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Andrew Fleming @ahfleming.bsky.social · 4d

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

Stanfords Travel @stanfordstravel.bsky.social · 10d

Dive into the fascinating world of penguins with The Penguin Book of Penguins, written by @ptfretwell.bsky.social and illustrated by @lisaefretwell.bsky.social! Thank you so much for visiting the store and signing copies of your charming new book, published by @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social✍️

#penguins

Andrew Fleming @ahfleming.bsky.social · 5d

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.

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Andrew Fleming @ahfleming.bsky.social · 10d

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).

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Andrew Fleming @ahfleming.bsky.social · Aug 1

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

Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · Aug 1

MAGIC was out test flying our eBee VISION platforms in advance of the upcoming Antarctic field season this week. The eBee VISION UAVs can fly for 90 minutes and operate up to 20 km from the pilot. Here's a short clip of one of them in action! 🛩️

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Andrew Fleming @ahfleming.bsky.social · Jul 24

Love this. Nicely done.

Jonny Dawe @jonnydawe.github.io · Jul 24

Just finished building a gazetteer search component on top of the ArcGIS SearchViewModel! Its running off of a set of geoserver WFS services with a custom locator layer source! Working really neatly! #ArcGIS #Maps

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Andrew Fleming @ahfleming.bsky.social · Jul 24

Amazing work.

Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · Jul 24

We are currently hosting an intern digitising ice floes from satellite radar (SAR) imagery in the Weddell Sea.
The resulting labelled data will be used in the NERC DEFIANT and QUASAR projects to assess the performance of machine learning methods and quantify errors in sea ice concentration data.

A screenshot of a SAR image at the north-east end of the Antarctic Peninsula. The digitised ice floes are highlighted in semi-transparent green. The image is from 31st Dec. 2020.

A zoomed in portion of the SAR image in the Weddell Sea. The digitised ice floes are highlighted in semi-transparent green. The image is from 31st Dec. 2020.

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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · Jul 18

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.

An in-progress screenshot of two polygon boundaries in northern Alexander Island - the boundaries are for the Rouen Mountains and Havre Mountains. The map contains a hillshade, and place name locations are displayed with red points.

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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · Jul 14

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. 🛩️

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A photo of BAS's red Twin Otter plane in a hangar/workshop. A Canadian flag can be seen in the background.

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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · Jul 4

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.

Photo looking from Stork Ridge down to Sheldon Glacier showing part of the view that our fixed cameras will capture. The image shows the view from a rocky outcrop looking down on a crevassed glacier with water in front of small icebergs are floating in the water.

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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · Jun 25

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

6 small maps of regions in Antarctica and South Georgia. These are examples of typical Helpdesk outputs from the job being advertised. Each map contains place names, bathymetry in shades of blue, and terrain details on land.

A map of Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. This map is part of our BAS Topographic Map Series. Bathymetry is shown in deepening shades of blue. Details on the land include ice and moraine extent, lakes, contours, and place names.

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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · Jun 9

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

A forward look for environmental science

www.ukri.org

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Andrew Fleming @ahfleming.bsky.social · Jun 5

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

NERC Arctic Office @ukarcticoffice.bsky.social · Jun 4

New map alert! Looking forward sharing at conferences and events before too long!

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Andrew Fleming @ahfleming.bsky.social · May 29

Fascinating stuff.

Mark Bryson @markbryson.bsky.social · May 28

BBC Verify is hiring for an exciting new role: Senior Infographic Designer in the digital live reporting space - to visualise verification, bring satellite data to life and create everything from charts to complex diagrams. Hybrid working, up to £55k apply by 10 Jun careers.bbc.co.uk/job/London-S...

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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · May 29

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!

An image of Rothera Research Station, Rothera Point, on Adelaide Island. There is a bright blue building in the centre of the image which is the new Discovery Building. You can also see patches of snow on the point, and there are small icebergs floating in the surrounding water.

A zoomed in portion of the image, showing the northern end of the runway and the hangar. A white and red plane can also be seen, parked next to the hangar.

A zoomed in photo of the plane. The plane is red and white. It is possible to see skis in front of it, probably removed from the plane as it continues its journey north away from Antarctica.

