AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Antarctic Specially Protected Areas and Antarctic Specially Managed Areas in the Australian Antarctic Territory - GIS polygon dataset.

This record describes GIS polygon data (shapefile) representing the boundaries of Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs) and Antarctic Specially Managed Areas (ASMAs) in the Australian Antarctic Territory managed by the Australian Antarctic Division.

      The dataset also includes a spreadsheet with the planimetric areas of these ASPAs and ASMAs.

Tags: AMD, AMD-AU, ASMA, ASPA, Antarctic Specially Managed Area, Antarctic Specially Protected Area, CEOS, CONTINENT - ANTARCTICA, EARTH SCIENCE - HUMAN DIMENSIONS - BOUNDARIES, EARTH SCIENCE - HUMAN DIMENSIONS - BOUNDARIES - ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS, GEOGRAPHIC REGION - POLAR, environmental management, protected areas
Organization: Australian Antarctic Division
Heard Island-GPS Topographic Survey 2003/04

Topographical data collected as part of a GPS Survey during the Australian Antarctic Program's 2003/04 expedition on Heard Island.

The data are available for downloading as a spreadsheet. The locations include 'Clay Pipe Creek', an unofficial locality name used since the 1980s.  The creek was mapped to provide spatial reference for this name. A line representing this creek is available as a shapefile.

Tags: AMD, AMD-AU, CEOS, CONTINENT - AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND - AUSTRALIA - Heard Island, EARTH SCIENCE - LAND SURFACE - TOPOGRAPHY - LANDFORMS, EARTH SCIENCE - LAND SURFACE - TOPOGRAPHY - TERRAIN ELEVATION - CONTOUR MAPS, EARTH SCIENCE - TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE - SURFACE WATER - RIVERS-STREAMS, GEOGRAPHIC REGION - POLAR, GIS, HILL, OCEAN - SOUTHERN OCEAN - HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS, OCEAN - SOUTHERN OCEAN - Heard Island, SPIT, WATERCOURSE
Organization: Australian Antarctic Division
Heard Island - GPS Topographic Survey 2000/2001

Topographic features surveyed by GPS during the Australian Antarctic Program's 2000/01 expedition on Heard Island.

Point data includes the location of volcanic cones, graves, landing areas, automatic weather stations, refuges, summits, boulders, named features and trig points.

Line data include lava edges and a walking track.

Tags: AMD, AMD-AU, BOULDER, CEOS, CONTINENT - AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND - AUSTRALIA - Heard Island, EARTH SCIENCE - LAND SURFACE - TOPOGRAPHY - TERRAIN ELEVATION - CONTOUR MAPS, EARTH SCIENCE - SOLID EARTH - TECTONICS - VOLCANIC ACTIVITY, GEOGRAPHIC REGION - POLAR, GIS, OCEAN - SOUTHERN OCEAN - HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS, OCEAN - SOUTHERN OCEAN - Heard Island, SUMMIT, TRIG POINT, VOLCANIC CONE
Organization: Australian Antarctic Division
Heard Island-Artefacts 2003/04 Dataset

Data were collected by GPS survey by Eric Woehler (AAD) using a Garmin 12XL receiver (not differentially corrected) and represent artefacts and miscellaneous items located during the 2003/2004 field season.

Tags: AMD, AMD-AU, ARTEFACT, BARRELS, CEOS, CHAIN, CONTINENT - AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND - AUSTRALIA - Heard Island, EARTH SCIENCE - HUMAN DIMENSIONS - INFRASTRUCTURE, EARTH SCIENCE - HUMAN DIMENSIONS - INFRASTRUCTURE - CULTURAL FEATURES, FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS, GEOGRAPHIC REGION - POLAR, HEARD ISLAND, HUTS, OCEAN - SOUTHERN OCEAN - HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS, OCEAN - SOUTHERN OCEAN - Heard Island, STOVE, TIMBER, TRYPOT
Organization: Australian Antarctic Division
Heard Island Artefacts 2000/2001 Dataset

Artefacts and miscellaneous items located on Heard Island by Eric Woehler (AAD) during the 2000/01 field season.

