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International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean, Version 3.0

Metadata Updated: August 30, 2022

IBCAO Version 3.0 represents the largest improvement since 1999 taking advantage of new data sets collected by the circum-Arctic nations, opportunistic data collected from fishing vessels, data acquired from US Navy submarines and from research ships of various nations. Built using an improved gridding algorithm, this new grid is on a 500 meter spacing, revealing much greater details of the Arctic seafloor than IBCAO Version 1.0 (2.5 km) and Version 2.0 (2.0 km). The area covered by multibeam surveys has increased from ~6 % in Version 2.0 to ~11% in Version 3.0.

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License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Date June 6, 2019
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date August 30, 2022
Reference Date(s) June 8, 2012 (publication)
Frequency Of Update asNeeded

Metadata Source

Harvested from NGDC MGG DEM

Graphic Preview

Thumbnail of DEM

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date June 6, 2019
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date August 30, 2022
Reference Date(s) June 8, 2012 (publication)
Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Custodian)
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.dem:4191
Category Tag 16E15F51 D96E 4051 9124 75665Abdc6Ff ["Permafrost and Arctic Landscapes","Arctic"]
Access Constraints Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Bbox East Long 180
Bbox North Lat 90
Bbox South Lat 64
Bbox West Long -180
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update asNeeded
Graphic Preview Description Thumbnail of DEM
Graphic Preview File https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/DEM_mosaics/DEM_global_mosaic_hillshade_ImageServer/_ags_244fc690_785d_4b4c_819a_9e7d1fec99b1.png
Graphic Preview Type PNG
Harvest Object Id b7f3c273-bbc3-4139-b9f5-66fde6308ed8
Harvest Source Id 4969dc3d-1269-48b4-a254-dfee8489c5c9
Harvest Source Title NGDC MGG DEM
Licence Not to be used for navigation. Although these data are of high quality and useful for planning and modeling purposes, they are not suitable for navigation. For navigation, please refer to the NOS nautical chart series., Produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
Metadata Language eng; USA
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, 64.0], [180.0, 64.0], [180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, 90.0], [-180.0, 64.0]]]}
Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type ArcGIS Image Service
Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 1997-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2008-01-01

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