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Andrew Fleming @ahfleming.bsky.social · May 22

Nicely done MAGIC.

Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · May 21

We're proud to share that our Bedmap3 map won "Best Map" at the International Map Industry Association (IMIA) forum in London last week! 🏆
This international award celebrates Outstanding Cartographic Design & we’re honoured to be recognised alongside leading names in the field from previous years. 🗺️

A photo of the trophy and certificate, with side A of the Bedmap 3 map shown behind. The map shows the bed topography of Antarctica underneath the ice.

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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · Apr 30

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!

An image of a person stood in front of a large poster at the EGU conference in Vienna. The title of the poster is "Improving Antarctic Topography: Utilizing Pre-Trained Models for Rock Outcrop Updates".

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Andrew Fleming @ahfleming.bsky.social · Apr 15

Come work with us. Variety and interest guaranteed.

Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · Apr 10

📢 We are looking for a Geomatics Surveyor to join our team at the British Antarctic Survey. 📢

Are you a surveyor with experience of collecting & managing geospatial survey data? Would you like to get the opportunity to work at Rothera Research Station? Apply today!

Details here: shorturl.at/RwAZV

A surveyor stood on a rocky outcrop running a GPS. The sky is grey, there is a rocky mountain in the background, and ice in the foreground.

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Andrew Fleming @ahfleming.bsky.social · Apr 9

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

Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · Apr 8

🎉 Imagery from the newly launched Sentinel-1C Copernicus satellite is now accessible via Polar View www.polarview.aq and the Ice Logistics Portal www.icelogistics.info/antarctic?ce...! This addition significantly increases the repeatability of SAR observations in the Polar Regions 🛰️

A screenshot of https://www.polarview.aq/antarctic showing the footprints of Sentinel 1 and Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM) products in turquoise and yellow colours respectively.

A screenshot of https://www.icelogistics.info/antarctic showing a Sentinel-1C image of the Brunt Ice Shelf displayed on the map viewer. Sea ice is dark black and hazy grey shades, and the ice shelf is brighter grey and white. Details of the images can be seen in a pop up.

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British Cartographic Society @bcsmaps.bsky.social · Mar 11

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

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Andrew Fleming @ahfleming.bsky.social · Mar 5

Little pause? Over three decades is quite a 'little pause'. 😂

Andrew Fleming @ahfleming.bsky.social · Mar 4

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

Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · Mar 4

The world's largest iceberg, A23a, appears to have grounded close to South Georgia. We've been monitoring and mapping this berg for many years now and we're watching closely to see what it might do next! These maps show its route since 1986 and the latest position to the SW of South Georgia ❄️🐧
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A map of the recent positions of iceberg A23a from 17th Jan - 3rd March 2025. Bathymetry is shown on the map, with shallow shelf areas indicating where the iceberg is stuck on the seafloor.

A map showing the track of iceberg A23a from calving (breaking off) the Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986, to its most recent position SW of South Georgia. The track is shown with purple dots. Bathymetry is shown with a blue colour ramp.

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Andrew Fleming @ahfleming.bsky.social · Mar 4

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

Andrew Fleming @ahfleming.bsky.social · Feb 27

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

Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · Feb 27

MAGIC staff are currently deployed at Rothera Research Station, Antarctica. While on site they are undertaking a series of surveys around the local area, including a minimum snow cover survey of the station and monitoring the retreat of the ice ramp that links the station to Adelaide Island.

A person holding a GPS receiver on a survey marker. They are standing on pebbly ground next to some water with floating icebergs, and snowy mountains can be seen in the distance.

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Prof Michael Meredith 🌊🧪🥼❄️ @oceanandice.bsky.social · Feb 21

Brilliance from @privateeyenews.bsky.social !!

@bas.ac.uk

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Andrew Fleming @ahfleming.bsky.social · Feb 14

Kudos @jonnydawe.github.io.

Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · Feb 14

We’ve designed Antarctic map-themed loaders for our polar mapping applications. ❄️🗺️ You can copy these and use them for any of your polar-themed web applications too! See them in action on CodePen: codepen.io/JDawe/pen/yy...