Project Title

The Polar Geospatial Information Center: Joint Support

Summary

Event Number:
T-434-M
NSF / OPP Award 2434541

Program Director:
Dr. Marion Dierickx

ASC POC/Implementer:
Ryan Steiner / Randolph Jones

Principal Investigator(s)

Dr. Jay Dickson
jdickson@umn.edu
University of Minnesota
Polar Geospatial Center (PGC)
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Project Web Site:
https://www.pgc.umn.edu

Location

Supporting Stations: McMurdo Station
Research Locations: McMurdo Station

Description

The Polar Geospatial Center (PGC; fka Antarctic Geospatial Information Center [AGIC]) covers both polar regions. PGC provides geospatial support in the form of mapping, data delivery, and geographic information systems (GIS) analysis to science and logistics communities of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Arctic and Antarctic research programs. PGC provides satellite imagery of aircraft landing sites, satellite radar, elevation models, real-time surface imagery, and historical time-lapse sequences of changing ice conditions.

Field Season Overview

PGC will provide cartographic support, remote sensing products, and geospatial analysis assistance to science event grantees and other United States Antarctic Program contractor and logistics entities. In 2025-26, there will be no deploying participants, and support will be provided remotely.