Environmental monitoring

We have long term experience in environmental monitoring of glaciers and snow cover through direct measurements and satellite observation

• Snow cover extent
• Satellite and photographic monitoring
• Dust deposition
• Albedo monitoring
• Dispersion models (HYSPLIT, AERMOD)
• GIS developement
• Data analysis and spatial modelling
• Photogrametry and georeferencing oblique photography

We have developed specialized tools for monitoring short term environmental change. We can apply the information derived from remote sensing, GIS applications and in situ measurements to monitor snow cover, glacier variations, vegetation cover and habitat changes, especially in mountain regions.

Past projects:

• Monitoring glacier surface albedo near mining operations
• Barrick Pascua Lama
• Codelco Andina
• Anglo American Los Bronces
• Glacier velocity and retreat in Patagonia
• Monitoring ice capped Volcano Villarrica
• Snow wind drift model validation in avalanche research

Pro environment, not anti-growth

Only rich societies can afford to worry about the environment. As the chart below shows, in very poor countries the environment is not a priority. Over-regulation is not a solution either, as Norway shows, a pristine environment with a number of regulations in the lower end of the spectrum.

We can not reduce the amount of regulation, but we can provide you with objective data, uncertainty and error bars, because there is nothing settled in science.