Guides and Tutorials

GLIMS Analysis

General Guides

  • GLIMS Analysis Tutorial (Bruce Raup and Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa) A4 PDF, Letter PDF, OpenDocument Format (ODF)
  • Illustrated GLIMS Glacier Classification Manual (Frank Rau, Fabian Mauz, Steffen Vogt, Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa, and Bruce Raup; PDF)
  • GLIMS Algorithm Working Group guide to GLIMS algorithms HTML

Guides from Regional Centers

  • GLIMS RC "Antarctic Peninsula" (#18) Procedures and Guidelines for Glacier Analysis: PDF
  • Greg Hartman's "Ice-drainage basin delineation and glacier classification for the Arctic ice caps using GIS and GLIMSView Software: A step-by-step process description for the novice to intermediate GIS technician", written in Feb. 2006 at U. of Alberta. PDF
  • University of Alberta's Databasing Guide (Luke Copland) HTML
  • Adina Racoviteanu's method for eliminating "internal" rock polygons that straddle glacier polygons. PDF