Summary
The IceCam is an automated sea ice observing and environmental da~ logging system developedjo intly by the ScottishA ssociationf or Marine Science( SAMS) and the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI). Photographsfr om the IceCamc an be processedfo r sea ice parametersu sing supportingd ata from othero nboards ensorsw hich include GPSt ime and position, heading from digital compass and camera attitude from a tiltmeter. These and an assessmenotf the cameral ensed uring the constructionp rocessa llow sophisticated ortho-rectification of images to allow ice floe mapping. The use of colour photography and, in the future, thermal imaging provides scope for a range of analysis techniques including the possibility of floe freeboard and ridge height estimation, melt pond area calculation and ice albedo.