Updates: How Tos

In my introductory post I highlighted some useful features of the new atlas. Here are a few more.

Additional notes on satellite imaging for ice scouting, in the form of Q+A.

Getting the images while on the ice (or otherwise on the go).

Examples. Looking at images of Lake Winnipesaukee and Sunapee Lake to understand the ice.

Visualizing the data. Now that you have something to look at in the EO Browser, what do you look for?

Using satellite images to scout ice can be super helpful. The data that’s now freely available is absolutely incredible. But if you’re not up-to-speed on how to acquire and interpret the images, they can be a little confusing at first. Thus, I’ve written this primer.

When I joined the Nordic skating lists, I frequently found that messages were winding up in my spam folder. I’ve heard from others that this is a shared problem. Here’s how to prevent that from happening, at least for Gmail accounts.