High resolution vector polygon seamask for areas south of 60°S
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Metadata: 
  File identifier: 
      352ab67d-a901-43f9-9216-3b69ff10626a
  Language: 
    Language Code: 
      eng
  Character set: 
    Character set code: 
      utf8
  Hierarchy level: 
    Scope code: 
      dataset
  Hierarchy level name: 
      dataset
  Metadata author: 
    Responsible party: 
      Organisation name: 
        Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror
          Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
      Contact info: 
        Contact: 
          Phone: 
            Telephone: 
              Voice: 
                  +44 (0)1223 221400
          Address: 
            Address: 
              Delivery point: 
                  British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
              City: 
                  Cambridge
              Administrative area: 
                  Cambridgeshire
              Postal code: 
                  CB3 0ET
              Country: 
                  United Kingdom
              Electronic mail address: 
                  magic@bas.ac.uk
          Online Resource: 
            Online Resource: 
              Linkage: 
                URL: 
                  https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic
              Name: 
                  Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website
              Description: 
                  General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the British 
                  Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website.
              Function: 
                Online function code: 
                  information
      Role: 
        Role code: 
          pointOfContact
  Date stamp: 
      2025-10-22
  Metadata standard name: 
      ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
  Metadata standard version: 
      ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
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  Reference system info: 
    Reference system: 
      Reference system identifier: 
        RS Identifier: 
          Authority: 
            Citation: 
              Title: 
                  European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry
              Date: 
                Date: 
                  Date: 
                      2008-11-12
                  Date type: 
                    Date type code: 
                      publication
              Cited responsible party: 
                Responsible party: 
                  Organisation name: 
                      European Petroleum Survey Group
                  Contact info: 
                    Contact: 
                      Address: 
                        Address: 
                          Electronic mail address: 
                              EPSGadministrator@iogp.org
                      Online Resource: 
                        Online Resource: 
                          Linkage: 
                            URL: 
                              https://www.epsg-registry.org/
                          Name: 
                              EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset
                          Description: 
                              The EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference 
                              Systems and Coordinate Transformations, accessible through this online registry.
                          Function: 
                            Online function code: 
                              information
                  Role: 
                    Role code: 
                      publisher
          Code: 
            Anchor: xlink: http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3031
              urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031
          Version: 
              6.18.3
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  Identification info: 
    Data identification: 
      Citation: 
        Citation: 
          Title: 
              High resolution vector polygon seamask for areas south of 60°S
          Date: 
            Date: 
              Date: 
                  1993
              Date type: 
                Date type code: 
                  creation
          Date: 
            Date: 
              Date: 
                  2023-11-10T15:18:48+00:00
              Date type: 
                Date type code: 
                  publication
          Date: 
            Date: 
              Date: 
                  2023-11-10
              Date type: 
                Date type code: 
                  revision
          Date: 
            Date: 
              Date: 
                  2023-11-10T15:18:48+00:00
              Date type: 
                Date type code: 
                  released
          Edition: 
              7.8
          Identifier: 
            RS Identifier: 
              Code: 
                Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/352ab67d-a901-43f9-9216-3b69ff10626a
                  352ab67d-a901-43f9-9216-3b69ff10626a
              Code Space: 
                  data.bas.ac.uk
          Identifier: 
            RS Identifier: 
              Code: 
                Anchor: xlink: https://doi.org/10.5285/352ab67d-a901-43f9-9216-3b69ff10626a
                  10.5285/352ab67d-a901-43f9-9216-3b69ff10626a
              Code Space: 
                  doi
          Other citation details: 
              Please cite this item as 'Ireland, L. (2023). High resolution vector polygon seamask for areas south of 
              60S (7.8) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & 
              Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/352ab67d-a901-43f9-9216-3b69ff10626a'.
              
              If using for a graphic or if short on space, please cite as 'data from the SCAR Antarctic Digital 
              Database, 2023'
      Abstract: 
          A high resolution seamask for regions south of 60°S, comprised of a roundel polygon with all land and ice 
          shelves erased. High resolution versions of ADD data are suitable for scales larger than 1:1,000,000. The 
          largest suitable scale is changeable and dependent on the region.
          
          Data compiled, managed and distributed by the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre and the UK Polar Data 
          Centre, British Antarctic Survey on behalf of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.
      Purpose: 
          A high resolution seamask for regions south of 60°S, comprised of a roundel polygon with all land and ice 
          shelves erased.
