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

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一直是北极和南极地区遥感数据的主要来源，它们现在有能力为更广泛的地球科学研究界提供更好的机会。该项目将举办一次讲习班，探讨卫星图像的最新发展、图像的判读和提供情况，并探讨是否有可能将极地地理空间中心的服务扩大到将受益于详细的地貌和地形图像的各种研究领域。 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，基础设施和技术的地球科学研究社区。该中心及其合作伙伴已经将两极从地球上地图和图像最少的地区之一转变为最多的地区之一。极地地理空间中心开发了创新和可靠的服务，沿着的产品建立在能力，不容易获得的科学界的很大一部分。该讲习班将在该中心成功经验的基础上，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的需求很大。经验表明，如果数据是在线的，社区就如何有效地使用图像收集进行教育，那么可以支持更多的科学。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，例如海岸线侵蚀程度、滑坡危害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.