GeoMAP – Geological Mapping of Antarctica
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GeoMAP is a collection of datasets comprising geological information for Antarctica, including both rock and surficial deposit information. These datasets have been gathered from existing mapping of the geology of the region and compiled it into a modern GIS framework.
Overview
They were compiled by the GeoMAP team led by GNS Science. This work utilsed co-funding from GNS Science's Nationally Significant Databases and Collections Programme (NSDC) and international collaboration through the SCAR GeoMAP project.
GeoMAP represents a synthesis of existing published and unpublished mapping of the geology of this area in a single geodatabase at a regional scale. The data comprises geological unit polygon geometry and attribute fields describing the unit type, name, age, lithology, stratigraphy, and supporting background information, where this is known and geological fault polyline geometry and attribute fields describing locational accuracy, exposure, fault type, and supporting background information, where this is known.
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Terms of Use
GeoMap material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License(external link)
Acknowledgement of the source of data from both GNS Science and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR GeoMAP Action Group) is requested.The following citation for GeoMAP.v.2022-08 is suggested:
Cox, Simon Christopher; Smith Lyttle, Belinda; Elkind, Samuel; Smith Siddoway, Christine; Morin, Paul; Capponi, Giovanni; Abu-Alam, Tamer; Ballinger, Matilda; Bamber, Lauren; Kitchener, Brett; Lelli, Luigi; Mawson, Jasmine F; Millikin, Alexie; Dal Seno, Nicola; Whitburn, Louis; White, Tristan; Burton-Johnson, Alex; Crispini, Laura; Elliot, David; Elvevold, Synnove; Goodge, John W; Halpin, Jacqueline A; Jacobs, Joachim; Mikhalsky, Eugene; Martin, Adam P; Morgan, Fraser; Smellie, John; Scadden, Phil; Wilson, Gary (2023): The GeoMAP (v.2022-08) continent-wide detailed geological dataset of Antarctica. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.951482(external link)