Identify lake, river and coastal ice grounding status for data quality

Challenge ID:

HCP-1104

Originator:

Onshore: Hatfield

Title:

Identify lake, river and coastal ice grounding status for data quality.

Theme:

ON 1.1: Seismic Planning - Areas of poor coupling

Consortium Lead:

RPS Group

Interviewed Company:

RPS Group

Geography:

ON.REG.03 - Canada

Challenge Description

What is not possible / not adequately addressed at present?

Complex patterns of small water bodies and ice conditions can affect data quality.

What effect does this challenge have on operations?

Ice status (ground/floating/thickness) can affect signal transmission, data interpretation, and data quality.

Thematic information requirements:

Water Quantity

What do you currently do to address this challenge? 

How is this challenge conventionally addressed?

Use a GPR for ice thickness and also conduct some augering to determine ice conditions.

What kind of solutions do you envisage could address this challenge?

Map of water bodies and ice conditions for specific survey period.

What is your view on the capability of technology to meet this need?

Are you currently using EO tech? If not, why not?

None

Challenge Classification

Impact on Lifecycle (0=none, 4=high):

Climate / Topography / Urgency:

Pre-license:

1

Climate class:

Severe Mid-Latitude, Polar

Exploration:

3

Topographic class:

Snow/ice

Development:

2

Seasonal variations:

Colder weather focus

Production:

1

Impact area:

Data Quality

Decommissioning:

1

Technology urgency:

3 - Immediately (0-2 years)

Challenge Information Requirements

Update frequency:

Snapshot

Data currently used:

Topographic maps, GPR, ice augering

Spatial resolution:

Regional, Basin

Thematic accuracy:

Not specific

Required formats:

Not Specific

Timeliness (Vintage):

Within a month

Geographic extents:

Regional

Existing standards:

None