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Trip planning and hazard resources

Below you will find various resources to plan your trip and help minimise hazards related to travel and field work in Svalbard for the winter/spring season 2023.

Maps

Online map of Svalbard: toposvalbard.npolar.no/

Download mapping data: geodata.npolar.no/

Offline map for your phone (Apps). Can be different in Apple Store and Google Play:

Iphone (ios)

  • Here and there Svalbard 1:70000 (NOK 29)
  • Here and there+ Svalbard 1:35000 (NOK 39)
  • Varsom
  • Norgeskart outdoors

Android

  • Varsom
  • Norgeskart outdoors

For Garmin devices, we recommend TOPO Norway Experience, which has improved details for Svalbard (and also covers mainland Norway).

Weather

Basic forecast: yr.no

Global weather overview: windy.com

UNIS weather stations:

Tides: kartverket.no/til-sjos/se-havniva/resultat?id=966478&location=Longyearbyen

Avalanche

Norwegian Avalanche Forecast (Varsom): varsom.no/snoskred/varsling/

Avalanche observations (Regobs): regobs.no

App: Varsom

Sea ice

Daily ice charts: cryo.met.no/

Satelitte images

Sentinel Hub daily photos (need daylight + clear skies): apps.sentinel-hub.com/sentinel-playground

Sentinel-1 SAR imagery: polarview.aq/arctic

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