Ice trails are an important step in assuring and documenting that a vessel meets its design icebreaking, and navigational capabilities. Finding a suitable area with ice conditions of suitable concentration, thickness, and features is a challenging and crucial task that may be supported by Earth observational data.

Ice trails are an important step in assuring and documenting that a vessel meet its design icebreaking, and navigational capabilities. Finding a suitable area with ice conditions of suitable concentration, thickness, and features is a challenging and crucial task which may be supported by earth observational data.