      Point of contact: 
        Responsible party: 
          Individual name: 
            Anchor: xlink: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0960-0486 title: orcid
              Ireland, Louise
          Organisation name: 
            Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror
              British Antarctic Survey
          Contact info: 
            Contact: 
              Online Resource: 
                Online Resource: 
                  Linkage: 
                    URL: 
                      https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0960-0486
                  Name: 
                      ORCID record
                  Description: 
                      ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique 
                      researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to 
                      these identifiers.
                  Function: 
                    Online function code: 
                      information
          Role: 
            Role code: 
              author
      Point of contact: 
        Responsible party: 
          Organisation name: 
            Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror
              Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
          Contact info: 
            Contact: 
              Phone: 
                Telephone: 
                  Voice: 
                      +44 (0)1223 221400
              Address: 
                Address: 
                  Delivery point: 
                      British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
                  City: 
                      Cambridge
                  Administrative area: 
                      Cambridgeshire
                  Postal code: 
                      CB3 0ET
                  Country: 
                      United Kingdom
                  Electronic mail address: 
                      magic@bas.ac.uk
              Online Resource: 
                Online Resource: 
                  Linkage: 
                    URL: 
                      https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic
                  Name: 
                      Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website
                  Description: 
                      General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) from the 
                      British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website.
                  Function: 
                    Online function code: 
                      information
          Role: 
            Role code: 
              pointOfContact
      Point of contact: 
        Responsible party: 
          Organisation name: 
            Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror
              UK Polar Data Centre, British Antarctic Survey
          Contact info: 
            Contact: 
              Phone: 
                Telephone: 
                  Voice: 
                      +44 (0)1223 221400
              Address: 
                Address: 
                  Delivery point: 
                      British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
                  City: 
                      Cambridge
                  Administrative area: 
                      Cambridgeshire
                  Postal code: 
                      CB3 0ET
                  Country: 
                      United Kingdom
                  Electronic mail address: 
                      polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk
              Online Resource: 
                Online Resource: 
                  Linkage: 
                    URL: 
                      https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
                  Name: 
                      UK Polar Data Centre (UK PDC) - BAS public website
                  Description: 
                      General information about the NERC Polar Data Centre (UK PDC) from the British Antarctic Survey 
                      (BAS) public website.
                  Function: 
                    Online function code: 
                      information
          Role: 
            Role code: 
              publisher
      Point of contact: 
        Responsible party: 
          Organisation name: 
              Standing Committee on Antarctic Research
          Contact info: 
            Contact: 
              Address: 
                Address: 
                  Delivery point: 
                      Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of 
                      Cambridge, Lensfield Road
                  City: 
                      Cambridge
                  Administrative area: 
                      Cambridgeshire
                  Postal code: 
                      CB2 1ER
                  Country: 
                      United Kingdom
                  Electronic mail address: 
                      info@scar.org
          Role: 
            Role code: 
              sponsor
      Resource maintenance: 
        Maintenance information: 
          Maintenance and update frequency: 
            Maintenance frequency code: 
              asNeeded
          Maintenance note: 
            Progress code: 
              completed
      Resource constraints: 
        Legal constraints: 
          Access constraints: 
            Restriction code: 
              unrestricted
      Resource constraints: 
        Legal constraints: 
          Use constraints: 
            Restriction code: 
              license
          Other constraints: 
            Anchor: xlink: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
              This information is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). 
