Maintenance and development of the Arctic research Mapping Application (ARMAP).

• Investigators: Craig E. Tweedie, Allison Gaylord, Bill Manley, Robbie Score, Mike Dover, Diana Garcia-Lavigne
• Funding Agency: Contract to theUS National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs Arctic Sciences Division
• Project Length: May 2008 – October 2008
• SEL Participants: Walker Johnson, Ryan Cody, Jerald Brady
• Web sites with more information on this project: www.armap.org.

Summary:

ARMAP is a suite of online, interactive maps and services that support Arctic science. With 2D Maps and 3D Globes, users can navigate to areas of interest and explore or query information about field-based scientific research in the Arctic. Research sites are shown as points with links to details about project investigator, discipline, funding program, year, related websites, and other elements. ARMAP includes satellite imagery, other base maps, and map layers for places, roads, and natural features. Users can print or export maps for presentations, export selected data, select from a “map gallery” of predefined images, or link directly to a variety of database web services. With special emphasis on the International Polar Year (IPY), ARMAP strives to benefit scientists, science logistics experts, educators and the general public.