Welcome to ARMAP

ARMAP is a suite of online, interactive maps and services that support Arctic science.
  • Learn more about research projects recently funded in your region of interest or scientific discipline.
  • Explore available data or possible collaborations.
  • Use the online mapping tools to meet your own project's specific goals.
With 2D Maps and 3D Globes, users can navigate to areas of interest and explore or query 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, 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. With special emphasis on the International Polar Year (IPY), ARMAP strives to benefit scientists, science logistics experts, educators and the general public.
Launch the interactive 2D mapping application Launch ARMAP in Google Earth
Download Google Earth Download Google Earth		 Setup ARMAP in ArcGIS Explorer Interactive 3D Globe

Recent News

06/2010 - ARMAP 3D updated for ArcGIS Explorer Build 1200
06/2010 - Presentation at the IPY Oslo Science Conference
05/2010 - Paper submitted to special issue of Geospatial Cyberinfrastructure and Polar Research
04/2010 - ARMAP continues to help develop interagency project tracking standard
03/2010 - ARMAP 3D updated for ArcGIS Explorer Build 900
03/2010 - Presentation at the State of the Arctic Conference
02/2010 - Demo for the AOOS Data Management and Coordination Committee
02/2010 -Presentation at Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference
01/2010 - Poster presentation at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium
12/2009 -ARMAP helps develop interagency project tracking standard
12/2009 -Demonstration at the AGU Fall Meeting
09/2009 -AON-CADIS Web Map Viewer released
08/2009 -Collaboration on plans for an Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure (ASDI) at the GeoNorth II Conference
08/2009 -Enabled access to scientific datasets in the Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)

Which one should I use?
 Find out which application best suits your needs.

Application Choices


Features ARMAP 2D ARMAP in GE ARMAP 3D
2D Maps  
3D Globe  
Software download & install req'd   
Performance Varies Excellent Varies
Make complex searches  
GIS functionality  
Q: Which ARMAP application should I use?
  • Choose "ARMAP in Google Earth" if you are familiar with the interface, and would like to quickly explore an area that interests you.
  • Choose "ARMAP 2D" if you would like more map layers and greater functionality, such as the ability to search for projects by discipline, keywords, and other types of information.
  • Choose "ARMAP 3D" if you would like the full functionality of an online, geospatial database within a three-dimensional map environment.
You can also directly open ARMAP datasets in a variety of GIS programs using web services.

Setup ARMAP 3D


Note: ARMAP 3D has been tested with ArcGIS Explorer Build 500. Users should choose to upgrade if using a previous software release.