Welcome to ARMAP


ARMAP is a suite of online, interactive maps and services that support Arctic science.
  • Learn more about research projects in your region of interest or scientific discipline.
  • Explore available data or possible collaborations.
  • Plan and coordinate field logistics.
  • Use the online mapping tools to meet your own project's specific goals.

 ARMAP 2D
Launch ARMAP 2D
Launch ARMAP 2D

updated with multiple agencies and regional views for the Arctic


Users can navigate to areas of interest and explore 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, access to scientific datasets, 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. ARMAP strives to benefit scientists, science logistics experts, educators and the general public.

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Recent News

12/2012 - New Arctic Observing Viewer launched as a prototype to help with visualization, synthesis, assessment, and decision support for AON data collection activities.
12/2012 - ARMAP and AOV posters and demos given at the Fall AGU meeting (poster session IN41A, 8 AM - 12:20 PM, Thursday Dec. 6, Halls A-C)
12/2012 - CH2M HILL Polar Services (CPS) has a booth at the Fall AGU meeting.
11/2012 - New systems architecture in place to improve speed, reliability, and our ability to provide additional map layers, applications, and web services.
10/2012 - Improvements made to this website, including a new Partners page.
04/2012 - Presentation at the IPY 2012 Conference in Montreal.
04/2012 - ARMAP-generated maps included in NAS report on IPY.
03/2012 - ARMAP now includes projects from 17 agencies beyond NSF (many a part of ADIwg as well as IARPC).
03/2012 - Presentation at the U.S. Arctic Observing Coordination Workshop (AON / SEARCH).
01/2012 - ARMAP publishes REST services in the “full” schema of the Alaska Data Integration Work Group.
12/2011 - Official launch of the new ARMAP 2D with a demo and presentation at the Fall AGU meeting, with new regional views and other improvements.
11/2011 - Peer-reviewed article published in a special issue of Computers & Geosciences: "Development of the Arctic Research Mapping Application (ARMAP): Interoperability challenges and solutions".
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