PolarCode App

Voyage planning information at your finger tips. Know what ice conditions lie ahead for safe Arctic navigation.

Arctic Navigational Data

Download latest ice conditions, request new updates while at sea, or pre-download before voyage.
To comply with the Polar Code, increase safety, and minimize environmental impacts.

SeaIce Charts

Download and view latest available Sea Ice Charts

SeaIce Satellite Imagery

Look at latest satellite imagery of Ice conditions

Coming Soon!

New Ice Drift and Ridge Products that highlight ice concentrations and thickness indication.

Update in real time

Use the internet to get the latest data in near-real-time.

Offline Mode

Download latest information before voyage in event internet services unavailable during voyage.

Polaris Maps

Based on your vessel type you can display your Polaris risk.

Voyage Planning

Configure application to show Polaris Risk based on your ships classification.

Add your Class of Vessel

Enter Ice Class information about each of your vessels.

(Future) Validate your route

Upload routes to validate whether you Vessel is capable of navigating sea ice conditions in planned route before you leave port.

Coming Soon! Ice /Ridge Drift Products

Know where Ice Ridges to avoid Ice Damage.

Ridge Finder

Maps of ice ridges help Captains navigate around damage inducing ice ridges.

Know where Ice Ridges to avoid Ice Damage.

Ice Drift

Ice drift direction and velocity aid captains predict where the ice be and if ridges will form or dissapate.

Get Polar CodeApp
Currently Trialing for Free.

Learn more about the Polar Code and how to use it.

This short video provides a great summary of Polar Code Requirements

This short video provides a great summary of Polar Code Requirements

Financial support provided by GeoConnections, a national collaborative initiative led by Natural Resources Canada.  GeoConnections supports the integration and use of the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI), an on-line resource that improves the sharing, access and use of open geospatial information.