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  • 0.5m Arctic Imagery Mosaic (panchromatic)

    High-resolution commercial imagery from the WorldView-1, WorldView-2, QuickBird-2, and GeoEye-1 satellites © Maxar, Inc. provided under license to federally-funded researchers by the Polar Geospatial Center. Click on an image to view image information. You must be logged in to see this layer.

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    Terrain data from PGC's ArcticDEM.

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        Welcome to the PGC Arctic Imagery Viewer!

        Please log in using the username/password provided by the Polar Geospatial Center. Access to this application and viewing the high-resolution imagery mosaics are granted under licensing terms provided by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

        If you think are eligible for access to the viewer and high-resolution imagery layers (funded for research/logistics as a PGC core user in the Arctic) visit the Request New Acccount page. For any account questions, please send an email to pgc@umn.edu.

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        I don't have an account
        You must have an account with the Polar Geospatial Center in order to view the commercial high-resolution satellite imagery. If you would like an account please visit the Request New Acccount page. Certain restrictions apply, view the Terms & Conditions for more information.
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        Staying signed in requires a browser that supports local storage or cookies. You will be required to sign in again after 21 days of inactivity.
        Satellite imagery loads slow
        Although the application is optimized to serve terabytes of satellite imagery via the internet, slow internet connections can cause images have some latency.
        I want to suggest a feature
        Please send an email to the PGC Web Development team at pgc@umn.edu.
        I want to report a bug
        Please fill out this form on the PGC website and select "Website problems or feedback" in the "Reason for writing" field.

        Credits

        Development
        • Developed by Brad Herried, Danny Im
        • 2013 Polar Geospatial Center, University of Minnesota
        Imagery Processing
        • Satellite imagery processing by Claire Porter, Thomas Juntunen, and Brad Herried
        • Polar Geospatial Center, University of Minnesota
        Map Data
        • WorldView-1, WorldView-2, QuickBird-2 imagery © Maxar, Inc.
        • GeoEye-1, IKONOS imagery © GeoEye, Inc.
        • Terrain basemap from PGC's ArcticDEM.
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        • ArcGIS API for JavaScript using ArcGIS Server 10.5
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