Tags: AMD, AMD-AU, ARTEFACT, CACHE, CAIRN, CANE, CEOS, CONTINENT - AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND - AUSTRALIA - Heard Island, EARTH SCIENCE - HUMAN DIMENSIONS - INFRASTRUCTURE, EARTH SCIENCE - HUMAN DIMENSIONS - INFRASTRUCTURE - CULTURAL FEATURES, FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS, FLAGPOLE, GEOGRAPHIC REGION - POLAR, GPS, HEARD ISLAND, OCEAN - SOUTHERN OCEAN - HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS, OCEAN - SOUTHERN OCEAN - Heard Island, STAR PICKET, SURVEY POINT
Organization: Australian Antarctic Division
Whitney Point Adelie Penguin Colonies, Vector GIS Layer

An ArcGIS shapefile layer showing the extent of all extant and relic Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) colonies at Whitney Point, Windmill Islands, February 2006. The field 'Status' describes each polygon as extant, relic or maximum. Extant refers to the area used by breeding birds in the summer 2005/06. Maximum refers to the historic maximal extent of the colony. Relic refers to any colony which was not occupied by any breeding pairs during 2005/06.

Positional accuracy is approx. 1-2 m, after accounting for dGPS errors and errors in identification of the boundaries of colonies. Mapping was conducted after the end of the breeding season, so boundaries were identified as the extent of nest pebbles/fresh faeces, and it was considered that they could be reliably identified to within 0.5m.

Data were acquired using a Trimble Pro XH differential GPS. This work was completed as part of ASAC project 1219 (ASAC_1219).

Also for this project, three aerial photographs of Whitney point showing the adelie penguin  colonies and taken on 17 December 1990 were georeferenced.

These aerial photographs are film ANTC1219 run 54 frames 21 to 23.

Work on this project also utilised a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) created for Shirley Island.  See the metadata record, 'A digital elevation model (DEM) and orthophoto of the Whitney Point area of the Windmill Islands, Antarctica' for more information (linked below).

Since the 2005/06 summer was a low-ice year the opportunity was also taken to survey with differential GPS a section of coastline about 230 metres long east of Whitney Point on Clark Peninsula. This section of coastline was ice free and accessible. The data was collected with differential GPS on 10 February 2006.

Tags: AMD, AMD-AU, Adelie Penguin, CEOS, CONTINENT - ANTARCTICA, EARTH SCIENCE - BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION - ANIMALS-VERTEBRATES - BIRDS - PENGUINS, FIELD SURVEYS, GEOGRAPHIC REGION - POLAR, GIS, GPS - Global Positioning System, GPS - Global Positioning System Satellites, GPS RECEIVERS, Pygoscelis adeliae, Whitney Point, Windmill Islands, colonies, map
Organization: Australian Antarctic Division
Snow Petrel data collected around Casey Station during February 2000 by Eric Woehler and Lee Belbin

The survey was completed as part of ASAC project 1219 (ASAC_1219) during 1999/00 summer at Casey during resupply.  GPS data were collected for all snow petrel nests located during intensive searches of ice-free areas in the Casey Station extended recreation area.

This work was completed as part of ASAC project 1219 (ASAC_1219).

The data are a subset of the data available for downloading, the data with dataset id = 182. Each feature has a Qinfo value which can be used to access data quality information.

Public summary for project 1219:

This project provides population data on Antarctic and Subantarctic seabirds that permit assessments to be made of natural population trends at local to regional scales, so that changes in populations due to to human disturbance, such as station activities and helicopter operations can be identified.

