Ice-type map, three-day drift forecast and radar images in pdf, GeoTIFF and shp.
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What the service is used for
Safe navigation
Ice thickness, strength and cracks for route selection by ships and icebreakers.
Navigation season
Determination of the optimal start and end of the navigation season under ice-cover conditions.
Ice-cover forecast
Prediction of continuous ice cover and socio-economic consequences.
Ice maps
Regularly updated maps of ice distribution and elevated-risk zones.
Climate and ecology
Tracking changes in ice cover and the impact on marine and freshwater ecosystems.
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Send the water-area coordinates, task and period — we will assess the archive and the scope of work.
What you will receive as monitoring results
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Ice-condition map
An operational accurate ice-condition map with ice-type classification.
Maps are provided in pdf, GeoTIFF and as isolines (shp format).
What you get
- ice-condition map with ice-type classification
- materials in pdf, GeoTIFF and shp
Map composition and coordinate system are fixed in the contract and terms of reference.
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Drift forecast
A three-day drift forecast from the moment ice features are detected — at the customer’s request.
The forecast is based on accumulated monitoring data and meteorological forecasts.
What you get
- three-day drift forecast for ice features
- modelling of ice conditions
The forecast horizon and detail are agreed in the terms of reference.
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Radar images
Radar images for the object of interest and the ordered period.
Radar sensors operate independently of cloud and illumination, including at night; spatial resolution — down to 1 metre on the ground.
What you get
- radar images for the period of interest
- optical RS materials as agreed
Archive or new survey, band (C/X/L) and parameters are fixed in the contract.
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Sketch maps and access
Ice-condition sketch map at freeze-up, cross-sections of snow-and-ice cover and access to operational monitoring.
Materials are delivered to the customer; access is provided to operational monitoring and spatial data in the areas of interest.
What you get
- ice-condition sketch map and cross-sections
- access to operational monitoring at the area of interest
The set of cartographic products and the access format are agreed in the terms of reference.
How the work goes
Cost and timeline
The price depends on survey intensity, detail, area and whether archive materials or a new survey are needed.
- consultation — free of charge
- preliminary analysis — free of charge
- ordering of radar and optical images: the cost of RS materials is calculated individually; free satellite images and/or commercial satellite images may be used
- work of technical specialists and expert(s) — from 300,000 RUB
- total cost — from 300,000 RUB; in the card cost field — from 30,000 RUB
- timeline in the card timeline field — from 7 days; in the timeline block, FAQ and order steps — from 20 working days from the advance date
- the timeline depends on the total area of interest, availability of archive RS materials or a new survey, requirements for RS materials and the end product, and work complexity
- payment: 100% prepayment on the invoice for RS materials after the contract is signed, the rest after completion; in the order steps — payment by bank transfer only
Total cost — from 300 000 ₽
Timeline — from 20 working days
Consultation and preliminary analysis — free of charge
What data are needed for a quote
To assess feasibility, cost and timelines, please provide:
- location of the object of interest: coordinates, district name, region, shp file
- the problem to be solved and the intended use of RS materials
- precise geographic coordinates of the object in the required coordinate system (specialists will refine coordinates provided in any convenient form)
- dates and parameters of the required survey: period and survey type
- requirements for RS materials and the end product; your own materials or consent to select archive, free or commercial radar and optical images
If the listed information cannot be provided, describe the intended use of RS materials — specialists will analyse the requirements and propose an option.
Describe the water area, task and period — we will assess the archive and the scope of work.
Why Innoter
Prompt access to archives
Suitable archive imagery can be obtained faster when the required area and date are already available from operators.
No aviation clearances
A new satellite survey does not require the flight clearances typical of aerial surveys.
Large and remote areas
A single satellite pass covers large areas and makes it possible to work in hard-to-reach regions.
Direct agreements with operators
Distribution agreements help select archive imagery and order new surveys from different providers.
Software and server infrastructure
Modern software and computing capacity for quality control and processing of large data volumes.
