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Polar Geospatial Center

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The Polar Geospatial Center (PGC) at the University of Minnesota is a polar science and logistics support organization. Funded by the National Science Foundation, it provides geospatial support, mapping, and GIS/remote sensing solutions to researchers and logistics groups in the Arctic and Antarctic. PGC's services include providing access to satellite imagery, creating high-resolution digital elevation models, and offering expertise in geospatial problem-solving for polar regions. They work with federally funded researchers in the Arctic and Antarctic, utilizing geospatial and remote sensing technology to support research teams and address challenges in the least mapped places on Earth.

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Minnesota, United States
www.pgc.umn.edu/
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Since 2017, NASA’s Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program has awarded contracts to Airbus U.S., Maxar Technologies, Planet, Spire, Teledyne Brown Engineering, and the Polar Geospatial Center at the University of Minnesota to share optical, hyperspectral, synthetic aperture radar, and other datasets.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.2Feb 19, 2024Stormy weather over NOAA’s commitment issues

NASA purchases high-resolution Digital Elevation Models produced by the EarthDEM Project, a collaboration that includes the University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial Center, Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center, and the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and that is based on Maxar satellite data.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.5Oct 5, 2023NASA expands purchase of commercial Earth-observation data with latest award

NASA purchased high-resolution Digital Elevation Models produced by the EarthDEM Project, a collaboration that includes the University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial Center, Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center, and the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and that is based on Maxar satellite data.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Nov 15, 2022GeoOptics wins NASA Commercial SmallSat Data contract

NASA purchases high-resolution Digital Elevation Models produced by the EarthDEM Project, a collaboration that includes the University of Minnesota’s Polar Geospatial Center, Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center, and the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications, based on Maxar satellite data.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 28, 2022NASA to continue buying Earth-observation datasets
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