              To view this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
      Aggregation Info: 
        AggregateInformation: 
          Aggregate Data Set Identifier: 
            RS Identifier: 
              Code: 
                Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/80700299-3691-43ec-809e-a22ddb63c66e
                  80700299-3691-43ec-809e-a22ddb63c66e
              Code Space: 
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          Association Type: 
            Association type code: 
              revisionOf
      Aggregation Info: 
        AggregateInformation: 
          Aggregate Data Set Identifier: 
            RS Identifier: 
              Code: 
                Anchor: xlink: https://data.bas.ac.uk/items/8ff8240d-dcfa-4906-ad3b-507929842012
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          Association Type: 
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          Initiative Type: 
            Initiative type code: 
              collection
      Language: 
        Language Code: 
          eng
      Character set: 
        Character set code: 
          utf8
      Extent: 
        Extent: 
          Geographic element: 
            Geographic bounding box: 
              West bound longitude: 
                  -180.0
              East bound longitude: 
                  180.0
              South bound latitude: 
                  -90.0
              North bound latitude: 
                  -60.0
          Temporal element: 
            Temporal extent: 
              Extent: 
                Time period: 
                  Begin date: 
                    1993-01-01
                  End date: 
                    2023-11-10
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  Distribution info: 
    Distribution: 
      Distributor: 
        Distributor: 
          Distributor contact: 
            Responsible party: 
              Organisation name: 
                Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror
                  UK Polar Data Centre, British Antarctic Survey
              Contact info: 
                Contact: 
                  Phone: 
                    Telephone: 
                      Voice: 
                          +44 (0)1223 221400
                  Address: 
                    Address: 
                      Delivery point: 
                          British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
                      City: 
                          Cambridge
                      Administrative area: 
                          Cambridgeshire
                      Postal code: 
                          CB3 0ET
                      Country: 
                          United Kingdom
                      Electronic mail address: 
                          polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk
                  Online Resource: 
                    Online Resource: 
                      Linkage: 
                        URL: 
                          https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
                      Name: 
                          UK Polar Data Centre (UK PDC) - BAS public website
                      Description: 
                          General information about the NERC Polar Data Centre (UK PDC) from the British Antarctic 
                          Survey (BAS) public website.
                      Function: 
                        Online function code: 
                          information
              Role: 
                Role code: 
                  distributor
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                  GeoPackage
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          Distributor format: 
            Format: 
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                  Shapefile
              Version: 
                missing
          Distributor transfer options: 
            Digital transfer options: 
              Units of distribution: 
                  bytes
              Transfer size: 
                  67444736
              Online: 
                Online Resource: 
                  Linkage: 
                    URL: 
                      https://ramadda.data.bas.ac.uk/repository/entry/get/add_seamask_high_res_v7_8.gpkg?entryid=synth%3A352ab67d-a901-43f9-9216-3b69ff10626a%3AL2FkZF9zZWFtYXNrX2hpZ2hfcmVzX3Y3XzguZ3BrZw%3D%3D
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                  Function: 
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              Transfer size: 
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              Online: 
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                    URL: 
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                      Shapefile (Zipped)
                  Description: 
                      Download information as an Esri Shapefile (compressed as a Zip file).
                  Function: 
                    Online function code: 
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  Data quality info: 
    Data quality: 
      Scope: 
        Scope: 
          Hierarchy level: 
            Scope code: 
              dataset
      Report: 
        Domain consistency: 
          Result: 
            Conformance result: 
              Specification: 
                Citation: 
                  Title: 
                    Anchor: xlink: https://metadata-standards.data.bas.ac.uk/profiles/magic-discovery-v1/
                      British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) Discovery 
                      Metadata Profile
                  Date: 
                    Date: 
                      Date: 
                          2024-11-01
                      Date type: 
                        Date type code: 
                          publication
                  Edition: 
                      1
                  Cited responsible party: 
                    Responsible party: 
                      Organisation name: 
                        Anchor: xlink: https://ror.org/01rhff309 title: ror
                          Mapping and Geographic Information Centre, British Antarctic Survey
                      Contact info: 
                        Contact: 
                          Phone: 
                            Telephone: 
                              Voice: 
                                  +44 (0)1223 221400
                          Address: 
                            Address: 
                              Delivery point: 
                                  British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
                              City: 
                                  Cambridge
                              Administrative area: 
                                  Cambridgeshire
                              Postal code: 
                                  CB3 0ET
                              Country: 
                                  United Kingdom
                              Electronic mail address: 
                                  magic@bas.ac.uk
                          Online Resource: 
                            Online Resource: 
                              Linkage: 
                                URL: 
                                  https://www.bas.ac.uk/teams/magic
                              Name: 
                                  Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) - BAS public website
                              Description: 
                                  General information about the BAS Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) 
                                  from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) public website.
                              Function: 
                                Online function code: 
                                  information
                      Role: 
                        Role code: 
                          publisher
              Explanation: 
                  Resource within scope of British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Mapping and Geographic Information Centre 
                  (MAGIC) Discovery Metadata Profile.
              Pass: 
                  true
      Lineage: 
        Lineage: 
          Statement: 
              This dataset was generated by erasing the high resolution polygon coastline v7.8 from a circular polygon 
              covering the data extent up to 60°S.
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