…Cathleen Torres Parisian, visited a local Minneapolis elementary school during Black History month to present on black polar explorers. She read Deborah Hopkinson’s children’s story Keep On! The Story of Matthew Henson, Co-Discoverer of the North Pole, informed students of…
…guidelines regarding Antarctic geographic naming, drawn up by SCAGI and published by SCAR, which was enthusiastically accepted and endorsed by the Group of Experts. For more information, check out our full article here: https://www.pgc.umn.edu/news/pgc-ungegn-2023/ PGC at Mapping the Arctic in…
…Kelleher works with polar scientists, and coolest of all, has teamed up with Google to provide street views of McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Podcast Length: 31:02 https://www.pgc.umn.edu/files/2018/07/time-to-eat-dogs-podcast-kelleher.mp3 If the audio fails to load, you can listen to the original podcast…
PGC maintains a list of external (non-PGC) polar elevation data resources….
Logan Earth – enhancing Google Earth with ArcticDEM for the NWT
…links below. Google Earth (above) vs. Logan Earth (below) comparison of a permafrost slump on the Peel Plateau in NWT helpful links: Cabin Radio Press Release: https://cabinradio.ca/88612/news/environment/yellowknife-man-creates-alternative-to-google-earth-for-northerners/ Logan Earth Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LoganEarth Logan Earth App: https://northernmademaps.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer3d/index.html?id=c01df3f8136e4c718a1bfe8377951352 PGC’s Arctic DEM Webpage: https://www.pgc.umn.edu/data/arcticdem/…
Position Available: Education and Outreach Coordinator (July 2017) – Filled!
This position has been filled! Job Title Education and Outreach Coordinator Location Twin Cities Regular/Temporary Regular Job ID 318749 Job Code 9797SC Empl Group Acad Prof and Admin Full/Part Time Part-Time (0.8 FTE) About the Department The Polar Geospatial Center…
…their absolute accuracy while strips are not. Project overview, methodology, web services, and download options can be found on the PGC website at https://www.pgc.umn.edu/data/rema. User Documentation can be found here. EXPLORE DATA Esri has developed an online web mapping application…
…updated in their entirety. The mosaics were created with priority given to the newest (current up to 2018), low cloud cover imagery collected in the summer, though they do utilize imagery from DigitalGlobe’s entire temporal range. The new mosaics address…
…PGC and the enriching environment at the University of Minnesota as a top public research institution. Read the full article here. Conference Connections Winter Wrap Up: NACIS, SACNAS, AGU, NNA It has been a busy winter connecting with the greater…
Position Available: Graduate Research Assistant (Fall 2019) – Filled!
…or related field Strong problem-solving skills Able to work in a fast-paced environment and learn quickly Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects at once Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and a strong commitment to provide…