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…
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…
…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 attends the 2023 Session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographic Names
…in Antarctic policy. Over the course of five days, Kelleher and Carter attended sessions, met experts from around the world, and participated in discussions around a variety of topics, in both formal and informal settings. Kelleher presented SCAR’s report from…
…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…
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)….
PGC Website Guides – Newly Added “Coding & Utilities” Section
…Guides to learn more. PGC Coding & Utilities These programs are distributed without any warranty; without the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Specific details pertaining to licenses can be accessed on each tool’s GitHub repository….
…Field Camp Planning Workshop The Organizing Committee for the NSF-supported 2019 Interdisciplinary Antarctic Earth Sciences conference (13-15 Oct) and the Antarctic Deep Field Camp Planning workshop (15-16 Oct) invite new and veteran scientists to discuss new scientific results and participate…
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….