OGC compliant data services
WFS - Web feature service
You can access various Polarview layers via our GeoServer serving WFS compliant data feeds. These data feeds can easily be imported into your desktop GIS like Quantum GIS or ArcGIS or displayed in web-mapping application with tools like OpenLayers. There is no authentication required for accessing the data. The native projection of all layers is EPSG:3031 Antarctic Polar Stereographic
WFS Server URL: http://geos.polarview.aq/geoserver/wfs
The following layers are available:
| Layer description | Projection | WFS Feature type name |
|---|---|---|
| Antarctic coastline | EPSG:3031 | polarview:coastS10 |
| SAR coverage of the last 24 hours | EPSG:3031 | polarview:vw_sarfileslast1dayS |
| SAR coverage of the last 3 days | EPSG:3031 | polarview:vw_sarfileslast3daysS |
| Sea ice edge - defined at 15% sea ice concentration | EPSG:3031 | polarview:iceedgeS15 |
| Ice chart - interpreted product provided by met.no | EPSG:3031 | polarview:antarctic_icechart_metno |
WMS - Web Map Service
You can also access various Polarview layers via our GeoServer serving WMS compliant data feeds. There is no authentication required for accessing the data. The native projection is either EPSG:4326 (WGS84 Lat/Long) or EPSG:3031 (Antarctic Polar Stereographic) - details given below.
WMS Server URL: http://geos.polarview.aq/geoserver/wms
The following layers are available:
| Layer description | Projection | WMS Feature type name |
|---|---|---|
| Antarctic coastline | EPSG:3031 | polarview:coastS10 |
| Antarctic graticule | EPSG:4326 | polarview:graticuleS |
| SAR coverage of the last 24 hours | EPSG:3031 | polarview:vw_sarfileslast1dayS |
| SAR coverage of the last 3 days | EPSG:3031 | polarview:vw_sarfileslast3daysS |
| Sea ice edge - defined at 15% sea ice concentration | EPSG:3031 | polarview:iceedgeS15 |
| AMSR-E sea ice concentration image by Danish Technical University (DTU) | EPSG:3031 | polarview:AMSRE_Antarctic_DTU |
| SSMIS sea ice concentration image by University of Bremen | EPSG:3031 | polarview:AMSRE_Antarctic_BremenUni |
| Ice chart interpreted product by met.no | EPSG:3031 | polarview:antarctic_icechart_metno |
| MODIS Terra image mosaic of Antarctica by NASA | EPSG:3031 | polarview:MODIS_Terra_Antarctica |
KML - Google Earth links
Polar View layers are also available via Google Earth. Links to the KML layers are provided below. These automatically update so simply add to your list of 'places' and they will stay current.
- Last 24 hours SAR coverage
- Last 3 days SAR coverage
- Sea ice edge
- Sea ice concentration image
- Ice chart by met.no