This is a prototype version of the GLACIS platform. While mostly stable and ready to be used by a wider audience, it is certainly still a bit rough around the edges and many components remain in active development.
For suggestions, feedback, problem reports and moral support, please write to obs@glac.is.
GLACIS is an online platform built for the glacier guiding community. In its current form, its primary focus is on providing good, accurate information on ice caves and similar structures on Vatnajökull. By enabling qualified guides to share their observations, it allows everybody to form a better understanding of how this environment changes and the consequences this has on guiding.
This website provides information that requires interpretation by trained professionals. It is not intended for direct use by the general public.
The information provided on this platform relies on observations from the guide community, and is therefore possibly incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated. It must be interpreted correctly and can only be an additional piece of information that suitably trained and experienced outdoor professionals can use to form their opinion about the safety or feasibility of their planned tour.
The site you are viewing is intended for laptop and desktop computers, allowing for more powerful functionality such as editing locations on a map. A mobile phone friendly front end will be next!
For registration and basic usage, the following YouTube video provides a brief overview:
Once registered, you can change some personal settings in your profile. If you add and verify your phone number, you can also login by receving a verification code by SMS instead of entering your email address and password. In addition, you can mark locations for which you would like to receive urgent updates by text messages. This is primarily intended to be used when locations "go red" (to reduce the number of potential text messages being sent out), and not yet fully enabled.
This, too is covered by a brief YouTube video:
Adding new locations / features is now possible for all users. A video describing this process will be published soon.
"Owners" (those who initially created a feature) can specify whether a feature should be public or visibility limited to some organization(s). This is primarily intended for sharing routes within an organization, or uploading your own GPX tracks for temporary reference after scouting.
Fagráð, Park Rangers, and emergency responders can always see all features. A future update may also allow merging features that are obvious duplicates.
If you have been added to any companies or other organizations, this will show up as a list in your profile. Organizations have three levels of membership:
A future update will allow organizations to specify their area of operation and other details.