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About PGC

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Founded in 2007, the Polar Geospatial Center (PGC) is funded under National Science Foundation award #ANT-1043681, dedicated to supporting and promoting the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) by providing geospatial information to the Arctic and Antarctic sciences, operations, and education communities.

The PGC supports the USAP in two facets: providing geospatial support and analysis to federally-funded scientists and USAP logistics and operations. The PGC also serves the Arctic and Antarctic as a data resource, map repository, and GIS service provider for researchers. For more information about us, click here.

 

Maps & Imagery

The PGC is responsible for creating, archiving and distributing new and historic maps of the Arctic and Antarctica. Our collection includes digital versions of the USGS Antarctic map series, the PGC map series, the AGS Geology series and Antarctic nautical charts. The PGC collaborates with US and international programs serving the Arctic and Antarctic regions to facilitate satellite imagery (i.e. MODIS) and historic USGS aerial photography. To browse the PGC's free map collection, click here. To browse aerial photography, click here.

Services

Providing full geospatial support for federally-funded researchers studying the Arctic and Antarctic regions, the PGC employs a staff of professionals and students to fulfill map and GIS requests. The PGC can support research and logistics by providing custom maps (fieldwork planning, data presentation, figures for publication), GIS analysis (imagery processing and interpretation, data conversion, statistical analysis) and applications (Balloon Tracker, web viewers). To request a custom map for your project, click here. For all other inquiries, please click here or contact the PGC’s point-of-contact, Michelle LaRue.

Contact
  • For general questions about the PGC, please contact the director, Paul Morin.
  • For requests or map needs, please contact Michelle LaRue.
  • Visit our People page for more about the PGC staff and contact information.
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