Basic GIS Map Layers - up to 2007

Summary

Abstract:

Basic Layers from the MCM-LTER spatial data holdings have been exported and symbolized, and they are available for download here. Most of these layers date from Oct-2007 or earlier, please see the Polar GeoSpatial Center for more updated base and specialized layers.

The spatial GIS layers contained in this ZIP file were exported from the 2006 MCM-LTER Spatial Database (now deprecated) in the ESRI Shape File format. For your convenience, Layer Files (.lyr), which are already symbolized, are also included. The spatial layers contained in the MCM-LTER Spatial Database are accurate (depending on the date the shapefiles in this ZIP file were last exported, they may be out of date).

List of layers:

Camp locations.lyr

glacier stake locations.lyr

glaciers.lyr

lakes and ponds.lyr

maximum extent.lyr

met station locations.lyr

ocean.lyr

stream gauge locations.lyr

streams - monitored.lyr

streams - not monitored.lyr

topo 50m.lyr

Date Range:

Tuesday, October 10, 2006 to Thursday, November 1, 2007

A zip files containing ESRI-formatted layers with notable features in the Dry Valleys.

Download Data : MCMLTER_GIS_Export_Layers.zip. (9.56 MB)

DOI:

10.6073/pasta/a7f501c8c1065f60fdff481e9fb7c1b0

Dataset ID:

6005

Data Citation

Gardner, C. 2015. Basic GIS Map Layers - up to 2007. Environmental Data Initiative. DOI: 10.6073/pasta/a7f501c8c1065f60fdff481e9fb7c1b0. Dataset accessed 9 October 2024.

People

Principal Investigator(s):

Chris Gardner

Associated Personnel:

Data Manager

Contact:

McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER

Methodology

Methods:

Instructions:

With the newer versions of the ESRI products, the described workflow may have changed somewhat.

1) Extract the ZIP file into a directory on your hard drive

2) Open ESRI's ArcMap version 9.X or higher

3) Add the layer files in the root directory (files with the .lyr extension). These layers are already symbolized. Alternatively, you can navigate through the subdirectories and add the .shp files to your map.

Maintenance:

Most layers in this ZIP file are from the 1977 USGS Quads. These layers were originally created by Mike Prentice's team at UNH as part of the VALMAP project. In 2007, the layers were cleaned up and properly attributed by Chris Gardner (MCM-LTER Information M

anager). They were then added to the MCM-LTER Spatial database, exported, symbolized and added to this ZIP file. Other layers such as glacier stake locations, met station l ocations, camp locations, etc. were created by Chris Gardner.

Ancillary data and notes entered into DEIMS and standardized in 2015 by Inigo San Gil

Metadata Download

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Keywords:

geographic information systems