…processing, delivery, and storage of PGC products for research and community interest. Education BA Computer Science, University of Minnesota Morris, 2004 Interests I enjoy spending my time biking, hiking with friends, playing computer games and spending time with my dog….
What I Do I write software to automate and streamline data workflows, assist in system and database administration, and troubleshoot tech issues. Education B.S. Computer Science, University of Minnesota, 2011 Interests I like running, playing computer games, and binge watching…
Quantarctica Version 3 Released! What is Quantarctica? Quantarctica is a collection of Antarctic geographical datasets which works with the free, open-source software QGIS. It currently includes geography, glaciology and geophysics data, and will expand with contributions from the research community….
…educators and support functions while also reducing the latency of current satellite-based communication. The cable infrastructure can itself also serve as a scientific platform (a “SMART” cable) with capability to monitor ocean conditions and seismic activity. Direct fiber connectivity to…
We are honored to announce the EarthDEM team was recognized for the Best Academic / Government Collaboration in this year’s HPCWire Editors’ Choice Awards at the 2019 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC19) in Denver,…
Missed out on the newsletter via email? Sign up here! PGC at AGU22 Publishing and Policies PGC Users planning on attending the upcoming AGU fall meeting and presenting and/or publishing any commercial satellite imagery (i.e. Maxar constellation – WorldView 1/2/3,…
…developing high-resolution continental-wide elevation mapping is a powerful new resource for science in a rapidly changing world. Article https://www.the-cryosphere.net/13/665/2019/ Citation Howat, I. M., Porter, C., Smith, B. E., Noh, M.-J., and Morin, P.: The Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica, The…
The PGC Coordinate Converter is a simple web-based application to convert geographic coordinates between formats….
…was recently featured in an interview for the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering. In it, she talks about some of the challenges she’s experienced while working on the ArcticDEM project. Read the full interview here: https://www.cs.umn.edu/news/alumni-spotlight-claire-porter. …
NASA Research Announcement includes EarthDEM resource + Pre-Proposal Conference
…government-funded researchers will receive access via NASA’s cloud-computing environment. Additional information regarding these products is available at https://www.pgc.umn.edu/data/earthdem. NASA NSPIRES Notice Solicitation pdf Pre-Proposal Conference Date: wed., august 4, 2021 time: 1:00 – 3:00 PM eastern host: NASA meeting…