Workshop to explore extended access to the Polar Geospatial Center (PGC) by Earth-science investigators

摘要近年来，卫星图像空间数据的可用性在范围和分辨率上都有所增加。明尼苏达大学的极地地理空间中心（PGC）一直是北极和南极地区遥感数据的主要资源，它们现在有能力提供更广泛的地球科学研究界的增强访问。该项目将召开一次研讨会，探讨卫星图像的最新发展，其解释和可用性，并探讨将极地地理空间中心的服务扩展到各种研究领域的可能性，这些研究领域将受益于景观和地形的详细图像。研讨会的总体目标是利用极地地理空间中心提供的商业图像、服务、基础设施和技术，为地球科学研究界提供帮助。这个中心和它的合作伙伴已经把两极从地球上地图和图像最少的地区之一变成了地图和图像最多的地区之一。极地地理空间中心开发了创新和可靠的服务，以及建立在能力基础上的产品，这些能力对于科学界的很大一部分来说是不容易获得的。这次讲习班将以该中心的成功为基础，进一步探讨向其他地球科学研究人员提供图像及相关工具和产品的可能性。很明显，对该中心策划和制作的高分辨率商业图像和产品有很大的需求。经验表明，如果数据是在线的，并且社区了解如何有效地使用图像收集，那么可以支持额外的科学。这些研究工作可以帮助地球科学研究人员进行具有社会重要性的测量，例如海岸线侵蚀的程度、滑坡危害的程度以及对地球表面过程的长期监测。

ABSTRACTNontechnical Explanation of the project's significance and importanceThe availability of spatial data from satellite imagery has increased in both scope and resolution in recent years. The Polar Geospatial Center (PGC) at the University of Minnesota has been a principal resource for remote-sensing data from the Arctic and Antarctic regions and they now have the ability to provide enhanced access to a wider spectrum of the Earth Science research community. This project will convene a workshop to explore the latest developments in satellite imagery, its interpretation and availability, and explore the possibilities for expanding the services of the Polar Geospatial Center to a variety of research fields that would benefit from detailed images of landscapes and topography. Technical Description The overall goal of the workshop is to avail the Earth Science research community of the commercial imagery, services, infrastructure, and technology that is offered by the Polar Geospatial Center. This center and its partners have transformed the poles from one of the least mapped and imaged regions on Earth to one of the most. The Polar Geospatial Center has developed innovative and dependable services along with products built on capabilities that are not readily available to a significant proportion of the science community. This workshop will build on the Center's successes and further explore the possibilities for extending availability of the imagery and associated tools and products to other Earth-science researchers. It has become clear that there is significant demand for the high-resolution commercial imagery and products that the Center curates and produces. Experience has shown that if data is online and the community is educated about how to effectively use the imagery collection, then additional science can be supported. These research efforts can help earth science researchers with societally important measurements, such as the degree of coastline erosion, the extent of landslide hazards, and the monitoring of long-term monitoring of Earth-surface processes.