Experienced specialist team
Years of experience on complex projects and specialists in cartography, photogrammetry and remote sensing.
Radar data, monitoring goals and source materials
The composition depends on water-area size, archive or new survey, and ice-map requirements.
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Sea ice monitoring is the systematic collection and analysis of information on the state of ice on water bodies (seas, oceans, lakes, rivers) for safety and easier navigation, activity planning and forecasting of the socio-economic consequences of ice cover.
It includes data on ice thickness, strength, ice-covered areas and other factors that affect the safety and practical use of waterways in winter.
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Navigation safety: ice thickness, strength and cracks help ships and icebreakers choose routes.
Planning and economic analysis: assessment of ice-cover consequences for navigation, mineral extraction, fisheries and tourism.
Ecology: changes in ice cover and the impact on marine and freshwater ecosystems, including in connection with climate.
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Goals: up-to-date ice information; safe navigation; decision support in industries; ice-cover forecast (continuous ice cover on watercourses and water bodies) and its consequences; optimal start and end of the navigation season; prevention of ice accidents; climate-change research.
Tasks: collection of ice parameters; monitoring of distribution and movement; identification of hazardous zones; forecasts and warnings; interaction with mariners, rescue services, ecologists and authorities; dynamics from systematic observations; regular ice-condition maps; forecasting models from accumulated data and weather forecasts.
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Wide coverage and global coverage of ice areas: satellites with radar sensors observe extensive ice regions.
Operation in any weather and time of day: independent of cloud and illumination.
High spatial resolution: detailed images down to 1 metre on the ground for properties and dynamics of ice features.
Continuous monitoring of ice-mass changes; new scientific data on ice interaction with the environment.
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After 100% advance: ordering of satellite-survey materials; analysis and primary processing; ice-condition monitoring at the area of interest in the period of interest; mapping of spatial variability of ice characteristics; monitoring of ice-characteristic changes over time; emergencies and their monitoring.
Preparation of cartographic materials: ice-condition sketch map at freeze-up, cross-sections of snow-and-ice cover distribution, etc. Result — delivery of materials to the customer and access to operational monitoring.
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Precise geographic coordinates of the object in the required coordinate system; specialists will refine coordinates provided in any convenient form.
Software: GIS — QGIS, ArcGIS and others; processing — ERDAS, ENVI SARscape, SNAP and others.
If the information cannot be provided, describe the intended use of RS materials — specialists will propose an option.
Frequently asked questions
Answers to key questions about service parameters, timelines, deliverable formats and workflow. If you did not find what you need — contact us and we will help.
Radar processing is quite an arduous task, because a radar image has a raw image that is unfamiliar to the human eye. Specialized software products are used for radar processing, and specialists should have proper experience in creating secondary products of radar space imagery. However, despite this, the advantages of radar make the use of radar imagery very much in demand.
- Complex image (SLC) - information obtained by focusing the transmitter signal. A radar image at this level of radar processing includes two channels: a gray-scale amplitude ("panchromatic") image and a signal phase image, which is used to create digital elevation models and displacement maps of the Earth surface
- Geocoded image. A radar image is spatially referenced in a specific coordinate system. Radar images at this level of radar processing are usually delivered in GeoTIFF format.
- Ortho-transformed image. A radar image of high quality, without geometric distortion from topography. Radar space imagery at this level of radar processing is used to create cartographic materials and spatial analysis.
- C-band range satellites: HiSea-1, ChaoHu-1, RADARSAT-2, Gaofen-3, KOMPSAT-5, for ice monitoring;
- X-band range satellites: SuperView NEO, TerraSAR/TanDEM-X, Condor-FKA for ice monitoring;
- L-band range satellites: LuTan-1, ALOS Palsar-2 for ice monitoring.
More about ice monitoring requirements and suitable satellites can be found in our article.
The terms of work execution depend on the area of the territory, requirements to the survey parameters. The minimum period of work execution is from 20 working days
100% prepayment on the invoice for remote sensing materials after signing the contract, the rest of the payment after the work is done.
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