The IcySea service

IcySea provides near real time sea ice information for activities in the polar regions, reducing cost and risk, in a Polar Code compliant way. It is the sea ice service of choice of commercial companies (fishing, shipping, expedition cruise, offshore infrastructure, etc.), academia and research, and public sector clients. The map-based application offers time tested tooling for strategic planning, risk assessment and monitoring, operational and navigational support and decision-making. It covers both the Arctic and Antarctic regions and is optimized for low-bandwidth connections.

Customer testimonials

Great to quickly and easily see real sea ice images, updated regularly.

The development itself is good, and interesting for the crews of ships, who can independently choose on the scheme the area in which they navigate. Each vessel may take the amount of information it needs and not overpay for unnecessary information.

I really like the functionality with quick grabs of recent sentinel images.

Thanks to your outstanding app, we performed an efficient ice routeing to the pole.

Thank you so much for opening a channel for us to provide feedback and even requests. I think IcySea is a great tool and a long-felt need in our industry that you are fulfilling so well. Thank you for the service you are providing! It's fantastic.

14 hours between idea and new release?! WOW, you make me believe in Service again.

Detailed IcySea information

Data information

Details and meta-information about the sea-ice data provided by IcySea.

See detailed information

Video tutorials

Visual explanations of how to use IcySea and its features.

Watch tutorial videos on youtube

Sea-ice interpretation guidelines

How to interpret and understand sea-ice data within IcySea.

Read interpretation guidelines

FAQ

Frequently asked questions and their answers.

See FAQ

Troubleshooting

IcySea not working properly?

Find solutions

User Guide

Printable IcySea User Guide.

Download PDF

Conditions of use

All users are required to register in order to use IcySea. Access to new data after the initial trial period requires an IcySea subscription. Please contact sales@driftnoise.com to discuss your ice information needs and to obtain a quotation.

An ice information app for navigation in polar regions