Kennicutt, MCMCKennicuttKim, YDYDKimRogan-Finnemore, MMRogan-FinnemoreAnandakrishnan, SSAnandakrishnanChown, SLSLChownColwell, SSColwellCowan, DDCowanEscutia, CCEscutiaFrenot, YYFrenotHall, JJHallLiggett, DDLiggettMcDonald, AJAJMcDonaldNixdorf, UUNixdorfSiegert, MJMJSiegertStorey, JJStoreyWahlin, AAWahlinWeatherwax, AAWeatherwaxWilson, GSGSWilsonWilson, TTWilsonWooding, RRWoodingAckley, SSAckleyBiebow, NNBiebowBlankenship, DDBlankenshipBo, SSBoBaeseman, JJBaesemanCardenas, CACACardenasCassano, JJCassanoDanhong, CCDanhongDanobeitia, JJDanobeitiaFrancis, JJFrancisGuldahl, JJGuldahlHashida, GGHashidaJimenez Corbalan, LLJimenez CorbalanKlepikov, AAKlepikovLee, JJLeeLeppe, MMLeppeLijun, FFLijunLopez-Martinez, JJLopez-MartinezMemolli, MMMemolliMotoyoshi, YYMotoyoshiMousalle Bueno, RRMousalle BuenoNegrete, JJNegreteOjeda Cardenes, MAMAOjeda CardenesProano Silva, MMProano SilvaRamos-Garcia, SSRamos-GarciaSala, HHSalaShin, HHShinShijie, XXShijieShiraishi, KKShiraishiStockings, TTStockingsTrotter, SSTrotterVaughan, DGDGVaughanViera da Uha de Menezes, JJViera da Uha de MenezesVlasich, VVVlasichWeijia, QQWeijiaWinther, JGJGWintherMiller, SSMillerRintoul, SSRintoulYang, HHYang2016-11-022016-10-212016-10-21Antarctic Science, 2016, 28 (6), pp.407-4231365-2079http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/42239The Antarctic Roadmap Challenges (ARC) project identified critical requirements to deliver high priority Antarctic research in the 21st century. The ARC project addressed the challenges of enabling technologies, facilitating access, providing logistics and infrastructure, and capitalizing on international co-operation. Technological requirements include: i) innovative automated in situ observing systems, sensors and interoperable platforms (including power demands), ii) realistic and holistic numerical models, iii) enhanced remote sensing and sensors, iv) expanded sample collection and retrieval technologies, and v) greater cyber-infrastructure to process ‘big data’ collection, transmission and analyses while promoting data accessibility. These technologies must be widely available, performance and reliability must be improved and technologies used elsewhere must be applied to the Antarctic. Considerable Antarctic research is field-based, making access to vital geographical targets essential. Future research will require continent- and ocean-wide environmentally responsible access to coastal and interior Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Year-round access is indispensable. The cost of future Antarctic science is great but there are opportunities for all to participate commensurate with national resources, expertise and interests. The scope of future Antarctic research will necessitate enhanced and inventive interdisciplinary and international collaborations. The full promise of Antarctic science will only be realized if nations act together.© Antarctic Science Ltd 2016.This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the same Creative Commons licence is included and the original work is properly cited. The written permission of Cambridge University Press must be obtained for commercial re-use.Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePhysical SciencesEnvironmental SciencesGeography, PhysicalGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryEnvironmental Sciences & EcologyPhysical GeographyGeologyaccessfuture directionsinfrastructurelogisticstechnologiesSEA-LEVEL RISEEAST ANTARCTICATOTTEN GLACIERCLIMATE-CHANGEICEFUTUREMarine Biology & Hydrobiology05 Environmental Sciences06 Biological Sciences04 Earth SciencesJournal Articlehttps://www.dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954102016000481NE/G00465X/3ICECAP-2