Tags: AMD, AMD-AU, ANTARCTICA, BREEDING, CEOS, COLONY, CONTINENT - ANTARCTICA, EARTH SCIENCE - BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION - ANIMALS-VERTEBRATES - BIRDS, GEOGRAPHIC REGION - POLAR, GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS, NEST, PAGODROMA NIVEA, REEVE HILL, SNOW PETREL
Organization: Australian Antarctic Division
Shirley Island Adelie Penguin Colonies, GIS layer

An ArcGIS shapefile layer showing the extent of all extant and relic Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) colonies on Shirley Island, Windmill Islands, February 2006. The field Status describes each polygon as extant, relic or maximum. Extant refers to the area used by breeding birds in the summer 2005/06. Maximum refers to the historic maximal extent of the colony. Relic refers to any colony which was not occupied by any breeding pairs during 2005/06.

Positional accuracy is approx. 1-2 m, after accounting for dGPS errors and errors in identification of the boundaries of colonies. Mapping was conducted after the end of the breeding season, so boundaries were identified as the extent of nest pebbles/fresh faeces, and it was considered that they could be reliably identified to within 0.5m.

Data were acquired using a Trimble Pro XH differential GPS. This work was completed as part of ASAC project 1219 (ASAC_1219).

Work on this project also utilised a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) created for Shirley Island.  See the metadata record, 'A digital elevation model (DEM) and orthophoto of Shirley Island, Windmill Islands, Antarctica' for more information (linked below).

Tags: ADELIE PENGUIN, AMD, AMD-AU, CEOS, COLONIES, CONTINENT - ANTARCTICA - Windmill Islands, EARTH SCIENCE - BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION - ANIMALS-VERTEBRATES, EARTH SCIENCE - BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION - ANIMALS-VERTEBRATES - BIRDS - PENGUINS, GEOGRAPHIC REGION - POLAR, GIS, GPS - Global Positioning System, GPS - Global Positioning System Satellites, GPS RECEIVERS, MAP, PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE, SHIRLEY ISLAND, WINDMILL ISLANDS
Organization: Australian Antarctic Division
Ducks and Mallards of Macquarie Island

(Abstract from 'The ducks of Macquarie Island')

Early reference to waterfowl on Macquarie Island and observations made by ANARE expeditioners between 1949 and 1985 are reviewed and discussed.  Apart from a unique (perhaps erroneous) record of a mute swan Cygnus olor, information is restricted to the Pacific black duck Anas superciliosa, the grey teal A. gibberifrons and the alien mallard A. platyrhynchos and its hybrids.

Black duck and grey teal were seen by early visitors to the Island, but despite the infrequent potential for escapes of domestic ducks, mallards were not recorded until 1949.  Occasional teal and mallards were seen in the years following the establishment of the permanent scientific station (1948) but mallards (and hybrids) have become more numerous in recent years.  Though grey teal may disperse to Macquarie Island in times of drought on the Australian mainland, the source of mallards may be New Zealand or the less distant Campbell and Auckland Islands.

The few available records of breeding (eggs, ducklings and nests) for black duck suggest that laying begins in September and extends at least into January.  Zooplankton is most abundant in spring and summer, but ducks may obtain high protein foods from the littoral and sublittoral areas and may also take seeds of terrestrial plants.

Available information does not allow separation of habitats used by black duck or mallards.  However, most observations are around coastal areas.  There is some indication that records have increased along the south-western and eastern sides of the Island, but generally there are few observations of either species on the higher, central plateau.

The intrusion of mallards onto the Island and the resultant hybridisation with black duck poses a threat for the future integrity of the latter native species.

This dataset contains a review of the data available for Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa), mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and grey teal (Anas gibberifrons) and hybrids on Macquarie Island, collected from mid-1949 to January 1985. There is a period of relatively continuous and extensive data between February 1963 and January 1985. Discussion and references about habitat, breeding, feeding and hybrids is provided in the dataset (see the reference), as well as distribution maps.

