Trip planning and hazard resources

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
• The Svalbard Guide (free)
• Here and there Svalbard 1:70000 (NOK 17)
• Here and there+ Svalbard 1:35000 (NOK 35)
• Sight – Svalbard (NOK 55)
• Varsom

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

Basic forecast: yr.no

Global weather overview: windy.com

UNIS weather stations:

• unis.no/facilities/weather-stations/
• unisacsi.com/

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

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

Avalanche observations (Regobs): regobs.no

App: Varsom

Daily ice charts: cryo.met.no/

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

Sentinel-1 SAR imagery: polarview.aq/arctic

• Intro to coordinate systems and the UTM projection: youtube.com/watch?v=HnWNhyxyUHg
• Avalanche School: varsom.no/snoskred/snoskredskolen/
• Avalanche information: backcountryaccess.com