SANAP Digital Geological Database

Grantham, Geoff

dc.contributor.author	Grantham, Geoff	en_ZA
dc.coverage.spatial	Antarctica	en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned	2018-10-10T13:29:21Z
dc.date.available	2018-10-10T13:29:21Z
dc.date.created	06-Apr	en_ZA
dc.date.issued	06-Apr	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11626
dc.description	Over the past decades, researchers working under the auspices of the South African National Antarctic Program have acquired a considerable volume of geological data from that region of Antarctica that surrounds SANAE IV. This data, which is in the form mainly of ungeoreferenced hard-copy geological maps and geochemical and geochronological data, resides in various scattered archives and university libraries. In spite of some recent attempts, the derivation of a regional stratigraphy for Western Dronning Maud Land has been elusive. This, it must be assumed, has been in part due to the relative inaccessibility of the data, and more importantly, because of the lack of spatial referencing. This project involved the compilation of a digital, spatially referenced database -GIS- of geological information resulting from past South African expeditions to Antarctica. It was designed to allow for the international exchange of data on Antarctica as recommended by the consultative parties of the Antarctic Treaty and represents a significant step towards South Africa’s fulfilment of it’s obligation under resolution 4 -1998- on Antarctic Data Management, recalling the Commitment of Parties under Article III -1--c- of the Antarctic Treaty	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	Sponsored by the National Research Foundation (South Africa)	en_ZA
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	Antarctic Legacy Project	en_ZA
dc.format	JPG	en_ZA
dc.language	English	en_ZA
dc.language.iso	en_ZA	en_ZA
dc.rights	copyright	en_ZA
dc.subject	geology\|maps\|project	en_ZA
dc.title	SANAP Digital Geological Database	en_ZA
dc.type	Document
dc.rights.holder	Antarctic Legacy of South Africa	en_ZA
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iso19115.mdidentification.deliverypoint	Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, Faculty of Science, Private Bag X1, Matieland. Stellenbosch. South Africa.	en_ZA
iso19115.mdidentification.electronicmailaddress	antarcticlegacy@sun.ac.za	en_ZA