I lead the planning, implementation and management of geospatial information systems (GIS) for the British Antarctic Survey’s Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC). I work with colleagues in MAGIC to develop clear routes to delivery of geospatial information and training for BAS staff and other stakeholders. I am also the UK representative and Co-Chair of SCAGI (SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information).

2014

Ferraccioli, F.,Gerard, F.,Robinson, C.,Jordan, T.,Biszczuk, M.,Ireland, L.,Beasley, M.,Vidamour, A.,Barker, A.,Arnold, R.,Dinn, M.,Fox, A.,Howard, A. (2014). LiDAR based Digital Terrain Model (DTM) data for South West England. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. 10.5285/e2a742df-3772-481a-97d6-0de5133f4812

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2024

Coleman, J. ORCID record for Coleman, J.. Fenney, N. ORCID record for Fenney, N.. Trathan, P.N. ORCID record for Trathan, P.N.. Fox, A. ORCID record for Fox, A.. Fox, E. Bennison, A. ORCID record for Bennison, A.. Ireland, L. ORCID record for Ireland, L.. Collins, M.A. ORCID record for Collins, M.A.. Hollyman, P.R. ORCID record for Hollyman, P.R.. (2024) A comparison of established and digital surface model (DSM)-based methods to determine population estimates and densities for king penguin colonies, using fixed-wing drone and satellite imagery.

Trathan, Philip N. ORCID record for Trathan, Philip N.. Wienecke, Barbara. Fleming, Andrew ORCID record for Fleming, Andrew. Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Ireland, Louise. (2024) Using telemetry data and the sea ice satellite record to identify vulnerabilities in critical moult habitat for emperor penguins in West Antarctica.

2021

Barnes, David K.A. ORCID record for Barnes, David K.A.. Bell, James B. Bridges, Amelia E. Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Ireland, Louise. Howell, Kerry L. Martin, Stephanie M. Sands, Chester J. ORCID record for Sands, Chester J.. Mora Soto, Alejandra. Souster, Terri. Flint, Gareth. Morley, Simon A. ORCID record for Morley, Simon A.. (2021) Climate mitigation through biological conservation: Extensive and valuable blue carbon natural capital in Tristan da Cunha’s giant Marine Protected Zone.

Belcher, Anna ORCID record for Belcher, Anna. Fielding, Sophie ORCID record for Fielding, Sophie. Gray, Andrew. Biermann, Lauren. Stowasser, Gabriele ORCID record for Stowasser, Gabriele. Fretwell, Peter ORCID record for Fretwell, Peter. Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Ireland, Louise. Tarling, Geraint A. ORCID record for Tarling, Geraint A.. (2021) Experimental determination of reflectance spectra of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in the Scotia Sea.

2020

Abreu, José. Phillips, Richard ORCID record for Phillips, Richard. Ceia, Filipe R. Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Ireland, Louise. Paiva, Vitor H. Xavier, José C. (2020) Long-term changes in habitat and trophic level of Southern Ocean squid in relation to environmental conditions.

Johnson, Joanne S. ORCID record for Johnson, Joanne S.. Roberts, Stephen J. ORCID record for Roberts, Stephen J.. Rood, Dylan H. Pollard, David. Schaefer, Joerg M. Whitehouse, Pippa L. Ireland, Louise C. ORCID record for Ireland, Louise C.. Lamp, Jennifer L. Goehring, Brent M. Rand, Cari. Smith, James A. ORCID record for Smith, James A.. (2020) Deglaciation of Pope Glacier implies widespread early Holocene ice sheet thinning in the Amundsen Sea sector of Antarctica..

2019

Belcher, Anna ORCID record for Belcher, Anna. Henson, Stephanie ORCID record for Henson, Stephanie. Manno, Clara ORCID record for Manno, Clara. Hill, Simeon ORCID record for Hill, Simeon. Atkinson, A. Thorpe, Sally ORCID record for Thorpe, Sally. Fretwell, Peter ORCID record for Fretwell, Peter. Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Ireland, Louise. Tarling, Geraint ORCID record for Tarling, Geraint. (2019) Krill faecal pellets drive hidden pulses of particulate organic carbon in the marginal ice zone.

2018

Warwick-Evans, Victoria ORCID record for Warwick-Evans, Victoria. Ratcliffe, Norman ORCID record for Ratcliffe, Norman. Lowther, Andrew D. Manco, Fabrizio. Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Ireland, Louise. Clewlow, Harriet L. ORCID record for Clewlow, Harriet L.. Trathan, Phil N. ORCID record for Trathan, Phil N.. (2018) Using habitat models for chinstrap penguins Pygoscelis antarctica to advise krill fisheries management during the penguin breeding season.

Schmidt, Katrin. Brown, Thomas A. Belt, Simon T. Ireland, Louise C. ORCID record for Ireland, Louise C.. Taylor, Kyle W. R. Thorpe, Sally D. ORCID record for Thorpe, Sally D.. Ward, Peter. Atkinson, Angus. (2018) Do pelagic grazers benefit from sea ice? Insights from the Antarctic sea ice proxy IPSO 25.

