Venus GIS

Venus GIS is a multilayer GIS of the surface geology of Venus with GIS-ready geospatial (higher-order) data / Analysis ready (higher-order) data (ARD). This GIS serves as a base dataset for initiating geologic investigations of Venus or for mission planning. The dataset includes manually created catalogs of surface features and landforms compiled from the scientific literature published since the Magellan mission. It also contains all USGS quadrangle maps in georeferenced raster format, and those available in GIS format are also included as GIS layers. Version 1.0 was produced for internal use initially. It included a complete ArcGIS project layout and data in one single file. This upload includes v 1.0. The upload includes all catalog layers in Shapefile, GeoJSON, and also in Excel format for point features. The VenusGIS inventory Excel file shows all layer's names and references. Version 1.1 (this upload) also includes “nonQuad” geologic maps produced outside the USGS quadrangle mapping pipeline, provided as georeferenced rasters, as well as the complete photographed and georeferenced sheets of the geomorphological map of Venus published in the Soviet Union. Most datasets in this release had previously been published elsewhere in other formats; here they have been collected, digitized, and prepared for GIS use. Many files and datasets included in this upload are in the public domain (e.g., USGS maps) or are supporting tables from scientific papers. Other datasets, tables, and catalogs are included with the permission of the authors. Some datasets had never been published previously and were provided directly by the authors for this project. No Magellan SAR radar or altimetry data is included in this post. Data curator: Henrik Hargitai. This upload is part of the Venus GIS project, supported by the VERATAC PRODEX project of the European Space Agency (ESA), contract no. 4000144802. Abstract: Hargitai, H., Szabó, D., Vincze, M., and Kereszturi, Á.: An integrated, feature-based Geographic Information System for Venus, EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2025, Helsinki, Finland, 7–12 Sep 2025, EPSC-DPS2025-1305, https://doi.org/10.5194/epsc-dps2025-1305, 2025. Online demonstration The capabilities of this GIS are demonstrated at https://hargitaih.web.elte.hu/vgis/ (under development) Updates, additions: This dataset is intended to be a living document and will be regularly updated. Please submit any published, peer-reviewed or online available new or revised catalogs of Venus surface features to [e-mail] for inclusion in the dataset. Your data will be incorporated into the Arc package and also converted to JSON for compatibility with geospatial platforms, with references to the original source indicated. Figures: View of Venus GIS in ArcGIS Pro, showing USGS quadrangles and sample polygon, polyline, and centerpoint vector layers, Plate Carre, North Polar Stereographic, Sinusoidal and Robinson projections. This Venus GIS contains and builds on the work of the following Venus mappers: Aittola, M., Alexopoulos, J. S., Antropova, E. G., Arvidson, R. E., Aubele, J. C., Austin, T. J., Avent II, W. M., Baer, G., Baker, V. R., Banerdt, W. B., Bannister, R. A., Basilevsky, A. T., Bender, K. C., Bethell, E. M., Bilotti, F., Bindschadler, D. L., Bjonnes, E., Bleamaster, L. F. III, Bledsoe, S. A., Bondarenko, N. V., Bootke Jr., W. F., Braga, C. H. G., Brian, A. W., Bridges, N. T., Brossier, J., Brown, J. C. W., Bulmer, M. H., Byrne, J. M., Byrne, P. K., Campbell, B. A., Campbell, D. B., Campbell, P. G., Carrington, M. A., Carter, L. M., Chadwick, D. J., Chapman, M. G., Clark, D. A., Cofrade, G., Cook, C. M., Copp, D. L., Crumpler, L., Crumpler, L. S., D'Incecco, P., Davey, S. C., DeLaughter, J. E., Defilippis, D., DeShon, H. R., Desnoyers, D. W., DiAchille, G., Dohm, J. M., Drury, D. E., El Bilali, H., Elachi, C., Ernst, R. E., Fergason, R. L., Ferguson, S. A., Feely, K., Ganesh, I., Ganey, T. M., Gerya, T. V., Geringer, M. A., Ghail, R. C., Ghent, R. R., Gilmore, M. S., Glaze, L. S., Gleason, A. L., Greeley, R., Grindrod, P. M., Grosfils, E. B., Gulick, V. C., Guseva, E. N., Guest, J. E., Gülcher, A. J. P., Gupta, V., Hahn, R. M., Hansen, V. L., Hardin, J., Head, J. W., Hensley, S., Herrick, R. R., Hurwitz, D. M., Ivanov, B. A., Ivanov, M. A., Izenberg, N., Janes, D. M., Jesina, E. L., Johnson, C. L., Johnson, J. R., Jones, E. M., Jurdy, D. M., Kastl, B., Keddie, S. T., Khawja, S., Kiefer, W. S., Kinicely, J. J. C., Kirk, R. L., Klimczak, C., Klose, K. B., Komatsu, G., Kostama, V.-P., Kreslavsky, M. A., Kumar, P. S., Lang, N. P., Lawson, S. L., Long, S. M., López, I., Lyons, S. N., MacLellan, L. M., Magee, K. P., Malin, M. C., Martínez, S. N., Martín, L., Mastrogiuseppe, M., McColley, S. M., McGill, G. E., McGovern, P. J., McKinnon, W. B., Melosh, H. J., Mendiburu-Eliçabe, M., Mitri, G., Montési, L. G. J., Morgan, G. A., Munch, J., Musser, G. S., Namiki, N., Newman, W. I., O'Rourke, J. G., Oshigami, S., Pavri, B., Plaut, J. J., Price, M. H., Roberts, K. M., Romero, I., Roper, A. Y., Rosenberg, E., Sabbeth, L., Sammis, C. G., Samson, C., Sandwell, D. T., Saunders, R. S., Schaber, G. G., Schaller, C., Schubert, G., Senske, D. A., Sharpton, V. L., Silber, E. A., Skinner, J. A., Smrekar, S. E., Solomon, S. C., Squyres, S. W., Stacy, N. J. S., Stofan, E. R., Strom, R. G., Sulcanese, D., Suppe, J., Tanaka, K. L., Tharalson, E. R., Thouvenot, E. J. P., Törmänen, T., Treiman, A. H., Vdovichenko, R. V., Venechuk, E. M., Wall, S. D., Weitz, C. M., Whitten, J. L., Willis, J. J., Wilson, L., Wood, D. A. Jr., Young, D. A. FILE LIST Excel_Tables.zip - Catalogs with point data (center coordinates) in Excel format Geojson.zip - All catalogs in GeoJson format coordinates in degrees Maps_GIS_USGS.ZIP - All formal USGS quadrangle maps published as GIS. This is just a copy of them. They are public domain. Maps_NonQuad.zip - All non-USGS geologic maps of Venus published as supporting data of research papers, georeferenced rasters. Maps_Soviet_Geology.zip - A geomorphologic map series published in the Soviet Union. Georegistered TIFs, photograped from the originals. Legend can be found in the documentation file. Maps_USGS.zip - All formal USGS quadrangle maps scanned and georegistered, rasters. Shapefiles_1.ZIP - ESRI ArcGIS shapefiles of line and polygon data catalogs. Shapefiles_2.zip - ESRI ArcGIS shapefiles of point data catalogs. VenusGIS Documentation_1.0.docx - Detailed description of the files VenusGIS Documentation_1.1.docx - Description of additions since 1.0 VenusGIS Inventory.xlsx - List of files / catalogs in the GIS VenusGIS1.1.mpkx - Complete v1.1 Map package in ArcGIS format. Can be imported with "Import map".