Andrew Fleming

Very cool @ptfretwell.bsky.social. Nicely done - can't wait to read this.

A long term project comes to a close. We have been in Potsdam at the last meetings of the EU Arctic Passion project. Our final reporting about improving risk information for ships in sea ice is complete, but publications are coming. More information soon. www.arcticpassion.eu.

We’re back from en excellent meeting at the annual International Ice Charting Working Group meeting in Tromsø. Lots of lively discussion, catching up with colleagues and we presented @bas.ac.uk work on AI for sea ice information plus the Ice Logistics Portal (www.icelogistics.info).

You learn something every day. Fun and instructive day out with colleagues.

Love this. Nicely done.

Amazing work.

We've been busy on a new project making polygon boundaries for place names, using Alexander Island as a case study. Creating polygons for Antarctic names is about more than cartographic precision. It’s about improving how we understand, search, & use data in one of Earth’s most remote environments.

We have been working along with engineers from Phase One and Rocky Mountain Aircraft over the past week to install and test our new Phase One PAS aerial camera into BAS's Twin Otter aircraft. 🛩️ 1/3

This week we have been at a @polomints.bsky.social project meeting, planning details of how to use fixed stereo cameras, RPAS and our new air camera to monitor calving of the Sheldon Glacier on Adelaide Island. For more information visit polomints.ac.uk.

We're hiring a GIS and Mapping Specialist to manage our Geospatial Helpdesk and to contribute to our Topographic Map Series. This is a really exciting opportunity at the British Antarctic Survey to support colleagues across the organisation. Details here: shorturl.at/bA4fd #GISjobs

The newly released NERC 'Forward Look for Environmental Science' highlights Polar View (www.polarview.aq) as a vital service helping users navigate safely & efficiently in the polar regions. We've been developing Polar View for 20 years now & love hearing from all sorts of users. shorturl.at/veId0

Our published Arctic map looking great. Bigger is better sometimes. Nicely done @ukarcticoffice.bsky.social.

Fascinating stuff.

A few months ago, we surveyed Rothera Point using our fixed-wing eBee-X UAV. We've now processed the data and produced this beautiful, orthorectified mosaic, as well as a Digital Elevation Model. We carry out these surveys every year, allowing all of BAS to work with current and accurate data!

Nicely done MAGIC.

If you are at #EGU25 this week, there are a lot of people from BAS to say hello to. 👋 Come and check out our poster, presenting an update to Antarctic rock outcrop, at X5. The data has been extracted from Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery & provides a much needed update in terms of accuracy & currency!

Come work with us. Variety and interest guaranteed.

Sentinel-1 back to full capacity. Thanks @esa.int and Copernicus.

#throwbacktuesday to when our now BCS President Paul Naylor took a break from our conference in 2023 @bas.ac.uk 🤣

This iceberg has a long and varied history. I’m not betting against it hanging around for a while yet. 😉

Another big successful day out today. Now refuelling for tomorrow. 😬

Brilliance from @privateeyenews.bsky.social !! @bas.ac.uk ❄️🥼🧪🌊

Kudos @jonnydawe.github.io.

MAGIC in the field.

"You are taught, during maritime training, how not to hit things. So to get to drive a ship that’s designed to hit the ice is great fun." Our own Captain Will Whatley chatted to @theguardian.com about being in charge of a royal research ship in Antarctica 🚢 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Glad we didn't hang around much longer on the English Coast.

Did you know that MAGIC support the BAS Air Unit with mapping, imagery and also 3D visualisations? Check out Rothera runway, made using the latest drone imagery draped over a digital elevation model! Visualising the runway & obstacle surfaces in 3D helps pilots better understand these remote areas ✈️

Brief escape from the ship to Sky-Blu.

This stunning Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired 15th Jan, shows our ship tucked into one of the creeks. Just a few more days work here moving scientific equipment and supplies on and off the continent. The large patch of sea ice has now blown in to surround us and significantly change our view.

🌐 Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce the release of the new Ice Logistics Portal, providing global sea ice charts from 13 ice & weather services. Explore: www.icelogistics.info 1/3

Work onboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough continues as numerous icebergs drift past to our north. Using a combination of optical and radar satellite imagery, plus regular RPAS flights, we keep watch on any icebergs that might get close enough to interrupt us. Credit Pete Bucktrout & Jamie Oliver.

I'm lucky enough to be onboard SDA on this occasion. Making wide use of sea ice data from Univ Bremen, Copernicus Sentinel satellites with help from @esa.int and the US/Norwegian national ice services.

Here’s some more info about what we do in MAGIC.