UNEP/GRID-Christchurch, through Gateway Antarctica (GA), can provide the following services:

Scanning and Printing Services

Gateway Antarctica provides cartographic services using CorelDraw and FreeHand and can provide A3 scanning and up to A0 colour sized plots.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS):

Gateway Antarctica has the latest GIS software from ESRI with Spatial Analyst, Network Analyst and 3D Analyst extensions

Gateway Antarctica can provide the following: Create Maps Showing Your Data ArcGIS can be used to create maps and add your own data to them. Using ArcGIS's powerful visualization tools, you can access records from existing databases and display them on maps.

Integrate Data in Powerful New Ways ArcGIS makes it easy to integrate data from all over your organization and work with the data geographically. Get more from your investment in data by using the data in new ways.

See the Big Picture By having your data presented geographically you will see patterns you could not see before, reveal hidden trends and distributions, and give your organisation new insights.

Present Your Work We can make great-looking publication-quality maps and create interactive displays by linking charts, tables, drawings, photographs, and other files. Communicating geographically is a powerful way to inform and motivate others.

ArcInfo

ArcInfo is a high-end GIS with capabilities for automation, modification, management, analysis, and display of geographic information.

ArcInfo is today's premier GIS software. All-relational, open, extensible, and the core of an enterprise GIS solution, ArcInfo can be used by corporations for tasks such as planning sales territories, analyzing competition, and visualizing market penetration. Uses of ArcInfo in governments include land records management, traffic and street management, and park design. Business, governments, utilities, educators, and thousands of GIS professionals worldwide rely on ArcInfo to improve operational efficiency, increase profitability, and tap the true potential of their databases for better decision making.

(Ref. www.esri.com)

Remote Sensing

Gateway Antarctica has experienced staff and the leading software package in remote sensing - Leica's ERDAS Imagine

ERDAS Imagine

ERDAS Imagine's basic map production system enables us to produce quality maps through image visualization and analysis, information integration and geocorrection. In addition, ERDAS Imagine allows us to analyze data from your imagery via image mosaicking, surface interpolation, and advanced image interpretation and orthorectification tools. Finally, quick image testing and modeling allows us to automatically and quickly generate broad land cover maps. Perform graphical spatial data modeling and integrate radar imagery.

If we can help your business in any way please do not hesitate to call Gateway Antarctica/GRID-Christchurch on +64 3 364 2136 or fax us at +64 3 364 2197.

    gateway-antarctica@canterbury.ac.nz