Posts Tagged ‘Arctic’
Arctic Observing Systems webinar
On November 9th, 2022 40 people attended an hour-long webinar coordinated by Arctic PASSION on Arctic Observing Systems: what they are, why they are important, who uses them and how they can improve. Speakers Michael Karcher (Arctic PASSION coordinator at Alfred Wegener Institute) and Arild Sundfjord (Oceanographer at Norwegian Polar Institute/Arctic PASSION), who offered invaluable explanations on how…
Read MoreArctic Passion At Geo Week In Accra, Ghana
Read Mikko Strahlendorff’s personal account of how he experienced participating in the Group on Earth Observations‘ GEO Week, in Ghana. GEO week is always a full program for two full days. GEO activities presented themselves to the GEO community and many interesting new ideas were born and possible collaborations envisioned. Arctic Passion was involved in…
Read MoreLake Ice Service For Arctic Climate And Safety
People living and working in the Arctic have been demanding a holistic approach to environmental information services. Arctic PASSION’s lake ice service provides near real time information about the ice conditions of freshwater lakes in an easy-to-access and simple format. This information is important for transport, Arctic livelihoods, and safety issues. Importantly, lake ice is…
Read MoreHighlights Of Arctic Passion At The Arctic Circle Assembly 2022
Arctic PASSION organized two sessions on Friday October 14th at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2022 in Reykjavík, Iceland and a session on Saturday October 15th on funding International Arctic Science. 1. ROADMAP FOR ARCTIC OBSERVING AND DATA SYSTEMS (ROADS) – SHARED ARCTIC VARIABLES Introduction of the speakers for the session; Alice Bradley and Laura Divine. Photos: Lisa Grosfeld Lauren Divine,…
Read MorePresident Of Saami Council’s Advice On Co-Production Of Scientific Research
Aslak Holmberg, President of the Saami Council, recently sat down with Tero Mustonen, President of Snowchange Cooperative, in Canada to offer some advice to researchers who would like to co-prodcue scientific research with Indigenous communities. He offers some very wise words based on his perspectives, discussing challenges for the Saami Council in 2022; what a…
Read MoreArctic Passion Thesis Research On Assessing Societal Benefits And Economic Impacts Of Earth Observation Data In The Arctic
Isabel Donner has completed a master’s degree in the master’s programme in Geoinformatics (GIS) at Aalto University. Her master’s thesis was written in connection with Arctic PASSION in collaboration with Spatineo Inc. The thesis aims to determine the most suitable tools for the assessment of socioeconomic benefits of earth observation data and services in the Arctic area. The most essential benefit assessment tools are reviewed in…
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