2017

Pardo, Deborah. Forcada, Jaume ORCID record for Forcada, Jaume. Wood, Andrew G. Tuck, Geoff N. Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Ireland, Louise. Pradel, Roger. Croxall, John P. Phillips, Richard A. ORCID record for Phillips, Richard A.. (2017) Additive effects of climate and fisheries drive ongoing declines in multiple albatross species.

Fieber, Karolina D. Mills, Jon P. Miller, Pauline E. Clarke, Lucy. Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Ireland, Louise. Fox, Adrian J. ORCID record for Fox, Adrian J.. (2017) Rigorous 3D change determination in Antarctic Peninsula glaciers from stereo WorldView-2 and archival aerial imagery.

Gianuca, Dimas. Votier, Stephen C. Pardo, Deborah. Wood, Andrew G. Sherley, Richard B. Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Ireland, Louise. Choquet, Remi. Pradel, Roger. Townley, Stuart. Forcada, Jaume ORCID record for Forcada, Jaume. Tuck, Geoffrey N. Phillips, Richard A. ORCID record for Phillips, Richard A.. (2017) Sex-specific effects of fisheries and climate on the demography of sexually dimorphic seabirds.

Roberts, Stephen J. ORCID record for Roberts, Stephen J.. Monien, Patrick. Foster, Louise C. Loftfield, Julia. Hocking, Emma P. Schnetger, Bernhard. Pearson, Emma J. Juggins, Steve. Fretwell, Peter ORCID record for Fretwell, Peter. Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Ireland, Louise. Ochyra, Ryszard. Haworth, Anna R. Allen, Claire S. ORCID record for Allen, Claire S.. Moreton, Steven G. Davies, Sarah J. Brumsack, Hans-Jürgen. Bentley, Michael J. Hodgson, Dominic A. ORCID record for Hodgson, Dominic A.. (2017) Past penguin colony responses to explosive volcanism on the Antarctic Peninsula.

2016

Clay, Thomas A. ORCID record for Clay, Thomas A.. Manica, Andrea. Ryan, Peter G. Silk, Janet R.D. Croxall, John P. Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Ireland, Louise. Phillips, Richard A. ORCID record for Phillips, Richard A.. (2016) Proximate drivers of spatial segregation in non-breeding albatrosses.

Barnes, David K.A. ORCID record for Barnes, David K.A.. Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Ireland, Louise. Hogg, Oliver T. Morley, Simon ORCID record for Morley, Simon. Enderlein, Peter. Sands, Chester J. ORCID record for Sands, Chester J.. (2016) Why is the South Orkney Island shelf (the world’s first high seas marine protected area) a carbon immobilization hotspot?.

2015

Hughes, Kevin A. ORCID record for Hughes, Kevin A.. Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Ireland, Louise. Convey, Peter ORCID record for Convey, Peter. Fleming, Andrew H. ORCID record for Fleming, Andrew H.. (2015) Assessing the effectiveness of specially protected areas for conservation of Antarctica’s botanical diversity.

2013

Schmidt, Katrin. Atkinson, Angus. Pond, David W. Ireland, Louise C. ORCID record for Ireland, Louise C.. (2013) Feeding and overwintering of Antarctic krill across its major habitats: The role of sea ice cover, water depth, and phytoplankton abundance.

17. South Georgia GIS

    Visualise and download topographic, management and scientific data for South Georgia.

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18. Antarctic Digital Database

    The SCAR ADD is a seamless compilation of topographic data for Antarctica to 60°S. It is the place to go to get data such as Antarctic coastline or contours for working in desktop GIS.

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19. Ice sheet change in the Amundsen Sea Embayment

    ANiSEED reconstructed millennial-scale ice sheet change in the western Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica, using high-precision exposure dating.

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1. New interactive map of Antarctica available to all

   Comprehensive digital maps of Antarctica are now available to all, following the latest update of the Antarctic Digital Database.

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2. BAS mapping data in global collection 

   The latest British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Antarctic Digital Database (ADD) data will be included in a world leading collection of geographic information. 

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3. Updated Mapping Datasets for Antarctica

   A newly updated Antarctic Digital Database is released today (12 May 2020). Aimed at the science and logistics communities, the maps include updates to the ice shelf front around Thwaites […]

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4. Krill swarms responsible for ‘hidden’ carbon storage

   Large krill swarms in the Southern Ocean could help remove additional carbon from the atmosphere, in a way that is currently ‘hidden’ in global models. The new study is published […]

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5. Albatrosses in decline from fishing and environmental change

   The populations of wandering, black-browed and grey-headed albatrosses have halved over the last 35 years on sub-antarctic Bird Island according to a new study published today (20 November) in the […]

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6. Penguin colony repeatedly decimated by volcanic eruptions

   One of Antarctica’s biggest gentoo penguin colonies was repeatedly decimated by eruptions of the Deception Island volcano in recent millennia.

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