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An Overview of Survey and Mapping of the Antarctic Region Around Maitri Research Base

An Overview of Survey and Mapping of the Antarctic Region Around Maitri Research Base

Nagarajan Balasubramanian
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 12
ISBN13: 9781668440780|ISBN10: 1668440784|EISBN13: 9781668440803
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4078-0.ch010
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Balasubramanian, Nagarajan. "An Overview of Survey and Mapping of the Antarctic Region Around Maitri Research Base." Geoscientific Investigations From the Indian Antarctic Program, edited by Neloy Khare, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 215-226. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4078-0.ch010

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Balasubramanian, N. (2022). An Overview of Survey and Mapping of the Antarctic Region Around Maitri Research Base. In N. Khare (Ed.), Geoscientific Investigations From the Indian Antarctic Program (pp. 215-226). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4078-0.ch010

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Balasubramanian, Nagarajan. "An Overview of Survey and Mapping of the Antarctic Region Around Maitri Research Base." In Geoscientific Investigations From the Indian Antarctic Program, edited by Neloy Khare, 215-226. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4078-0.ch010

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Abstract

Survey of India, the premier mapping agency of India, has been associated with Indian Antarctica Research Program since the 10th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (1991-92). It has been taking part in all the expeditions ever since, except for the 15th expedition. The focus till the 22nd expedition has remained to carry out the surveying and mapping of the entire Antarctica region of Indian interest and provide additional technical support to the various other participating agencies. During the first two expeditions, global positioning system (GPS) and conventional triangulation techniques were used for providing primary control work to facilitate detailed mapping of the area using conventional mapping techniques. In the successive expeditions, initially, mapping was done on the scale of 1:5000 with contour interval 5m and then on a scale of 1:1000 with a contour interval of 1m. 7.8 sq. km of Schirmacher Oasis has been surveyed, and mapping has been undertaken on a large scale. Analogue and digital maps have been prepared for most of the areas for scientific use.

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