National Ice Center

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National Ice Center
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National Ice Center

• A Unique National and Navy Asset Leveraging DOC
  (NOAA), DOT (USCG) and DOD (NAVY) Resources

• Commerce, Navigation Asset Management in
  Alaska, Great Lakes, Ches/Del Bays

• RADARSAT Order Desk for NOAA Through NESDIS

• Internationally Recognized Role in Antarctic
  Iceberg Detection Tracking

• Ice Data Analysis Visualization Supporting
  Climate Initiatives

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U.S.s Goals for IICWG

• Jointly lobby funding agencies for operational
  applications component to major research efforts
• Digital exchange of ice charts in near-real time
• Easy access to worldwide Ice Charts through a
  transparent interface
• Continued access to affordable sources of data
• Collaborative training programs
• Sharing of technology as allowed
• Influence international standards for ice chart
  archiving and metadata creation

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New Initiatives at NIC

• Products are first vector files, then raster
  files
• .E00 is primary file structure
• JPEG of Egg Chart and colored Total Thickness
• Upgrade of System
• Science and Applied Technology Department
• Chief Scientist, 3 visiting scientists
• Scientific programmer, August 00
• Selection of two new post-docs, Sept. 00
• Computer Based Training
• Dedicated effort to convert remainder of legacy
  data
• EWG data released 12-13 Oct at Arctic Council
  Meeting

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Ice 21
JPEG derived from Vector data, customer has a
choice
GIF chart/static
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NIC System Upgrade Objectives

• Automatically detect process incoming raster
  and vector data
• Provide analysts with a completely integrated
  remote sensing and GIS package
• Facilitate the transition of RD products
• Develop data model
• Move to user defined products (dynamic vice
  static)
• Three phases, Ingest, Analysis, Distribution

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ARKTOS
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Healy Validation Cruises
JPL Ku-band radar
JPL Polarimetric C-band radar
1. On ice measurements (along track and by
helicopter) 2. Backscatter from C- and Ku-band
radars 3. Brightness temperature from multi-
channel radiometer Cruises scheduled for 2001-2005
CIS multi-channel radiometer
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QuikScat Polar Images
H pol
Daily and twice-daily images are being
operationally produced
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Legacy DataFrom Paper to Digits

• Mission Planning
• Operations
• Long Term Climate
• Monitoring
• Arctic Research
• Programs

7.5 man-years to convert remainder of the data
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Standards Bodies (ECDIS ECDIS-N)
Civil Mariners - S57 format
IHO Marine Information Objects WG
IHO Colors Symbols WG
IHO Transfer Standard Maintenance Applications
Development WG
Committee for Hydrographic Requirements for
Information Systems Committee Neil Guy
International Electrotechnical Commission (approv
al for display testing)
International Maritime Organization (adopted IHO
standards will reflect changes)
US DoD ECDIS standards - VPF format
Oceanographer of the Navy
National Imagery Mapping Agency for mapping
standards
All U.S military services
NATO - WECDIS
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Standards Bodies (Ice Codes)
Ice Standards
Subgroup on Sea Ice
JCOMM Technical Commission WMO/IOC
WMO Executive Council makes recommendation to
Congress
WMO Congress Adopts Standards and changes
regulations