1. Canadian Report to the Standing Committee on Antarctic Research Peter L. Pulsifer [National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado] Canadian Committee on Antarctic Research Carleton University International Arctic Science Committee, Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks Ellsworth Ledrew Polar Data Catalogue University of Waterloo, Canada

2. Canada and SCADM (History) Canada has had a representative to SCADM (JCADM) since becoming a member of SCAR Canada has not had a National Antarctic Data Centre Canadian Polar Commission is a policy body, attempts to engage federal department(s) not successful, most universities do not have ongoing support to establish and maintain a data centre Pulsifer approached LeDrew to explore establishing Polar Data Catalogue as NADC

3. Polar Data Catalogue Initiated in 1995 Built on Canadian Cryospheric Information Network and ArcticNet meta-database The Polar Data Catalogue is now Canada’s primary on-line source for data and information on research in the polar regions. Includes Antarctic metadata and data

4. PDC Established as Canadian NADC January 2014 – Pulsifer approached CPC and CCAR with proposal to establish PDC as NADC Proposal formally evaluated and approved in principle in June 2014 Drafting of ToR and work plan in progress Final approval by CCAR expected Fall 2014 PDC well positioned to establish and grow Canadian NADC…

5. WATERLOO, Ont. (Monday, August 18, 2014) – The University of Waterloo has unveiled a new satellite image of the Antarctic continent, and the imagery will help scientists all over the world gain new insight into the effects of climate change. Thanks to a partnership between the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., the Prime Contractor for the RADARSAT-2 Program, and the Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN) at UWaterloo, the mosaic is free and fully accessible to the academic world and the public. Using Synthetic Aperture Radar with multiple polarization modes aboard the RADARSAT-2 satellite, the CSA collected more than 3,150 images of the continent in the autumn of 2008, comprising a single pole-to-coast map covering all of Antarctica. This is the first such map of the area since RADARSAT-1 created one in 1997.

7. Metadata initially, Data since 2011 1,749 Metadata records, 187 Datasets (>162K files), >27,700 RADARSAT scenes, more on the way ISO 19115 and FGDC formats, DataCite coming soon Data file formats - strongly encourage non-proprietary formats.csv,.xls,.txt.pdf,.doc.jpg,.mov,.png,.tif,.gif.shp,.mdb.hdf Specialized formats from climate modelling, GPR, old datasets… Polar Data Catalogue

8. Metadata and Data contributors ArcticNet Canada’s International Polar Year (IPY) AANDC Northern Contaminants Program, Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment, Nunavut General Monitoring Plan, Canadian High Arctic Research Station, Adaptation Program for Aboriginals and Northerners Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program Environment Canada ADAPT, CEN, Nasivvik, TAKUVIK CASES, Québec Océan Antarctic research community? Polar Data Catalogue