topographic mapping of the Antarctic Peninsula? > Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 13:16:12 -0700 > From: "Ilene Raynes" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > ------------------ > Hi- > > I have a patron who is looking for topographic mapping of the Antarctic > Peninsula, specifically near Anvers Island or Gerlache Strait. He says > he's looked on the USGS site w/no luck. We also have an index here from > 1987 of "United States Topographic and Other Map Coverage of Antarctica" > which basically shows no mapping done of that area at all. Granted, this > index is 16 years old. Does anyone know of more current mapping? I've > asked the patron to look at http://usarc.usgs.gov/ to see if the mapping > or air photos or satellite images on this site would be of use to him. > Any other ideas? > > Ilene > > Ilene Raynes > Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences and Map Library > University of Colorado - Boulder > Campus Box 184 > Boulder, CO 80309 > (303) 492-4487 > [log in to unmask]