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National Ice Center

Serving as the United States' key interagency hub for sea ice analysis, the NIC leverages resources from NOAA, USCG, and NAVY to support ice data analysis, climate initiatives, and international iceberg tracking. The center offers real-time ice chart exchange, collaborative training programs, and new initiatives focusing on vector and raster data. Upgrade objectives include enhancing data processing, developing user-defined products, and facilitating remote sensing and GIS integration.

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National Ice Center

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  1. The United States’ sole interagency center for operational sea ice analysis and forecasting National Ice Center

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Ice 21 JPEG derived from Vector data, customer has a choice GIF chart/static

  6. 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 R&D products • Develop data model • Move to user defined products (dynamic vice static) • Three phases, Ingest, Analysis, Distribution

  7. MY FY NI OW UN SAR segmentation and attribute extraction Ancillary data Dempster- Shafer classification Application of rules ARKTOS

  8. 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

  9. QuikScat Polar Images H pol Daily and twice-daily images are being operationally produced

  10. Legacy Data:From Paper to Digits • Mission Planning • Operations • Long Term Climate • Monitoring • Arctic Research • Programs 7.5 man-years to convert remainder of the data

  11. 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 (approval 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

  12. 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

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