Comprehensive geomorphological map of the glacial and periglacial features of East Falklands

Geomorphological mapping was achieved by onscreen digitising directly into Google Earth using the high resolution of imagery available. Six different landforms were recognised based on comparisons with modern periglacial environments. Features which were mapped according to specified criteria and forms include: Stone Runs; Stone Stripes; Stone Pendants; Stone Terraces; Scree and Bedrock outcrops. Mapping criteria were based on morphology and location within the landscape. Landforms were mapped by digitising polygons around the outline of these features, which were determined by the presence of quartzite boulders.

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Field	Value
Last Updated	December 21, 2020, 10:04 (PST)
Created	January 30, 2020, 05:21 (PST)
Region	Falkland Islands
Language	eng
Topic Category	geoscientific information
Temporal Extent Start	2014-01-01
Temporal Extent End	2014-12-31
Dataset Reference Date	2014
Lineage	Geomorphological mapping was achieved by onscreen digitising directly into Google Earth using the high resolution of imagery available. Landforms were mapped by digitising polygons around the outline of these features, which were determined by the presence of quartzite boulders. Features were mapped as kml file polygons and then transferred into ArcMap, overlying a mosaicked GDEM image of the Falklands. The .kml polygon files were then converted into .shp files. Locations that were accessible and showed interesting landform relationships were ground-truthed in the field.
West Longitude	249597.32
South Latitude	4259016.07
East Longitude	444471.36
North Latitude	4301743.35
Spatial Reference System	UTM 21S WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name	Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address	Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role	Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations	Restricted, send data request to data owner
Use Constraints	Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference	Cite data source as: Oliver Sikora, The Glacial and Periglacial landscape evolution of the Falkland Islands. Geography MSci, University of Durham, England, UK
Data Format	shape
Update Frequency	not planned
Accuracy	Data were digitised using Google Earth as background image and ground thruthed with several points.
Resource Type	Dataset
Original Title	Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date	2015-11-22
Metadata Point of Contact	datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent	Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID	FK-UNIDUR-239

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Map tiles by Stamen Design, under CC BY 3.0. Data by OpenStreetMap, under CC BY SA.