Svalbard Science Centre (SSC) provides information, logistic services
and offices. One benefit of central building for the main research
institutions in Longyearbyen is the strengthened cooperation of the international research community in Svalbard.
Following institutions are represented in the building:
Other installations in the Longyearbyen area:
Below you will find some information about the different actors.
 Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI)
NPI is located in the Svalbard Science Centre with technical/logistical personnel and a few specialists in polar research and environmental management. Their
main task are to equip, advise and provide services to national and international field groups carrying out research
on the archipelago, as well as to maintain proper relations and
collaborate with UNIS and the other research partners in the Svalbard Science Centre, the Governor and the local community. The institute holds courses related to field activities that include themes such as behaviour and safety, handling of weapons, snowmobiles/boats and radio communications.
The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)
The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)
P.O. Box 156
N-9171 Longyearbyen
Norway |
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Website: |
+ 47 7902 33 00
+ 47 7902 33 01
post@unis.no
http://www.unis.no/ |
UNIS is located in the Svalbard Science Centre.
The objectives of UNIS are to:
- Provide university level education in Arctic studies
- Carry out high quality research
- Contribute to the development of Svalbard as an international research platform
UNIS offers courses in:
- Arctic Biology
- Arctic Geology
- Arctic Geophysics
- Arctic Technology
UNIS is a state-owned limited company. The universities of Oslo, Bergen, Tromsø and NTNU in Trondheim are represented on the board.
UNIS was established in Longyearbyen in autumn 1993, when its first 23 students started courses in Arctic Geology and Arctic Geophysics. The Arctic Biology program was introduced in 1994 and the Arctic Technology program in
1996.
EISCAT
EISCAT has an office in the Svalbard Science Centre.
EISCAT, the European Incoherent SCATter Scientific Association,
was established to
conduct research on the lower, middle and upper atmosphere and
ionosphere using the incoherent scatter radar technique. The EISCAT
Svalbard Radar (ESR), located on Breinosa close to Gruve 7, operates on
the 500 MHz band with a peak transmitter power of 1 MW and a fully
steerable parabolic dish antenna of 32 m diameter. A further, fixed 42 m
antenna was added in 1999. The
facility is particularly aimed at studies of the cusp and polar cap
region.
The basic data measured with the incoherent scatter radar technique are
profiles of electron density, electron and ion temperature and ion
velocity. Subsequent processing allows a wealth of further parameters,
describing the ionosphere and neutral atmosphere, to be derived. A
selection of well-designed radar pulse schemes are available to adapt
the data-taking routines to show particular phenomena, occurring
at altitudes between about 90 km and more than 1000 km. Depending on
geophysical conditions, a best time resolution of less than a second and
an altitude resolution of a around few hundred meters can be achieved.
Member countries are: Finland, Japan, Norway, Great Britain,
Sweden and Germany.
SvalSat
Kongsberg Satellite Services AS, Avd. SvalSat
Platåberget
P.O.Box 458
N-9171 Longyearbyen
Norway |
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Website: |
+ 47 7902 25 55
+ 47 7902 37 81
stenp@ksat.no
http://www.ksat.no
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SvalSat has an office in the Svalbard Science Centre.
SvalSat is located on Platåberget, and is recognised as the sole
commercial, best located and
northernmost ground station in the world able to provide all-orbit
support to both the owners and operators of polar orbiting satellites. The
location gives operators of Earth Observation satellites the opportunity
to perform global data dumps for each orbit at one single site, including
Telemetry Tracking and Commanding (TT&C). The antenna infrastructure comprises of six large antennas, with dish
sizes ranging from 10-13 meters. The antennas are complete,
general-purpose X-band, L-band and S-band systems, which are located
within radomes for optimal operational conditions. Depending on
geophysical conditions, a best time resolution of less than a second and
an altitude resolution of a few hundred meters can be achieved.
Svalsat was established in 1997 and is owned and managed by Kongsberg
Satellite Services, which is in turn owned by Norwegian Space Centre and Kongsberg
Defence and Aerospace. In 2004, Kongsberg Satellite Services in
collaboration with the Norwegian Space Center and NASA contributed to
the establishment of fibre cables in Svalbard. This enables operational
real-time services for example, the monitoring of oil spill in marine areas all
over the world. SvalSat serves most of the worlds leading space
organisations in USA, Europe, India and Japan.
Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning SINTEF
National
Institute of Polar Research, Japan
Nansen
Environmental and Remote Sensing Center - Mohn-Sverdrup
Center
Mohn-Sverdrup Center for Global Ocean studies and operational
Oceanography is organized under The Nansen Center, working with global
ocean and climate studies as well as regional studies with focus on
problems in the Arctic and high latitudes.
The Nansen Center in Norway was established in 1986. From 2005 the Nansen
Center was established in the Svalbard Science Centre (SSC). The leader of this
office is Research Director Stein Sandven.
In the SSC the Nansen Center plans to work with satellite remote sensing,
ice-ocean modelling and forecasting with focus on the Svalbard region.
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