You can select a background for plotting the 6x4 degree map. Only topographic information is available at smaller scale map scale. You can zoom out to continental scale from any of the smaller scale maps and scroll about within those scales. If the generated 1.5x1 degree map is too cluttered select the replot this map without survey names option. Datasets are plotted on a geographic projection.
Location information is given as decimal latitude and longitude with latitudes positive.
The gd library was developed by the Quest Protein Database Center, Cold Spring Harbour Labs. Cultural and topographic map backgrounds utilise data from the Digital Chart of the World. 30 arc second digital elevation data courtesy of the EROS Data Centre, Distributed Active Archive Centre . Disclaimer The contact for this website is Jonathon Root .