2012 was the last time I went south to the ice.
One expedition weirdness: times when a person with [skills I have] was needed and people were running all over the ship searching for *anyone*. But no not you we will find someone!
Much later I read a report where experience /skills/certs were listed. In my row? nothing. At the time I had HUET, current wilderness 1st aid, qctive rock climber/rope skills, also 3 previous field expeditions...
...all erased in the record.
@adamsteer forgive me if i've already floated this with you... years ago on Software Underground's Slack were some fascinating convos about remote participation fieldwork
The idea being people who couldn't afford travel, or who had accessibility needs ruling them out of in-person participation, could come along for the ride, avatar-style. PoV cameras and feeds of all the data and some ability to suggest decisions, where to observe, what to collect
Yeah you could do a lot of that drone-based (as well) but still need pilots onsite. Part fieldwork teaching experience, part remote participation (bandwidth allowing, it would probably have to be Starlink)
Bet there's already something like this in your back catalogue
...aside from providing a reason for shitrastructure (ie starlink) to exist...
(we have *so many issues* with minimalist, ruggedised electronics out there...)
I profoundly disagree with remote decision making. People on the ground need to have the freedom to respond adaptively within their scope, which is already busy and full of operational noise...
an evening debrief/sitrep/tactical adjustment might be much better...
I know, I sound/am extremely able-ist on this point.
@zool what I've found is that giving people on site a bigger scope /less proscription leads to serendipity.
...also having different people out in field. I try to leave my expert "should be's" on the dock, however I get very mission focussed. Recruiting volunteers from the ship complement *always helps* to see different angles.
intentionally seeking field crew from different disciplines. A mix of experiences.
@zool In Norway /the Arctic I focussed a lot more on telling stories. we had an insane field schedule with many logistical constraints. so carving out space for reflective observational drifting became really important...
ah I need like a year or two of good salary to lower my existential stress levels and write about all of this...
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