Science in Antarctica relies on a consistent geographic framework. Established in 2006, SCAR’s Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI) manages and enhances the geographic framework for Antarctic scientific research, operations, environmental management, and tourism. 

SCAGI delivers and develops a range of geographic information products, maintaining the SCAR Map Catalogue, a searchable database of maps and charts of the Antarctic region, and integrating topographic and names information received from national Antarctic programmes into the SCAR Antarctic Digital Database and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.