In order to establish the viability of independent classification of new ice formation areas in the Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ) where sea ice presents maritime hazards, an independent classification was done to manually identify and delineate areas of new sea ice formation as conditions cool in autumn and sea ice pack extends into the Denmark Strait.
Markmið verkefnisins var að kanna hve vel myndirnar nýttust til að greina nýmyndaðan hafís við jaðar hafísbreiðunnar á Grænlandssundi.