The Polar Geospatial Information Center: Joint Support

智力优势：国际和平研究所建议将南极地理空间信息中心(AGIC)的现有活动扩大到也包括北极活动。极地地理空间信息中心将为两极的科学和业务活动提供地理空间支助，同时还提供对新数据来源的访问。AGIC拥有现有的基础设施、经验丰富的员工以及与国家地理空间情报局(NGA)的工作关系，这种关系可以有效地扩展，以支持美国北极研究计划。PGIC将为极地科学和作业界提供三项重要职能：获取南极和北极亚米级高分辨率卫星图像，以资助研究提案以及后勤支助；利用这些图像和其他地理空间数据处理、分析和创建产品的专门知识；以及开发教授地理空间技术和可视化软件的短期课程。支持北极和南极活动的基础将是亚米分辨率卫星图像的马赛克：高分辨率极地商业图像集(HIPOLE)。虽然北极和南极的大部分地区都有地图和地理空间数据，但由于缺乏必要工具或数据集的经验，这些地理信息系统数据的使用往往受到阻碍。PGIC将通过向美国极地研究人员提供地理信息系统和遥感方法研讨会和指导，以及专业知识和独特数据集的访问来解决这一问题。更广泛的影响：这项活动将用高分辨率的地理空间数据支持极地社区的广大群体，提供专门知识协助分析，培训研究人员使用地理空间数据，并传播研究人员的地理空间产品。

Intellectual Merit: The PI proposes to extend existing activities of the Antarctic Geospatial Information Center (AGIC) to also include Arctic activities. The Polar Geospatial Information Center (PGIC) will provide geospatial support for science and operational activities at both poles while also providing access to new data sources. AGIC has an existing infrastructure, experienced staff, and a working relationship with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) that can be efficiently expanded to support the U.S. Arctic Research Program. PGIC will provide three important functions for the polar science and operations communities: access to sub-meter, high-resolution satellite imagery for the Antarctic and Arctic for funded research proposals as well as logistics support; expertise to process, analyze, and create products from this imagery and other geospatial data; and development of short courses to teach geospatial techniques and use of visualization software. The foundation to support Arctic and Antarctic activities will be a mosaic of sub-meter resolution satellite images: High-Resolution Commercial Imagery Collection of the Poles (HIPOLE). While maps and geospatial data exist for much of the Arctic and Antarctic, use of these GIS data is often hindered by a lack of experience with necessary tools or datasets. PGIC would address this issue by providing GIS and remote sensing methodology workshops and guidance to U.S. polar researchers, along with expertise and access to unique datasets. Broader impacts: This activity will support a broad segment of the polar community with a high-resolution geospatial data, will provide expertise to aid in its analysis, will train researchers in its use and, will disseminate the geospatial products of researchers.