TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantarctica, an integrated mapping environment for Antarctica, the Southern Ocean, and sub-Antarctic islands
AU - Matsuoka, Kenichi
AU - Skoglund, Anders
AU - Roth, George
AU - de Pomereu, Jean
AU - Griffiths, Huw
AU - Headland, Robert
AU - Herried, Brad
AU - Katsumata, Katsuro
AU - Le Brocq, Anne
AU - Licht, Kathy
AU - Morgan, Fraser
AU - Neff, Peter D.
AU - Ritz, Catherine
AU - Scheinert, Mirko
AU - Tamura, Takeshi
AU - Van de Putte, Anton
AU - van den Broeke, Michiel
AU - von Deschwanden, Angela
AU - Deschamps-Berger, César
AU - Van Liefferinge, Brice
AU - Tronstad, Stein
AU - Melvær, Yngve
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PY - 2021/6/1
Y1 - 2021/6/1
N2 - Quantarctica (https://www.npolar.no/quantarctica) is a geospatial data package, analysis environment, and visualization platform for the Antarctic Continent, Southern Ocean (>40oS), and sub-Antarctic islands. Quantarctica works with the free, cross-platform Geographical Information System (GIS) software QGIS and can run without an Internet connection, making it a viable tool for fieldwork in remote areas. The data package includes basemaps, satellite imagery, terrain models, and scientific data in nine disciplines, including physical and biological sciences, environmental management, and social science. To provide a clear and responsive user experience, cartography and rendering settings are carefully prepared using colour sets that work well for typical data combinations and with consideration of users with common colour vision deficiencies. Metadata included in each dataset provides brief abstracts for non-specialists and references to the original data sources. Thus, Quantarctica provides an integrated environment to view and analyse multiple Antarctic datasets together conveniently and with a low entry barrier.
AB - Quantarctica (https://www.npolar.no/quantarctica) is a geospatial data package, analysis environment, and visualization platform for the Antarctic Continent, Southern Ocean (>40oS), and sub-Antarctic islands. Quantarctica works with the free, cross-platform Geographical Information System (GIS) software QGIS and can run without an Internet connection, making it a viable tool for fieldwork in remote areas. The data package includes basemaps, satellite imagery, terrain models, and scientific data in nine disciplines, including physical and biological sciences, environmental management, and social science. To provide a clear and responsive user experience, cartography and rendering settings are carefully prepared using colour sets that work well for typical data combinations and with consideration of users with common colour vision deficiencies. Metadata included in each dataset provides brief abstracts for non-specialists and references to the original data sources. Thus, Quantarctica provides an integrated environment to view and analyse multiple Antarctic datasets together conveniently and with a low entry barrier.
KW - Geographical information system
KW - Polar regions
KW - Regional analytical tool
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85103104772&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.105015
DO - 10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.105015
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85103104772
SN - 1364-8152
VL - 140
JO - Environmental Modelling and Software
JF - Environmental Modelling and Software
M1 - 105015
ER -