Projects

Information about each project will be coming shortly!  Please contact Michelle LaRue (larue010@umn.edu) for further details.

Applications

Balloon Tracker (click on image to download)

Balloon Tracker allows the position of high altitude scientific research balloons to be plotted in real time using aerial or sattelite imagery as a backdrop. During the flight termination and payload recovery process the
software is used to decide where the payload should be brought down so that it can be safely retrieved.  For more information, please contact Andrew Zenk (zenk0022@umn.edu).

Site Information Manager (SIM)

The Site Information Manager (SIM) allows users to manage information about a variety of different sites from deployment to recovery.  Information such as name, description, location, site contents and notes, which represent a history of site usage are stored in a Microsoft Access database.  These data can then be exported to Microsoft Excel of Google Earth for sharing and visualization.  For more information, please contact Andrew Zenk (zenk0022@umn.edu)

Sensor Network Observatory (POLENET Tracker)
 

SNO is a tool for monitoring  a network of dataloggers using Google Earth.  Information about each site, such as instrument temperature and battery voltage, is displayed in an easy-to-read icon that is color-coded to reflect the health of the station.  The information is updated on an hourly basis to reflect the current health of the network. For more information, please contact Andrew Zenk (zenk0022@umn.edu).

 3-D Fledermaus visualizations

Specialized views of the McMurdo Dry Valleys special features including Don Juan Pond, Battleship Promontory, and Prospect Mesa, among others.  A free viewer can be downloaded to interact with the landscape.  The 3-D views incorporate DigitalGlobe's QuickBird imagery at 2.4 meter resolution over the ASTER Digital Elevation Model.

3-D Station Models

Thee-dimensional models have been developed for all 3 U.S. Antarctic stations (McMurdo, South Pole, and Palmer), to be used for station planning, renovation, or replacement of station buildings. These models were created by using satellite imagery, CAD drawings, and building photographs, and can be viewed in Google Earth. For more information, please contact Pyi Maung (maung002@umn.edu).

AntarcticWiki

Research

ANTScape

Dry Valleys Change Detection

Ground Control Points and Orthorectification

Operations Maps

Dry Valleys Atlas