The fields in this dataset are:

Year

Month

Presence/Absence

Tags: AMD, AMD-AU, CEOS, DUCK, EARTH SCIENCE - BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION - ANIMALS-VERTEBRATES - BIRDS, FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS, GEOGRAPHIC REGION - POLAR, MACQUARIE ISLAND, MALLARD, MONTH, OCEAN - SOUTHERN OCEAN, OCEAN - SOUTHERN OCEAN - MACQUARIE ISLAND, PRESENCE-ABSENCE, WATERFOWL, YEARS
Organization: Australian Antarctic Division
Antarctica - Wilkes Land ice velocity from over_snow traverse Doppler Satellite Position data

Measurements of ice velocity on the surface of the ice sheet in Wilkes Land East Antarctica were made along the routes of oversnow traverses operating out of Casey (66.6 S 110 E).  In general, measurements were made at a nominal spacing of 50 km.  Additional measurements were made at closer spacing in some areas in order to resolve finer scale variation in the flow pattern.  Three main routes were covered: two routes (east at latitude 69 S and west at latitude 68.5 S) approximately followed the line of the 2000 m elevation contour, and a third route headed south from summit of Law Dome ice cap along the line to Vostok station.

All velocity data were derived from positions determined using Doppler Satellite Positioning techniques with data collected from the (US) NAVSAT systems using JMR receivers, with the doppler data processed in combination with Precise Ephemeris data supplied by the (US) DMAHTC and the DOPPLR software packages.  Processing of the data were carried out by the Australian Division of National Mapping.

The time interval between first and last position observations was three years for the western route, six years for the southern route, and three to five years for the eastern route.

These data form part of the data collected for ASAC projects 458 (Characteristics, Dynamics and Mass Budget of the Ice Sheet in Wilkes Land) and 2224 (Glacier dynamics and mass discharge from the Antarctic ice sheet, 45 degrees -160 degrees E) - (ASAC_458, ASAC_2224).

The fields in this dataset are:

site_id (identifier code for the measurement station)

latitude

longitude

speed (speed of ice velocity, units unknown)

azimuth (direction of ice velocity, in degrees. 0=northwards movement, 90=eastwards movement)

The printouts from the recording and reduction of the doppler observations have been archived at the Australian Antarctic Division.

All logbooks have been archived at the Australian Antarctic Division.

Copies of the document details forms for the logbooks are available for download from the provided URL.

Tags: AMD, AMD-AU, ANTARCTICA, AZIMUTH, CEOS, CONTINENT - ANTARCTICA, DOPPLER SATELLITE POSITION, EARTH SCIENCE - CRYOSPHERE - SNOW-ICE - ICE VELOCITY, GEOGRAPHIC REGION - POLAR, IAGP, ICE SHEET, INTERNATIONAL ANTARCTIC GLACIOLOGICAL PROJECT, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, STATION, TRAVERSE, VELOCITY, WILKES LAND
Organization: Australian Antarctic Division
Antarctica - Wilkes Land snow / firn temperatures

Measurements of temperature within the snow / firn cover in Wilkes Land East Antarctica were made along the routes of oversnow traverses operating out of Casey (66.6 S 110 E).  In general, measurements were made at a nominal depth of ten metres as a first estimate of mean annual surface temperature of the ice sheet, and for many sites, at some additional depths, typically around twenty metres.  Actual depths of measurements are included with the temperature data as well as date of observation.  No attempt has been made to apply any correction for seasonal or interannual variation.

Two different methods were used to drill the access holes: an ice coring auger (usually PICO drill, originally SIPRE drill); a steam drill.  In some areas depth of drilling was limited by problems associated with the texture of the firn and difficulties in recovery of material from the hole.

Where relevant, date of drilling is included with the data, or time elapsed between drilling and temperature measurement.  Temperature measurements were made using 100 ohm platinum resistance elements with resistance measured using a 'Leeds and Northrup' resistance bridge.  The bridge uses a zero/nul measurement technique, thus avoiding heating effects in the sensor Refer quality entry for further details).

