…advanced digital research communities, this year’s theme—Sustainability, Success and Impact—reflects key objectives for those who manage, develop, and use advanced research computing throughout the nation and the world. This article originally appeared on HPC Wire on April 24, 2017 https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/pearc17-announces-keynote-speakers/…
…of Academic Programs from Planet. Planet “designs, builds, and launches satellites faster than any company or government in history by using lean, low-cost electronics and design iteration.” Planet is revolutionizing the commercial satellite industry with their suite of satellites (175+…
Logan Earth – enhancing Google Earth with ArcticDEM for the NWT
…communities, communities that cannot access enough data or access high quality data for their needs. The PGC was thrilled to learn about Logan Earth (loganearth.com), an ESRI app using ArcticDEM for the Canadian Northwest Territories (NWT). The creator, Logan Rudkevitch,…
…University of Colorado, Boulder (CIRES) has launched a Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) to support community building and organization. Learn more here. US-SCAR Scientists Directory: The U.S. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is building a comprehensive database…
PGC News & Announcements: June 15, 2018 Missed out on the newsletter via email? Sign up here! New NGA Approval for Public Release of Commercial Satellite Imagery At the beginning of 2018, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) made important changes…
Position Available: Graduate Research Assistant (Fall 2019) – Filled!
…support, mapping, and GIS/remote sensing solutions to researchers and logistics teams in the polar science community. We collaborate with scientists to complete their research goals in a safe, timely, and efficient manner by providing a service which most groups do…
PGC maintains a list of external (non-PGC) polar GIS data resources….
…of the coldest and driest ice-free areas on Earth. However, ephemeral glacial melt streams host a variety of photosynthetic extremophile communities that are adapted to these harsh environmental conditions. Composed primarily of microbial colonies, mosses, and the less common microinvertebrates,…