…of information, in particular Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar imagery, to deliver the Polar View service to all users in the Southern Ocean for over 15 years. In this presentation I will describe the motivations and implementation of Polar View. We will…
On Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 the Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, recognized the PGC for concerted efforts in understanding the impact of climate change. Our ArcticDEM and REMA data were highlighted, as well as our public-private partnerships, as examples…
This position has been filled! Job Title Geospatial Support Specialist Location Twin Cities Regular/Temporary Regular Job ID 342589 Job Code 9742R5 Empl Group Acad Prof and Admin Full/Part Time Full-Time Help Make a Difference in Polar & Environmental Science The…
…Cities, 2023 INTERESTS I like to spend my free time outdoors: jogging around the neighborhood, in a state park with my dog, or getting my hands dirty gardening. I also enjoy pretending to follow directions when sewing or baking. I’m…
Hometown Highlight: Claire Porter Receives 2019 MPA Alumni Association Award
The PGC is proud of its Minnesota roots and we are pleased to share our own hometown hero, Claire Porter, is the recipient of the local 2019 Alumni Association Award from her high school alma mater, Mounds Park Academy (MPA)….
…adaptability and hardiness have long intrigued researchers as potential analogs to martian microbial life. This presentation will conclude with some wild extrapolations regarding the detectability of simple photosynthetic communities elsewhere within our solar system and beyond, with particular emphasis on…
PGC Website Guides – Newly Added “Coding & Utilities” Section
The PGC provides a suite of scripts, tools and utilities to automate, organize, process and analyze our core data products, namely commercial satellite imagery. All tools are free to download and use from PGC’s GitHub webpage: https://github.com/PolarGeospatialCenter/. Our newly added…
…elevation models in the ArcticDEM and REMA projects. Similar state-of-the-art techniques will enable unprecedented volume, speed, accuracy and efficiency to global terrain mapping. Read more about the project and collaboration here. Read the original PGC Newsletter post here. …
Blue Waters Interviews Claire Porter on ArcticDEM Research [video]
…Blue Waters supercomputer about her ArcticDEM research and winning the NOAA David Johnson award. Read the full interview here. Watch the video below or watch it on YouTube. https://youtu.be/RBVlMXsOfIg The NCSA is a major collaborative partner in the ArcticDEM project….
Claire Porter presents ArcticDEM at 2018 Blue Waters Symposium [video]
…at their 2018 Blue Waters Symposium. PGC’s Claire Porter presented “ArcticDEM: 2m Topography and Surface Change Detection over the Arctic.” The NCSA is a major collaborative partner in the ArcticDEM project. Watch the video below or watch it on YouTube….