These data form part of the data collected for ASAC projects 456 (Properties and Structure of Antarctic Snow and Ice ), 458 (Characteristics, Dynamics and Mass Budget of the Ice Sheet in Wilkes Land ) and 2224 (Glacier dynamics and mass discharge from the Antarctic ice sheet, 45 degrees -160 degrees E) - ASAC_456, ASAC_458, ASAC_2224).

The fields in this dataset are:

site_id (the marker code of the measurement site)

observation_date (date on which measurement was made, in ISO8601 format yyyy-mm-dd)

observation_date_year (year of measurement date)

observation_date_month (month of measurement date)

observation_date_day (day of measurement date)

temperature (degrees C)

depth_of_observation (m)

latitude

longitude

drill_type

date_drilled

comment

days_between_drilling_and_measurement



Tags: AMD, AMD-AU, ANTARCTICA, CEOS, COMMENTS, CONTINENT - ANTARCTICA, DATE, DEPTH, DRILL, EARTH SCIENCE - CRYOSPHERE - SNOW-ICE - SNOW-ICE TEMPERATURE, FIRN, GEOGRAPHIC REGION - POLAR, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, MARKER, SNOW, SURFACE, TEMPERATURE, TIME, WILKES LAND
Organization: Australian Antarctic Division
Commonwealth Bay Artefacts Survey Data, October - December 2002

These data were collected during an AAD conservation expedition to Mawson's  Huts, Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica in 2002 (October to  December).  The expedition travelled to Commonwealth Bay on board the  Astrolabe (French Antarctic supply ship).  An expedition report was written, a large number of photographs were taken,  and a large number of artefacts were catalogued.  Several GIS shapefiles were created from these data.  They are point, line and  poygon data showing the location of the artefacts.

Tags: AMD, AMD-AU, Artefacts, CEOS, CONTINENT - ANTARCTICA - Cape Denison, CONTINENT - ANTARCTICA - Commonwealth Bay, Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, Commonwealth Heritage, EARTH SCIENCE - HUMAN DIMENSIONS - INFRASTRUCTURE - BUILDINGS, EARTH SCIENCE - HUMAN DIMENSIONS - INFRASTRUCTURE - CULTURAL FEATURES, FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS, GEOGRAPHIC REGION - POLAR, GPS - Global Positioning System, GPS RECEIVERS, Mawson-s Huts, National Heritage, Register of the National Estate, THEODOLITE, heritage
Organization: Australian Antarctic Division
Antarctic Artefacts Bibliography

The Cape Denison artefacts bibliography primarily contains references that are relevant to the AAE of 1911-14, the BANZARE visit of 1931, post-BANZARE visits, the archaeology, conservation and restoration of Mawson's Huts, the archaeology of pre- World War 1I sites and early twentieth century technologies.

Currently there are 89 references in this bibliography.



Tags: AMD, AMD-AU, ANTARCTICA, ARTEFACTS, BIBLIOGRAPHY, BUILDINGS, CEOS, CONTINENT - ANTARCTICA, CULTURAL HERITAGE, EARTH SCIENCE - HUMAN DIMENSIONS - INFRASTRUCTURE - BUILDINGS, EARTH SCIENCE - HUMAN DIMENSIONS - INFRASTRUCTURE - CULTURAL FEATURES, GEOGRAPHIC REGION - POLAR, HISTORY
Organization: Australian Antarctic Division
Prospectivity Confidence inputs and results Final


## **Abstract** 
This dataset contains image files pertaining to a shale, tight and deep coal gas prospectivity assessment for the Cooper Basin, undertaken as part of  Stage 2 of the Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program. The classified input maps were used to make prospectivity confidence maps for each formation of interest for either shale gas, tight gas or deep coal gas.


## **Attribution** 
Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program


## **History** 
This dataset contains image files pertaining to a shale, tight and deep coal gas prospectivity assessment for the Cooper Basin. the dataset was derived under licence from Petrosys Pty Ltd software using ArcGIS at Geoscience Australia.

