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ARCTIC PORTAL
type: Concept
in scheme: projects
definition: Short Title: Arctic Portal Project URL: http://www.arcticportal.net/ Proposal URL: http://classic.ipy.org/development/eoi/proposal-details.php?id=388 Though the creation of the Arctic Portal concept, ( a web portal, accessible through the internet, focused on the Arctic and the Arctic Council ) the feasibility study, and preliminary design elements originate within the Arctic Council, and it is the Arctic Council that will launch the Arctic Portal, the Portal has four main components: Arctic Council: The Arctic Portal will enable the Arctic Council to operate more efficiently, maximizing limited financial and human resources. It will serve to enhance the operations of the Working Groups, Permanent Participants (Indigenous Peoples Organizations), and Observer countries and organizations. It will provide a means for the Working Groups and their Secretariats to establish better communication and cooperation on those elements of day-to-day operations that they share in common, such as a common calendar, joint project directory, and on-line document library, none of which currently exist. The Arctic Portal will also allow for the Arctic Council to hold virtual meetings. This will enable better meeting attendance by the Indigenous Peoples Organizations and other interested stakeholders who have limited financial and staff resources. Professional/Scientific: The Arctic Portal may serve as a main storage of data and provide interactive working venues on the web for research projects in the Arctic, including those of the Arctic Council Working Groups, providing data management and analysis capabilities. Two such projects, submitted as IPY projects are the CBMP and COMAAR. Remote sensing data, and GIS-mapping will now be possible as well through the Arctic Portal, and it will link data from the different Working Groups and scientific projects in the Arctic more easily and cost-effectively. Professionals located across the globe will have better access to data and information …