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Floe Edge Information Service
Northern View Extension
Community Consultations
May 2003
Why are We Meeting
Discuss the new Northern View extension to the Floe Edge Information Service
Review current CIS Floe Edge Information Service
Establish community contacts to work with Northern View
1999-2001 Floe Edge Service Study
Arctic Bay and Pond Inlet were partner communities
Sponsored by Search and Rescue Canada and Canadian Ice Service
Demonstrated that a floe edge service would be beneficial for northern communities
CIS Floe Edge Information Service www.ice.ec.gc.ca
CIS Floe Edge Information Service www.ice.ec.gc.ca
CIS Floe Edge Information Service www.ice.ec.gc.ca
CIS Floe Edge Information Service www.ice.ec.gc.ca
CIS Floe Edge Information Service www.ice.ec.gc.ca
CIS Floe Edge Information Service www.ice.ec.gc.ca
GMES and Northern View
GMES
Floe EdgeService
NorthernView
• European Space Agency• Improve use of satellite data in
support of policies on Environment & Security
• http://earth.esa.int/gmes/
• Managed by C-Core• GMES Service• Improve use of satellite data for
decision-making in northern environments
• Managed by Noetix Research• CIS is a Northern View partner• Is a Northern View Service
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
2003 NV Floe Edge Information Service
www.noetix.ca/floeedge
2003 NV Floe Edge Information Service
Goals Improve level of service to communities by adding
interpreted RADARSAT-1 imagery Demonstrate how useful satellite data can be to
northern communities for floe edge and OTHER activities
To be selected by ESA for project continuation after 2003
Find long-term sponsor to support the continuation and expansion of the service
2003 NV Floe Edge Information Service Complement to current CIS web service by
providing regular RADARSAT-1 imagery to users
NOETIX Research has developed the site and will host and interpret the CIS RADARSAT-1 data
Canadian Satellite Launched 1996 Owned/Operated by Canadian Space
Agency Data distributed by Radarsat International CIS largest user of Radarsat-1 data
NV Floe Edge Site – Access
Web site www.noetix.ca/floeedge Accounts are required to access site --
Accounts are free Five accounts for each community we set up
to start New accounts can be set up online.
NV Floe Edge Site – What’s Available
Regular RADARSAT-1 images of region Region covered once
per week After June 15, covered
twice per week until August 30.
After August 30, region covered once a week until November 1
Lancaster Sound Region
NV Floe Edge Site – What’s Available
NV Floe Edge Site – What’s Available
Role for Community Users
Provide us with your opinion of the service
Role for Community Users
Who is using the service in the communities ? How are the images being used ? What impact has the service had on sea ice-related
activities in the communities? Do you find it valuable ? Why ?
How can the service be improved ? What other uses can you find for the service beyond
floe edge break-up ?
Role for Community Users
What is the best way for us to gather this information?
How to Get Hold of Us
Mr. Tom [email protected]
Tel: (613) 236-1555 Fax: (613) 236-1870
403-265 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1S 2E1
Dr. Roger De Abreu Canadian Ice Service
Tel: (613) 995-5125 Fax: (613) 996-4218
373 Sussex Drive, Block E-3
Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3
