Virtual PRISM - on the ice via the web with the polar radar for ice sheet measurements project

Author

Braaten, D. ; Holvoet, J. ; Gogineni, S.

Author_Institution

Radar Syst. & Remote Sensing Lab., Kansas Univ., Lawrence, KS, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2004

fDate

20-24 Sept. 2004

Lastpage

131

Abstract

The PRISM project at the University of Kansas has developed the necessary tools and infrastructure to bring the daily activities of polar ice sheet research to students and the general public via the Web. PRISM is developing advanced intelligent remote sensing technology to measure key ice sheet characteristics, and PRISM investigators travel to remote ice sheet sites annually. We have developed "Virtual PRISM" as part of the PRISM web page, to allow the public to follow the field activities of the PRISM team in Greenland. "Virtual PRISM" includes a daily field log, digital images, video clips, access to weather data on the ice sheet, and a Java-based applet called the "Virtual Dashboard" that simulates sitting in the driver\´s seat of the PRISM robotic rover.

Keywords

Java; Web sites; glaciology; ice; intelligent robots; radar detection; remote sensing; Greenland; Java-based applet; PRISM robotic rover; PRISM web page; University of Kansas; Virtual Dashboard; advanced intelligent remote sensing technology; digital image; polar radar for ice sheet measurements; remote ice sheet sites; video clips; virtual PRISM project; weather data; Digital images; Educational programs; Ice; Radar measurements; Radar remote sensing; Remote sensing; Robots; Sea level; Sea measurements; Web pages;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8742-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1368962

Filename

1368962