Antarctic Surveying and Mapping Program

南极测绘计划

• 批准号: 9114787
• 负责人: Richard Witmer
• 金额: $ 223.19万
• 依托单位: UNITED STATES DEPT OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Interagency Agreement
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-07-01 至 1998-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9114787&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Antarctic; Surveying; Mapping; Program

Production and publication of maps of Antarctica serve four U.S. policy objectives. Maps are essential for research, which currently is the principal expression of U.S. interest in the region. They are essential for operations and logistics in support of research or other activities (including search and rescue). Maps provide a knowledge base for support of the range of future U.S. antarctic interests. And, by their authoritative coverage of large portions of the continent, maps serve to maintain the active and influential presence of the United States in Antarctica. Surveying and mapping comprise a variety of activities necessary for the successful operation of a multifaceted scientific and exploration effort in Antarctica. Year round data acquisition, catalog, and data dissemination activities will continue in the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR) Library for Geodesy and Geographic Information. Field surveys are planned as part of a continuing program to collect data suitable for future satellite mapping programs and to densify extant data for 1:50,000-scale mapping programs. These maps will provide a base to portray scientific information, such as geologic data, in a specially accurate manner for expert analysis. They will also support future expeditions with a base to design scientific investigations and data collection activities. The U.S. Geological Survey has been selected to perform the Nation's antarctic mapping because it is the designated agency for mapping of the United States and because it possesses the necessary expertise, antarctic experience (developed since 1959), and institutional continuity. A 1991 Memorandum of Agreement between the United States Geological Survey and theFoundation establishes the purpose and tasking for the antarctic mapping.

南极洲地图的制作和出版服务于美国的四个政策目标。地图对于研究是必不可少的，而研究目前是美国对该地区兴趣的主要表达。它们对于支持研究或其他活动（包括搜索和救援）的行动和后勤至关重要。地图为支持美国未来对南极的兴趣范围提供了一个知识库。而且，由于地图权威性地覆盖了南极洲的大部分地区，这些地图有助于保持美国在南极洲的积极和有影响力的存在。测绘包括在南极洲成功开展多方面的科学和勘探工作所必需的各种活动。南极研究科学委员会大地测量学和地理信息图书馆将继续进行全年的数据采集、目录和数据传播活动。实地调查计划作为一项持续计划的一部分，以收集适合未来卫星测绘计划的数据，并为1:5万比尺的测绘计划密集现有数据。这些地图将提供一个基础，以特别准确的方式描绘科学信息，如地质数据，供专家分析。它们还将为未来的探险提供基础，以设计科学调查和数据收集活动。美国地质调查局被选中进行国家南极测绘，因为它是美国测绘的指定机构，而且它拥有必要的专业知识、南极经验（自1959年以来发展起来的）和机构的连续性。1991年美国地质调查局和基金会之间的协议备忘录确立了南极测绘的目的和任务。