Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR) is pleased to announce that it is supporting the Polar Data Catalogue (PDC) in establishing a National Antarctic Data Centre (NADC) for Canada.
The Antarctic Treaty (section III.1.c) requires that Antarctic scientific observations and results be exchanged and made freely available. The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) coordinates the Antarctic Data Management System (ADMS), which is a comprehensive international directory of Antarctic data and metadata. As Canada’s NADC, the PDC will work with POLAR and the broader Canadian Antarctic research community to serve as Canada’s national focal point for this system, and support Canadian Antarctic researchers in preparing and submitting metadata and hosting data as needed.
Canada’s NADC will facilitate access to and use of Canadian Antarctic data to facilitate further polar research and discovery at the national and international levels. In the coming months, PDC will be reaching out to past and present members of the Canadian Antarctic research community to begin to identify Canadian Antarctic data holders and associated metadata.
For more information about Canada’s NADC, please contact Gabrielle Alix, Polar Data Catalogue at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
More information about Polar Data Catalogue (PDC)
Polar Data Catalogue (PDC) is an online database of metadata and data that describes, indexes, and provides access to diverse data sets generated by polar researchers. PDC is Canada’s primary source for data and information about cold regions and has a growing master directory for data from Canadian and international polar research programs.
For more information about the PDC, please see: https://www.polardata.ca/
More information about Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR)
Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR) is Canada’s lead federal agency that was established on June 1st, 2015 to strengthen Canadian leadership in polar science and technology. POLAR consists of a knowledge management function to support Arctic and Antarctic research; a pan-northern Science and Technology program; and the world-class Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) campus.
POLAR is a full member and Canada’s adhering body to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), which initiates, develops and coordinates scientific research internationally regarding Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
For more information about POLAR please see: https://www.canada.ca/en/polar-knowledge/index.html
