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Overview ArcticDEM is an NGA-NSF public-private initiative to produce a high-resolution, high quality, digital surface model (DSM) of the Arctic using optical stereo imagery, high-performance computing, and open source photogrammetry software. Upon completion, ArcticDEM will encompass all land area north…
…S., Romero, E., Glennie, E., Fitts, Y., Morin, A., Pinzon, J., McClain, D., Morin, P., Porter, C., Loeffler, S., Kergoat, L., Wigneron, J. P., Poulter, B., Ciais, P., Kaufman, R., Myneni, R., Saatchi, S., & Fensholt, R. (2023). Subcontinental carbon…
Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica: Contribute Your Ground Control Points
The Byrd Polar & Climate Research Center, Ohio State Univ., in collaboration with the PGC, is soliciting the international Antarctic scientific community for available Ground Control Points (GCPs) from the Antarctic continent and sub-Antarctic islands. GCPs will be used for…
…a major update to our Antarctic 50 cm imagery mosaic available to Users in our web-based mapping application. PGC’s Antarctic, Arctic and World imagery viewers provide quick access to hundreds of terabytes of orthorectified satellite imagery, mostly of WorldView-1, -2…
NGA Director, Robert Sharp, Praises PGC Partnership and High-Res DEMs at GEOINT 2019 [video]
At the GEOINT Symposium this year, Vice Admiral Robert Sharp, Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) gave praising remarks about the PGC (read his speech remarks here). He highlighted examples of great partnerships in action and having impact, one…
…wednesday, october 14, 2020 time: 10-11 am central registration: https://umn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eRY7f8RVS1aeSY3ZB7m0Jw https://youtu.be/ydLWmLklgYk If you are a PGC User, use remote sensing techniques in your polar research and would like to become a guest science speaker, please contact ctorresp@umn.edu for more information….
UPDATE: The deadline for completing our annual user survey has been extended until May 7, 2021. We haven’t received enough responses, only half of what we’ve typically received in previous years. This survey is instrumental to PGC in prioritizing user…
…approval. Please read our frequently asked questions document for more information. EOCL FAQ In July of 2023, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) announced an agreement with Maxar to establish…