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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/…
…DETAILS There is no cost or registration to join the event. Please email pgc@umn.edu with questions. LIVE STREAM https://umn.webex.com/umn/j.php?MTID=m80b3f87e28d79f94ce2c152d5d575fa0 [update] Video has been posted online here About Planet The Polar Geospatial Center is pleased to host Joseph Mascaro, Ph.D., Director…
Glossary of parameters that PGC requires when processing imagery including file formats, projections, orthorectification, and other options….
…(above) dates between 1978 to 1986. Access the data via our Alaska Map Viewer or browse the server. Shapefiles of flightlines and photocenters and more information are readily available on our website: https://www.pgc.umn.edu/data/aerial/. PGC Conference Connections Earlier this month, PGC…
2019 Antarctic Earth Sciences Meeting and Deep Field Camp Planning Workshop
Registrations are now open for the: 2019 Interdisciplinary Antarctic Earth Sciences Meeting from October 13-15 2019 Antarctic Deep Field Camp Planning Workshop from October 15-16 Both meeting and workshop will be held at Camp Cedar Glen, near Julian, California. The…
…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 University of Minnesota. “The continued operation of Blue Waters brings the dream of a global high-resolution digital surface model closer to reality.” ArticleS https://emails.illinois.edu/newsletter/229799.html http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/news/story/ncsa_collaborates_with_nga_to_create_the_worlds_most_powerful_geospatial_sy https://www.c4isrnet.com/intel-geoint/2019/08/05/supercomputers-will-start-building-a-3-d-map-of-the-world/ https://www.news-gazette.com/news/ui-s-blue-waters-supercomputer-gets-m-grant-to-create/article_2a390805-9457-5717-ab35-4d9c2892a580.html overview ArcticDEM and REMA projects are constructed from hundreds of thousands…
Important Changes to NGA Guidelines for Commercial Satellite Imagery Use
…The approval process is outlined in the “Citation and Publication Approval” guide (second link below). Detailed Information & Resources PGC Acknowledgement Policy: https://www.pgc.umn.edu/guides/user-services/acknowledgement-policy/ Citation and Publication Approval: https://www.pgc.umn.edu/guides/commercial-imagery/citation-and-publication-approval/ Imagery Usage Guidelines: https://www.pgc.umn.edu/guides/commercial-imagery/usage-guidelines/ NGA NextView License: https://www.pgc.umn.edu/files/2001/01/NGA-NextView-License.pdf Submission Form Template: https://z.umn.edu/2wej…