Wildlife Tracking / GIS
PolarBearPaths
Year
2026
Category
Data Visualisation
Medium
Wildlife–Vessel Risk Console
Location
Svalbard, Norway
A real-time collision-risk console for vessels operating in Svalbard’s polar bear habitat. Collared bear positions, 24-hour movement forecasts, and AIS-style shipping lanes overlay live sea-ice and glacier data, while an A* pathfinder proposes automated reroutes around bear envelopes — linked climate panels for sea-ice anomaly, glacier retreat, and albedo anchor the picture in documented environmental change.