Polar Studies: Data for Polar regions

ArcticDEM is an NGA-NSF public-private initiative to automatically produce a high-resolution, high quality, digital surface model (DSM) of the Arctic using optical stereo imagery, high-performance computing, and open source photogrammetry software.

The Arctic SDI Geoportal provides a web map viewer for interested users to access the Reference Web Map Service covering the Arctic Region and its Metadata Catalogue
Service.

This site is from the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States based in Fairbanks, Alaska.

GINA is dedicated to images and data for Alaska and surrounding cold regions. This includes SwathViewer which lets you create maps interactively.

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is developing a repository of geographic information systems (GIS)-compatible snow, ice, and frozen ground data for research and planning.

The goal of this initiative is to develop a digital data base that contains all available bathymetric data north of 64° North, for use by mapmakers, researchers, institutions, and others whose work requires a detailed and accurate knowledge of the depth and the shape of the Arctic seabed.

This is their Open Data Application where publicly released data and services can be discovered, viewed, and downloaded in a variety of formats.

The Antarctic Digital database (ADD) is a compilation of medium scale topographic data for the continent of Antarctica. It is derived from a wide variety of sources, and aims to provide the best currently available data in all areas. The site has been revised as of June 2012.

The Geographic Names Server (GNS) is the official repository of standard spellings of all foreign geographic names, sanctioned by the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN). In addition to the current approved names of features, users may find variant and historical spellings, along with non-Roman script spellings. ...

GIS data set consist of georeferenced (geo) graphical features which are linked to an attribute database that describs features or polygons on the map.

This program is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary study of the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in an ice-free region of Antarctica. They made available some of their data.

The Polar Geospatial Center provides geospatial support, mapping, and GIS/remote sensing solutions to researchers and logistics groups in the polar science community.