Polar Geospatial Center

📢 PGC operations continue to remain limited due to pending funding. Key services are impacted, including Antarctic field season support & imagery tasking. Read our full update & learn what’s available, what’s paused, and how to stay connected: www.pgc.umn.edu/news/pgc-ope...

Effective immediately, the PGC is no longer accepting new NSF-supported requests due to a lack of renewal funding. Current work is wrapping up. Please contact your NSF program officer if impacted. We’re grateful to have supported your polar research. Read our full statement at www.pgc.umn.edu

Learn more: www.pgc.umn.edu/news/final-p...

📢 The final ArcticDEM & REMA release is here - and it might be the last. Funding cuts put vital polar data at risk. Help us rally support: take the survey! 🔗https://z.umn.edu/pgc-dem-survey #PolarScience #SavePolarData

Read the latest updates at PGC in our January newsletter including a new imagery product available in FRIDGE, season end to our staffing in McMurdo, and more. mailchi.mp/umn/polar-ge...

Visit us at the PGC booth #1112 in the NSF Neighborhood at #AGU24!
#freemaps #stickers #swag #coolscience #penguincornhole

PGC at AGU 2024
📣 Read important details for our users heading to AGU in our latest newsletter. And remember to stop by Booth #1112 to meet our team, explore our posters, grab goodies, and even play penguin cornhole. Let’s connect in DC! 🛰️🎉

www.pgc.umn.edu/events/pgc-a...

#AGU24 #PGC

🌐PGC is now seeking nominations for its 2025 Science & Operations Advisory Committee (SOAC). Join this 3-year, non-employment role to help shape PGC’s strategy and polar research. Open to diverse voices in NSF Facilities, Polar Ops, & NSF-funded science. z.umn.edu/soacnominati...

🌍✨ PGC Latest Updates & Highlights:
🗺️ New McMurdo Dry Valleys Maps – Free, detailed reference maps are now available!
👋 Meet the Team at McMurdo Station
📈 REMA – PolarToolkit
📸 Imagery Updates – Enhanced calibration
📅 Conferences & Events – Join us at SACNAS, AGU
🔗 mailchi.mp/umn/polar-ge...

PGC is at FOSS4G North America this week in St. Louis, MO!
Our software engineers, Danny Im and Rory Johnson, have a poster on our latest app, Fridge.
Check it out on Wed., Sep. 11th at 13:00 in Grand H
#foss4g #foss4gna #openscience #opensourcetools

Exciting updates in our August newsletter:
🗺️ Polar DEM release for 2023
📸 Refresh of the Arctic Canada Imagery Mosaic
🎓 Student Spotlight on Nicole Schiller
🌍 Explore our map catalog
📅 Conference Connections
🌱 Broader Impacts: GIS camp + SLAWR REU

Dive in here: mailchi.mp/umn/polar-ge...

Join us for the 2nd USAP Databases and Repositories Office Hours!

Curators will cover the basics but this session is intended to answer questions and open discussions from online participants.

Visit our website for more information: www.pgc.umn.edu/news/2nd-usa...

Sponsored by US-SCAR

🎓 PGC is seeking a current UMN graduate student! Join us and develop proficiencies in GIS, remote sensing, project management, and science support while building valuable connections in the polar science community and beyond. Learn more and apply today: www.pgc.umn.edu/careers/stud...

Check out the latest PGC news & announcements featuring MAJOR upgrades to our data portal, Fridge; new PGC staff and students; recap of major events like the data workshop and distinguished visitors; and information on upcoming affairs.

Read it here: www.pgc.umn.edu/news/pgc-new...

And we're off!

Today is Day 1 of our Getting Started with PGC Data Workshop . Looking forward to the next 3 days with our polar science participants from all over the U.S.

#polarscience #NSFworkshop

The @arcticresearch.bsky.social Community & Citizen Science in the Far North virtual conference will take place 17-18 April 2024. The conference is free and there are no costs to register or submit an abstract.  Abstracts are due 8 March.  Learn more at: www.arcus.org/ccs/meetings...
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The PGC and User Services Manager, Cole Kelleher, were featured in the latest Research Impact story developed by the University of Minnesota’s Research & Innovation Office.

Read more about the unique work done by the PGC in the full article at research.umn.edu/news/umns-po...

Check out this amazing research experience for undergraduates (REU) program, co-hosted at the University of Minnesota. Visit reuslawr.org for more info.

Applications are due February 4th

We want to thank everyone who applied for and shared interest in our upcoming data workshop! We received an overwhelming amount of responses.

Applicants have been notified via email today on decisions for the workshop and travel grant.

Stay-tuned for more opportunities and resources at pgc.umn.edu

We are extending our workshop application deadline to January 16th!

This workshop is targeted for researchers funded by NSF-OPP or NASA-Cryo and those looking to become better equipped to utilize geospatial data for polar science.

Apply at z.umn.edu/pgc_dataworkshop_application/

Don't forget applications for our workshop on PGC data are due tomorrow, January 11th. Limited to 30. Apply today at z.umn.edu/pgc_dataworkshop_application

Don’t miss this chance to elevate your polar geospatial skills, research and expand your network! Participants must be funded by a National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs or NASA Cryosphere Programs award. Travel grants available. Apply at z.umn.edu/pgc_datawork...

PGC received a distinguished visitor to the office today, the University of Minnesota’s vice president for research and innovation, Dr. Shashank Priya. It is always exciting to share our impact and passions with stakeholders as respected, genuine and engaging as Dr. Priya.

Apply today for our 3-day workshop, tailored for federally-funded researchers and students who are new to geospatial or remote sensing approaches to polar science.

Travel grants available

Applications due January 11th

Visit our website for details: www.pgc.umn.edu/workshops/pg...

Check out our first annual public release of polar high-resolution Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) strips for 2022-2032! This release includes strip DEMs from the calendar year of 2022.

Read more about what's new in this release here: mailchi.mp/umn/annual-p...

#arcticdem #rema #polardata

Summer 2024 Arctic REU Greenland applications are now open thru 2/12. Student projects include Ice-margin glaciology, sediment lake coring, climate change, geomicrobiology, structural geology, etc. Majors in geoscience and related fields graduating after Dec '24. Visit www.arcticreu.earth

If you plan to attend #ArcticCongress2024 (29 May-3 June), please join @arcticresearch.bsky.social, @iarpccollab.bsky.social & UArctic for this session on building stronger cross-network #ArcticResearch connections. Abstracts due 5 January. Learn more and submit at arcticcongress.com.

Happening today with @polarsecco.bsky.social at AGU!
We have an incredible speaker line-up and hope to see you there!

#AGU23 #polarscience #DEIApolar #diversityandinclusion

Our team member, Stephanie Linde, is currently providing mapping support from McMurdo Station, Antarctica. She received a special shoutout by one of the team's we support - the Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET).

Great job, Stephanie!

Read here:
caslabs.case.edu/ansmet/2023/...