The Polar Geospatial Center

The Polar Geospatial Center is a research center at the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering. Founded in 2007, the Polar Geospatial Center "provides geospatial support, mapping, and GIS/remote sensing solutions to researchers and logistics groups in the polar science community." ^[1] It is currently directed by Paul Morin.

History

The Polar Geospatial Center (PGC) was founded in 2007 and was originally called the Antarctic Geospatial Information Center (AGIC). In its early days, the AGIC's goal was to provide basic mapping and GIS services for the United States Antarctic Program (USAP), and was only a two man project. As time went on, the program's credibility and size expanded. By 2010, the program had over a half dozen team members. In March 2011, the program was "classified as a National Science Foundation cooperative agreement" ^[1] and adapted to take responsibility for Arctic as well as Antarctic operations, hence the name change to PGC.

Services

The PGC's current goal is to support federally funded researchers in the Arctic and Antarctic.^[2] The PGC utilizes geospatial and remote sensing technology to work with research teams and solve problems. Some specific examples of services are listed below.

Image delivery & analysis

The PGC has a large collection of both satellite imagery as well as aerial photography at various resolution. The PGC can process specific imagery for federally funded researchers, but most imagery is available for direct download from their satellite imagery page or aerial photography page. The PGC keeps records and photos for a variety of imagery programs.

Custom map requests

The PGC employs individuals skilled in cartography and GIS to create custom maps of areas for researchers preparing to head into the field.

Map collection

The PGC houses a large record of Antarctic and Arctic maps in digital form. These maps are from many different organizations and periods in time. Many of these maps are publicly available, some are not and may be provided upon request.

References

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Academics

Colleges and schools	College of Biological Sciences College of Continuing Education College of Design School of Dentistry College of Education and Human Development College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences School of Journalism and Mass Communication Law School College of Liberal Arts Carlson School of Management Medical School School of Nursing College of Pharmacy Humphrey School of Public Affairs School of Public Health College of Science and Engineering College of Veterinary Medicine College in the Schools

Research centers and institutes	Institute for Advanced Study The Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota Charles Babbage Institute Institute on the Environment The Geometry Center GroupLens Research Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute Immigration History Research Center Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Institute for Law and Politics Institute for Mathematics and its Applications Minnesota International Center Minnesota Population Center National Center for Engineering and Technology Education The Polar Geospatial Center University of Minnesota primate research University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute

Journals	Mechademia Management Information Systems Quarterly Minnesota Law Review Minnesota Journal of International Law Journal of Transport and Land Use Wíčazo Ša Review

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