Welcome to the Polar Data Catalogue

The Polar Data Catalogue is an online database of metadata that describes, indexes and provides access points to diverse data sets generated by Arctic and Antarctic researchers. The records are in an international format (FGDC) to allow exchange among databases, and they cover a wide range of disciplines, from natural sciences to policy to health and social sciences. The catalogue includes a geospatial search tool that is available to the public, and that allows searching for spatial data using a web-based mapping interface. It also allows combining spatial referencing with keywords, categories and date.

Please sign in to contribute metadata to the catalogue, or click on the map below to start searching for datasets.