Difference between revisions of "Template:POTD protected"

From Encyclopedia Westarctica
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(115 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{| role="presentation" style="margin:0 3px 3px; width:100%; text-align:left; background-color:transparent; border-collapse: collapse; "
{| role="presentation" style="margin:0 3px 3px; width:100%; text-align:left; background-color:transparent; border-collapse: collapse; "
|style="padding:0 0.9em 0 0;" | [[File:Westarctica-Chill.jpg|300px]]
|style="padding:0 0.9em 0 0;" | [[File:Backer Islands GPS.jpg|300px|thumb]]
|style="padding:0 6px 0 0"|
|style="padding:0 6px 0 0"|


'''[[Exercise: Westarctic Chill]]''' was a joint military exercise conducted by [[Westarctica]] and [[Slabovia]] on 5 August 2019 in Dundas, Ontario, Canada. It marked the fourth time [[Grand Duke Travis]] had participated in a joint military operation with another [[micronation]].
The '''[[Backer Islands]]''' are a chain of small islands at the south side of [[Cranton Bay]]. The islands trend northwest for 22 kilometers (12 nmi) from the [[ice shelf]] which forms the southern limit of the bay.


The exercise was conducted inside a simulator room that utilized the ''Artemis: Spaceship Bridge Simulator'' program. This software was originally released in 2010 and is designed to be played between three and eight players over a local area network. In a manner similar to the television show Star Trek, each player uses a separate computer that controls a specific spaceship bridge station.
In 2011, scientists from the POLar Earth-observing NETwork (POLENET) traveled to the Backer Islands via a Twin Otter aircraft and installed a GPS monitoring site. This equipment is used to remotely monitor GPS and seismic data that will help scientists determine trends in ice sheet movement and other geophysical phenomena.


The [[Slabovia]]n Navey has a long history of running complex Artemis simulations in their dedicated simulator room, which has been christened the USS ''Don Quixote''. Their typical configuration includes computer terminals for helm, weapons, science, engineering, and communications. There is also a separate chair for the captain with a large viewscreen that is visible to the entire bridge. In the past, more challenging simulations have included the use of separate personnel spread out in different rooms communicating with the bridge via two-way radios.


<p><small>Photographer: [[Chancellor Rankin MacGillivray]] </small></p>
 
[[:Category:Images|'''(More Featured Images)''']]
<p><small>Photographer: Ellie Boyce (UNAVCO)</small></p>
[[:Category:Images|'''(More Images)''']]
<div class="potd-recent" style="text-align:right;">
<div class="potd-recent" style="text-align:right;">

Latest revision as of 18:28, 22 December 2025

Backer Islands GPS.jpg

The Backer Islands are a chain of small islands at the south side of Cranton Bay. The islands trend northwest for 22 kilometers (12 nmi) from the ice shelf which forms the southern limit of the bay.

In 2011, scientists from the POLar Earth-observing NETwork (POLENET) traveled to the Backer Islands via a Twin Otter aircraft and installed a GPS monitoring site. This equipment is used to remotely monitor GPS and seismic data that will help scientists determine trends in ice sheet movement and other geophysical phenomena.


Photographer: Ellie Boyce (UNAVCO)

(More Images)

Retrieved from "https://www.westarctica.wiki/index.php?title=Template:POTD_protected&oldid=14414"