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Presented below are News items related directly to Polar View activities, events and services. If you are interested in reading about general news items related to the Polar Regions and earth observation, click here.
CNN's online technology news service recently featured a story about the importance of Polar View's snow monitoring services in assisting the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry (ICR) view the arctic regions by satellite to gather information on changing snow conditions. April 2, 2009 - The CNN news item noted that Arctic reindeer herders are facing the challenges of adapting to climate change as a warmer Arctic climate makes it harder for herds to find food and navigate. To help them adapt, the CNN story highlights how the ESA-backed Polar View initiative is providing them with satellite-based snow maps. [Read More]
Polar View releases new brochure on adapting to climate change Case studies are presented demonstrating how Polar View services can offer vital assistance in adapting to climate change in regions influenced by ice and snow February 15, 2009 -The climate change brochure provides a summary of Polar View services that address public and private sector climate change adaptation needs. [Read More]
Polar View supports Climate Change Research in the Arctic Polar View satellite data effectively integrated with traditional ecological knowledge to support lake ice monitoring program in northern Canada January 2, 2009 - The Nunavik Research Centre (NRC), the research arm of Québec's Makivik Corporation , is using traditional environmental knowledge (TEK) as baseline data integrated with scientific data (provided by Polar View) to achieve a better understanding of how climate change is affecting ice cover in lakes and streams in Nunavik. [Read More]
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CNN's online technology news service recently featured a story about the importance of Polar View's snow monitoring services in assisting the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry (ICR) view the arctic regions by satellite to gather information on changing snow conditions.
[To obtain more information about Polar View's Snow Monitoring service, please visit our Snow Monitoring Service Page]
Case studies are presented demonstrating how Polar View services can offer vital assistance in adapting to climate change in regions influenced by ice and snow
[To download a copy of the brochure, please visit our Promotional Material Section]
Polar View satellite data effectively integrated with traditional ecological knowledge to support lake ice monitoring program in northern Canada
The full text of this article as well as an interview with the lead member of the program is available at Science Poles (Full Article) and Science Poles (Interview). Science Poles is the scientific website of the International Polar Foundation. A related article is also featured on the International Polar Year website. |
The
climate change brochure provides a summary of Polar View services that
address public and private sector climate change adaptation needs. Ice
and snow are projected to undergo far-reaching changes in the years
and decades to come. This translates into changing and emerging needs
for timely and reliable information on ice and show. Our booklet highlights
areas in which the Polar View team is working to implement technological
and institutional solutions to meet these changing needs, including
navigating ice-infested waters, assisting Arctic indigenous communities,
flood forecasting and improving water management for hydro-electricity.
The
Nunavik Research Centre (NRC), the research arm of Québec's Makivik
Corporation , is using traditional environmental knowledge (TEK) as
baseline data integrated with scientific data (provided by Polar View)
to achieve a better understanding of how climate change is affecting
ice cover in lakes and streams in Nunavik. This is important as changing
ice conditions are affecting populations of Arctic charr, a fish common
in the Arctic that the Inuit use as a staple food source. With the assistance
of both Polar View satellite data and expertise in earth observation,
the NRC hopes to be able to recommend more effective ways to help Nunavik's
Inuit adapt to the changing Arctic ecosystems. |