Tags: Geology
Organization: Bioregional Assessment Program
Beetaloo terrestrial LiDAR data


## **Abstract** 
The dataset was compiled by the Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program from multiple sources referenced within the dataset and/or metadata. The processes undertaken to compile this dataset are described in the History field in this metadata statement. The point-cloud datasets represent the 3D structure of terrain and vegetation for select sites within the Beetaloo Sub-basin.


## **Attribution** 
Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program


## **History** 
Raw terrestrial LiDAR scans collected with a Riegl VZ-2000i scanner with integrated RTK GNSS. Raw scans (.rxp) are processed and co-registered in RIEGL RiSCAN Pro before export into ASPRS standard .las format (v 1.4). Conversion to .laz (lossless compression) for storage efficiency.

Tags: ECOLOGY Habitat Mapping, REMOTE SENSING Lidar
Organization: Bioregional Assessment Program
Beetaloo Sub-basin boundary


## **Abstract** 
  The boundary defining the spatial extents of the Beetaloo Sub-basin represents the top Kyalla Formation at a depth of approximately 400 m below topographic surface. The depth to top Kyalla Formation is calculated from the interpretation of 96 seismic lines constrained by 26 wells. The spatial extent of the boundary is further constrained by potential field geophysics.


## **Attribution** 
 Northern Territory Geological Survey (NTGS) Department of Primary Industries and Resources


## **History** 
The Mesoproterozoic Beetaloo Sub-basin is a fully concealed sub-basin located approximately 300 km southeast of Katherine. It comprises thick successions of the Roper Group within the McArthur Basin.

Organization: Bioregional Assessment Program
Hydraulically fractured and non-hydraulically fractured petoleum wells in the Beetaloo basin


## **Abstract** 
The dataset was derived by the Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program from multiple source datasets. The source datasets are identified in the History field in this metadata statement. The processes undertaken to produce this derived dataset are described in the History field in this metadata statement. Dataset of Beetaloo Petroleum Wells, listing of location, depths, hydraulic fractured, and status for each well.


## **Attribution** 
Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program


## **History** 
Data compiled from available GA and NT GEMIS petroleum well information and hydraulically fractured information from literature Origin Energy (2016a) and Close et al. (2017b). Origin Energy (2016a) 2016 Hydraulic stimulation and well testing Ep: Amungee Nw-1h, And Beetaloo W-1 Or Nutwood Downs Sw-1. Origin Energy, https://denr.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/428575/Amungee-nw-1h-hydraulic-fracture-stimilation-and-well-testing-full.pdf. Close D, Cote AJ, Baruch ET, Altmann CM, Mohinudeen FM, Richards B and Ilett R (2017a) Proterozoic shale gas plays in the Beetaloo Basin and the Amungee NW-1H discovery. Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES) 2017. Northern Territory Geological Survey, Alice Springs.

Organization: Bioregional Assessment Program
Multivariate statistical analyses of groundwater and surface water chemistry data for Isa GBA region


## **Abstract** 
This dataset is a combined Excel spreadsheet dataset that integrates all available groundwater and surface water chemistry historical records. It includes field quality parameters, methane concentrations and major and minor ion concentrations.  It is based on the following data sources:   GA compiled hydrochemistry datasets:  Surface water data from the Queensland water monitoring information portal (https://water-monitoring.information.qld.gov.au/), accessed and downloaded in January 2019; Data from EHS Support (2014) Water baseline assessment (ATP1087) prepared for Armour Energy.


## **Attribution** 
Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program


## **History** 
A hierarchical cluster analysis was conducted on groundwater and surface water datasets from the Isa GBA region. For this purpose, nine variables (Ca, Mg, Na, K, HCO3, Cl, SO4, electrical conductivity and pH) which were measured across most hydrochemical records were selected. Prior to the multivariate statistical analysis, all variables except for pH were log-transformed to ensure that each variable more closely follows a normal distribution. The multivariate statistical technique is described in more details by Raiber et al. (2012) and Raiber et al. (2016).

Tags: hydrogeology
Organization: Bioregional Assessment Program