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Traditional Inuit Ice Treks Guided From Space
Roland Piquepaille writes "When the Arctic floe melts at spring, the Inuit are going for thousands of years to its edges for fishing and finding game. Now, they are helped by the European Space Agency (ESA) and its satellite which provide accurate maps of ice and its extent. These maps are also useful for tour guides and to improve safety. "The ESA-backed Northern View Floe Edge Information Service provides regularly updated ice maps of inlets around Lancaster Sound, part of Baffin Bay within Canada's Nunavut Territory. Users can access maps from the Floe Edge service directly via a dedicated website, or else consult printouts posted for the public by the local Parks Canada Office." This overview contains more details and references. It also includes an image generated by the Northern View Floe Edge product showing ice conditions."
"When the Arctic floe melts at spring, the Inuit are going for thousands of years to its edges for fishing and finding game."
"Have been" rather than "are". Could someone just give these submissions ONE editing pass? Please? It really does encourage sense, and it makes this place look a lot less like a fly-by-night garbage pit.