Call for Nominations The Polar Geospatial Center is seeking nominations for their Science and Operations Advisory Committee (SOAC). PGC is recruiting members to represent 3 communities: 1) NSF Facilities, 2) Polar Operations/Logistics, and 3) NSF-funded Polar science. Candidates can be…
…and machine learning capabilities. Watch the presentation here. PGC Support for USAP 2020-2021 Season PGC support to USAP projects and operations is ongoing, despite our absence in McMurdo Station, Antarctica due to precautions taken in response to the global COVID-19…
Find out who is eligible for access to commercial satellite imagery and how PGC determines access and use….
…(EULA) as it relates to the EOCL license. The same terms and usage guidelines for commercial imagery received under the previous license apply under EOCL. The most significant change restricts releases of DEMs/DSMs into the public domain without prior NGA…
…open to the public. The previously available pan-Antarctic DEM was 200m resolution. The project is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs. Learn more about the REMA award here. More information and downloads will be provided…
…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…
PGC maintains a list of external (non-PGC) polar elevation data resources….
…climate change refugees. Available online here. πΈ top right AGU: PGC returned to staffing its exhibitor booth at this year’s American Geosphysical Union conference in Chicago, Illinois. Many of our staff and students were able to connect with the polar…
Position Available: Graduate Research Assistant (Spring 2019) – Filled!
…not have the resources or expertise to complete. Our goal is to introduce new, state-of-the-art techniques from the geospatial field to effectively solve problems in the least mapped places on Earth. About the Department The N.H. Winchell School of Earth…
Position Available: Student Geospatial Support (Undergraduate) — Filled!
…an education at the University of Minnesota. Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will have the opportunity to complete an online application for the position…