The Antarctic Geospatial Information Center: Collecting, Creating, Delivering and Archiving for the Community

该奖项建立了南极地理空间信息中心（AGIC），这是南极洲地理空间信息的中心枢纽。该中心获取、开发并提供信息，从卫星图像到航空照片，再到数字高程模型，再到结合这些资源的创新测绘产品。AGIC还根据要求制作定制地图，以满足研究人员、规划人员和教育工作者的需求。该中心还将作为一个长期档案。就更广泛的影响而言，该奖项支持新的基础设施，其目标是促进协作，减少进入使用先进地理空间图像和数据的障碍。该中心也将成为教育和推广的有用资源。本中心将雇用本科生，以获得GIS和其他技术的经验。该项目与美国国家科学基金会支持国际极地年（2007-2009）的优先事项有关，该项目通过开发有关南极洲的地理空间信息的遗留档案。

This award established the Antarctic Geospatial Information Center (AGIC), a central hub for geospatial information for Antarctica. The center acquires, develops, and serves information that ranges from satellite images to air photos to digital elevation models to innovative mapping products that combine these resources. AGIC also produces custom maps on request to meet the needs of researchers, planners, and educators. The center will also serve as a long-term archive. In terms of broader impacts, this award supports new infrastructure whose goal is to foster collaboration and reduce the barrier to entry to the use of advanced geospatial images and data. The center will also be a useful resource for education and outreach. Undergraduate students will be employed by the center to gain experience in GIS and other techniques. This project has relevance to NSF's priority of support for the International Polar Year (2007-2009) by developing a legacy archive of geospatial information about Antarctica.