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Jonny Dawe @jonnydawe.github.io · 7d

Building a timeline using d3.js. Sometimes its easier to roll your own then search for that golden goose library that someone else has built! Pretty much unstyled at the moment, but has the functionality I need for handling interactions.

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

Made primarily of polystyrene they weigh just 1.6 kg on take-off, but despite this they are capable of operating in the stronger winds we experience down in the Antarctic with a maximum continuous wind limit of 17 m/s. In fact, yesterday we clocked a top ground speed of >63 mph!

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A photo of a man launching the ebee UAV in a grassy field. There are trees in the distance and white fluffy clouds in a blue sky.

A photo of 2 men, one of them holding an ebee UAV, in a grassy field. There are trees in the distance and white fluffy clouds in a blue sky.

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

Lots of dots! These are spot heights generated for our Air Operations Planning Maps, using REMAv2 2m tiles. Next steps are to clean up the density, add existing GPS points & then add them to our maps, which are used for planning by pilots across the continent. The data will then be openly published!

A screenshot of 59,261 spot heights in West Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula. This is the initial version, before reducing the density. Each point is shown as a red dot, the coastline of Antarctica is displayed as a grey line, and the yellow squares are the extent of some of the REMA tiles.

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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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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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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 9

Did you know that it's possible to follow the RRS Sir David Attenborough on @bas.ac.uk's website? We provide the maps and location tracking to underpin this. 🚢🗺️

See the latest position of the ship here, on its way north after a long season in Antarctica! www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operat...

A screenshot of a map showing the location of the RRS Sir David Attenborough, travelling north off the west of Africa. A globe inset shows the location in a wider context.

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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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Jonny Dawe @jonnydawe.github.io · Jul 3

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Polar Labelling changes/bug in 4.33 release?

Our end-to-end testing has picked up an apparent labelling issue in the latest release. We have some logic to create a client side graticule layer within our application which can work on any projecti...

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Jonny Dawe @jonnydawe.github.io · Jul 3

Whilst updating an app to the latest version of the ArcGIS JS API (4.33) we picked up a minor regression in labelling for a super niche situation. I would call that one epic win for our automated testing setup! Check out our setup here: github.com/antarctica/e... #Arcgis #Dev #Playwright

A snapshot of a map application showing the pixel difference highlighted during an automated testing run. The difference shows that some labels are no longer being rendered on the map at certain positions.

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Jonny Dawe @jonnydawe.github.io · Jun 25

I’ve used it a lot. GitHub copilot integration has got a lot better in normal vscode, but still doesn’t feel as intuitive and seamless as cursor for me… the tab multi line complete is just so slick!

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Jonny Dawe @jonnydawe.github.io · Jun 25

I always like to get in early with implementing a responsive UI - usually it means that the actual extra code is pretty minimal! #arcgis #responsive

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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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Jonny Dawe @jonnydawe.github.io · Jun 24

We've been developing a new application with ArcGIS Maps SDK to create a simple UX for exploring our imagery archive - We pull on lots of the existing widget view models but tweak them to create out own workflow and design system. Map and workflow logic is orchestrated by XState. #arcgis #arcgisdev

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

We’re developing a prototype web portal to explore British Antarctic Survey’s aerial photography archive 📸 ✈ Search by place or flight line, view results on the map, and access decades of contextual survey data. A step toward making this unique Antarctic record more discoverable & easier to explore!

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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · Jun 12

Great to see our map used by UK Foreign Secretary Rt Hon David Lammy and Espen Barth Eide during their visit to the @ukarcticoffice.bsky.social in Ny-Ålesund recently. With summer/winter versions, it shows how fast the region changes and why frequent, detailed mapping in the Arctic is so important.

A photo of Dr Robert Mulvaney showing a map of of Ny-Ålesund and the Kongsfjorden region in Svalbard to visitors at the NERC Arctic Office. The visitors include the UK Foreign Secretary Rt Hon David Lammy and his Norwegian counterpart Espen Barth Eide. The photo shows 5 people stood around a map laid on a table, with one man filming.

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Jonny Dawe @jonnydawe.github.io · Jun 10

Rebecca Hendin on Labour’s reinstatement of winter fuel payments – cartoon

Rachel Reeves’s U-turn means that the threshold over which pensioners are no longer eligible for payment will rise before winter

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Jonny Dawe @jonnydawe.github.io · May 29

Just finished a little refresh of Sewagemap.co.uk. Added a fun loader, and additional layer filtering bits and bobs! It continues to show a bleak picture of sewage overflow in the uk... 💩😔 #sewage #uk #arcgis

Sewage Map

Real-Time Sewage Discharge Monitoring | Sewage Map - Stay Updated on Sewage Pollution

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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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henry ✷ @strange.website · May 27

Text reads "eternal reminder that you may go to settings and then accessibility to enable required alt text, so you'll never forget again. it's the right thing to do."

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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 · May 15

It has been a busy week for conferences this week! One of our GIS Specialists presented at the IMIA Mapping Leaders Forum in London yesterday. It has been a useful few days talking to some world-leading map publishers and printers and we’ve gained lots of ideas on how we can do more with our maps!

Vivien Godfrey introducing the 2 day event. There are round tables with people sitting around them, and 3 screens at the front.

Showing our map of of ‘The Shackleton Crossing’ route on South Georgia to someone.
Photo taken by David at SplashMaps.

A view of London. Many tall buildings can be seen and the sky is a bright blue.

A photo of the News Building with the Shard behind it. The event is taking place at Harper Collins, inside the News Building.

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Polar Geospatial Center @polargeospatial.bsky.social · May 5

Effective immediately, the PGC is no longer accepting new NSF-supported requests due to a lack of renewal funding. Current work is wrapping up. Please contact your NSF program officer if impacted. We’re grateful to have supported your polar research. Read our full statement at www.pgc.umn.edu

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

📢 We're hiring a GIS Specialist to support the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme.

This is a really exciting opportunity at the British Antarctic Survey for someone to help us integrate GIS and BIM for infrastructure projects in Antarctica.

Details here: shorturl.at/Mf983

Virtual 3D scene of Rothera Station, Antarctica comprising a 3D model of Discovery Building, aerial imagery and elevation model. The Discovery Building is a pale blue and has an air traffic control tower on top. Other buildings can be seen around Rothera. The background of the image shows rocky and icy terrain.

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