ArcNIK

Idea

Voyages to Antarctica and the work of scientists there remain almost completely invisible to the general public: expeditions are carried out far from civilization, they are difficult to follow in real time, and information reaches people only after their completion, often in the form of static photos or dry scientific reports. There is no accessible, interactive and emotionally impactful way for the public to observe the path of the ship, the conditions on board and the scientific activity itself, and the available satellite data on climate change and melting glaciers remain difficult to understand and practically incomprehensible to students, citizens and non-specialists. This creates a gap between science and people: the technologies exist, the research is happening, but the public does not see them and cannot feel their significance.

EU Space Technologies

The ship's position is tracked using precise Galileo navigation data, supplemented by EGNOS for minimal movement error, and up-to-date Copernicus satellite observations are superimposed on the route - such as ocean temperature, glacier status, existing spills, terrain changes and sea current dynamics.

EU Space for Consumer Experience

With this app we are solving Challenge #3, because we allow any person – schoolchild, student or interested citizen – to “travel” to Antarctica in real time. 360° cameras are placed on board the research ship and in the Antarctic base itself, which broadcast a live image and allow the user to look around freely, as if they were physically there, with the addition of informing the public of interesting facts and ecological information 

Team

Nadezhda Vladimirova - Project Manager

- officer at the Naval Academy in Varna

Victoria Marinova - Research and Scientific content 

- 2nd year cadet 

Ivoslav Petkov - Interface structure and user experience

- 2nd year cadet

Gabriela Slavkovska - Technical and visual content support

- 2nd year cadet

Antonio Arabadzhiev -  Presentation and platform concept development

- 3rd year cadet

Ivo Georgiev - Business model and financial planning

- 3rd year cadet